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While Vivid lights up the sails of the Sydney Opera House and turns the interior of the venue into a home for forward-thinking contemporary music, Sarah Rees, curator of Contemporary Art at the Sydney Opera House, and Head of Contemporary Music Ben Marshall felt something was missing.
Exclusive Backyard Editorial with Photographer Danika Rooney, styled by Lauren Jones, HMUA Sandra Wograndl, models Lou Crichton and Jack Loftus.
In a newly created laneway between Clarence and Barrack streets in Sydney’s CBD, St Dreux Coffee Roasters are counselling the rest of the coffee industry that what customers want and what the industry is offering are not always one and the same.
We got to sit down with the emerging Sydney-based singer/songwriter, Ella Haber. The 21-year-old classically-trained multi-instrumentalist weaves her bold, mature and relatable lyricism with jazz and soul melodies. Her passionate performances on stage demonstrate her abilities in the setting when she unmistakably feels the most comfortable.
Los Angeles-based singer, rapper and graphic designer, Jared Lee AKA Duckwrth, opened the stage for Danish singer and electronic artist MØ immediately prior to the release of his EP The Falling Man, the first since his 2017 release An XXTRA UUGLY Mixtape. Duckwrth treated the audience an exclusive taste of his smooth new song Nobody Falls, featuring Kiana Ledé, Terrace Martin and Medasin.
Combining innovative and interpretative theatre with photography, this week’s Culture Guide looks at how what we see can ask us to change how we think.
Down For Tomorrow, a Sydney based quartet, have nailed the number one defining feature of pop punk, angst. Moving forward from their single ‘What Could Have Been’, released earlier this year, the band has tapped into some genuine and real emotion.
Sydney winters are no longer a sombre, stay at home affair; the introduction of Vivid Sydney a decade ago has consistently brought Sydneysiders out of their houses and into the city. This year, a colourful gastronomical experience awaits you at the Four Seasons Hotel Sydney to match the bright lights outside.
At the iconic Iceberg Club, the morning sun shone hot and bright over the invitees of Bondi-born brand Ten Pieces. Mingling on the balconies above an emptied pool, sipping on aperitivos by Matt Whiley of Scout and customising their very own The Daily Edited monogrammed phone chargers and notebooks; guests chatted happily, overlooking the midday surfers and rolling waves.
Attendees were guided through Double Rainbouu’s presentation; transported away from the noise of the inner city and into a separate world altogether.
Inside the Big Top theatre, the iconic scenery was replaced with a blank stage, a canvas primed to be painted with Cassin’s latest creations. However, these creations were overlooked amidst a confusing jumble of too-short musical performances, DJ sets, and off-key dance numbers.
In an unprecedented turn of events, Anna Quan sought to tip the fashion week formula on its head and opt for a presentation instead of a runway show. Guests were invited up to the first floor of Carol Crawford’s studio in Surry Hills, where they were met with a cast of Anna Quan-clad girls and boys.
Inside Gallery Two, it was only just past 11am but champagne was already flowing in anticipation of We Are Kindred’s Bohème Heart Resort ‘20 runway presentation. The hall had been transformed from the blank space that was the FDS Innovators set; now styled to look like the interior hallways of some sort of luxury.
On an otherwise bare runway, oversized golden flowers with neon stems set the initial tone for alice McCALL Resort 20: Cosmia, on day three of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia. A huge audience milled around in anticipation, chatting excitedly in their seats or snapping a picture in front of one of the ornate flowers.
Rockpool Group’s Chinese haven, Spice Temple, has been a Sydney-Melbourne institution for over a decade. Led by renowned Australian chef Neil Perry, the Culinary Director of the Rockpool Group, the restaurant is known for its punchy Sichuan flavours, attention to detail and rich attention to the culture behind the recipe.
The hour long mix can be taken many different ways. Whether it is a recorded set that is taken from a live performance, a sampling of tracks to demonstrate a DJ’s method of selection or a furious blend that showcases a DJ’s technical abilities, the format is what one makes of it.
Few contemporary developments have been as committed to foregrounding their First Nations history as Barangaroo. From the design of the headland park that evoke pre-colonisation landscapes, to projects such as UTP’s Blak Box which investigated the relationship between language and the earth beneath one’s feet.
As always, the worlds of fashion and activewear colliding was a magnificent and exciting affair. Entitled Physical Education by P.E Nation the show was a vibrant celebration of movement with the new collection inspired by a strong 90’s sports aesthetic.
