27 May – 13 June 2011

Lights on 6pm every night

Your official guide with
program and map
More than 40 light installations,
30 live music performances and
many creative forums
MESSAGE FROM THE PREMIER
OF NEW SOUTH WALES LIGHT
Through the magic of light,
Vivid’s transforming Circular
Quay and The Rocks precinct
into something spectacularly
out of this world with over 40
light installations. Bring your
family, friends and a camera to
catch city streets, buildings and
the harbour through new eyes.
Lights go on at 6pm nightly.

I warmly welcome both Sydneysiders

and visitors to Vivid Sydney 2011 – our MUSIC
annual festival of light, music and ideas. This year local music industry guru
Stephen Pavlovic has curated Vivid
As the largest festival of its kind in the Southern LIVE’s most diverse line-up of 20
Hemisphere, Vivid Sydney celebrates our creative international and home-grown
industries with a vibrant program of free and acts – from jazz saxophone legend
ticketed events around Circular Quay, The Rocks Sonny Rollins to anarchic Odd
and Sydney Opera House. Future, Australian indie faves
Head to this magical precinct after dark and light Tame Impala and kids’ cult TV hit
up your evening with stunning interactive light Yo Gabba Gabba!
installations, a fire spectacular at Campbells Cove,
spectacular lighting on the iconic Opera House
sails, international music performances exclusive
to Sydney and robust creative discussions.
Vivid not only showcases our global events city
to the world – it positions Sydney as the creative
hub of the Asia-Pacific region. It is one of five
signature events on the NSW Events Calendar
IDEAS
developed by Events NSW. Vivid Sydney brings together
the world’s brightest creative
Strengthening the NSW economy through a
minds – and they all have
strong and enduring year-round events calendar
ideas they want to share.
is a key priority for my Government.
Come and mingle with
So join me at Vivid Sydney for lights on at like-minded types at Vivid
6pm nightly and see our city transformed. Creative Sydney forums and
debates or simply chat about
your own big idea over a drink
Barry O’Farrell, Premier at The Sony Lounge.

