Sydney Festival 2019 Sydney Festival 2019 Sydney Festival 2019
9–27 JAN
9–27 JAN
Sydney Festival 2019

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Blak Out
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Sydney Festival’s Blak Out program returns in 2019 with a well-rounded selection of theatre, music, dance, classes and art by First Nations writers, performers and artists.

We’ve got everything from the hard-hitting (powerful theatre that addresses suicide and the high murder rate of First Peoples Canadian women) to the straight-up fun (an art installation about Blak skipping culture, and classes where you can learn local Sydney language) and all sorts in between. 

Explore the 2019 Blak Out program below.
Venue
Various locations
WHEN
9–27 January
Blak Box – Four Winds
Blak Box – Four Winds
Visual Arts & Installations
From 9 JAN
Multipack Event
Visual Arts & Installations
Blak Box – Four Winds
Urban Theatre Projects and Blacktown Arts | Australia
First Nations artists share stories of Country in a surround-sound listening pavilion.
$35 + BF
Blacktown Showground Precinct
ALWAYS at Barangaroo Reserve
ALWAYS at Barangaroo Reserve
Free | Visual Arts & Installations | Family
9–27 JAN
Free Event
Free | Visual Arts & Installations | Family
ALWAYS at Barangaroo Reserve
Free
Barangaroo Reserve
Man With The Iron Neck
Man With The Iron Neck
Theatre
23–26 JAN
Multipack Event
Theatre
Man With The Iron Neck
Legs On The Wall | Australia
A powerful new physical theatre work that delicately explores a family dealing with trauma.
$46–$56 + BF
Sydney Opera House
The Vigil at Barangaroo Reserve
The Vigil at Barangaroo Reserve
Free | Family | Outdoor
25–26 JAN
Free Event
Free | Family | Outdoor
The Vigil at Barangaroo Reserve
Gather at dusk at Barangaroo Reserve on 25 January for the lighting of the fire.
Free
Barangaroo Reserve
Deer Woman
Deer Woman
Theatre
16–20 JAN
Multipack Event
Theatre
Deer Woman
Article 11 | Turtle Island (Canada)
A solo warrior woman work of righteous vengeance by Indigenous Arts Activist ARTICLE 11.
$36–$41 + BF
Carriageworks
The Weekend: By Henrietta Baird
The Weekend: By Henrietta Baird
Theatre
18–23 JAN
Multipack Event
Theatre
The Weekend: By Henrietta Baird
Moogahlin Performing Arts | Australia
​One woman’s rollercoaster ride through a sometimes devastating, often hilarious world, in search of a new life for her family.​
$36–$41 + BF
Carriageworks
Spinifex Gum
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Spinifex Gum
Music
25 JAN
Multipack Event
Music
Spinifex Gum
Felix Riebl, Ollie McGill and Marliya | Australia
A young Indigenous choir and Australian music legends perform modern music evoking the Pilbara.
$50–$80 + BF
Sydney Opera House
Biladurang
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Biladurang
Theatre | Dance
11–20 JAN
Theatre | Dance
Biladurang
Joel Bray | Australia
A dark, sexy and tenderly intimate solo work by dancer Joel Bray, performed up-close in a hotel room.
$56 + BF
QT Sydney
Bayala: Three-Day Language Courses at Parramatta
Bayala: Three-Day Language Courses at Parramatta
Talks & Classes
9–11 JAN
Talks & Classes
Bayala: Three-Day Language Courses at Parramatta
Local language is being reawakened, in a sharing and celebration of the Indigenous heritage of Sydney.
$45 + bf
Information & Cultural Exchange, Parramatta
Blood Money Currency Exchange Terminal
Blood Money Currency Exchange Terminal
Free | Visual Arts & Installations
21–28 JAN
Free Event
Free | Visual Arts & Installations
Blood Money Currency Exchange Terminal
Ryan Presley | Australia
A participatory installation celebrating Aboriginal history. Exchange your AUD for ‘Blood Money’.
Free
Museum of Contemporary Art
Out of the Vaults: People, Language, Places
WAITLIST FULL
Out of the Vaults: People, Language, Places
Free | Talks & Classes
12–26 JAN
Free Event
Free | Talks & Classes
Out of the Vaults: People, Language, Places
State Library of NSW presentation
Get up close and personal with rare collection items relating to the history of Sydney and be one of the few to lay eyes on these records rarely seen by the public.
Free
State Library of NSW
Bayala: Free Language Courses
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Bayala: Free Language Courses
Free | Talks & Classes
12–20 JAN
Free Event
Free | Talks & Classes
Bayala: Free Language Courses
Local language is being reawakened, in a sharing and celebration of the Indigenous heritage of Sydney.
FREE
Various Venues
Baraya: Sing Up Country
Baraya: Sing Up Country
Music | Free | Talks & Classes
25 JAN
Free Event
Music | Free | Talks & Classes
Baraya: Sing Up Country
Reawaken and reforge the songlines of Sydney in a performance for country, ancestors and healing.
Free
Barangaroo Reserve
The Ropes: Amrita Hepi X Adrian Piper
The Ropes: Amrita Hepi X Adrian Piper
Free | Visual Arts & Installations
From 11 JAN
Free Event
Free | Visual Arts & Installations
The Ropes: Amrita Hepi X Adrian Piper
Cement Fondu | Australia
Dancer-choreographer-artist Amrita Hepi’s video installation explores the rich and rhythmic history of skipping.
Free
Cement Fondu
Yellamundie National First Peoples Playwriting Festival
Yellamundie National First Peoples Playwriting Festival
Theatre | Talks & Classes
24–26 JAN
Theatre | Talks & Classes
Yellamundie National First Peoples Playwriting Festival
Moogahlin Performing Arts | Australia
Yellamundie Festival returns: Australia’s only showcase of First Peoples new writing for stage.
$15–$79.50 + BF
Carriageworks
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