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First Nations
Learning from Country: An Indigenous design perspective
Ahead of speaking as part of Antidote panel Resetting the World, Jefa Greenaway writes on why it's more critical than ever than we infuse Indigenous perspectives into our everyday design thinking.
History
The story of the missing Attenborough Opera House film
A potty-mouth David Attenborough, an upstart Aussie filmmaker, and a controversial movie that wasn't supposed to see the light of day. This is the scandalous story of Autopsy on a Dream.
Musical theatre
RENT’s powerful message for now: love and hope, 25 years on
The distinctively 90s musical has retained its relevance 25 years on. Lenny Ann Low discusses the latest incarnation of RENT with its just-announced cast and crew.
Kids
When I Was Little: Graham Hosking
By day, he investigates insurance claims; by night, he is the genius creator of Sidney Opera Mouse – the little mouse with big dreams. We spoke to English author Graham Hosking about what his big dreams were when he was little.
Talks & Ideas
Your Antidote dream dictionary
This entirely unscientific guide will solve all your subconscious predicaments and Freudian Covid dreams using the talks and workshops of Antidote 2020.
Talks & Ideas
Reasons to be cheerful in 2021
As we prepare to say goodbye to a tumultuous 2020, we asked our Antidote speakers: what are your reasons to be cheerful in 2021?
Talks & Ideas
Cheat Sheet: Jill Lepore
Our handy compendium for Antidote headliner Jill Lepore – the Harvard historian and New Yorker staff writer with her finger on the US political pulse.
First Nations
Why NAIDOC matters
This year's NAIDOC week falls four months later than usual – but what's four months in 67,000+ years? We ask some of our Opera House family to discuss this year's theme and to unpack why NAIDOC matters to them.
Online puzzle
Trials of Wisdom: A Virtual Escape Room
In this one-of-a-kind online escape room, you need four passwords to earn your freedom. Adventure through the House, solve a series of cryptic puzzles and attempt to #EscapeTheHouse.
First Nations
How the Sydney Olympics amplified Indigenous voices on and off the track
Cathy Freeman’s win was a historic triumph, but it wasn't the only watershed moment at the Sydney Olympics. Hear from the Opera House's Rhoda Roberts AO, who played a critical role behind the scenes of the 2000 games.
Community
The show goes on: local artists are returning to work
It's often said that great art is born of adversity. We spoke to four local artists about their experiences creating new work during a pandemic and the resilience of the arts.
Architecture
6 architectural beauties worth the detour on your next NSW road trip
We're not the only architectural marvel worth visiting this World Architecture Day. Here are our picks of lesser-known buildings to check out on your next pastoral pilgrimage.
Building
Rosso's tapestry obsession
Design enthusiast and presenter Tim Ross became so fixated by the Opera House's historic tapestries he went on to host our podcast about them.
Music
These Chinese-Australian artists are bringing the “romantic doom” of Wong Kar-Wai to the digital stage
The stars of the Digital Season stream In the Mood discuss their interweaving cultural heritage and what to expect from this theatrical, sax-drenched journey through 60s Hong Kong.
Kids
When I Was Little: Tim McGarry
There's a Sea in My Bedroom director Tim McGarry shares his childhood dreams in our new series chatting with theatre-makers and creatives who bring magic to our stages, and wonder to our little ones.
Music
Ziggy Ramo’s live show brings spectacle and ritual to his acclaimed Black Thoughts
Ziggy Ramo's debut album, Black Thoughts, is regarded as one of the most important albums of the year. Journalist Daniel Browning breaks down how Ramo transforms his powerful messages for the digital stage.
Building
Sydney Opera House at rest
This visual story from photographer Daniel Boud offers an eerie but hopeful look inside the sails of Opera House, where it's quiet for the first time in nearly 50 years.
Community
Leading Man: Michael Falzon remembered
Michael Falzon, a star of the Australian stage, passed away on June 23 this year. Now, following the digital debut of Falzon's passion project Swing on This, his co-stars pen a tribute to their departed friend.
Building
How MADE students are proposing to revitalise the Sydney Opera House
The Australian-Danish exchange program imagines what a future icon might look like.
Environment
An octopus’ garden underneath the Opera House
Discover the sea creatures that dwell beneath the harbour in our artificial reef along the Sydney Opera House sea wall.
Theatre
Eternal history
Since its opening in 1973 the Opera House has carried a deeper legacy, one that embraces, challenges and celebrates Australian culture.
Renewal
Preserving the Grand Organ
Each of the 10,244 pipes will be cleaned by hand – it’s a tricky job.
Podcasts
Where to start listening: Deadly Voices From the House
Favourites from conversations with leading voices in First Nations art.
Talks & Ideas
Essential summer reads
A handful of essential beach reads for the upcoming sizzling summer, courtesy of the fine minds that are gracing the Opera House stage for this year’s Antidote.
Design
Opera House posters: hidden gems
For the first time, the Opera House opens its performance posters archives, revealing some hidden gems and forgotten moments.
Design
Opera House posters: best of the decade, 1960s to now
Explore this sample of archived posters made between 1969 and 2015 at the Sydney Opera House.
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