LIGHTS ON AT
6PM EVERY NIGHT
Cover Image: Superbien, Stephen Pavlovic Image: Simon Lekias
VIVID
SY D N E Y
Vivid Sydney is back to colour the city, and your
imagination, with creativity for the third year. Since
2009 Vivid has grown into Australia’s major festival
in winter, attracting an incredible 300,000 people
last year. It is designed to entice you to stay
outdoors after dark, to play in one of the world’s
most beautiful harbourside cities and to see the
sights you know so well through new eyes.
As the Southern Hemisphere’s largest festival of light, music
and ideas, Vivid celebrates and showcases the creative genius
that’s right here in Sydney as well as extends an invitation
to the world’s best creatives to unleash their talent on our
buildings and harbourside.
Vivid’s lights go on every night from 6pm. From just about
every vantage point around the foreshore, you’ll be able to see
the spectacular lighting of the Sydney Opera House sails. The
World Heritage-listed icon permits bespoke lighting only for
very special occasions – and the annual Vivid Sydney festival
is one of them. It’s an image that will be screened around the
world. This year, the high-profile project went to French design
collective Superbien.
Vivid’s technicolour coat of light shines all through the precinct
that the festival’s Executive Producer, Ignatius Jones, likes to
call “Vivid Land”. Customs House, the Museum of Contemporary
Art and Circular Quay skyscrapers will be lit using the latest
BAT FOR LASHES
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lighting technology. Follow the trail of light art sculptures
through Circular Quay and The Rocks to Campbells Cove, where
five times a night the FireDance spectacular will take the
concept of a giant campfire to a whole new level with flames
soaring higher than a three-storey house.
Of course, light is just one of Vivid Sydney’s three elements.
We’ve also got an incredible music program, Vivid LIVE at
Sydney Opera House, curated by Modular Records’ Stephen
Pavlovic. Calling on his connections, vast musical knowledge and
cutting-edge taste, he’s pulled together more than 30 events
that include eight Australian premieres and a whole raft of
national and international artists exclusive to Vivid Sydney.
Legendary jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins will celebrate his
80th birthday on stage at the Opera House, influential English
outfit Spiritualized will perform their entire seminal album,
Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space, while Hypnotic
Brass Ensemble will give you a new take on brotherly love.
The festival also features the eagerly awaited first visit from
Britain’s enigmatic singer-songwriter Bat for Lashes. Post-gig,
you can relax over a drink in The Sony Lounge, a pop-up bar in
the Sydney Opera House Western Foyers.
Finally, there are the ideas. Vivid showcases Sydney’s position
as Australia’s creative capital and a major Asia-Pacific
creative hub with public forums, talks, debates, seminars and
professional conferences where creative professionals can open
up about their big ideas. We also bring some of the world’s most
exciting talents to town so they can share what they know.
ENJOY AND BE INSPIRED.
Vivid Sydney is aware of how important it is to minimise
environmental impact and show leadership in smart energy
use and carbon emissions reduction.
Since the festival started, we’ve maintained a low-energy
focus. Many of the light art installations and projections
will use minimal energy to encourage everyone to think
creatively about sustainable urban light solutions. Several
installations use no energy at all and many use less than
a toaster or are solar-powered.
Events NSW will be conducting a carbon audit to determine
the best way to offset energy used at Vivid and to help leave
an even lighter footprint next year.
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 LIGHTS
ON
1 3
Vivid Sydney’s awe-inspiring free light show starts
each night at 6pm – and with so much to see, you just
might have to visit more than once. Of course, you
won’t be able to miss the spectacular illumination of
the Sydney Opera House sails by French collective
Superbien. The colourful sails will be in sight as you
journey around the entire Vivid precinct.
The razzle-dazzle includes over 40 light installations stretching
from the Sydney Opera House around to Campbells Cove and
throughout The Rocks. Along the way, you’ll see 24 light art
sculptures, selected by international lighting director Mary-Anne
Kyriakou and created by some of Australia’s and the world’s
best light artists, forming a free outdoor art gallery.
Many of these light sculptures are designed to be interactive.
Have fun grabbing the dangling tentacles of giant glowing
jellyfish to stop them floating into space, draw an artwork using
a laser light pencil on a giant sketch pad, and bring your own
torch to find the friendly fireflies. Kids can climb onto the back
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of a strange creature to make it glow while everyone can create
a technicolour rainbow by walking on the hopscotch stairs at
East Circular Quay. Some of the artworks also showcase low-
energy or zero-energy technologies.
Above Customs House, which will be illuminated with its own
3D digital mapping projections, Circular Quay’s skyscrapers
will also be shown in a whole new light in an installation called
Skyscraper Illuminati. Australian stage technology experts,
32 Hundred Lighting, will use intelligent high-output LED
illumination to stage a wirelessly controlled synchronised show
that can be enjoyed from anywhere around the Vivid precinct.
There’s more interactive fun at the Museum of Contemporary
Art, where you can line up to “spray paint” the building with
splashes of colourful light using your own body movements.
Wander through The Rocks to find the nooks, crannies and
facades bathed in special architectural lighting courtesy of the
experts attending the SPARC lighting convention.
Finally, don’t forget to catch the FireDance spectacular, erupting
at Campbells Cove five times a night. It’ll be huge, in every way.
1. Re-CYCLE! 2. Jellight 3. C/C 4. Positive Attracts 5. Skyscraper Illuminati
Image credit 2-4: Jürgen Brinkmann
 FREE VIVID SYDNEY
LIGHTS ON PODCAST
Don’t be left in the dark.
Let 702 ABC Sydney and Robbie
Buck guide you through Lights
On with downloadable podcasts,
maps and photos. Plug in at
4
abc.net.au/sydney/vivid

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 LIGHTING
THE SAILS
BY S U P E R B I E N

It’s the iconic image that beams around the world EVENT DETAILS
each year – Vivid’s spectacular lighting of the Sydney When: Every night
Opera House sails. This year, the high-profile job of Where: Sydney Opera House, for the best views
lighting the world’s most extraordinary canvas goes head to the Overseas Passenger Terminal foreshore
to cutting-edge French collective Superbien. and Campbells Cove
Map Ref: 1
The Parisians were handpicked by Vivid LIVE curator Stephen
Pavlovic for the warmth, beauty and feeling of their work.
Superbien are renowned across the Northern Hemisphere for
their sumptuous lighting creations that are specifically tailored
to each location. To tackle the challenge of lighting Jørn Utzon’s
uniquely shaped sails, Superbien will showcase a technique called
projection-mapping, which maps video onto the actual shapes of
the sails to create a 3D-like effect.

