Sydney Festival

Summer festival season heats up as programs launch nationwide
Adelaide, Perth and Sydney Festivals launched their 2024 programs this week, with Mona Foma waiting eagerly in the wings.

Numbers speak: MPavilion and Dark Mofo romping in on stats
Record attendances announced as MPavilion 9 wraps up this week.

Performance review: HTRK, Sydney Festival
The cult Melbourne duo's hallucinogenic music is dreamy and melancholic.

Opera review: Antarctica and Sun & Sea, Sydney Festival
Antarctica was a fresh, exciting and enthralling production that asked as many questions as it attempted to present.

Immersive exhibition review: Frida Kahlo –The Life of an Icon
This Frida Kahlo exhibition successfully extends the possibilities of an immersive art experience.

Conversation with artist Karla Dickens on trauma and making
‘I do it because I have to work’: a conversation with Wiradjuri artist Karla Dickens, on the occasion of her…

Art that drives social change
From celebrating queer communities and creating safe spaces to championing authentic First Nations voices, how will art make us see…

Venice Biennale blockbusters to land in Sydney bigger and better
Two acclaimed works from the Venice Biennale will be reimagined for Sydney’s audience in 2023.

Was the Sydney Festival boycott justifiable to support Palestine?
Dr Ben Saul, Professor of International Law at The University of Sydney, explains why boycotts are needed and necessary.