Vivid Sydney
Dancing drones and a ball of fire: Here’s what to expect from Sydney’s Vivid Light Festival
The 16th annual festival will feature its tallest ever installation, resembling a flaming meteorite.
- Linda Morris
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Ottolenghi fan? The chef’s cooking dinner and lunch in Sydney and you’re invited
Yotam Ottolenghi often visits for talks, but this time he’ll be in the kitchen. He’s one of the headline acts for Vivid Sydney.
- Erina Starkey
- Exclusive
- Art & design
Major change for this year’s Vivid festival
Vivid Sydney’s new director, Brett Sheehy, is giving Vivid a 24-hour makeover as it aims to outshine global city rivals in Riyadh, Berlin, Seoul, and Lyon.
- Linda Morris
- Opinion
- Five Minutes with Fitz
Why this Melbourne mayor’s got a big crush on Sydney
Listening to Melbourne’s recently elected Lord Mayor Nick Reece, you might think there was no Sydney-Melbourne rivalry.
- Peter FitzSimons
The dancing may be a bit cringe, but Katy Perry can still put on an electric show
Despite the distracting spectacle, the US star showed she can still deliver her biggest anthems with poignancy and passion.
- Bernard Zuel, Michael Ruffles and Millie Muroi
- Analysis
- Analysis
After last year’s drone show disaster, is a scaled-back Vivid working?
Vivid has canned the drones and moved away from big ticketed light installations. That’s great for families, but Vivid risks losing its vibe.
- Jessica McSweeney
Even Martha Stewart was made to wait for a table at Totti’s
The celebrity lifestyle influencer served up her view on the famed Sydney long lunch spot during her talk at Vivid.
- Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
Martha Stewart weighs into RecipeTin Eats v Brooke Bellamy recipe stoush
During a headline event for Vivid Sydney, the 83-year-old food doyenne was asked about recipe “ownership”.
- Lauren Ironmonger
Bangarra’s beautiful moments never quite reach full potential in night of firsts
Illume is Bangarra’s first show in the company’s new home and their first collaboration with a visual artist, but the performance falls short of their finest work.
- Rod Yates, John Shand and Bernard Zuel
The must-see installations and projections at this year’s Vivid Light festival
This year’s Vivid Light brings to life 44 light installations and projections around the theme of “dream” – and it is entirely free.
- Linda Morris