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SPIRITUALIZED
AN EPIC CONCERT
FEATURING A
30-PIECE ORCHESTRA
AND 12-PERSON
GOSPEL CHOIR

In an Australian exclusive, English outfit EVENT DETAILS

Spiritualized will perform their iconic album Ladies When: Friday 27 May & Saturday 28 May
and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space – the Time: 9pm
modern masterpiece that beat Radiohead’s OK Where: Opera Theatre, Sydney Opera House
Computer and The Verve’s Urban Hymns to become Price: $59 – $89
Bookings: sydneyoperahouse.com/vividlive or 02 9250 7777
NME’s Album of the Year for 1997. With orchestra,
gospel choir and band, this concert presents the
timeless album track by track.
Upon its release 14 years ago, Spiritualized’s space-rock
masterpiece was lauded as both a magnum opus and a grand
oddity as it charted the highest highs and the lowest lows of
the human condition.
Yet it wasn’t until frontman Jason Pierce – aka J. Spaceman –
was playing a festival at Australia’s Mt Buller that the notion
was first put to him of performing the cult album in its entirety.
“I always said it was a decision made at altitude,” Pierce says.
This epic concert has been performed at London’s Royal
Festival Hall, New York’s Radio City Music Hall and on the side
of Iceland’s infamous volcano. Now it’s Sydney’s turn.

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 FIREDANCE
THINK OF IT AS THE WORLD’S BIGGEST CAMPFIRE.
COME AND WARM YOURSELF AT FIREDANCE WHERE
FLAMES WILL LEAP HIGH INTO THE NIGHT SKY.
Australia’s never seen anything like it. Forty fire-jets
at Campbells Cove will throw giant flames into the
air five times a night during Vivid Sydney.
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Pyrotechnic masters Howard & Sons have taken a much more
dramatic element – fire – to create a heartwarming way of
bringing together Vivid’s festival-goers each night.
Be at Campbells Cove, just north of the Overseas Passenger
Terminal, and bask in the glow of the world’s biggest campfire.
On the hour and for four minutes, giant 15 metre high flames will
be dancing in time to two different soundtracks (which alternate
during the night). The cutting-edge fire-jets throw flames higher
than a three-storey house – it’s just a shame you won’t be able
to toast marshmallows on this giant campfire.
EVENT DETAILS
When: Every night
Time: 7pm, 8pm, 9pm, 10pm and 11pm
Where: Campbells Cove, The Rocks
Map Ref: 43
MAJOR SUPPORTER EVENT PRODUCER
YO G A B B A
GABBA!
The kids’ TV show that adults adore comes to EVENT DETAILS
Sydney. Party with DJ Lance Rock and his costumed When: Saturday 4 June & Sunday 5 June
friends – as well as special musical guests. Time: 9:30am, 12pm & 2:30pm
Where: Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House
Australians of all ages have embraced Yo Gabba Gabba! since Price: $29 – $49
it first appeared on our TV screens in 2007. Originally aimed at Bookings: sydneyoperahouse.com/vividlive or 02 9250 7777
the under-four crowd, the show has built a worldwide following
Presented by Chugg Entertainment,
among teenagers, students and grown-ups who tune in to see
Entertainment Store Group,
which cutting-edge artists have agreed to perform on the show.
Lunatic Entertainment,
Yo Gabba Gabba! was created by two Californian dads (also S2BN & Sydney Opera House
musicians) who didn’t think much of children’s television – and
thought they could do better. Their winning format includes
DJ Lance Rock with his retro jumpsuit, five sidekicks and a
music segment with unexpected guest stars.
These have included actors Jack Black,
Elijah Wood and Rhys Darby from Flight
of the Conchords alongside bands such
as MGMT, Weezer and The Shins. The
Sydney Yo Gabba Gabba! Live! shows
will include all your favourite segments
and performances from some very
special secret guests.

