Mahk Making Spaces
Rough beauty, breath, and Korean-Australian making.
Event details
| Date | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunday, 27 September 2026 | 5:00pm |
This is a Free event.
Registration is required.
General Public tickets on-sale
For those requiring assistance, wheelchair or companion seating, accessible seating locations are available. Bookings can be made by calling the Box Office on +61 2 9250 7777 or by email.
This event will be filmed for Archival & Promotional purposes.
Event duration is a guide only and may be subject to change.
Children aged 15 years and under must be accompanied at all times.
The Opera House is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children that visit or engage with us. Read our Child Safety Policy.
Yoon Jung-kang, Goodstage 2025Mahk”…refers to things unrefined or ordinary...Yet within such “roughness” lies sincerity and immediacy, qualities deeply Korean.
Artists
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Executive Producer | Bruce Crossman |
| Film Producer | Vincent Tay |
| Music Business Producer | Ying Liu |
| Poetry Producer | Kate Fagan |
| Co-Drama Producer | Anthony Uhlmann |
| Co-Drama Producer | Adam Cook |
| Artist | Cheolyu Kim (South Korea) |
| Artist | Richard Wu |
| Artist/Film/Composer/Vocals | Madison Shakespeare (Gadigal) |
| Artist | Chris Fleming |
| Haegeum | Choi Eunji (South Korea) |
| Gayageum | Lee Eonhwa (South Korea) |
| Percussion | Joshua Hill |
| Erhu | Ying Liu |
| Guzheng | Chuqiao Zhao |
| Guzheng | Yuyan Tang |
| Saxophone/Electronics/Composer | Brendan Smyly |
| Acoustic Guitar/Vocals/Songwriter | John Encarnação |
| Clarinet/Composer | Oliver O’Reilly |
| Percussionist/Kit | Lachlan Blackwood (Wiradjuri) |
| Electronics DJ/Composer | Noel Burgess |
| Poet | Kate Fagan |
| Poet | Eileen Chong |
| Poet | Kim Pham |
| Writer | Alexis Wright (Waanyi) |
| Translator (Chinese) | Jing Han |
| Translator (Korean) | Dae Young Kim |
| Film/Animation | Behrad Rezaei |
| Film/Animation | Greg Hughes |
| Film | Vincent Tay |
| Film | Adam Daniel |
| Film | Emily Rytmeister |
| Film/Live VJ | Kate Richards |
| Composer | Tomoyuki Hisatome (Japan) |
| Composer | Hyelim Kim (South Korea/UK) |
| Composer | Andrián Pertout |
| Composer | Clare Maclean |
| Composer | Bruce Crossman |
Program
Concert
| Work | Name |
|---|---|
| Introduction | Professor Saba Bebawi |
| Sung Welcome to Country | Madison Shakespeare (composer/vocals) (Gadigal) |
| Carpentaria: Will’s Island: The Wash—Chorus 1 (8 actors) & film | Alexis Wright (text), Anthony Uhlmann & Adam Cook (dramaturgs); Actors Centre Australia/Western Sydney University |
| Qilin (solo guzheng) | Tomoyuki Hisatome (composer); Zhao Chuqiao (guzheng) |
| On the Surface of a Stream (guzheng, gayageum) & film | Clare Maclean (composer); Zhao Chuqiao (guzheng) & Lee Eonhwa (gayageum) |
| Comprovisation (saxophone, haegeum, kit) & film | Oliver O’Reilly (composer); Oliver O’Reilly (saxophone), Choi Eunji (haegeum) & Lachlan Blackwood (kit) |
| The Idleness of Fish: twenty-one responses to Richard Wu’s calligraphic paintings (speaker) & film | Eileen Chong (poet) |
| Mulgoa Mahks & Spaciousness (haegeum, percussion) & film | Bruce Crossman (composer); Choi Eunji (haegeum), Joshua Hill (percussion) |
| As Water Flows (erhu, haegeum, gayageum, & guzheng) & film | Ying Liu (composer); Ying Liu (erhu), Choi Eunji (haegeum), Lee Eonhwa (gayageum) & Tang Yuyan (guzheng) |
| INTERVAL | |
| Carpentaria: Gropers: Norm's Responsibility—Chorus 2 (7 actors) & film | Alexis Wright (text), Anthony Uhlmann & Adam Cook (dramaturgs); Actors Centre Australia/Western Sydney University |
New Work (vocals, acoustic guitar, saxophone) & film | John Encarnação (songwriter); Brendan Smyly (saxophone) & John Encarnação (acoustic guitar/ vocals) |
| Blues (erhu, guzheng, kit) & film | Lachlan Blackwood (composer); Ying Liu (erhu), Tang Yuyan (guzheng) & Lachlan Blackwood (kit) |
| The Sound of Emptiness (solo guzheng & electronics) | Andrián Pertout (composer); Zhao Chuqiao (guzheng) |
| New Poem (speaker) | Kim Pham (poet) |
| Electro-Comprovisation (gayageum, saxophone/ electronics) & film | Brendan Smyly (composer); Lee Eonhwa (gayageum), Brendan Smyly (saxophone/electronics) |
