L’Effet de Serge is the story of a man who puts on one minute shows for his friends, by France’s experimental Vivarium Studio. Meet the cast and crew of this Sydney Festival production, which has been embraced by audiences across 20 countries. Watch more Sydney Festival TV videos here, or sign up to receive a…

As Brett Sheehy’s term as Artistic Director of Melbourne Festival comes to an end with this year’s event, the question of who will replace him has been hot on everyone’s lips. This week the Festival announced that Josephine Ridge, current Executive Director of Sydney Festival, would be taking on the role. During her time at…

Dance, theatre and opera collide with over 40 performers coming together from Melbourne’s Chunky Move dance company and Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, in an epic work devised by choreographer Gideon Obarzanek and conductor Richard Gill. Watch more Sydney Festival TV videos here, or sign up to receive a daily fix of Sydney Festival TV straight into…

Sydney Theatre Company and contemporary dance company Force Majeure unite for Never Did Me Any Harm. Set in a suburban backyard and inspired by Christos Tsiolkas’ The Slap, the dance theatre work deals with parenting and childhood. Meet Artistic Director Kate Champion and go behind the scenes as the work comes together in this Festival…

From its sold-out premiere twenty-one years ago to the award-winning film adaptation, The Boys is a controversial Australian classic. Go behind the scenes as it’s reimagined by Griffin Theatre for Sydney Festival 2012.  See the story of one man’s return from jail, and meet director Sam Strong. Watch more Sydney Festival TV videos here, or…

Relive the extraordinary music and atmosphere from Sydney Festival First Night 2012. Last Saturday night Sydney Festival burst onto city streets with an explosion of fantastic performances. Watch the best moments of the night in this video – See Latin superstar Manu Chao perform to a pulsing crowd at the Domain, meet indie darling Megan…

Calypso band The Jolly Boys are loved the world over for their Jamaican folk sound and wild collection of covers. Performing their unique ‘mento’ style at Sydney Festival this year, catch this version of Amy Winehouse’s hit ‘Rehab’. Watch more Sydney Festival TV videos here, or sign up to receive a daily fix of Sydney…

Two young, bold Sydney musicians, Aidan Roberts and Daniel Holdsworth, take on Mike Oldfield’s classic 1973 progressive-rock anthem Tubular Bells. The twist? They perform it themselves, a marathon – almost manic – event with pianos, organs, electric guitars, mandolins, tuned percussion, drums, glockenspiel and eventually… some tubular bells. Watch more Sydney Festival TV videos here,…