The Street University Experience
Born and bred in the heart of Western Sydney, The Street University is a pioneering youth movement where young people aged 10 - 25 years old become the best version of themselves. For the first time ever at the Opera House, The Street University presents a selection of the finest up and coming Australian MCs, DJ's, singers, dancers, poets and more!
In the Studio | Kids & Families
COVID-safe and event information
The health, safety and wellbeing of everyone at the Opera House is our priority. When you return to the Opera House, you will notice some important changes that have been implemented to keep the community safe, which are regularly reviewed and updated in consideration of the Public Health Order prevailing at the time. Please follow our conditions of entry at all times:
- Face masks are strongly recommended for all patrons while inside our theatres and foyers, including during the performance. Please bring your own mask;
- As you move around the Opera House, practise physical distancing (1.5 metres whenever possible) and follow the guidance provided by our staff and signage; and
- Within venues, always take your allocated seat.
Please refer to our updated General Terms and Conditions for Tickets and Attendance at Events for detailed information about our ticketing policies. These conditions may change between the time of purchase and the event date. Ticketholders will be contacted directly regarding any changes to their event.
Please check our plan your visit page prior to attending the Opera House for the most up-to-date information.
Pre-sale and on-sale information
Onsale timings:
· Tuesday 18th January: Insiders pre-sale 9am
· Wednesday 19th January: What's On pre-sale 9am
· Friday 21st January: General Public on sale 9am
Season runs from Friday 22 April to Saturday 23 April, 2022
Friday 22 April, 4pm
Friday 22 April, 7pm
Saturday 23 April, 4pm
Saturday 23 April, 7pm
Standard tickets from $29 | $8.50 Booking Fee applies per transaction
For any special access requirements phone the Contact Centre on 02 9250 7777 or email bookings@sydneyoperahouse.com.
| Ticket | Description & price |
|---|---|
| Standard | Ages 2 years and over |
| Premium | $39 |
| A Reserve | $29 |
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.
The authorised agency for this event is Sydney Opera House. For more information about Authorised Agencies, see the FAQ below.
This show runs approximately 60 minutes, with no interval.
Event duration is a guide only and may be subject to change.
Recommended for ages 12+
Children aged 15 years and under must be accompanied at all times. Children aged 0-23 months at the time of a performance may be seated on a parent’s lap free of charge. All children occupying a seat or aged 2 years of age must hold a valid ticket.
Children under the age of 12 are not required to wear a mask.
“The Street University is a work of art"
Chuck D, Hip Hop group Public Enemy
“For the Street, by the street”
The Street University is a pioneering youth movement, comprised of hip hop dancers, MCs, singers and all-round entertainers.
For their debut at the Sydney Opera House, The Street University will feature a variety of young creatives including the award-winning dance troupe The Pioneers, the high-flying acrobatic stunt team, Dauntless Movement Crew (DMC), soulful vocalists Clarissa Mei & Montanah, Hip Hop lyricists Lxgcy, Vv and Element as well as the internationally acclaimed DJ Seb One + more!
The Street University Experience highlights how this truly unique approach to youth work changes the lives of young people. Having presented many shows and performances, it's now time to bring their skills to one of Australia's most iconic stages.
Sydney Opera House Presents The Street University production
More about The Street University...
The Street University was established over 10 years ago in Liverpool NSW and has since spread through multiple locations throughout NSW, the ACT and QLD.
The Street Universities are dynamic spaces that embrace young people’s culture; their music, art, dance and stories and engages them in such a way that the help and support they need can be easily accessed. They are shaped and driven by the needs and activities of young people. Programs delivered are specifically designed for, and in consultation with, young people and operate in a safe, highly visible, youth-friendly environment.
This “non-traditional” setting provides interventions to the young people that deliver a significant increase in mental well-being. A wide range of arts, recreational activities and workshops are the hooks that provide a warm entry to The Street Universities’ range of services.
With an amazing display of dance & music performances, The Street University Experience demonstrates a cross section of the amazing creativity that buzzes in our spaces. It transports the audience to experience The Street University, if only for an hour.
Meet the Artists...
The Pioneers
The Pioneers are a Sydney based megacrew that began in 2013 and have made a positive impact in the youth of the Sydney dance community. They’ve been titled New South Wales’ champions in 2014 and 2015, Australian gold medallists and international silver medallists in 2019, and have taken their unique performance style across Australia.
The Pioneers provide high energy entertainment which includes various dance styles such as old school moves and grooves, Dancehall, Waacking, Vogue, and Urban choreography.
