SF2013 Parramatta Brochure

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WELCOME. Sydney Festival returns to Parramatta with a program of events to get your pulse racing and your feet moving.

Circolombia’s URBAN arrives at Riverside Theatre for two adrenalinfuelled weeks of mind-blowing acrobatics following seasons in London, Paris and New York, while the boys from Briefs are back with beards, burlesque and belly laughs at the Salon Perdu Spiegeltent, also home to a feast of musical talent.

Don’t miss our Opening Party on January 19 as we take over the streets with free events galore, then wind up the evening with a huge free concert featuring the fabulously funky Kashmere Stage Band and Malian singing superstar Rokia Traoré.

We finish our Festival in Parramatta with a family-friendly concert on January 26 featuring Lah-Lah’s Big Live Band then the remarkable Archie Roach.

Visit sydneyfestival.org.au/ to find out more.

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THIS IS OUR CITY IN SUMMARY 04. URBAN 06. PARRA Opening Party 08. Australia Day 09. Archie Roach 10. The Megaphone Project 11. Parramatta Festival Garden Saskwatch Leah Flanagan Lianne La Havas yMusic Norman Blake and Joe Pernice Briefs 18. Venues & Restaurants 19. Ticketing & Access

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Australian exclusive

Sydney Festival in association with Arts Projects Australia presents

URBAN Circolombia UK/Colombia

The jaw-dropping acrobatics, brazen attitude and high-voltage energy of Circolombia has put a rocket under contemporary circus.

Following a sell-out run at London’s Roundhouse and seasons in Paris and on Broadway, the troupe’s gritty, no holds barred autobiographical show URBAN comes to Parramatta.

Set against the backdrop of Colombian city Cali, URBAN conjures the rhythm and character of dark street life and a world where life and death are inextricably linked.

Photos: Annamone Taake

With spine-tingling feats and a pulsating soundtrack, this inspiring show features an exuberant crew of highly-skilled young artists. In almost every sense the performers reach for the stars.

Riverside Theatre January 15 – 27 Tue – Fri at 7.30pm Sat 19 at 2pm & 7.30pm Sun 20, Sat 26 & Sun 27 at 2pm $58/Group (4+) $49.75 Parra Pack discount see pg 19 Riverside Theatres 02 8839 3399 Sydney Festival 1300 668 812 Ticketmaster 1300 723 038 sydneyfestival.org.au/urban

‘Real attitude and a great night out’ The Guardian

URBAN was originally commissioned by Roundhouse London as part of CircusFest.

Suitable for 10+ This production contains strobe lighting and haze.

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JANUARY 19

parra OPENING PARTY Rokia Traoré photo: Mattias Lundblad

The heart of Parramatta is transformed into an extravaganza that welcomes everyone to experience some of Sydney Festival’s best shows.

Bring the kids and enjoy an afternoon of music and activities in and around Riverside Theatres; explore The Megaphone Project along Church Street; listen to a symphony of car stereos by composer Matthew Timmis in Car-Cophony and check out the Salon Perdu Spiegeltent in Prince Alfred Park.

Over the road, Information and Cultural Exchange (ICE) opens its doors to present Tokyo Love-In’s Tablatronics, a work that fuses classical music with electronic beats.

As the sun begins to set, Church Street bursts into life with the world’s largest Pyrophone, an enormous musical instrument that explodes with flames and irresistible beats.

All areas are wheelchair accessible Parramatta City Streets and Parks January 19 from 4pm – 11pm

Free No BYO alcohol, no glass. Food and beverages on sale throughout the event at Eat Street on Church.

LEAVE THE CAR AT HOME For detailed public transport information visit 131500.com.au or call 131 500.

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Performing songs from her full catalogue, Rokia Traoré closes POP with a spellbinding set to leave you in awe.

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Funk all-stars Kashmere Stage Band formed in Texas in 1967 when inspirational music teacher Conrad O. Johnson rallied his students to combine the passion of soul and the energy of funk with the dexterous arrangements of big band jazz.

Mali’s Rokia Traoré is one of Africa’s most adventurous singer/songwriters. Her music is exquisite and her voice golden as she traverses blues, African rock, folk and even dance across her diverse repertoire.

sydneyfestival.org.au/pop

Members of the reunited band bring the groove, the rhythm and the soul to Parramatta for this rare performance guaranteed to have you on your feet.

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Finish your night at POP with a family friendly concert at the Parade Ground on the river’s edge.