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 G R E AT
NIGHT OUT
VIVID SYDNEY NIGHT MARKETS AT THE ROCKS
On Friday and Saturday nights, shop under the stars at 60
speciality stalls in The Rocks’ cobblestone laneways. Feast on an
array of gourmet food or something sweet and delectable, and
satisfy your inner shopaholic with head-turning original fashion,
jewellery, arts, crafts and homewares.
EVENT DETAILS
When: 27 & 28 May, 3 & 4 June, 10 – 12 June
Where: Jack Mundy Place & Playfair Streets, The Rocks
Image: Courtesy of Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority
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20,000
FREE LED
BALLOONS
HELP LIGHT UP SYDNEY
Get your FREE Vivid Sydney LED balloon by presenting your
coupon from The Daily Telegraph at the Vivid Sydney Info
Booths between Friday 27 and Sunday 29 May. If you draw the
GOLD balloon, you’ll win a BridgeClimb Sydney experience for
four people to see the Vivid Lights switch on at 6pm. If you draw
one of 10 ORANGE balloons, you’ll win a water taxi trip to take
in Vivid Sydney from the water. Coupons will appear in The Daily
Telegraph this week on Thursday 26 and Friday 27 May.
(This is a game of chance, terms and conditions apply,
see telegraph.com for details.)
INFORMATION, ACCESS
& PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Information booths are located in Customs House Square and
George Street, First Fleet Park stairs. Next to every installation
will be an LED pillar displaying maps and artwork details. You
can also download the 702 ABC Sydney Vivid Lights On podcast
to guide you through the night abc.net.au/sydney/vivid.
• For information on road closures, alternate traffic
routes and parking restrictions visit rta.nsw.gov.au
or call 132 701.
• For detailed public transport information visit
131500.info/events or call 131 500.
SHOPPING, EATING
& DRINKING
This year for the first time,
selected stores, restaurants,
bars and cafes throughout the
city centre, Queen Victoria
Building, Westfield Sydney,
Circular Quay and The Rocks
are offering festival-goers
special Vivid deals.
Arrive a little earlier, avoid
the crowds and pick up a
deal by starting your Vivid
Sydney journey at Town Hall.
The gorgeous Queen Victoria
Building is joining Vivid Sydney
by exhibiting Blossom by
renowned Australian light
artist, Warren Langley. Then
wander down George Street
taking in specially designed
Vivid window displays at
Swissotel, Dymocks and The
Rocks Information Centre.
HEAD TO VIVIDSYDNEY.COM
TO FIND OFFERS THAT WILL LIGHT UP YOUR NIGHT
2MANYDJS – VIVID THE SONY LOUNGE
LIVE ON TRIPLE J Make sure you check out The
Sony Lounge during Vivid. The
Get ready for a Vivid night
bar is the festival’s official social
out by listening to 2manydjs
hub – so come on down for a
live at Sydney Opera House
drink with fellow festival-goers,
via triple j.
rub shoulders with the cream
The Belgian brothers behind of the creative industries and
turntablist duo 2manydjs mingle with Vivid Sydney guests
and electro-rock outfit Radio and performers in a seriously
Soulwax will present a radio chilled-out atmosphere
program recorded at Sydney with a great line-up of DJs.
Opera House. 2manydjs, the
When: 27 May – 5 June, from 7pm
most significant outfit on the
Where: Western Foyers,
electronic music scene of the
Sydney Opera House
last 20 years, will take you
(excluding ticketed club nights)
on a musical education with
mixes, mashes, music and
interviews with festival artists.
When: 30 May – 3 June
Where: Listen live at
triplej.net.au
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 NOTHING IS AS IT SEEMS AS ONE OF
SYDNEY’S MOST STUNNING COLONIAL
BUILDINGS, CUSTOMS HOUSE, TURNS
INTO GLASS, MERCURY, PAPER,
WATER – AND EVEN DISAPPEARS
COMPLETELY – IN A DIZZYING STATE-
OF-THE-ART PROJECTION DISPLAY.

Image: The Electric Canvas

CUSTOMS HOUSE
Large-scale image projection experts The Electric
Canvas transform this iconic sandstone architecture
with a series of 3D-mapped animation sequences.
Unfamiliar Customs was created entirely on a virtual
model using computers driven by the visibly smart
2nd Generation Intel® Core™ processors.
Intel is delighted to support the technology behind these amazing
projections, working closely with The Electric Canvas creative
and technical teams to make these visual marvels possible.
Customs House, the jewel of Circular Quay, once stood as the
gateway to Sydney but, as the city grew, a railway station and an
elevated road separated it from its famous waterfront. Unfamiliar
Customs will focus attention back on this magnificent building,
while illustrating that amazing things happen with Intel inside.
EVENT DETAILS
When: Every night
Where: Customs House, Alfred Street, Circular Quay
Map Ref: 10

VIVID PARTNER EVENT PRODUCER EVENT COLLABORATOR

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MUSEUM OF
C O N T E M P O R A RY
ART
The Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) is turning
into an interactive creative canvas for Vivid Sydney
this year – so come along and help paint it!
Unleash the graffiti artist within as you “spray-paint” the MCA’s
southern exterior with light. Interactive technology will interpret
your body movements to create colourful splashes, drips and
spirals that are all yours.
Ask a friend to snap your handiwork as you bend, stretch or
dance up a storm to create a unique canvas. It’ll probably be the
biggest artistic statement of your life!

