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"Pole dancing at the Sydney Opera House"  The Daily Telegraph

"Four daredevils tell an epic story of love, loss, joy and freedom."  LiveNews

Aerial artists from Strange Fruit will enact an intriguing ritual of courtship, discovery and broken hearts on the Sydney Opera House Forecourt as part of our free school holiday line-up.

The timeless romantic story of boy meets girl is retold as a comic aerial spectacle. Four daredevils dance and flirt their way through a light hearted look at love, loss, jealousy and joy. Set to a soundtrack ranging from Mozart to Swing, this piece is a lively and spirited treat for all ages.  The Melbourne based troupe have performed around the world to critical and audience acclaim, now they come to Sydney Opera House to spread their aerial magic.

Duration: 20 minutes

Note: If steady rain or high wind - session will be cancelled.

Out of this world” The Straits Times, Singapore, June 2002

Breathtaking, graceful and strangely hypnotic” The Hindu, Dehli, January 2007

Australian performing arts company Strange Fruit drew such crowds at a major Helsinki arts festival that public transport ground to a halt” ArtsHub, Australia, August 2007

The Australian performers … were the undisputed highlight of the festival..." Gaiesener Anzeiger, Marburg, Germany, June 2001

"Wonderful outdoor entertainment that marries a European sensibility with mime, comedia dell’arte, dance and masterfully hidden athletic skill. Wistful and funny, breathtakingly simple and yet strange and mysterious … sublime." The Australian, Adelaide 2002

"It’s like air ballet. You won’t see anything like it." The Wharf, UK, 1999

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Strange Fruit is a Melbourne-based performing arts company that creates and performs a remarkable style of work that fuses theatre, dance and circus, using a unique aerial apparatus.

Perched atop 5 metre high flexible poles of original design, the troupe deliver a spectacular performance, bending and swaying in the air, captivating and engaging the audience in absolute fascination.

Originally based on the image of a field of wheat swaying in the breeze, the poles’ extreme strength and flexibility allow the performer to bow to impossible angles, swaying back and forth in a hypnotising dance as the audience looks up in wonder.
With a world-renowned repertoire that celebrates a wide variety of themes and stories, the company has achieved near-cult status in almost every continent across the globe. Performing regularly at festivals, special events and private functions, their sublime, hypnotic beauty is truly remarkable and must be experienced to appreciate its full effect.

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16 April - 6pm & 7pm

17-20 April - 11.30am, 12.30pm & 7pm

23-26 April - 11.30am, 12.30pm & 7pm

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This is a free event.

Show Plus Dinner Drinks & Parking


Enjoy a 2 course pre theatre dinner, interval drinks and choose between parking and the essential tour
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