Last night the Opera Theatre at Sydney Opera House went wild to sounds of Rachid Taha. His fusion of Arabic sounds with serious rock had the audience on their feet and dancing.
A highlight was when Taha called Brian Eno, the curator of Luminous, onto the stage and they spontaneously performed together including a cover version of ‘Rock the Casbah’. Audience members also got up on the stage and danced with Eno and Taha. It was a great celebration of music and culture!
Brian Eno, the curator of Luminous, a key part of Vivid Sydney, presented his key note address ‘Scenius’ to a packed house in the Opera Theatre at Sydney Opera House on Friday night.
The audience was clearly interested in hearing Eno’s thoughts on art culture, climate change and his choice of artists for Luminous. The speech kicked off the Luminous performance program. The New York super group, Battles, played in the Opera Theatre over the weekend and tonight Rachid Taha will take to the stage with his unique sound that transcends genres.
Monday, 1 June 2009Lights On
Images of the historical lighting of the sails.
Photography by Belinda Rolland
Sydney Opera House today announced Brian Eno has handpicked seven Australian bands to be special guest performers at Luminous. Joining The Necks who will be performing with Food Court are Palace of Fire, Pivot, Lola Lovina, The Crocked Fiddle Band, Alistair Spence Trio and Watussi.
Last week Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority announced that Coda would be performing live during Fire Water performances so there will be lots of live Australian music being performed during Vivid Sydney.
The festival offers something for everyone from family friendly free light art displays to creative industry seminars and cutting edge contemporary music.
Tickets for Luminous performances are on sale now and Creative Sydney will be announcing its free events program soon.
Start planning your Vivid Sydney festival experience here at www.vividsydney.com
Luminous at Sydney Opera House, the music component of Vivid Sydney, has announced new acts to add to the line-up.
Tales from the Afterlives, a provocative performance-piece from neuroscientist David Eagleman and Seun Kuti - the son of world music icon Fela Kuti - will front his father’s band for a night of pulsing music, frenetic dance, and pure joy.
Also announced was SCENIUS, the must-see keynote address from Brian Eno. This is a great opportunity for Brian Eno fans to hear him speak about his work and vision.
Creative Sydney will be announcing its exciting program of events in late April. Anyone who works in the creative industries or is interested in people who creatively think for a living should head to the MCA during Vivid Sydney to experience this festival of ideas.
There will be more Vivid updates soon!
