Bangarra Dance TheatreHorizon
12 June – 13 July 2024
In the Drama Theatre
Dance
From two of the world’s great First Nations comes a brand-new work: Bangarra Dance Theatre’s Horizon. It’s the place where sea meets sky, the horizon we all look to, the compass that guides us home.
| Date | Time |
| Wednesday 12 June | 7:30pm |
| Friday 14 June | 7:30pm |
| Saturday 15 June | 1:30pm & 7:30pm |
| Tuesday 18 June | 6:30pm |
| Wednesday 19 June | 7:30pm |
| Thursday 20 June | 7:30pm |
| Friday 21 June | 7:30pm |
| Saturday 22 June | 1:30pm & 7:30pm |
| Tuesday 25 June | 6:30pm |
| Wednesday 26 June | 7:30pm |
| Thursday 27 June | 7:30pm |
| Friday 28 June | 7:30pm |
| Saturday 29 June | 1:30pm & 7:30pm |
| Tuesday 2 July | 6:30pm |
| Wednesday 3 July | 1:30pm & 7:30pm |
| Thursday 4 July | 7:30pm |
| Friday 5 July | 7:30pm |
| Saturday 6 July | 1:30pm & 7:30pm |
| Tuesday 9 July | 6:30pm |
| Wednesday 10 July | 1:30pm & 7:30pm* |
| Thursday 11 July | 7:30pm |
| Friday 12 July | 7:30pm |
| Saturday 13 July | 1:30pm* & 7:30pm |
*Audio Described performance
| Standard | Price |
|---|---|
| Premium | $109 - $119 |
| A Reserve | $99 - $109 |
| B Reserve | $89 - $99 |
| Pensioner Australian Pension Card holders | Price |
|---|---|
| Premium | N/A |
| A Reserve | $79 - $89 |
| B Reserve | $69 - $79 |
| Senior Senior Card holders | Price |
|---|---|
| Premium | N/A |
| A Reserve | $89 - $99 |
| B Reserve | $79 - $89 |
| Under 30 | Price |
|---|---|
| Premium | N/A |
| A Reserve | $49 - $59 |
| B Reserve | $49 - $59 |
| Group 10+ To make a group purchase please call +61 2 9250 7700 | Price |
|---|---|
| Premium | N/A |
| A Reserve | $79 - $89 |
| B Reserve | $69 - $79 |
| Student Full-time Student card holders (Aust. only) | Price |
|---|---|
| Premium | N/A |
| A Reserve | $79 - $89 |
| B Reserve | $69 - $79 |
$8.95 booking fee applies per transaction
Prices correct at the time of publication and subject to change without notice. Exact prices will be displayed with seat selection.
Children aged 15 years and under must be accompanied at all times.
Authorised ticket agencies for this event are Sydney Opera House and Bangarra Dance Theatre. For more information about Authorised Agencies, see the frequently asked questions below.
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In English
Wheelchair accessible
There are a number of wheelchair and companion seating locations available.
To book accessible seating contact Box Office via email or telephone on:
+61 2 9250 7777 (Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm AEST)
Audio loop available
No language barrier
Audio Described Performance
Wednesday 10 July 7:30pm & Saturday 13 July 1:30pm
An audio description service is offered for select performances of Horizon to enable people who are blind or have low vision to experience the spirit of Bangarra stories and the emotion of their telling, as fully as possible. Physical and visual elements are described through a pre-recorded commentary that is woven into the music and sound of the production. The audio description is relayed via a set of headphones supplied free of charge, via a receiver linked to the FM radio system. Ticket buyers are given access to prop and costume samples prior to the performance and are invited to stay in their seats after the performance for a short conversation with Bangarra artists and creative team.
Book online using the Audio Described price type, call 02 9250 7777 or email bookings@sydneyoperahouse.com
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Content warnings
Please note that this production contains elevated sound levels, flashing lights, haze, smoke effects and voices of Tangata whenua, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have passed.
Run time
This performance runs for approximately 110 minutes, including a 20-minute interval.
Event duration is a guide only and may be subject to change.
Age
Recommended for ages 12+.
The Opera House is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children that visit or engage with us. Read our Child Safety Policy.
Useful information:
Horizon joins cultural forces across oceans and eons
There is a place between sea and sky—a sacred realm, where the sun rises and falls and the light is new.
From two of the world’s great First Nations comes a brand-new work: Horizon. Some call it a feeling, some call it the mother spirit. It’s the place where sea meets sky, the horizon we all look to, the compass that guides us home.
