22
Smile
May2016
The
buzz
Thereareplentyof things todo,
learn,watchandeatatVivid
Sydney.Findoutwhichoneswill
fulfillyou themost
Cityof creativity
FUNFESTIVAL
O
nceayear,Australia
’
sHarbourCity
transforms into theworld’s largest
creativeand innovativespace.Vivid
Sydney2016 ishappening thismonth
and it’s the longest,mostambitiousone
yet,withmore than250special events,
sessionsandotheractivitiesspreadacross
awidervarietyofvenues thanever.Each
fallunderoneof threecategories:Vivid
Light isacollectionofartistic lighting
installationsall across thecity.VividMusic
presentsmusical eventsandperformances
by local and international artists; and
Vivid Ideasprovides learningvenuesand
meetingpoints forartists, creativesand
businessmen.Here’saguide tohelpyou
find theVividSydney inspirationyouneed,
even ifyouhavea limited timeandbudget.
vividsydney.com
I’m
interested
in…
Showme
something local
yetmodern.
It’saboutgood
foodanddrink.
Iwant to learn
from theexperts.
Concertsaremy
thing.
Showme
somethingwitha
story.
Let’sdance!
Iwant immersive
experiences...
Co-creationall
theway.
Specialization is
thesecret.
Conceptual art
fanhere.
Songlines
presents the
workof six
Indigenous
artists light-
projectedona
really interesting
canvas— the
SydneyOpera
House, no less.
Try theAussie
and international
favesat the food
andbeverage
merchantsat
MartinPlace.Go
anddiscovernew
cuisines.
Hear fromwonder-
directorSpike
Jonze (above) and
writer-producers
BeauWillimon
(
HouseofCards
)
and Jenji Kohan
(
Orange Is the
NewBlack
) at the
“GameChangers
TalkSeries” at the
SydneyTownHall.
indoors.
Be surrounded
byahypnotizing
videogallery
of light, color,
soundand
movement by
international
artistsat
TheGaleries’
Perspectives
.
Networkwith
innovatorsat the
REMIXSummit for
Asia-Pacific
.
Some
2,000creative
leaders from
around theworld
aregathering to
learn from75next-
generationpioneers.
Discoverwhyand
howPRprofessionals
are thriving in these
tech-savvy, highly
connected times.
Themainevent: “PR
in theDigitalAge”
at theVivid Ideas
Exchangeprovides
insightsandmore.
outdoors.
Creaturesand
characters
comealiveona
robot-heldwater
screen in the
LaserDragon
Water Theatre
viewed from
DarlingHarbour.
“Semi Permanent”,
atCarriageworks,
presentsplenty
of interactive
andartistic
opportunities to
connectwith like-
mindedcreative
professionals.
Alsoat theVivid
IdeasExchange
is “Storytelling in
aVirtualWorld”.
Listen to short
talksbyvirtual
reality (VR)
veteransand
stalwarts.
Bon Iver,
Esperanza
Spaldingand
NewOrder are
among the top
acts tocatchat
VividLIVE
.
See thevoyage
of
Norbert the
Nautilus
projected
on the rooftopof
theAustralian
NationalMaritime
Museum.
Itmight feelweird
tobedancing
tomusicvia
earphones, but
Central Park’s
SilentDisco
is
alwaysaVivid
Sydneyhit.
Catch
Björk
Digital
, the
Icelandic
star's virtual
realitypiece in
collaborationwith
top filmmakers
andprogrammers.
START
HERE
Heritage&
architecture
Performance
arts&music
Nightlife&
entertainment
Tech, design
& innovation
Film,
TV&visual
arts
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ZANERONQUILLO
