PARTNERSHIPS

Sydney Festival is made possible by the dedicated support of its Government, corporate and media partners who play an integral role which enables us to present an engaging world-class program.

GOVERNMENT & COMMUNITY PARTNERS

Sydney Festival is especially thankful for the ongoing support by Founding Principal Government Partners; Create NSW and City of Sydney whose continued investment is Sydney Festival has allowed us to reimagine spaces, engage audience curiosity and present high calibre and diverse year on year.

Special thanks are also given to Destination NSW and Infrastructure NSW whose investment helped us realise the ambitious An Evening at The Headland series at Barangaroo Reserve. The Headland series featured 14 performances all of which were livestreamed for free to an Australian and international audiences. In addition, these partners assisted in promoting Sydney Festival and The Headland series through their extensive marketing channels to further drive visitation to New South Wales.

Sydney Festival continues to develop and present high-calibre arts and cultural events in Western Sydney with a focus on programming within Parramatta local government area which is supported by City of Parramatta Council. The 2021 Parramatta Program included the staging of H.M.S. Pinafore at Riverside Theatre as well as reactivating the live music scene with the inclusion of Allowed and Local across multiple venues in Parramatta. Sydney Symphony Under the Stars also returned to the Crescent and to the delight of audiences, was held across two evenings made possible through the support of Parramatta Park.

UTS returned as ‘Knowledge Partner’ of Sydney Festival presenting co-curated topical forums as well as workshops aimed at prototyping and bringing about meaningful change. For the first time in our six year partnership, this program of events were made available digitally via YouTube, Zoom and Facebook Live and as always were a powerful addition to our 2021 program.

The Vigil, photo by Yaya Stempler

Requiem, photo by Prudence Upton

Carriageworks signage, photo by Jacquie Manning

Sydney Symphony Under the Stars, photo by James Horan Allowed and Local, photo by Yaya Stempler

PARTNERSHIPS

Flags in the CBD, photo by Yaya Stempler

CORPORATE PARTNERS

For the first time Sydney Festival welcomed a Regional Partner nbn Australia who helped connect audiences with creative content and cultural performances which featured at Sydney Festival 2021. As part of this, nbn will be taking Sydney Festival on the road, screening a recorded performance of Spirit: a retrospective 2021 by Bangarra Dance Theatre at pop-up events in five regional locations across Australia. nbn also led a robust conversation with Wesley Enoch as they explored how digitisation can help creators, particular First Nations artists, connect with new audiences.

Sydney Festival unveiled an exciting new project with BridgeClimb Sydney called Burrawa, which offered a unique immersion into Aboriginal stories spanning thousands of years whilst climbing the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Our exciting new venue The Headland at Barangaroo Reserve hosted a series of outdoor concerts where all our Sydney Festival partners were acknowledged at the entrance as well as on the stage screens. Guests attending this venue enjoyed beverages from the James Squire bar which in addition to serving a range of James Squire beers also served Four Pillars Gin/Fever-Tree cocktails and a selection of Alpha Box & Dice wines.

Four Pillars Gin and Fever-Tree also supported the Allowed & Local series which reenergised local bars and venues in Sydney CBD and Parramatta with a series of music gigs.

Media partners provide vital promotional support and coverage, with special thanks to The Sydney Morning Herald, ABC Radio, SBS, NITV, TimeOut, 2RPH, Concrete Playground, AKA, Showtime and Limelight.

The Festival also works with a variety of production partners who play a critical role in staging Sydney Festival, most notably TDC who provided the audiovisual technology and expertise at The Headland – including supporting the nightly livestreams. Special thanks to our other production partners; Chameleon, EPS and Safety Culture.

We would also like to thank our Festival lawyers Holman Webb, our research partners Woolcott Research and RDA Research as well as Wilson Parking, Signwave Newtown, CloudWave and Artbank Australia.

Four Pillars and Fever-Tree cocktail carafe, photo by Jacquie Manning

Preview Guide liftout inserted in The Sydney Morning Herald

Festival scrim at The Headland at Barangaroo Reserve

James Squire bar, photo by Bianca De Marchi

FESTIVAL FEASTS

Sydney Festival’s restaurant program offers audiences a unique dining experience during the month of January. Now in its 21st year, the Festival Feasts program continues to be a successful initiative that directs new business to partner restaurants across Sydney CBD, Inner-West and Parramatta.

Thank you to our 2021 restaurant partners; Barangaroo House Bar, Bartolo, Bea at Barangaroo House, Big Poppa's, Cafe Sydney, Chefs Gallery, Chi by Lotus, Esquire at the QVB, Lotus The Galeries, Misfits, Parlour Cucina, Reign at the QVB, The Dining Room, Park Hyatt Sydney and The Gantry Restaurant.

James Squire bar, photo by Yaya Stempler

Partner board at The Headland at Barangaroo Reserve, photo by Bianca De Marchi