EVENT DETAILS
When: Every night
Where: Southern facade, Museum of Contemporary Art,
The Rocks
Map Ref: 20

Image: Spinifex

EVENT PRODUCER EVENT COLLABORATOR

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 LIVE MUSIC
1. HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE (Vivid LIVE)
Eight horn-playing brothers – some of the 23 siblings who When: Saturday 4 June
call legendary Chicago jazz trumpeter Phil Cohran their Where: Opera Theatre, Sydney Opera House
dad – join forces with a drummer to become Hypnotic Time: 8:30pm
Brass Ensemble. Whether they’re touring with The Gorillaz Price: $39 – $55
or busking on the New York subway, their free-wheeling Bookings: sydneyoperahouse.com/vividlive
sound is an infectious fusion of jazz grooves and hip-hop. or 02 9250 7777

2. TAME IMPALA (Vivid LIVE)

Last year was massive for Perth’s psychedelic rockers When: Wednesday 1 June
Tame Impala. Their debut album Innerspeaker, featuring Where: Opera Theatre, Sydney Opera House
their signature vintage sound, scored ARIA and J awards Time: 9pm
for Album of the Year. Fresh from sold-out gigs in New Price: $39 – $55
York, LA and San Francisco, Tame Impala are heading Bookings: sydneyoperahouse.com/vividlive
home to rock your world. or 02 9250 7777

3. THE CRYSTAL ARK (Vivid LIVE)

Synth wizard Gavin Russom, who has toured and built When: Saturday 28 May
instruments for LCD Soundsystem, leads a 10-strong Where: Studio, Sydney Opera House
collective of artists for this one-off, mind-blowing, Time: 7:30pm
multisensory concert experience complete with music, Price: $25
dancing, lighting and intense video projections. Bookings: sydneyoperahouse.com/vividlive
or 02 9250 7777

4. SONNY ROLLINS (Vivid LIVE)

Get ready to party with the “Saxophone Colossus” as When: Thursday 2 June
the 80-year-old Grammy Award winner, who’s played Where: Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House
with the likes of Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk, Time: 8pm
continues his birthday world tour. Rollins’ effortless Price: $59 – $150
playing style is credited with fundamentally shaping Bookings: sydneyoperahouse.com/vividlive
the way jazz is played and heard. or 02 9250 7777

5. BROKEN STONE RECORDS SHOWCASE (Vivid creative Sydney)

Sydney independent label Broken Stone Records boasts When: Saturday 11 June
an impeccable roster of up-and-coming Australian artists. Where: Foundation Hall, Museum of
This free live music showcase features performances from Contemporary Art
Magnetic Heads, Sister Jane, The Maple Trail and Caitlin Time: 7pm – 10:30pm
Park. Expect nostalgic roadhouse blues, pop recognition Price: FREE registration is essential
and beautiful singer songwriters. creativesydney.com.au

