
Badu Gili: Healing Spirit
Celebrating First Nations culture
Event details
Badu Gili: Healing Spirit will light the eastern Bennelong sails nightly from sunset all year round.
Screenings occur from sunset, 6pm, 6:30pm, 7pm and 7:30pm unless otherwise advised.
Further dates and times will be released closer to their month start.
Date | Lighting times |
20 July | 5:34pm, 6:00pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7.30pm |
21 July | 5:35pm, 6:00pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm |
22 July | 5:35pm, 6:00pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7.30pm |
23 July | 5:36pm, 6:00pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm |
24 July | 5:36pm, 6:00pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm |
25 July | 5:37pm, 6:00pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm |
26 July | 5:38pm, 6:00pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm |
27 July | 5:38pm, 6:00pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm |
28 July | 5:39pm, 6:00pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm |
29 July | 5:40pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm |
30 July | 5:40pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm |
31 July | 5:41pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm |
Date | Lighting times |
1 August | 5:42pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm |
2 August | 5:42pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm |
3 August | 5:43pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm |
4 August | 5:44pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm |
5 August | 5:44pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm |
6 August | 5:45pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm |
7 August | 5:45pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm |
8 August | 5:46pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm |
9 August | 5:47pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm |
10 August | 5:47pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm |
11 August | 5:48pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm |
12 August | 5:49pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm |
13 August | 5:49pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm |
14 August | 5:50pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm |
15 August | 5:51pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm |
16 August | 5:51pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm |
17 August | 5:52pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm |
18 August | 5:53pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm |
19 August | 5:53pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm |
20 August | 5:54pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm |
21 August | 5:55pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm |
22 August | 5:55pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm |
23 August | 5:56pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm |
24 August | 5:57pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm |
25 August | 5:57pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm |
26 August | 5:58pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm |
27 August | 5:59pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm |
28 August | 5:59pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm |
29 August | 6:00pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm |
30 August | 6:01pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm |
31 August | 6:01pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm |
Badu Gili: Healing Spirit is a free event for everyone to enjoy all year round.
Event duration is a guide only and may be subject to change.
Young people under the age of 15 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.
About the artists
Bidjigal elder and senior artist Esme Timbery is recognised for her decorative shelled models and objects that range from depictions of Sydney attractions to small slippers, frames and boxes. Continuing the shellwork tradition associated with the Aboriginal community of the south-eastern Sydney suburb of La Perouse, Timbery’s works embody an enduring connection to Country, linking a long-established craft to the changing geography and cultural reality of contemporary Sydney.

Continuing an artistic and family tradition Marilyn Russell’s shellworks are a testament to the legacy of her mother, Esme Timbery, as well as that of the Bidjigal people. Living and working in La Perouse Marilyn learnt shellwork from her mother Esme, who learnt from her mother Queen Emma Timbery before that. Marilyn’s work, which is both a connection to the past as well as a process of healing, is held in multiple gallery collections including the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney.

Steven Russell, a Bidjigal, Dharawal and Wadi Wadi drawer, painter and weaver, was born at La Perouse Mission on the shores of Kamay (Botany Bay), Sydney. The son of Bidjigal elder and senior artist Esme Timbery, Steven’s work is deeply connected to Country and is held in multiple gallery collections including the Wollongong Art Gallery. Along with his wife Phyllis Stewart, and their daughter Kristine, Steven is a founding member of the Jungah Weavers, a Master Weaver collective based out of Gerringong, NSW.

Joseca Mokahesi Yanomami was born in 1971 in the Brazilian Amazon. Son of a shaman, Joseca shares the ancestral knowledge and cosmology of the Yanomami through his drawings – embodying the ancient times and multiple dimensions of the Yanomani land and forest. Shamanic rituals, which communicate between humans and the “xapiri” (spirits), are central themes in his work.
Image: OR-MOK-8631 © Lewis Mirrett

Credits
Sound
VANDAL Sound Engineer: Nigel Crowley
Composer: James Henry
Shamanic Chants: Hutukara Yanomami Association and Marcos Wesley de Oliveira
Old Rugged Cross by George Bennard licensed through CopyCare
Buri Buri Song by Raymond Ingrey recorded by Gamay Dancers
Projection
VANDAL
Creative Director - Chris Scott
Executive Producer - Melissa Lee
Producer - Alice Robinson
Art Director and Lead Animator - Anna Fraser
VFX Supervisor - Joseph Pole
3D Artist - Tim Clapham
3D Artist - William McNamara
2D Artist - Sam Hoh
Visiting the Opera House
Getting here
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Experiences
Things to do and see when visiting the House.

Attending this event
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
No. When you arrive at the Opera House, make your way up the Monumental Steps to the Podium where you will enjoy the best view of the sunset projection.
Yes - we encourage everyone to capture this special experience. If you post on social media, please tag #BaduGili or #BaduGiliCelestial to share your photos or video with us.
It’s a great idea to arrive early, grab a drink and soak up the view.
Please note sunset varies each day so be sure to check sunset times on the day.
Badu Gili is an outdoor event, during winter we recommend dressing warmly.
You can enjoy one of the many restaurants and bars here at the Opera House. Our restaurants offer everything from casual snacks to award-winning fine dining. Find what you’re after, see our restaurants.
Please check with our staff when you arrive.
The projections will run as scheduled all year round, and will go ahead in wet weather.