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The Pulse
The Pulse
Circus
6–10 JAN
Circus
The Pulse
GRAVITY & OTHER MYTHS
One of Australia’s finest boundary-pushing, jaw-slackening circus company reveal their most ambitious show yet.
$25 + BF
The Headland at Barangaroo Reserve
Cycles
Cycles
Music | Opera & Classical
21 JAN
Multipack Event
Music | Opera & Classical
Cycles
SYDNEY CHAMBER CHOIR
Sydney Chamber Choir celebrates the cycles that make us who we are.
$49 + BF
Seymour Centre
E^ST with Jaguar Jonze
E^ST with Jaguar Jonze
Music
16 JAN
Music
E^ST with Jaguar Jonze
IN ASSOCIATION WITH SYDNEY FRINGE
Indie-pop Triple J favourites E^ST and Jaguar Jonze.
$45 + BF
Seymour Centre
The Killing Field: 2020 Gold Walkley winner Mark Willacy
The Killing Field: 2020 Gold Walkley winner Mark Willacy
Talks & Workshops
24 JAN
Multipack Event
Talks & Workshops
The Killing Field: 2020 Gold Walkley winner Mark Willacy
THE WALKLEY FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM
2020 Gold Walkley Award-winner Mark Willacy is interviewed by veteran reporter Chris Masters about the award-winning "Killing Field", which brought to light alleged war crimes by Australian SAS in Afghanistan with powerful first person testimony.
$25 + BF
Sydney Town Hall
Emily Sun & Andrea Lam: Parisian Salon
Emily Sun & Andrea Lam: Parisian Salon
Music | Opera & Classical
13 JAN
Music | Opera & Classical
Emily Sun & Andrea Lam: Parisian Salon
EMILY SUN & ANDREA LAM
Two celebrated young musicians take over Sydney Town Hall Vestibule with music from the salons of Paris.
$69 + BF
Sydney Town Hall
The Art of Nature
The Art of Nature
Free | Talks & Workshops
21 JAN
Free Event
Free | Talks & Workshops
The Art of Nature
UTS BIG THINKING FORUMS
How can our artists shape the way we think about the environment?
FREE
Orava Quartet at Sydney Town Hall
Orava Quartet at Sydney Town Hall
Music | Opera & Classical
11 JAN
Music | Opera & Classical
Orava Quartet at Sydney Town Hall
ORAVA QUARTET
Critics can’t get enough of Brisbane’s Orava Quartet, a young ensemble poised for global acclaim. 
$69 + BF
Sydney Town Hall
Bhoomi: Our Country
Bhoomi: Our Country
Music
14 JAN
Multipack Event
Music
Bhoomi: Our Country
ARJUNAN PUVEENDRAN & INDU BALACHANDRAN
A powerful exploration of our connection to land and nature’s cycles, through music, dance and spoken word, honouring Bhoomi, goddess of the Earth and Aboriginal histories.
$49 + BF
Seymour Centre
Urthboy
Urthboy
Music
16 JAN
Music
Urthboy
IN ASSOCIATION WITH SYDNEY FRINGE
The OG of conscious Sydney hip hop Urthboy brings to the stage tastes of his new project and classics from his consistently acclaimed 20-year career.
$40 + BF
The Factory
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An Evening at the Headland

Set against the spectacular backdrop of summer evenings on the harbour, join some of Australia’s best artists as they perform on Sydney Festival’s brand-new, pop-up stage at Barangaroo Reserve.

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ALLOWED & LOCAL

It’s been far too long since we’ve revisited the universal experience of swaying to a band with a drink in hand – it’s time to shake off 2020 and kick out the jams for 2021. 

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WALKLEYS LIVE
Walkleys Live: The Journalist Gene is a series of one-hour biographical portraits of Walkley Award-winning or recognised journalists, each exploring their work, their influences, and the values that sustain their reportage.
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