MUSIC: ACO StudioCasts
RENT
Four concert films from the 2021 ACO StudioCast series are bundled at the special price of $30, available to watch for 30 days. These immersive and cinematic films by leading directors and cinematographers are accompanied by a free short film featuring Richard Tognetti, the orchestra and special guests to enhance your understanding and appreciation of the music and the ACO, an orchestra that pushes the limits of performance into new and exciting realms.
● Rapture & Revolution – Filmed in the grand and expansive Sydney Town Hall, this concert film features Richard Tognetti performing Vaughan Willams’s ‘The Lark Ascending’ alongside Beethoven’s ‘Cavatina’ and ‘Grosse Fuge’.
● Bach and the Beyond – This evocative and impassioned concert film pitches Bach’s timeless search for redemption alongside compositions by Richard Tognetti, including a special performance of Bach’s ‘The Musical Offering’, featuring flautist Emmanuel Pahud.
● Love & Transfiguration – Peteris Vasks’ ‘Vox amoris’ and Schoenberg’s ‘Verklärte Nacht’ show us that light and joy can come from what feels like our darkest moments. This is a film where love transforms from sombre hues and shadows to the warmth and radiance of new light.
● Tchaikovsky’s Serenade – This magical film celebrates composers who write music from the heart. Featuring Tchaikovsky’s beloved ‘Serenade for Strings’ and George Walker’s ‘Lyric for Strings’, this is music that gives back something truly special back to the world.
KIDS & FAMILIES: Infusion, No Movement, No Sound
RENT
The infectiously life-affirming Infusion, No Movement, No Sound weaves together a tapestry of global cultures into a vibrant demonstration of contemporary dance and music from the artists of the Jamestown Collective from Ghana, Australia, India, Senegal, Jamaica and Canada. The $10 stream is presented with bonus video content where viewers can get to know some international instruments, learn to gumboot dance and celebrate the rhythm that already lives inside everyone!
TALKS: Ideas at the House
FREE
The long running Opera House podcast comes to life as a series of specially filmed interviews, presented by former Head of Talks & Ideas, Edwina Throsby. Delve deeper into the life stories of actor Ione Skye, sex worker and writer Tilly Lawless, broadcaster and businesswoman FlexMami, and presenter and author Yumi Stynes.
ART: Shortwave | Kalanjay Dhir | the best i can do is redirect energy, 2021
FREE
Kalanjay Dhir is a Western Sydney-based artist and musician – one half of Slim Set, one of the founders of Pari artist-run space in Parramatta, and the co-host of ‘Sunset with 2K’ on FBi Radio. Dhir’s work draws on narratives in popular culture, sci-fi and spiritual texts, exploring mythological and speculative technologies through sculpture, video and internet objects. This new work created for Shortwave the best i can do is redirect energy, 2021 is a cookery simulation-styled compilation that takes inspiration from the dopamine-inducing timelines of YouTube tutorials, Vstreamers and games.
KIDS & FAMILIES DIGITAL TOUR: Behind the Scenes | Kids’ Tour of the Sydney Opera House
FREE
Be transported to Bennelong Point with our expert guide Alex for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of the Opera House. Discover the Indigenous history and cultural significance of this remarkable place, learn about the design principles formulated by architect Jørn Utzon and see how live performances are created.
MUSIC: Ensemble Offspring – Mesmerism | From Our House To Yours
FREE
Filmed in the Joan Sutherland Theatre as part of the Opera House’s 2020 From Our House To Yours digital season, witness the risk taking and virtuosic instrumentalists of Ensemble Offspring perform an intimate and eclectic program of progressive and innovative music of our time. The ensemble is led by acclaimed percussionist and artistic director Claire Edwardes and features Ben Kopp (piano), Lamorna Nightingale (flutes), Jason Noble (clarinets), and the group’s 2020 Hatched Associate Artist Will Hansen (double bass).
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