Vivid Sydney spotlight on music and ideas in the inner west
You do not have to leave the inner west to experience some of the best of Vivid Sydney’s Vivid Ideas and Vivid Music
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You do not have to leave the inner west to experience some of the best of Vivid Sydney’s Vivid Ideas and Vivid Music. Here is our guide to some of the best events on our doorstep:
ST VINCENT
American singer-songwriter St Vincent is planning something unforgettable for her short Australian tour. “I feel like the goal for me when putting on a live show is to do something that people won’t forget,” St Vincent, real name Annie Clark, told AAP. She will be Down Under next month for a return performance at Carriageworks on June 17 as part of Vivid Sydney “I’m bringing basically a theatre piece. A rock show theatre piece,” she said. Clark has been pushing the boat out with her music since she released her first album in 2007. Her fifth album, Masseduction, which she released last year, was praised for taking chances and hailed as album of the year by several outlets including The Guardian and the New York Times. It followed her Grammy-award winning self-titled album from 2014, and marked her out as the sort of songwriter and performer who could rival Bowie. “With this record I was like ‘I want programmed beats and pedal steel, and I want to talk about power’. Power is everything right now,” she said.
Tickets: carriageworks.com.au/events/st-vincent
RHODES CREATIVE
The increasingly close bond between humans and robots is the focus of a series of Vivid Ideas events at Rhodes that culminate with a Human Robot Friendship Ball on June 15.
“Our relationships with robots are becoming more complex. Assembly robots are part of the landscape of industry and manufacturing, however robots increasingly perform non-machine roles,” a Canada Bay Council spokeswoman said. ”Robots are being adapted for tasks that involve social processes, including aged care and companionship. The robots in our robot ball are all machines but have been lovingly crafted, developed by children, researchers and tinkerers. “The Human Robot Friendship Ball is a mix between a meet-up, party, and show-and-shine, designed to unite makers who are interested in creating a future with robots.”
The robot ball at The Connection Rhodes will include a human robot dance and photo booth. In the lead-up to the ball a series of creative tech workshops, kicking off this weekend, are planned. Wearable Electronics For Beginners is on Saturday from 9:30am – 4:30pm and Circuit Bending Fun on Sunday from 10:30am-1:30pm.
Tickets eventbrite.com.au
SEMI PERMANENT
Tinker Hatfield, who started at Nike as an architect and went on to become a legend of sneaker design, responsible for classics like the Air Jordan III-XV, the Nike Air Max 1, the Nike Air Safari, the Air Jordan XX3 ‘Titanium’ (pictured above with Michael Jordan) and plenty more. On May 25, Hatfield will discuss (via livestream) his 36-plus year career at Nike at Semi Permanent, celebrating pioneering design, at Carriageworks. The three day Vivid Ideas event runs from May 24-26.
Details semipermanent.com
YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE
It’s been more than 20 years since Baz Luhrmann turned the greatest love story ever told, Romeo and Juliet, into an epic soundtrack. Now we have the ultimate nostalgic ‘90s masquerade-ball rock show featuring Ella Hooper (Killing Heidi), Jonathan Boulet, Abby Dobson (Leonardo’s Bride), Hayley Mary (The Jezabels), iOTA, Jordan Raskopolous, Billie Rose, Cash Savage, Laura Imbruglia, Andy Golledge and Jake Stone (Bluejuice). Young Hearts Run Free is at the Enmore Theatre on June 7.
Details: vividsydney.com
VERA BLUE: LADY POWERS
Vera Blue, one of Australia’s most exciting breakthrough artists, joins Vivid Sydney this year with a sold-out concert at the Enmore Theatre on May 25. “I dance a lot when I’m performing on tour, because the songs make me want to move,” she said. “Before the Vera Blueproject, I was sort of hiding behind my guitar when I was on stage but now I can really go for it. That’s what the electronic side adds to the music.”
Details: vividsydney.com
X|CELERATE AT THE LANDSDOWNE
BAKOOMBA have supported international artists like Maxi Priest (UK) and Katchafire (NZ) and now the nine-piece powerhouse of hot afrobeats is lining up on June 9 at Newtown’s Leadbelly as part of the Vivid Sydney-City of Sydney X|Celerate program. The program, which gives Sydneysiders and visitors the opportunity to discover and enjoy different music genres, will also bring Purple Sneakers, showcasing emerging club music from Australia and around the world, to The Landsdowne Hotel on June 16. The line-up includes DJs All My Friends and Love Deluxe as well as Alta, Thandi Phoenix and Dro Carey.
Details: vividsydney.com
INTRODUCED SPECIES
In 1992 nearly 29,000 rubber duck bath toys fell from a ship travelling from Hong Kong to the USA. The first beaching was 1500km away in Alaska with ducks gradually washing up everywhere from Russia to Hawaii. Composer Katy Abbott developed Introduced Species, exploring the environmental issues of the North Pacific garbage patch in three movements. With a little help from the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Sydney University Abbott’s deconstructed then reconstructed composition, Picture:with accompanying projected visuals, will form the basis of a special one-hour event at the Seymour Centre on May 31.
Tickets: seymourcentre.com