Sydney's always been known as a hub of creativity and inspiration, and now we have our own festival which celebrates this - Vivid. Vivid is a celebration of music, light and ideas that kicked off on Tuesday night. The festival features four events, Luminous, Smart Light, Fire Water & Creative Sydney.
In Luminous, the sails of the Sydney Opera House are being lit up each night with Brian Eno's 77 Million Paintings, an audio-visual exhibition that's now showing in The Studio at the Sydney Opera House. Circular Quay was lined with people til the wee hours on Tuesday night, mesmerized by the ever evolving images shining on the sails. It's a must see.
The other component of Luminous is a music festival that Brian Eno has curated. Not sure who Brian Eno is? He was originally in 80's band Roxy Music and is now one of the biggest music producers in the world, producing the likes of Coldplay and David Bowie.
Smart Light is a series of energy efficient lighting installations located around Circular Quay and The Rocks. The walk is about 2km long, so ideal for a casual stroll around the city at night. My favourite installations are the Museum of Contemporary Art being lit with Yayoi Kusama's art and just down the road from the MCA, there's a fantastic display that runs on pedal power!
Creative Sydney is on at the MCA and The Roxy in Parramatta, and is a series of invigorating talks embracing musicians, designers, architects, photographers, writers and the media. If you're looking to be inspired by fellow creatives, this is where you wanna be.
And finally we have Fire Water, a re-creation of a convict ship catching fire and exploding on Sydney Harbour in 1814. There'll be musicians and live performers around Campbells Cove to set the party atmosphere before the visual show kicks off.
Vivid Sydney is running to 14 June and as you can see, there's plenty to see and do during the festival. If you're looking to make a night out of it and see the various events taking place, why not pick up an Enliven Your Senses card from Sydney.com and take advantage of the great 2-for-1 offers available, including cocktails at the Park Hyatt.
I'm off to Dungog today for the Film Festival. Enjoy Vivid and check back in next week to hear all about Dungog!
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