In Bangarra’s first mainstage cross-cultural collaboration, leading Māori choreographer and Arts Laureate Moss Te Ururangi Patterson joins beloved Bangarra alumna Deborah Brown. Together they guide Bangarra's award-winning ensemble in stories that honour their mother countries and the spirit that calls them home.
Brown is a proud descendent of the Wakaid Clan and Meriam people in the Torres Strait, and has heritage from far across the seas in Scotland. She carries strength and resilience from her ancestors. Patterson, born near Lake Taupō, is a proud mokopuna (grandson) of the Ngāti Tūwharetoa tribe, and describes his sense of home as something alive, a fire inside, that he carries like a beating heart.
To open the program, Saibailayg (Saibai Islander) Sani Townson expands his acclaimed work Kulka, debuted in Dance Clan in 2023, to make a thrilling opening piece paying homage to Sani’s grandfather and his Torres Strait heritage.
Come explore the cultural forces that bind us together, across oceans and eons. Experience the resilience of the First Peoples of the Oceania region, that extends across the continent now known as Australia, the Torres Strait Islands and Aotearoa, our southern neighbour.
Horizon is a double bill opening with Kulka by Bangarra alum Sani Townson, followed by the primary piece, The Light Inside, choreographed by Bangarra alum Deborah Brown and Māori choreographer and Arts Laureate Moss Te Ururangi Patterson.
Presented by Bangarra Dance Theatre
Read the cheat sheet
Here’s your cheat sheet to the stories behind the exquisite Horizon. Learn all about the choreographers and their country across the seas from the Torres Strait Islands to Lake Taupō, Aotearoa.
The AustralianAural and visual riches are in abundant supply
Sydney Morning HeraldOne of the best things on Australian dance stages this year.
Stage WhispersThe choreography is by end mesmerising and unceasing.
Artist information
The Light Inside
Choreography
Deborah Brown and Moss Te Ururangi Patterson with Bangarra Dance Theatre Dancers
Composition
Steve Francis and Brendon Boney
Set Design
Elizabeth Gadsby
Costume Design
Jennifer Irwin
Lighting Design
Karen Norris
Associate Set Designer
Shana O’Brien
Kulka
Choreography
Sani Townson with Bangarra Dance Theatre Dancers
Composition
Amy Flannery
Set Design
Elizabeth Gadsby
Costume Design
Clair Parker
Lighting Design
Karen Norris
AV Design
David Bergman
Associate Set Designer
Shana O’Brien
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Venue information
Our foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.
All Sydney Opera House foyers are pram accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators). Pram parking will be available outside the theatres in the Western Foyer.
Getting here
The Sydney Opera House Car Park, operated by Wilson Parking, is open and available to use. Wilson Parking offer discounted parking if you book ahead. Please see the Wilson Parking website for details.
Please check the Transport NSW website for the latest advice and information on travel. You can catch public transport (bus, train, ferry) to Circular Quay and enjoy a six minute walk to the Opera House.
Frequently asked questions
Ticket purchases and collection at our Box Office is discouraged and eTicket or postal delivery methods should be used, wherever possible. However, if you are collecting your tickets from the Box Office, we recommend doing this at least 60 minutes before the event starts. If you have already received your tickets, the venue doors will be open 45 minutes pre-show for Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 30 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Please take your seats as soon as you arrive.
If you are late, we will seat you as soon as we can and, where possible, in your allocated seat. However, to reduce movement in the venue as well as minimise disruption to the performance and other patrons, ticketholders may be seated in an allocated latecomer’s seat. Please be aware that some events have lock-out periods. In these cases, latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance. On occasions, this may not be until the interval, or at all where there is no interval.
Details of our right to refuse admission can be found in our General Terms and Conditions for Tickets and Events.
In accordance with our venue security procedures, Opera House security will be scanning and checking bags under the Monumental Stairs, prior to entering the building. Bags will be scanned by an x-ray machine, and staff will wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) when handling your belongings, such as gloves. Cloaking facilities will be open 60 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 60 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. However it is strongly encouraged that you travel lightly to minimise contact and queuing. Any bags larger than an A4 piece of paper will need to be checked into the Cloak Room.
The authorised agency for this event is the Sydney Opera House.
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Please contact Box Office on +61 2 9250 7777 as soon as possible to advise if you can no longer attend.
Foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.
The venue doors will be open 45 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 30 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances.
Please bring a credit or debit card for any on site purchases to enable contactless payment. You’re welcome to bring your own water bottle but no other food and drinks are permitted inside our venues.
The health, safety and wellbeing of everyone at the Sydney Opera House is our top priority. In line with this commitment, the Opera House became a smoke-free site in January 2022. Read our Smoke-free Environment Policy.
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