WHAT MAKES SYDNEY THE PLACE TO BE IN JANUARY 2014

Sydney Festival 2014 has launched!

The Sydney Festival 2014 program has been revealed and what a January it’s going to be!

From huge free outdoor concerts in The Domain to the world premiere of Band of Magicians in Parramatta, the Australian exclusive of Dido & Aeneas and of course, the return of the Rubber Duck, there really is something for everyone!

FESTIVAL VILLAGE

Festival Village is the all new Festival home. In the beating heart of Hyde Park, the Village is an oasis of eats, beats and other treats. It's the perfect place to kick back in the afternoon sun or kick on into the balmy summer nights. Expect a mix of free and ticketed events for all ages at all hours. Take your seat in The Spiegeltent, or take a bounce on Sacrilege, a life-size inflatable Stonehenge. You can also take it easy with friends. FAMILY FUN Sydney Festival plays host to some great events for families this January. From music and dance sessions for the littlies to workshops for bigger kids; from slapstick and buffoonery to circus treats for all the family, we’ve got your kids’ school holiday entertainment covered. The family program includes the awe-inspiring magic supergroup Band of Magicians, Sacrilege - a life-size inflatable Stonehenge, charming traditional circus with La Cucina Dell’Arte,  beatboxing virtuoso Tom Thum and ingenious cardboard creations with Boxwars. BIG ART INSTALLATIONS The Rubber Duck returns! It’ll be making a splash at duck-feeding HQ in Parramatta. In what will be the unmissable photo opportunity of the Festival, Merchants Store comes to Darling Harbour. It may look like an ordinary building from afar, until you spot the people dangling from the windows, climbing up the walls and crawling over the roof. Discover it for yourself! Take part in Roman Ondák’s Measuring the Universe at Parramatta Town Hall for Kaldor Public Art Projects and marvel at the scale of Christian Boltanski’s Chance at Carriageworks THEATER & DANCE Catch the world premiere of brand new Australian works at Sydney Opera House with Black Diggers, the ANZACs untold story directed by Wesley Enoch, and Am I, the new dance work from Shaun Parker & Company. The festival within the Festival, About an Hour, returns to Carriageworks and of course Sasha Waltz & Guests’ spectacular Dido & Aeneas is on at Sydney Lyric at The Star. WIN THE ULTIMATE SYDNEY FESTIVAL EXPERIENCE Kick off the Sydney Festival in style with the ultimate Festival weekend! Join us Friday 10 January for Amadou & Mariam’s extra-sensory experience Eclipse at Sydney Town Hall before jumping over to the Festival Village for Scotch & Soda in the Spiegeltent. You could spend Saturday night at Summer Sounds in the Domain for a VIP experience at Chaka Khan.and Novotel Sydney on Darling Harbour both will keep you well rested with a Darling Harbour.