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C R E AT I V E FO R U M S
MATT STINCHCOMB
More than 800,000 global lovers of all things vintage and
handmade buy and sell via Etsy.com. With Australia now Etsy’s
third-largest market, Etsy’s European director, Matt Stinchcomb,
35, thought it was time to come on down and talk about creating
brand loyalty.
Event: The Affection Economy, Vivid Creative Sydney
When: 4 June, 2.15pm
Where: The Playhouse, Sydney Opera House
Price: FREE registration is essential
Bookings: creativesydney.com
CHRIS CUNNINGHAM
Cult filmmaker, musician, photographer and producer Chris
Cunningham, responsible for some of the most iconic music
videos ever made, travels far beyond the work he became
famous for to mix music and multi-screen projections in a
new form of live concert experience.
Event: Vivid Live
When: 5 June, 8:30pm
Where: Opera Theatre, Sydney Opera House
Price: $40 – $79
Bookings: sydneyoperahouse.com/vividlive or 02 9250 7777
FABIEN RIGGALL
Founder of Future Shorts and Secret Cinema, two of the
world’s most innovative approaches to building audiences and
distribution channels for film. Fusing mystery with the spectacle
and wonderment of cinema, the monthly interactive event has
seen its popularity skyrocket since launching in 2008.
Event: Are You Experiential?, Vivid Creative Sydney
When: 1 June, 7:30pm
Where: The Playhouse, Sydney Opera House
Price: FREE registration is essential
Register: creativesydney.com.au
PHILIP CRONIN
Philip Cronin is Intel’s General Manager, Australia and
New Zealand. In the wider community, Philip is the Chair of
Australian Internet Industry Association (AiiA), driving debate
on local issues, particularly how digital technologies are
leading efforts to enhance the economy, the environment and
education, and how IT can improve the delivery of health care.
Event: Future Smarts, Vivid Creative Sydney
When: 2 June, 7:30pm
Where: The Playhouse, Sydney Opera House
Price: FREE registration is essential
Register: creativesydney.com.au
JODIE FOX
Jodie Fox is one of the three co-founders of Shoes of Prey,
a website where women can design their own shoes. To
date campaigns run by Shoes of Prey have received global
recognition from sources such as Wall Street Journal, Sky
Business News, Business Insider and many more.
Event: Hands On, Vivid Creative Sydney
When: 3 June, 6pm
Where: The Playhouse, Sydney Opera House
Price: FREE registration is essential
Register: creativesydney.com.au
GUNTER PAULI
Gunter Pauli is a man of many talents. A serial entrepreneur,
innovator and author of twelve books including “The Blue
Economy”, Pauli is now leading the ZERI Foundation which aims
to develop zero waste impact manufacturing innovations around
the world.
Event: The Power of Zero, Vivid Creative Sydney
When: 4 June, 10am
Where: The Playhouse, Sydney Opera House
Price: FREE registration is essential
Register: creativesydney.com.au
XMEDIALAB GLOBAL MEDIA IDEAS
CONFERENCE
Australian start-ups, entrepreneurs and businesses working in
the digital, media and creative industries can hear from some of
the best and most exciting global minds in the business at this
one-day professional conference.
Event: Global Media Ideas
When: 10 June, 9am
Where: Sydney Opera House
Price: $250 – $495
Bookings: xmedialab.com
FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF CREATIVE FORUMS,
HEAD TO VIVIDSYDNEY.COM
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 O U R C R E AT I V E
I N D U S T RY
Vivid Sydney is not just the Southern Hemisphere’s
largest festival of light, music and ideas – it also
shines a spotlight on the creative industries.
Sydney is home to an incredible concentration of creative
skills. In fact, you could say it’s Australia’s creative capital with
37 per cent of creative industries based in NSW and about
150,000 imaginative people working here in areas such as film,
music, design, publishing, advertising, architecture, visual arts,
television, performing arts and radio. This makes Sydney one of
the Asia-Pacific region’s most important and vibrant creative
hubs, a place where technology, commerce and art intersect.
As Vivid’s public program of light, music, talks and debates
unfolds over the next few weeks, the best and brightest in these
fields – from both Australia and overseas – will be drawn to this
global stage to collaborate, network and inspire each other.
Vivid transforms Sydney into a creative playground allowing
these innovative thinkers to showcase their ideas to the public.
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The projections on Customs House, the Museum of
Contemporary Art and the Circular Quay skyscrapers are
examples of collaborations between Intel, Philips, Spinifex, The
Electric Canvas and 32 Hundred Lighting. Around The Rocks,
facades, nooks and crannies will be transformed by architectural
lighting courtesy of SPARC – the inaugural convention of
Lighting Council Australia and the Illuminating Engineers
Society. Digital Sydney will also launch its website to the digital
community during Vivid.
During Vivid Sydney major professional conferences are bringing
some of the world’s leading creative thinkers to the city:
• AMPlify (6-10 June)
• CeBIT Australia (31 May – 2 June)
• DigiTech 2011: The New Frontier (9-10 June)
• EncoreLive (7 June)
• Mumbrella360 (7-8 June)
• SPARC International Lighting Event (6-8 June)
• X|Media|Lab (10-12 June)
For more information on industry events and conferences
visit vividsydney.com
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Vivid Partner
Event Producer
Event Collaborator
Event Illuminator
CREDITS
Vivid Sydney: Executive Producer –
Ignatius Jones, Senior Project Manager
– Theresa Famularo for Cre8ion, Project
Manager – Kylie Tullipan for Cre8ion
Lights On: Produced by Anthony Bastic,
AGB Events
Light Art Sculptures: Curated by Mary-
Anne Kyriakou & co-curated by Ingo
Bracke. Designers & artists – CLOUSTON
Associates, Ben Baxter, Martin Bevz, Jo
Black, Victoria Bolton, Edwin Cheong,
Angela Chong, Kathyrn Clifton, Andrew
Daly, Mark Dyson, Cornelia Erdmann,
Katharine Fife, Reinhard Germer, Mark
Gilder, Jason Glenwright, Hannah Groff,
Mark Hammer, Guy Hanson, Zymrite
Hoxjaj, Tim Hunt, Bow Jaruwangsanti,
Paul Johnson, Andre Kecskes, Catherine
Kuok, Mary-Anne Kyriakou, Warren
Major Supporter
Langley, Simon Lee, Carter Leung, Gail
Mason, Frank Maguire, Ruth McDermott,
Jason McDermott, Daniel Mercer, Richard
Neville, Kim Nguuyen Ngoc, Pascal
Petitjean, Kristy Philp, Liam Ryan, Joe
Snell, Aamer Taher, Christa van Zoeren,
Fiona Venn, John Voss, Sun Yu-Li.
The Rocks Building Illuminations:
Lighting equipment supplied by members
of Lighting Council Australia – General
Electric, The Lighting Group, Show
Technology Australia, Sill Lighting
Australasia, Sylvania Lighting Australasia,
Thorn Lighting.
Lighting Designs by members of the
Illuminating Engineers Society of
Australia and New Zealand – Tara
Brennan, Kam Dahtt, Steve Furzey, Vessi
Ivanova, Haron Robson Lightmatters,
Sarah Palliser, Lei Pang, Gordon Watson.
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light.
Skyscraper Illuminati: Created and
Produced by Iain Reed – 32Hundred
Lighting.
Buildings – AMP Building Sydney Cove,
Gateway, Sydney Harbour Marriott, Four
Seasons Hotel Sydney, Circular Quay
Railway Station
FireDance: Created and Produced by
Howard & Sons Pyrotechnics
Unfamiliar Customs at Customs
House: Created & Produced by
The Electric Canvas
Interactive Paint Projection at
Museum of Contemporary Art: Created
by Spinifex Group in partnership with
The Electric Canvas
Vivid Live: Produced by Sydney Opera
House. Curated by Stephen Pavlovic
Lighting the Sails: Superbien
Vivid Creative Sydney: Produced by
Mixed Industries. Curated by Jess Scully
X Media Lab: Created & Produced by
Megan Elliott and Brendan Harkin
Photography: We acknowledge and
appreciate all photographic images
supplied for use in this publication.
Vivid Sydney 2011 concept photography
by Jeremy Hudson
Design: Vivid Sydney 2011 creative
direction by Generation Alliance. Vivid
Sydney Official Guide designed by WiteKite
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Event Venue FREE PAGE Fri 27 Sat 28 Sun 29 Mon 30 Tue 31 Wed 1 Thu 2 Fri 3 Sat 4 Sun 5 Mon 6 Tue 7 Wed 8 Thu 9 Fri 10 Sat 11 Sun 12 Mon 13

