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All out Down Under
Vivid Sydney comes to life
by He Peiwen
IF YOU'RE the kind of traveller who wants to go beyond simply scratching the surface of a city and really get to know its heart and soul, Vivid Sydney might just be the festival for you.
Taking place from May 27 to June 21, Vivid Sydney is a large-scale annual festival - the largest of its kind in Australia - that showcases the city's arts, cultural and creative scene.
Taking place at Hyde Park, Macquarie Street, Darling Harbour, Circular Quay and the Sydney Opera House, the programme includes massive light installation and projection shows, as well as performances, exhibitions, discussions and presentations by those in the music, arts and creative industries.
The highlight of this second instalment of the festival is Vivid LIVE, which takes place over two weeks from May 28 to June 11, and brings together music, dance, film, theatre and comedy under one famous roof.
Part of Vivid LIVE is the highly popular illumination of the Opera House's iconic sails. Images of the spectacular sight were broadcasted to more than 200 countries and seen by over 60 million people last year.
This time, the curators of Vivid LIVE are legendary Velvet Underground founder Lou Reed and performance artist Laurie Anderson. Drawing together their different backgrounds in music and performance and visual arts, the couple has been working towards a selection of works that promise to capture the imagination.
Said Anderson: "The point is to present a lot of things that you wouldn't normally go to but gives people the chance to jump off their street. It will be kind of like a big crazy menu - it will have the things we like in it but it will definitely be really eclectic." He Peiwen
From TODAY, Travel - Thursday, 27-May-2010
All out Down Under
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