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Watch the skies fill with hot air balloons as Aerial Carnivale takes flight from 6am or bring the whole family along to the Big Backyard, with amusement rides, animal encounters and eco experiences in Parramatta Park from noon.

A free concert kicks off at 7pm which is followed by fireworks exploding in the skies above the stage. Come along and celebrate Australia Day in Parramatta!

Lovable characters Buzz the Bandleader, Lola the dancing double bass, Tom Tom the drums, Mister Saxophone and Squeezy Sneezy the accordion join their ring-leader Lah-Lah in a musical spectacular that will have the kids grinning and shimmying from go to whoa.

Slip on your dancing shoes and bop the night away to the fun-filled sounds of Lah-Lah’s Big Live Band.

After the concert, meet Lah-Lah and the entire band on the lawn at the Parade Ground.

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ThE PaRadE GROUnd @ OLd kinG’s January 26 at 7pm

aerial Carnivale from 6am – 10am Big Backyard from noon – 7pm Concert at 7pm Fireworks at 9pm

FREE No BYO alcohol, no glass. Food and non-alcoholic beverages are on sale. sydneyfestival.org.au/lahlah

FREE No BYO alcohol, no glass. Food and non-alcoholic beverages are on sale at all event sites. ausdayparramatta.com.au

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Lah-Lah photo: Blue Murder Studios

Parramatta City Council takes over Parramatta Park for its 27th Australia Day celebrations.

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“You have to Let go oF the Pain and get on with LiFe. Forget Your trouBLeS For a whiLe and get uP and dance. it’S a ceLeBration oF LiFe and good Medicine Straight into the BLoodStreaM” aRCHiE RoaCH

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Photo: Prudence Upton

archie Roach is celebrated as one of australia’s most gifted artists. Since his 1990 debut Charcoal Lane, he has released a stream of remarkable albums, receiving praise from and touring with bob Dylan, billy bragg, Patti Smith and more.

a born-storyteller, archie plays songs from his new album Into The Bloodstream. His songs map a journey through hardship to healing, as he lifts himself and others up through music. archie is joined by a 13-piece music ensemble and a 10-voice gospel choir to create an inspiring and soulful performance, headlining a fantastic night of free family entertainment to close this year’s Festival in Parramatta.

ThE PaRadE GROUnd @ OLd kinG’s January 26 at 8pm FREE No bYo alcohol, no glass.

Food and non-alcoholic beverages are on sale. sydneyfestival.org.au/archie2

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The Megaphone Project Australia

Twenty-five bright red megaphones of different shapes and sizes transform Parramatta into a fun audio playground for young and old.

Photo: Courtesy the artists

Shout, speak or sing into one of these special instruments and listen to voices mysteriously return via a custom-designed wireless audio network, manipulated through simple acoustics.

It’s a game of sound and physical play and an interactive performance that creates a world of private and public broadcast for both the audience and the artists.

Get inventive and enjoy the sights and sounds of this field of megaphones.

VARIOUS LOCATIONS January 19 – 26 (except January 21) POP along Church Street January 19 from 4pm – 10pm Church Street Mall January 20, 22 & 23 from 11am – 4pm Riverside Walk January 24, 25 from 11am – 4pm The Parade Ground @ Old King’s January 26 from 6pm – 8pm Free sydneyfestival.org.au/megaphone

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Parramatta Festival Garden The superb Art Nouveau Spiegeltent, Salon Perdu, is host to this year’s summer of music in the Parramatta Festival Garden. Featuring talent from home and abroad, Salon Perdu is the perfect

setting for some of the Festival’s most exciting musical acts.

Food and drinks are available within the Garden, so grab your friends for a great night out.

Prince Alfred Park, Parramatta January 18 – 27, closed Monday 18+ from 5pm

Melbourne nine-piece Saskwatch take cues from the likes of James Brown and Aretha Franklin, as well as New York’s bangin’ modern soul scene. Leading the pack is singer Nkechi Anele, who takes audiences from the depths of heartache to overwhelming joy.

Hand-picked to perform at Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Saskwatch now bring their good time stomp to the Salon Perdu Spiegeltent.

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“If you’re yet to experience the sensation that is the swirling hurricane of unmitigated soul put forth by Saskwatch then you’ve only got yourself to blame” Beat

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Salon Perdu Spiegeltent (18+ licensed venue) January 18 at 7pm $30 General admission Standing tickets only Parra Pack discount see pg 19 Sydney Festival 1300 668 812 Ticketmaster 1300 723 038 Riverside Theatres 02 8839 3399 sydneyfestival.org.au/saskwatch [dpS]

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LEAH FLANAGAN Australia

Midnight Muses

Photo: Tajette O’Halloran

Around midnight, the world is vulnerable, and troubled minds find clarity in the dark. Musicians often meet characters who open up over a few drinks to keep the daylight at bay.