Music
Architecture in Helsinki SOH, Opera Theatre 7:00PM
Azari & III SOH, The Studio 7:30PM
Bat for Lashes SOH, Concert Hall 9:00PM 9:00PM

Cut Copy SOH, Concert Hall 9:00PM

Dom SOH, The Studio 7:00PM 7:30PM
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble SOH, Opera Theatre 14 8:30PM
OFWGKTA SOH, The Studio 10:00PM 10:00PM 10:00PM
Sonny Rollins SOH, Concert Hall 14 8:00PM
Spiritualized SOH, Opera Theatre 7 9:00PM 9:00PM
Tame Impala SOH, Opera Theatre 14 9:00PM
The Crystal Ark SOH, The Studio 14 7:30PM
WU LYF SOH, The Studio 7:30PM 7:30PM
Yo Gabba Gabba SOH, Concert Hall 9 * *
Broken Stone Records MCA, Foundation Y 14 7:00PM
Showcase Hall

Club Nights
2manydjs SOH The Studio 10:00PM
Club Kooky Presents SOH The Studio 10:00PM
Leave Them All Behind IV SOH The Studio 10:00PM
Mad Racket Club Night SOH The Studio 10:00PM
Sneaky Sunday SOH The Studio 10:00PM
The Avalanches Presents SOH The Studio 10:00PM

Forums
Are you experiential?: SOH, Playhouse Y 15 7:30PM
Converting moments into
communities
Chris Cunningham SOH, Opera Theatre 15 8:30PM
Creative Futures: Group Think SOH, Playhouse Y 1:00PM
Creative Futures: iCAN SOH, Playhouse Y 11:15AM
Creative Futures: The SOH, Playhouse Y 15 2:15PM
Affection Economy
Creative Futures: The Power SOH, Playhouse Y 15 10:00AM
of Zero
Debate: Is Sydney pricing MCA, Foundation Y 1:00PM
creativity out of the picture? Hall
Digital Sydney: Driving the SOH, Playhouse Y 6:00PM
innovation economy
DIY World: The rise of rapid SOH, Playhouse Y 7:30PM
protyping & citizen engineers
Fbi Radio Open Day MCA, Foundation Y 4:00pm
Hall
Future Smarts: Education for SOH, Playhouse Y 15 7:30PM
the 21st Century
Hands On: Makers show their SOH, Playhouse Y 15 6:00PM
wares
How Does Art Help?: Building MCA, Foundation Y 3:00PM
creative cities around the Hall
world
Imagemakers: Visual SOH, Playhouse Y 6:00PM
Enchantment
Play: Experimentation is SOH, Playhouse Y 6:00PM
essential
Start Up City: Encouraging SOH, Playhouse Y 7:30PM
creative risk in Sydney
The Loop: Networking & MCA, Foundation Y 1:00PM
Portfolio Review Hall
The Money Shot: Investors, SOH, Playhouse Y 7:30PM
sponsorship and branded
content
Transmedia: Taking stories SOH, Playhouse Y 6:00PM
across platforms
Vivid Creative Sydney Special SOH, Playhouse Y 3:30PM
Event TBA
XMediaLab: Global Media SOH, The Studio Y 15 9:00AM
Cultures Pro Day Conference

