Sydney Opera House announces GRAPHIC 2011 Program, featuring Robert Crumb!
Sydney Opera House today announced the program for the second annual GRAPHIC festival, a weekend of graphic storytelling, animation and music on August 20 and 21.GRAPHIC 2011 is a “festival of firsts”...
View ArticleSecond Gotye show at Graphic Festival, Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House today announced a second concert for Gotye: An Animated Album preview on Sunday 21 August as part of Graphic Festival. Tickets for the show are on sale now. The first concert on...
View ArticleGRAPHIC Festival: Gotye - Sydney Opera House (20.08.11)
With the loss of Robert Crumb to theoretical assassins, the highlight of the Sydney GRAPHIC Festival inarguably belonged to Gotye, and his hyped 'animated album preview' for Making Mirrors. Though in...
View ArticleGRAPHIC Festival: Tekkon Kinkreet and Silent Comics feat. Plaid + Gotye +...
Today I seemed to spend just about my entire day wandering the halls of the Sydney Opera House, immersed in a world of graphics, music and art. From the free talks in the Western Foyers to the...
View ArticleZZZ Collective win Graphic animation competition
Sydney Opera House announced the winner of the global animation competition, held as part of the Graphic 2011 festival of storytelling, animation and music. The $20, 000 prize was awarded to the ZZZ...
View Articlethe AU interview: Hermitude (Sydney)
This duo from the Blue Mountains are well adored. Since their inception years ago, Hermitude have been making progressive beats for an ever-growing fan base. Elke Giroux spoke to them about some of...
View ArticleLive Review: Dr Seuss Meets Elefant Traks - GRAPHIC Festival at Sydney Opera...
It was hard to know what to expect from the Elefant Traks crew when this show was hotly announced a couple of months prior. Part of Sydney Opera House’s Graphic Festival – which is essentially a...
View ArticleDetails on Sydney's GRAPHIC Festival revealed; Robot Chicken to perform live!
The Sydney Opera House today announced the details of the 2013 GRAPHIC Festival, set to take place over four days in October. Graphic storytellers, comics, animation, music and illustration is set to...
View Articlethe AU interview: Ludovico Einaudi (Turin)
If you’ve been following and indeed getting amongst this year’s GRAPHIC Festival, then Ludovico Einaudi’s scheduled performance at the Opera House on October 7th is probably set to be one of the...
View Articlethe AU interview: Jason Swinscoe of The Cinematic Orchestra (UK)
Larry catches up with Jason Swinscoe of famed ensemble The Cinematic Orchestra to talk about their upcoming trip to Australia for GRAPHIC festival, working with The Light Surgeons for the event, their...
View ArticleLive Review: Graphic Festival - Robot Chicken Live - Sydney Opera House...
Since 2005, the Comedy Channel has been the host of one of TV’s most irreverent and disturbing, but also hilarious comedy programs. Robot Chicken uses stop motion animation, toys and the twisted minds...
View ArticleLive Review: GRAPHIC Festival - The Cinematic Orchestra - Sydney Opera House...
The Cinematic Orchestra are a difficult act to pin down, given their fluent hybridisation of often unrelated genres. The Jason Swinscoe-led act were to take to the iconic Sydney Opera House as part of...
View ArticleLive Review: GRAPHIC Festival - Wordless by Art Spiegelman and Phillip...
It’s undeniable that Art Spiegelman is nothing short of a cartoon genius. His Pulitizer Prize-winning Maus (1991) is renowned for bringing a newfound intelligence to graphic novels, allowing the medium...
View ArticleLive Review: GRAPHIC Festival - Radio With Pictures ft. Don Walker, Claudia...
Last year’s instalment of Radio With Pictures at Sydney’s Graphic Festival sold out and it’s easy to see why. The 90 minute show at the Sydney Opera House saw a group of compelling storytellers come...
View ArticleGraphic Festival Review: Ludovico Einaudi - Sydney Opera House (07.10.13)
Writing and performing music that may be described as pensive, emotional, and contemporary, Italian composer Ludovico Einaudi put on a powerful show at the Sydney Opera House. As part of the impressive...
View ArticleSydney Opera House's GRAPHIC festival returns with a huge line up led by...
One of Sydney's most diverse, and celebrated festivals is back and it's returned pulling absolutely no punches, with a very big, very impressive lineup spanning the worlds of graphic storytelling,...
View ArticleEight things we learned at Kevin Smith's "Superhero Multiverse" at the Sydney...
For the second time in a week, I had the pleasure of listening to Kevin Smith talk his ass off as he winds down his Australian tour with Jason Mewes. As part of the Graphic Festival, Smith & Mewes...
View ArticleGRAPHIC Festival Review: Ólafur Arnalds - Sydney Opera House (10.10.15)
Photo Credit: Prudence UptonOne of the most anticipated musical events at the Sydney Opera House this weekend arrived as part of the House's GRAPHIC Festival, featuring acclaimed Icelandic pianist...
View ArticleGRAPHIC Festival Review: Sarah Blasko - Sydney Opera House (11.10.15)
Photo: Dan Boud.On album number five, Sarah Blasko shimmies and struts to the language of love. Her recent show at the Sydney Opera House for Graphic Festival saw the world premiere and official...
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