David Kary

SEPTEMBER RELEASES FROM THE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE ON STREAM

Bigger & Blacker Steven Oliver

This month, the Sydney Opera House presents a packed program of new arts content available exclusively on Stream. Watch a talk by the best-selling Australian author of Big Little Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers, Liane Moriarty, and the full ANTIDOTE festival of ideas, action and change. Bigger & Blacker – Steven Oliver’s Life in Cabaret was filmed in the Studio in May; the premiere of the 90-minute performance is accompanied by a free one-on-one conversation between Steven Oliver and his musical director Michael Griffiths. In the Mood – A Love Letter to Wong Kar-wai & Hong Kong is a lavish audio-visual journey starring Rainbow Chan, Eugene Choi and Marcus Whale that guides the audience through a heartbreaking cycle of longing, and the latest instalment of Shortwave digital commissions designed to platform a diverse cross-section of interdisciplinary Australian artists is an animated track from jobfit & Craig Stubbs-Race.

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 SEPTEMBER ON STREAM

AUTHOR TALK || Liane Moriarty – Apples Never Fall

LIVESTREAM on Tuesday, 14 September at 7 PM AEST

Or RENT to watch on-demand
Tickets $15

https://stream.sydneyoperahouse.com/products/liane-moriarty-apples-never-fall

  • To celebrate the release of her highly anticipated new book, internationally bestselling Australian author Liane Moriarty will appear in an exclusive conversation with Annabel Crabb, streamed directly to your living room. Apples Never Fall is a deep dive into tranquil suburbia, following a pair of retired tennis coaches, Joy and Stan Delaney, their children and Joy’s mysterious disappearance. In her signature style of thrilling domestic drama, Moriarty expertly peels away the layers of a family to reveal heartfelt truths, deeply felt wounds and moments of humanity. Liane will reveal intimate insights into her personal writing process, sensational characters and riveting storylines that have been adapted for television several times over starring the likes of Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon and Meryl Streep.

This event is available in Australia and New Zealand only.

FESTIVAL || ANTIDOTE

RENT to watch on-demand

Festival Pass $75 for all 10 talks, or rent individual talks for $15

https://stream.sydneyoperahouse.com/antidote-2021

CABARET || Steven Oliver – Bigger & Blacker Recorded Live at Sydney Opera House

RENT

$9.99 for 30 days

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Side By Side | Steven Oliver & Michael Griffiths

FREE

https://stream.sydneyoperahouse.com/videos/side-by-side-steven-oliver-michael-griffiths

  • Bigger & Blacker – the unmissable retelling of star of ABC’s Black Comedy, Steven Oliver’s life – premieres on Stream this month. Weaving comedy and contemplation through stories of love and loss over a 90 minute one-man cabaret, Oliver mines his life to reflect on fame, friendship and the power of music – with disco balls, dance breaks, and spicy banter, all set to an original score that runs the gamut from perky pop and rap to lilting lullabies. This performance was filmed at the Sydney Opera House as part of UnWrapped in May 2021 and is accompanied by an enlightening creative conversation where Oliver sits down with musical theatre legend Michael Griffiths in a candid and hilarious chat about their long and storied collaboration.

MUSIC || In the Mood – A Love Letter to Wong Kar-wai & Hong Kong Starring Rainbow Chan, Eugene Choi & Marcus Whale

FREE

https://stream.sydneyoperahouse.com/videos/in-the-mood

  • Celebrating the landmark film’s 20th anniversary, In the Mood – A Love Letter to Wong Kar-wai & Hong Kong is a fever dream performance recorded for the 2020 From Our House to Yours Digital Season featuring a theatrical set, ‘60s style costumes, and sax-drenched renditions of the film’s romantic soundtrack alongside new music sung by Chinese-Australian artists Rainbow Chan and Marcus Whale with narration by Eugene Choi – a lavish audio-visual journey that guides the audience through a heartbreaking cycle of longing, intimacy and forbidden love.

DIGITAL PERFORMANCE || SHORTWAVE – MITIFB(sorrynotsorry) jobfit & Craig Stubbs-Race

FREE

https://sydneyoperahouse.vhx.tv/videos/shortwave-jobfit-craig-stubbs-race-mitifb-sorrynotsorry

  • Shortwave is a monthly series of digital commissions designed to platform a diverse cross-section of emerging or early career interdisciplinary Australian artists working at the forefront of digital performance. ‘myinternalthermostatisfuckingbroken(sorrynotsorry)’ is a poem/track that collages moments of pre-apocalyptic frustration, absurdity and cheeky thoughts. ForShortwave, jobfit collaborated with Craig Stubbs-Race to develop a live iteration that explores what live performance means in a pandemic environment. Due to Sydney and Melbourne lockdowns, the trio couldn’t meet to develop this work, so a process of live performance was undertaken in each of their houses. The producer performed the music, then sent it to the poet who performed the vocals, then back to the producer to mix it down, before sending it to the visual artist to respond visually. The vocals were represented as a mass of 3D cubes that change pattern to the wave of vocal sound. The final iteration showcases Craig’s visual response – seven minutes of live and twisted shapes, responding in realtime to the production of sound.

 Featured image : Panellists from the Antidote Festival