| Electroacoustic Composition (taegum-electronics, speaker) & film | Hyelim Kim & Noel Burgess (composers); Kate Fagan (poetry); Hyelim Kim (taegum recording) & Noel Burgess (electronics) |
| Carpentaria: River: From Time Immemorial—Chorus 3 (8 actors) & film | Alexis Wright (text), Anthony Uhlmann & Adam Cook (dramaturgs); Actors Centre Australia/ Western Sydney University |
Artists/Films
| Work | Name |
|---|---|
Carpentaria: Will’s Island: The Wash— Chorus 1 Film | Alexis Wright (text), Vincent Tay (film); Jing Han (Chinese translation); Richard Wu (artworks) |
| On the Surface of a Stream Film | Emily Rytmeister (film); Richard Wu (artworks) |
| Comprovisation 1 Film | Adam Daniel (film); Cheolyu Kim (artworks) |
| The Idleness of Fish: twenty-one responses to Richard Wu’s calligraphic paintings Film | Eileen Chong (text), Vincent Tay (film) & Richard Wu (artworks) |
| Mulgoa Mahks & Spaciousness Film | Eileen Chong (text), Vincent Tay (film); Richard Wu & Cheolyu Kim (artworks) |
| As Water Flows | Vincent Tay, Behrad Rezaei & Lucy Wang (film); Richard Wu (artworks) |
| INTERVAL | |
| Carpentaria: Gropers: Norm's Responsibility—Chorus 2 Film | Alexis Wright (text), Madison Shakespeare (film/artworks); Jing Han (Chinese) |
| New Work Film | John Encarnação (text), Vincent Tay (film); Cheolyu Kim (artworks) |
| Blues Film | Behrad Rezaei (film); Cheolyu Kim (artworks) |
| Electro-Comprovisation Film | Kim Pham (text), Behrad Rezaei & Greg Hughes (film/VJ); Chris Fleming & Cheolyu Kim (artworks) |
| Electroacoustic Composition Film | Kate Fagan (text), Kate Richards (film/VJ); Cheolyu Kim (artworks) |
| Carpentaria: River: From Time Immemorial—Chorus 3 Film | Alexis Wright (text), Vincent Tay (film); Dae Young Kim (Korean translation) & Jing Han (Chinese translation); Cheolyu Kim & Richard Wu (artworks) |
Technical Coordination
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Technical Director (sound) | Alexander Frendo |
| Technical Director (film) | Vincent Tay |
| Technical Director (film) | Diego Murillo |
| Technical Director (drama) | Daniel Holdsworth |
Advisory Panel
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Head of Discipline (Creative Production and Performance), School of Arts, WSU | Bruce Crossman |
| Dean, School of Arts, WSU | Saba Bebawi |
| Director, Writing and Society Research Centre, School of Arts, WSU | Kate Fagan |
Business Operations Coordinator, School of Arts, WSU | Marian Schraishuhn |
| Program Lead, Film, School of Arts, WSU | Vincent Tay |
| Program Lead, Drama, School of Arts, WSU | Anthony Uhlmann |
| Design & Animation, School of Arts, WSU | Behrad Rezaei |
| Administration Assistant, School of Arts, WSU | Monib Sanai |
| Director, Institute for Australian and Asian Arts & Culture, WSU | Jing Han |
| Department of Korean Music, College of Music, Seoul National University, South Korea | Noh Eunah |
| Department of Korean Music, College of Music, Seoul National University, South Korea | Choi Eunji |
| Director, Redbase Contemporary, Sydney | Nancy Nan |
| Gallery Manager, Redbase Contemporary, Sydney | Daniel Press |
| Jiayin Management Pty Ltd | Ying Liu |
Attending this event
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 7-10 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.
Only tickets purchased by authorised agencies should be considered reliable. If you purchase tickets from a non-authorised agency such as Ticketmaster Resale, Viagogo, Ticketbis, eBay, Gumtree, Tickets Australia or any other unauthorised seller, you risk that these tickets are fake, void or have previously been cancelled. Resale restriction applies. For more details, please refer to our General Terms and Conditions for Tickets and Attendance at Events.
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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Location and access
Utzon Room
The Utzon Room is located on the Eastern side of the Opera House, in front of the Joan Sutherland Theatre. Best accessed through the Box Office Foyer or the Covered Concourse. All Sydney Opera House foyers are 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).