Each member has an incredible and varied dance history. Some have had extensive training at prestigious studios, and others have had raw experiences as performers and choreographers for major events.
Dauntless Movement Crew
Dauntless Movement Crew (DMC) is a team of young athletes and entrepreneurs that have a common interest in the art of movement and extreme sport.
DMC started as a hobby crew in 2010 with just six members primarily training in the art of parkour in the streets of Fairfield, Sydney Australia. In 2015 they expanded their core team to ten members and officially known as DMC - a movement based stunt team combining art forms such as Tricking, Breakdancing, Parkour, Acrobatics and Fire stunts in live performances all over Sydney and teaching over 200 students weekly. The countless hours training at our local park and commitment to the team was the start to our long-term career as a stunt team performing our first debut at the 'Australian Hip-Hop Championships' in 2015 featured as special guests.
To date - DMC is the leading stunt team in Australia performing full-time interstate and international in a variety of stunt shows for Festivals, Corporate events, Weddings and Theatre shows winning 1st place at the 'Australian dance awards 2017' for their 'Jump First, Ask Later' theatre show. Our career highlights featuring in films such as Fat pizza vs Housos, Kingsman and The Meg. Our stunts have been featured in commercials for Telstra, St George bank, Westpac bank, Optus, Dancing with the stars, Studio Ten, Quanta’s inflight commercials, Sunrise Channel 7 and many more.
Our Mission is to perform and teach worldwide to inspire the young generation to follow their dreams and do what they love. We want to create opportunities for young athletes as fitness/movement instructors providing jobs in the entertainment industry such as television commercials, music videos, and live performances.
Clarissa Mei
Western Sydney’s own Clarissa Mei produces music on Darug country that is honest and empowering. With a signature production style nostalgic of 90s neo-soul and a hint of future R'n'B. Her dreamy debut EP Vulnerable covets self-love ballads with melodies tranquil and fresh as the summer rain.
Fierce and unapologetic, her euphony invokes a sense of longing for acceptance mixed with the anticipation and magic of loves soft touch.
Lxgcy
Andre Jovanic, aka Lxgcy, is a South West Sydney born and raised Rapper and Artist.
From a young age, Lxgcy has been surprising those around him with a natural talent for rhyming, and his ability to tackle mature and intellectual topics. At 15 years of age Lxgcy began working with established local acts and producers such as Druitt Empire, Stan Bravo, Esky and more, as he expanded his style and portfolio. Around this time he performed whenever possible, perfecting his ability to entertain the crowd.
With a desire to express his emotions, Lxgcy’s journey as a writer began when his mother handed him a journal. He used this as a way to write down his feelings and process his day to day life. From there he began to put his lyrics to music, leading to recording sessions with Mt Druitt OG, Druitt Empire.
Early on, Lxgcy’s influences predominantly came from old school music, including soul and 90’s Boom Bap Hip Hop, with acts like Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye, Biggie Smalls, Nas and Big L catching his attention. However, as time evolved, and with Influences of modern day acts such as Anderson Paak, Kendrick Lamar, FKJ and Malz Monday, he has learned to blend his style of lyricism and flows with modern topics and production.
Lxgcy aims to leave a mark on this earth. As someone who is easily relatable, he hopes his fans use his music to find solace in dark times or enjoyment in the good moments. He wishes for his music to inspire intellectual thought and self reflection.
With a new mentality and approach, including a slight name change, Lxgcy’s latest single “Number$” , proves his ability to adapt to modern production and carry a track on his own, 2022 is sure to be filled with Features , Singles and shows for the young artist.
Montanah
14 year old Montanah from Western Sydney is making waves not only as a prodigy vocal powerhouse, but an advocate for social-awareness issues and influencer for her Indigenous community.
Given the title of the 'Little Girl with the BIG VOICE' by the press, Montanah's vocal capabilities need to be seen to be believed.
In her very short career as an Artist, Montanah has not only collaborated with some of the country’s top producers, but been one of the youngest Indigenous Artists to ever grace the red carpet at the 2019 ARIA Awards.
Montanah's association with Jam 4 Awareness (a not-for-profit social-awareness initiative) has enabled her a platform to advocate against social-awareness issues such as bullying and discrimination and represent her culture at multiple NRL stadiums for both opening ceremony and half-time entertainment, Westfield shopping centres and various Indigenous events.