Midnight Muses is a collection of songs, music and stories arranged by singer/songwriter Leah Flanagan and inspired by poet Sam Wagan Watson’s award-winning work Smoke Encrypted Whispers.

Backed by a five-piece band, Flanagan’s warm, expressive voice gives life to the characters found late at night who share tales of lost love, sporting glory and hope for the future in a captivating performance of words and music.

“Flanagan delivers these stories with such sweet and emotive music that (it’s) hard not to feel a great connection”

Salon Perdu Spiegeltent 18+ (licensed venue) January 20 at 7pm $30 General admission Parra Pack discount see pg 19 Sydney Festival 1300 668 812 Ticketmaster 1300 723 038 Riverside Theatres 02 8839 3399 sydneyfestival.org.au/midnight

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Lianne La Havas UK

Homespun neo-soul and scuffed folk-pop feature on 23-year-old Londoner Lianne La Havas’ Mercury Prize nominated 2012 debut album, Is Your Love Big Enough?

Drawing comparisons to Lauryn Hill, Fiona Apple and Erykah Badu, La Havas cites the divergent musical tastes of her Greek father and Jamaican mother as her main influences.

With her affecting, husky croon and skill on guitar, La Havas’ charisma is at its most potent on stage, and has led to invitations to tour North America with Bon Iver and John Legend. La Havas now brings her incredible charm and talent to the intimate surrounds of the Salon Perdu Spiegeltent.

Salon Perdu Spiegeltent 18+ (licensed venue) January 22, 23 at 7pm $35 General admission Parra Pack discount see pg 19 Sydney Festival 1300 668 812 Ticketmaster 1300 723 038 Riverside Theatres 02 8839 3399 sydneyfestival.org.au/lianne2

“The golden girl of British music” The Telegraph UK

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yMUSIC USA

The go-to ensemble for some of music’s biggest names, New York’s yMusic combine virtuosity with energy.

yMusic’s playing is intricate, articulate, irreverent and percussive; its performances ambitious and inspired.

Members of the group have performed and recorded with Björk, Jay Z, Dirty Projectors, Grizzly Bear, Bon Iver, Peter Gabriel, Vampire Weekend and more, creating their own niche at the nexus of indie and classical.

Debut LP Beautiful Mechanical includes compositions by Annie Clark (St. Vincent) and Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond) and was voted #1 classical album of 2011 by Time Out New York.

Salon Perdu Spiegeltent 18+ (licensed venue) January 24, 25 at 7pm $30 General admission Parra Pack discount see pg 19 Sydney Festival 1300 668 812 Ticketmaster 1300 723 038 Riverside Theatres 02 8839 3399 sydneyfestival.org.au/ymusic2

Photo: Ilya Nikhamin

“A New York chamber ensemble at the heart of the current indie-classical overlap” New York Times

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UK/USA

The New Mendicants, aka Norman Blake and Joe Pernice, started out as a low key collaboration in a bar in Canada. Their performances were marked by plenty of banter, opentunings and sublime pop smarts.

Now, the founding members of Teenage Fanclub, Scud Mountain Boys, Pernice Brothers, BMX Bandits and more bring their two-man show to the Salon Perdu Spiegeltent.

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NORMAN BLAKE AND JOE Pernice

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The pair delves into each other’s hefty back catalogues and performs new material for an intimate show that harks back to their first as a duo in a tavern in Toronto.

Salon Perdu Spiegeltent 18+ (licensed venue) January 26 at 7pm & January 27 at 5pm

$35 General admission Parra Pack discount see pg 19 Sydney Festival 1300 668 812 Ticketmaster 1300 723 038 Riverside Theatres 02 8839 3399 sydneyfestival.org.au/mendicants2

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BRIEFS Australia

After whooping up a storm across Europe, Briefs is back with an all male circus to tantalise and tease.

Under the Salon Perdu Spiegeltent’s sparkling canopy, your host Shivannah, love-child of the ringmaster and the bearded lady, leads a contortion of vaudeville, burlesque, dance and clowning.

“Laugh out loud funny” The Daily Telegraph

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Prepare yourself for a non-stop, eye-popping riot of physicality and fun that breaks the rules, blurs the lines, and brings the notion of ‘undoing the seatbelt’ into the theatre.

