Stop Motion Animation Workshop
17 – 19 January 2025
In the Centre for Creativity
Ages 6 - 14 | These January school holidays, to coincide with our screening of the London International Animation Festival, join Jelena Sinik to create your very own stop motion animation.
| Date | Time |
| Friday 17 January 2025 | Ages 6 - 9: 11:00am - 1.00pm Ages 10 - 14: 2:00pm - 4:00pm |
| Saturday 18 January 2025 | Ages 6 - 9: 11:00am - 1.00pm Ages 10 - 14: 2:00pm - 4:00pm |
| Sunday 19 January 2025 | Ages 6 - 9: 11:00am - 1.00pm Ages 10 - 14: 2:00pm - 4:00pm |
| Ticket | Price |
| Standard | $35 |
$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.
Please note, parents and carers will drop off and pick up their children promptly at the workshop start and end times from the Centre for Creativity. Following booking, parents/carers will receive a supervision consent form to complete and return to the Opera House Learning Team.
The only authorised ticket agency for this event is Sydney Opera House. For more information about Authorised Agencies, see the frequently asked questions below.
General Public tickets on-sale
9am, Wednesday 23 October 2024
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)
Find out more about accessibility at Sydney Opera House
Run time & Ages
The duration of this event is 2 hours.
Event duration is a guide only and may be subject to change.
This event is for kids only. Parents/carers must drop off and pick up their children promptly from the Centre for Creativity. Following booking, parents/carers will receive a supervision consent form to complete and return to the Opera House Learning Team.
What to bring on the day
Bring along an items you wish to animate. Items could include craft objects, LEGO®, leaves and flowers, shells. Children will also need to bring a smart phone or tablet device as their recording device.
The Opera House is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children that visit or engage with us. Read our Child Safety Policy
Christopher MillerAnimation is just another way of telling a story
Create your very own stop motion film!
Calling all budding film makers and animators!
Join the the Sydney Opera House team as we deep dive into the wild and wonderful world of stop motion animation! Be guided step-by-step as we design and create unique characters and worlds from found objects and bring them to life through the magic of motion.
Kids will learn visual storytelling through hands-on tactile play, by making their very own animation and discovering the skills needed to keep creating them at home. A film set up and some materials will be provided but please ensure all children have a recording device of a smart phone or tablet.
Sydney Opera House Presents
17 - 19 January 2025
Pair the workshop with the performance!
These January school holidays, the London International Animation Festival is returning to Sydney with a showcase of the best children's animations full of visually dazzling joy from all around the world.
Meet the artists
Jelena Sinik
Jelena is an award-winning animation director from Sydney's Eastern beaches. She graduated a Bachelor of Media (Screen and Sound) degree at the University of New South Wales before completing a Master of Animation at the University of Technology Sydney in 2018. Most recently, Jelena worked as a 2D animator on the Nine Network television broadcast of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games and the Sydney Opera House projection show for Vivid Sydney 2023, bringing John Olsen's paintings to life. Jelena is a lecturer at the UNSW School of the Arts & Media and is passionate about teaching young people to express themselves. Her animations have been festival-screened internationally and when she's not swimming, she's crafting delightful films that illuminate the often overlooked surrealism of the everyday.
Nicolette Axiak
Nicolette graduated from the University of Technology Sydney with a Master of Design (majoring in Animation). Around this time, she met Jelena where their friendship grew to become the foundation for an array of exciting collaborations including the 2023 Sydney Opera House Vivid projection as well as various award-winning short films. Nicolette has spent many years working in schools as an educator and is passionate about finding new ways to share stories and inspiring others to unlock their own creativity.
Simon von Wolkenstein
Simon is Head of Department for Animation + Game Design at JMC Academy in Sydney. Prior to this position Simon taught animation and design at the University of Technology Sydney in the Bachelor and Masters degrees for over fifteen years. He enjoys the excitement of helping children realise their creative potential through animation. He has also run animation and stop-motion animation workshops for Indigenous schoolchildren as part of the university’s outreach program.
Other information
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.
Covid-safe information
The health and wellbeing of everyone attending the Opera House is our top priority. We’re committed to making your experience safe, comfortable and enjoyable, with a number of measures in place including regular cleaning of high-touch areas, air conditioning systems that maximise ventilation, and hand sanitiser stations positioned in all paths of travel. We remind our audiences and visitors to please stay home if you feel unwell. If you need to discuss your ticketing or booking options, contact our Box Office team on 02 9250 7777.
The health and wellbeing of everyone attending the Opera House is our top priority. We have a number of safety measures in place including regular cleaning of high-touch areas, air conditioning systems that maximise ventilation, and hand sanitiser stations positioned in all paths of travel. While face masks are no longer required, we ask all our patrons and visitors to practise good hygiene.
The Sydney Opera House no longer requires patrons to show that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Frequently asked questions
We advise that you arrive 15 minutes prior to 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.
Prior to the workshop, please notify us if you will need a chair for the session, so we can have those available. Please email accessibility@sydneyoperahouse.com to request a chair or notify our team of any additional needs you may have.
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 9250 7777 as soon as possible to advise if you can no longer attend.
Food and beverages will not be allowed unless specified in the event. Opera Bar, Opera Kitchen and Portside are also available to purchase food before your event. Please bring a credit or debit card for any on-site purchases to enable contactless payment.
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 in the Western Foyer or as directed by Sydney Opera House staff, adhering to COVID-safe rules.
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.
The Opera House is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children that visit or engage with us. Read our Child Safety Policy.
The Opera House has also developed a Child-friendly Code of Conduct to engage with our youngest visitors.
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