Montanah is also a young Ambassador for Dolly's Dream and has performed at numerous charity and fundraising functions, been a guest Artist for National Youth Week's Youth Rock competition where she caught the attention of the press and was shortly after featured in Total Girl magazine at just 10 years of age.
Montanah is currently in the production stage of working on her debut EP with The Voice winner Chris Sebastian and ARIA Award winning producer DUO The Bantons, with her single 'Indestructible' due out later this year
Venue Information
Performances are being sold to 100% capacity in line with the NSW Public Health Order. This includes all shows in the Concert Hall, Joan Sutherland Theatre, Studio, Playhouse, Drama Theatre, Utzon Room and Forecourt. Please note that you will be seated directly alongside other ticketholders.
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. Please remember to maintain physical distancing whilst consuming drinks in our foyers.
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 consistent with COVID-safe rules.
Transport options
- 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 their website for details.
- Please check the Transport NSW website for the latest advice and information on travel and COVID-19 safety measures. You can catch public transport (bus, train, ferry) to Circular Quay and enjoy a six min walk to the Opera House.
Travel to The Street University Experience fare-free!
All modes of public transport across Greater Sydney will be free for 12 days during the April school holidays. Free transport runs from 4am on Thursday 14 April 2022 until 3:59am on Tuesday 26 April 2022.
Make the most of your experience...
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Ticket + Prepaid Food and Beverage
Add a drinks voucher or food voucher to your purchase and redeem it at any of the foyer bars inside the Opera House.
Ticket + Tour & Dine
Attend a performance, enjoy a meal at Opera Kitchen, and take a guided Sydney Opera House Tour. See menu below. Note: the tour may be sold out or unavailable on your selected date. If there is availability, you will select your desired tour time in the following screen. Please check you have the "Tour & Dine" product displayed in your cart before you continue to payment.
What safety measures have you implemented?
Nothing is more important to us than the health and safety of everyone on site, and we are closely following NSW Health guidelines and advice. The Sydney Opera House is registered as a COVID Safe business with the NSW Government. For detailed information about our COVID-19 safety measures and what’s required of you when visiting, please see our plan your visit page.
What am I required to do as an audience member?
Face masks are strongly recommended for all patrons while inside our theatres and foyers, including during the performance. Please bring your own mask.
As you move around the Opera House, practise physical distancing (1.5 metres whenever possible) and follow the guidance provided by our staff and signage.
Within venues, always take your allocated seat.
For detailed information about our COVID-19 safety measures and what’s required of you, please see our plan your visit page.
Do I need to be vaccinated to visit the Sydney Opera House?
The Sydney Opera House no longer requires patrons to show that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Am I required to wear a mask?
Face masks are strongly recommended for all patrons while inside our theatres and foyers, including during the performance. Please bring your own mask.
How are you managing contact tracing?
Contact information is required when making a booking with us and upon arrival at the Opera House, as set out in our General Terms and Conditions for Tickets and Attendance at Events and our Customer Privacy Statement.
As the ticket purchaser, you are responsible for recording the contact details of your guests. Contact information will only be used for the purposes of contact tracing, if required, and will be deleted at least 28 days after your event.
What time do I need to arrive before the event?
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 Concert Hall and 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.
Will there be bag checks, and is cloaking available?
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.
Can my baby sit on my lap?
Children aged 15 years and under must be accompanied at all times. Babies aged 0-2 years old at the time of a performance may be seated on an adult’s lap. Children 2 years and older will need to hold a standard ticket.
Does my child need to wear a face mask?
Children under the age of 12 are not required to wear a face mask.
Who are the authorised ticket sellers for this event?
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.
What if I can't come to my performance?
Please contact Box Office on 9250 7777 as soon as possible to advise if you can no longer attend. If you can no longer attend because you are unwell, or have been in contact with someone displaying COVID-19 symptoms, the Opera House has introduced flexible ticketing options to help you, find out more information here.
Will there be food and beverages available for purchase in the venue?
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. Opera Bar, Opera Kitchen and Portside are also available for you to enjoy.
Will there be pram parking at kids performances?
All Sydney Opera House foyers are pram accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to the 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 consistent with COVID-safe rules.
Can I smoke at the Opera House?
- The health, safety and wellbeing of everyone at the Sydney Opera House is our top priority. In line with this commitment, the Opera House will become a smoke-free site from Saturday 1 January 2022.
- By becoming a smoke-free site, the Opera House seeks to reduce exposure to harmful second-hand smoke, as well as minimise the impact of smoking on the environment, including litter and pollution of the surrounding marine environment.
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