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January 18, 20, 22 – 26 at 9pm January 19 at 10.30pm January 27 at 7pm & 9.30pm

$40 General admission Parra Pack discount see pg 19 Sydney Festival 1300 668 812 Ticketmaster 1300 723 038 Riverside Theatres 02 8839 3399 sydneyfestival.org.au/briefs

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FESTIVAL VENUES & RESTAURANTS

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FESTIVAL VENUES & RESTAURANTS 5. Information and 1. Church Street Cultural Exchange 2. Church Street Mall 6. The Parade Ground 3. Courtney’s @ Old King’s Brasserie Pedestrian 70 Phillip Street entrances: via the 02 9635 3288 Riverside Walk 4. El-Phoenician between O’Connell 328 Church Street and Marist Place.

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7. Prince Alfred Park (inc. Salon Perdu Spiegeltent) Cnr Victoria Road and Church Streets 8. Riverside Theatres Cnr Church and Market Streets 9. Riverside Walk

Fast Festival Feasts We’ve partnered with two great restaurants located close to Festival venues to help you have a big night out in Parramatta! Throughout the Festival, they’re offering some delicious eating options for $30.

Courtney’s Brasserie A choice of grass fed beef fillet or pan-fried salmon fillet followed by a stone fruit tasting plate for dessert.

Tuesday to Friday (lunch) and Tuesday to Saturday (dinner). Bookings required.

El-Phoenician A mixed plate of tabouli, homous, lamb pastries, shish tawouk, kafta and potato coriander served with unlimited fresh and grilled Lebanese bread.

Monday to Friday (12noon – 1pm) and Monday to Saturday (6 – 7pm).

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TICKETing Parra Pack

HOW TO BOOK General sales open October 29 Ticketing agencies vary according to venue, so please refer to event pages to find the correct booking agency and contact them to buy your tickets, or visit sydneyfestival.org.au for more information.

Tickets can be purchased from the relevant ticketing agency’s website, over the phone or in person (excluding the Sydney Festival Box Office). Please contact the relevant agency for a list of their outlets.

Concessions Concession tickets are available for full-time students, pensioners, Seniors Card holders, children 14 years and under and the unemployed. Proof of concession must be produced to obtain the concession price. Concessions are only available where indicated and may be subject to availability.

Transaction fees may apply.

Sydney Festival sydneyfestival.org.au 1300 668 812 Ticketmaster ticketmaster.com.au 1300 723 038 Riverside Theatres riversideparramatta.com.au 02 8839 3399

The Parra Pack returns in 2013.

Purchase tickets to three or more shows in Parramatta and you’re eligible for a 20% discount! Parra Packs can be booked by phone through the Sydney Festival Box Office (1300 668 813), in person at Riverside Theatres or online at sydneyfestival.org.au/parrapack Parra Packs can be created by choosing from the following events in Parramatta: Briefs Saskwatch Urban Leah Flanagan yMusic Lianne La Havas Norman Blake & Joe Pernice Tickets must be purchased in one transaction.

Transaction fees may apply.

Tix for Next to Nix (All tickets $25) Sydney Festival is committed to making the Festival accessible to all. During Festival dates (January 15 – 27), $25 tickets are made available for all shows on that day. Tickets are limited and it’s first in best dressed. Tix for Next to Nix for events in Parramatta will only be available from Riverside Theatres or Salon Perdu Spiegeltent one hour prior to the performance starting.

Here are the rules • Cash sales only – no EFT or credit cards • Tickets must be purchased in person • There is a limit of two tickets per person per day • Events under $25 are not included in this offer • The number of tickets available at this price may vary for each performance • Tickets cannot be replaced if they are lost, stolen or damaged

ACCESS We make every effort to ensure Sydney Festival events are accessible to our whole audience. To book your tickets or if you have any access queries, please call 02 8248 6500 or email access@ sydneyfestival.org.au and we’ll be happy to assist. Sydney Festival is happy to receive phone calls via the National Relay Service.

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This venue/location is wheelchair accessible or has been made accessible for the Festival. If this symbol is not displayed, access may be limited.

Designated wheelchair spaces (where available) will be sold at the lowest price in the house for that performance.

This venue/location has an assistive listening system installed for use by patrons.

Sydney Festival supports the Companion Card program. Should you require the assistance of a companion or carer to attend events or venues, Sydney Festival will issue a second ticket at no cost to the carer of a Companion Card cardholder. Please contact Sydney Festival directly to assist with your booking. [dpS]

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