Dance along to The Wiggles... from your house to ours!
To celebrate The Wiggles appearing on our stage, we asked families to share their wiggly dance moves with us. Check out some of our favourites!
Highlights from our stage to your sofa
Available on demand from our digital season
Muggera Dance Party (Live)
Ages 7+
Hold your very own dance party with Daz and Jax Compton, stars of the popular TV show Move it Mob Style! Big and little kids alike are invited to learn contemporary Indigenous and hip-hop infused dance moves.
The Wiggles (Premiere)
Ages 2+
Dress up, dance and sing along with The Wiggles! Join Emma, Lachy, Simon and Anthony Wiggle as they shimmy and shake onto our stage for a very Wiggly performance!
Ruby's Wish
Ages 6+
Through an unlikely friendship with a beatboxing clown doctor, Ruby’s time in hospital turns into an imaginative adventure. Watch her room change into a wonderland, where wishes really do come true!
Shaun Tan: Author Talk
Ages 10+
Discover the creative process behind The Red Tree and The Lost Thing, in this talk featuring best-selling Australian children’s author and illustrator Shaun Tan.
George meets the orchestra
Ages 3+
Follow George as he chats with players from the Sydney Youth Orchestra and learns all about the four families of the orchestra – strings, brass, woodwind and percussion.
Herbie Hancock and Karen Manbulloo read
Moli det bigibigi
Ages 3+
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock joins Binjari author and artist Karen Manbulloo to read her book Moli det bigibigi (Molly the Pig), as part of the 2019 Indigeous Literacy Foundation’s Community Literacy Program.
Who's in the lift?
Meet two ballet dancers!
Ages 5+
Bartram, Lea and Owen spin, twirl and chicken dance as they meet Rhys (now at Sydney Dance Company) and Naomi to discover what it takes to be a ballet dancer!
Discover the set design process
Go behind the scenes of Emil and the Detectives and learn about the set design process
Ages 12+
In this series, designer Wendy Todd explains the set design process using Slingsby Theatre Company's production Emil and the Detectives
How to perform circus skills
Ages 5+
How to dance ballet
Ages 5+
How to make a puppet
Ages 5+
How to do parkour
Ages 7+
Arty Farty – A Podcast for Kids
Our new podcast Arty Farty – A Podcast for Kids has been created especially for Kid Creatives. We’re excited to share special moments, insights, tips, tricks and more from kids themselves, and creative types who appear here at the House.
Featured episodes
David Walliams
Ages 6+
David talks about his bestselling novel Billionaire Boy and the unlikely places he's found inspiration.
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Matt Stanton
Ages 4+
Author of the Funny Kids series, listen to how Matt starts getting words onto a page and how important reading is to creating stories.
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Tim Sharp
Ages 9+
Join Tim and his mum Judy as they discuss Tim's early years being diagnosed with autism, his life as an artist and creator and where this dream has taken him.
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Classic Kids
Ages 2+
Introduce young listeners to musical soundscapes and classical compositions with the Classic Kids podcast and our interactive activity sheets.
Through sounds and storytelling, these resources are designed to help kids learn about the instrument families and develop their musical vocabulary.
Make models inspired by Utzon's own designs
Ages 7+
In this five part series with step by step tutorials, explore the design principles of architect Jørn Utzon as you learn to make mini models and daring constructions.
Colour in your House
Ages 5+
In celebration of World Environment Day on 5 June, download our colouring in sheets and learn some fun facts about sustainability at the Opera House.
Colour in musical instruments
Ages 2+
From stage to story: books for kids
Parents
Inspire creative young minds with children's books whose characters and authors have appeared on the Opera House stage.
Swap screen time for storytime
Parents
Swap screen time for storytime with this ultimate reading list for tiny tots to teens, as picked by our Children, Families and Creative Learning team.
School kids write their migrant family stories into song
Whole family
Students from Lansvale Public tell history and humour with musician Luke Escombe. Hear the two songs and about their experience recording in a studio.
From our House to yours
Bring our stages to your sofa with our new digital program delivered weekly from our House to yours.