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Australians unite through dance as ancient story told
At the site of the first corroboree with non-Indigenous people, Australians of a...
Kat Wong 12 Jan 2026
Blak Out returns to lead Sydney Festival’s 50th anniversary celebrations
Blak Out is set to return as the centrepiece of Sydney Festival's 50th anniversa...
Joseph Guenzler 10 Nov 2025
Sydney Festival spotlights First Nations leadership with new Creative Producer appointment
Sydney Festival has announced the appointment of Aidan Rowlingson as the festiva...
Phoebe Blogg 4 Jun 2025
2025 Sydney Festival to honour Country
Among the many activations and events set to ignite First Nations storytelling a...
Phoebe Blogg 15 Jan 2025
Sydney Festival to honour trailblazers of Blak theatre
Bringing together some of Australia's most talented First Nations artists, shari...
Phoebe Blogg 10 Jan 2025
Sydney Festival’s Ngabu installation to showcase the beauty of First Nations culture

Ngabu is set to be one of many highlights at this year's Sydney Festival. Taking place at scenic Walsh Bay, Aunty Lola Ryan designed the installation Ngabu (Dharawal language for Nan / Grandmother) in...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Jan 10, 2025
BARKAA and Miss Ellaneous to take the stage with unapologetic power for Sydney festival

Powerhouse rapper BARKAA will join Cash Savage and The Last Drinks at Sydney's City Recital Hall for Sydney Festival on 11 January, and audiences can expect an electric performance filled with fire, h...

Rhiannon Clarke Rhiannon Clarke Jan 10, 2025
First Nations artist DOBBY to perform at Sydney Festival

First Nations musician DOBBY is returning to the stage at the 2025 Sydney Festival this month. Featuring in the festival's 2025 Blak Out program, the proud Murrawarri-Filipino rapper and drummer will...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Jan 7, 2025
Short+Sweet Deadly 2025 will amplify First Nations voices in an unmissable celebration of theatre and dance

The Short+Sweet Sydney Festival is thrilled to announce the launch of Short+Sweet Deadly 2025, a week-long program that places First Nations voices centre stage through a celebration of theatre and da...

Rhiannon Clarke Rhiannon Clarke Nov 12, 2024
Blak Out 2025: Where art, culture, and Indigenous stories meet

The 2025 Blak Out program, curated by Jake Nash, a descendant of the Daly River people, brings together a diverse range of First Nations voices.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Oct 30, 2024
Climate warriors inspire choreographer's new work

A choreographer has been inspired by climate change warriors to create a work about the dangers rising seas pose to the Torres Strait Islands.

Rock theatre honours legend of Australia's Warumpi Band

Rehearsing Big Name, No Blankets in Melbourne, musician Jason Butcher is thousands of kilometres from his community of Papunya in the Northern Territory, the birthplace of the legendary Warumpi Band.

L
Liz Hobday Jan 8, 2024
Jonathon Jones' untitled (transcriptions of country) reveals lesser known history of colonisation through powerful collaborations

Wiradjuri and Kamilaroi artist, Jonathan Jones, is set to headline the first exhibition at Artspace at The Gunnery from December 15, 2023, to February 11, 2024, marking the reopening of the venue befo...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Dec 14, 2023
Anita Heiss' 'TIDDAS' set to be a stand out feautre in Sydney Festivals 2024 'Blak Out' series

Sydney Festival's 2024 Blak Out promises an abundance of Indigenous talent, with a standout feature being the captivating production 'Tiddas.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Nov 23, 2023
Leading Indigenous creatives and exciting new names return to Sydney Festival with Blak Out

If the harbour city's reputation sparks thoughts of a concrete jungle bereft of nightlife and activity relying solely on its coastline, the deadly events busting from Sydney Festival's program promise...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jan 4, 2023
Barangaroo's legacy takes pride of place on Warrane foreshore for Sydney Festival

Inspired by warrior and matriarch Barangaroo, Gurindji, Malngin and Mudburra multidisciplinary artist Brenda L. Croft wants her images of powerful contemporary Indigenous women to reclaim ownership of...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Dec 31, 2022
Female-led performance to be first performed in Dharug language

A female-led immersive cultural performance in Warrang (Sydney) is the first every full length dance work to be performed in the Dharug language.

Emma Ruben Emma Ruben Dec 13, 2022
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