and more…
Vivid Sydney Night Markets Y 10 6:30PM 6:30PM 6:30PM 6:30PM 6:30PM 6:30PM 6:30PM
at The Rocks
Tom Kuntz (daily from 11am) SOH, Western Y * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Foyers
The Sony Lounge SOH, Western 11 * * * * * * * * * *
Foyers
LBF: Pop Art Film and Music MCA, Foundation 7:00PM
Hall
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LIGHTS ON AT 6PM EVERY NIGHT

FireDance 7pm, 8pm, 9pm, 10pm & 11pm every night

MAP 22 Jellight Simon Lee, Aamer Taher, Pascal Petitjean [Australia, Singapore, France]
INSTALLATION ARTIST/DESIGNER
ID 23 Social Firefly Jason McDermott, Liam Ryan & Frank Maguire, ARUP [Australia]
1 Lighting the Sails Superbien [France] 24 Cadman’s Playground Kam Dahtt, Steve Furzey for Sylvania Lighting Australasia [Australia]
2 Tom Kuntz Tom Kuntz [USA] [until 5 June] 25 The Light Wheel Mark Hammer and Andre Kecskes [New Zealand & Slovak Republic]
3 Digital Portal Digital Sydney [Australia] [from 30 May] 26 School Jon Voss [Australia]
4 C/C Angela Chong [Singapore] 27 The Orient Lei Pang for Lighting Design Partnership, General Electric [Australia]
5 Positive Attracts Edwin Cheong [Singapore] 28 The Ken & The Opal Haron Robson Lightmatters, Show Technology Australia [Australia]
6 Hopscotch Reinhard Germer & Fiona Venn, Meinhardt Group [Germany] 29 Nothing Like the Sun Hannah Groff & Jason Glenwright [Australia]
7 Melody Sun Yu-Li [Singapore] 30 Beach Huts Haron Robson Lightmatters, The Lighting Group [Australia]
8 Light Wave Action Bow Jaruwangsanti, Kristy Philp, Christa van Zoeren, 31 Carnivlux Andrew Daly & Katharine Fife [Australia]
Haron Robson Lightmatters [Australia]
32 Web of Light Ben Baxter & Ruth McDermott [Australia]
9 Skyscraper Illuminati Iain Reed, 32 Hundred Lighting [Australia]
33 Argyle Cut Mark Dyson, 32 Hundred Lighting [Australia]
10 Unfamiliar Customs The Electric Canvas [Australia]
34 Eye See You Zymrite Hoxjaj [Germany]
11 Skyscraper Illuminati Iain Reed, 32 Hundred Lighting [Australia]
35 The Garrison Kam Dahtt, Steve Furzey for Sylvania Lighting Australasia [Australia]
12 Skyscraper Illuminati Iain Reed, 32 Hundred Lighting [Australia]
36 Composition for Mary-Anne Kyriakou [Australia]
13 Skyscraper Illuminati Iain Reed, 32 Hundred Lighting [Australia] Enharmonic Moon
14 Skyscraper Illuminati Iain Reed, 32 Hundred Lighting [Australia] 37 illuminate Daniel Mercer & Richard Neville, Mandy Lights [Australia]
15 Crystallized Andrew Daly & Katharine Fife [Australia] 38 The Atherton Sarah Palliser, Tara Brennan for iLAB, Sill Lighting Australasia
16 (B)right on Time Tim Hunt, Jo Black, Carter Leung, Mark Gilder, ARUP [Australia] [Australia]
17 Immersion Martin Bevz & Kathryn Clifton [Australia] 39 Public Art Pencil Paul Johnson & Gail Mason [Australia]
18 aLf: Victoria Bolton, Kim Nguuyen Ngoc, Catherine Kuok, 40 Officers House Vessi Ivanova for Northrop, The Lighting Group [Australia]
Guy Hanson, Woodhead Design Group [Australia] 41 The Georges Gordon Watson for Gordon Watson & Associates, Thorn Lighting
19 Re-Cycle! CLOUSTON Associates [Australia] [Australia]
20 Interactive Paint Projection Spinifex Group [Australia] 42 Ember Joe Snell [Australia]
Touch. Do Not Please the Cornelia Erdmann [Hong Kong] 43 FireDance Howard & Sons [Australia]
21 Work of Art Blossom designed by Warren Langley can be viewed at Queen Victoria Building, Town Hall.

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