Expert-Led Tours of The Cutaway
For one day only, on 5 December, hear directly from the design team behind The Cutaway and explore the remarkable venue carved from sandstone beneath Barangaroo Reserve. Discover how deep collaboration with First Nations knowledge keepers and creatives shaped the...
Silah: For as long as you are here, Sydney Festival
Commissioned from Western Sydney artist Wasielah Noorsjamsi,Silah (ṣila,ةِص) creates a shared space within The Cutaway for you to gather, breathe deeply and relax. It’s a place to chill without urgency, to practice the lost art of listening closely, and to let...
The Party, Sydney Festival
This one’s for the night owls, the sesh gremlins, the dance-mad dawn chasers. It's underground, you're underdressed, and everybody understands there's no going home early. Local legends House of Mince and Sultry Group are collaborating on a club night for the ages...
Outsider, Sydney Festival
Twenty dancers from Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève join four extreme sports athletes in a spectacular high-wire ballet where the crowd becomes part of the choreography. Lit like day’s end, The Cutaway is transformed with a cat’s cradle of tightropes and cables,...
Of Busy Bodies Speaking in Tongues, Sydney Festival
Contemporary dance can leave us feeling we’ve missed the memo. Everyone else appears deeply moved; we’re still wondering why the chair was there. Vicki Van Hout and Raghav Handa take “I didn’t understand it” as an opening gambit, inviting gut reactions, confusion,...
Mahjong Nights, Sydney Festival
Four players, 144 tiles and countless ways to make a new friend. The clatter of tiles, friendly rivalries and lively chatter galore at Nø Flowers 麻将 Mahjong Club. Founded by Rose Pengelly to reconnect with her cultural heritage, this Sydney-based social club gives the...
15 | 18, Sydney Festival
For the first time in the Southern hemisphere, TAO Dance Theater brings together two new monumental works from its celebrated Numerical Series—15 and 18—offering us a rare look at choreographer Tao Ye’s intricate and gorgeous movement language. In 15, fifteen dancers...
My Fierce Ignorant Step, Sydney Festival
What happens when ten individuals move and breathe as one, yet remain fiercely themselves? In his first work since winning the inaugural Rose International Dance Prize in 2025, acclaimed choreographer Christos Papadopoulous sets his sight on togetherness, exploring...
Tarot Reading, Sydney Festival
The future is unwritten. The cards, however, might have a few opinions. Fresh from the exhilarating world of Christos Papadopoulos' My Fierce Ignorant Step, where youthful abandon and the sheer joy of being alive take centre stage, come flirt with fate and see what...
CROSSOVER, Sydney Festival
From The New York Times to Vogue, Le Monde to Variety, French trio (LA)HORDE are one of the most buzzed about art collectives in the world—and they’re heading to Sydney for the first time. Their cinematic large-scale shows and interdisciplinary practice has made waves...