What's On

Mahalia Barnes
Live at Bay 16 Cafe and Bar

Unwind at the end of the working week to the unique soul sounds of Mahalia Barnes. A free live performance.

10 September

Mud
A National Youth Theatre Company Junior Production

Presented by National Youth Theatre Company

Eighteen emerging artists aged between 15 and 18 explore new Australian writing on range of themes and topics, all set in a mud-pit.

3 September - 5 September

Outback
The National Youth Theatre Company Regional Showcase

Presented by National Youth Theatre Company

A series of devised scenes and monologues from regional Australia.

2 September

Growing Up
A National Youth Theatre Company Production

Presented by National Youth Theatre Company

24 emerging artists under the age of 25 from all across NSW perform a collection of vignettes that meditate on the theme ‘Growing Up’.

31 August - 5 September

Journey to Freedom
A photo exhibition

Presented by Amnesty Inernational

A photo exhibition showing the reality of life in refugee camps and their journey to safety and settlement. Whether by boat or plane, each refugee has story to tell.

30 August - 5 September

Wrong Prom 2010
Where good music and daggy dancing collide

Presented by CarriageWorks

Relive your dance floor glory days amongst friends, learn some groovy moves, and then dance the night away with DJ’s spinning the music your memories are made of under the glint of the disco ball. Tickets sell fast, so don't miss out!

25 August

Outreach Exhibition 2010
A group exhibition

Presented by The City of Sydney's Pine Street Creative Arts Centre in partnership with HopeStreet - Urban Compassion in association with CarriageWorks

An exhibition of painting, drawing, printmaking, ceramics, mosaics, jewellery and multi-media by members of Pine Street Creative Arts Centre's Outreach program and HopeStreet - Urban Compassion's art program.

18 August - 9 September

Roland V-Drum Festival
More than 50 legendary Roland V-Drum kits & the world's best drummers

Presented by Roland Corporation Australia

Feature main stage performances by Terepai Richmond (Whitlams, Tina Arena, DIG), Karl Lewis (Savage Garden, Bachelor Girl), Tetrafide Percussion and more.

1 August

Rethreads: A Free Mass Clothing Exchange
The perfect event for the style and sustainability savvy

Presented by Oxfam Australia and CarriageWorks

Rethreads is the perfect event for the style and sustainability savvy.  Here, clothing is your currency - bring up to 20 of your best cast-offs, and exchange them for new pieces to reinvigorate your wardrobe.

31 July

Exchange for Change
The festival for a fashionable world without poverty

Presented by Oxfam Australia and CarriageWorks

The latest kicks, those perfect fitting jeans, that jaw-dropping dress. We all have fashion cravings. But often our fashion sense has a flow-on effect that we don’t get to see.

29 July - 31 July

'Flying' with the National Indigenous Circus

Flying is the first ever Showcase Performance of of Australia's established and emerging Indigenous Circus Arts and Physical Theatre Talent, from the Heads Up 2010 - Indigenous and Social Circus Conference.

16 July - 17 July

La Fiesta
A gala fundraiser event featuring Katie Noonan & The Captains, Radio Ink and many more special guests

Presented by Mayumarri

A gala fundraiser event and night of spectacular entertainment with live music performances from George songstress and multi ARIA award winner Katie Noonan & The Captains.

10 July

Winterland
Introducing... Sydney's Coolest Festival

Presented by CarriageWorks

This July, experience all the magic of a European winter in the heart of Sydney’s inner west. An indoor ice rink, live music and hot new bands, a design, arts and craft market, fabulous winter cuisine, dancing, karaoke and activities for everyone to get involved in.

5 July - 31 July

FACE Fashion Event

Presented by Face Fashion

Face Fashion is the longest running fashion events company for emerging Australian designers

30 June

CaSPA LiVE
A Musical Experience

Presented by the Catholic Schools Performing Arts Sydney

A musical showcase by over 200 CaSPA students from around Sydney.

29 June

Carmina Burana

Presented by Leichhardt Espresso Chorus in association with CarriageWorks

Experience Carmina Burana by Carl Orff: lust, heartache, drunkenness and esctasy expressed by over 100 voices. 

27 June

Cageling
New visual theatre exploring repression, monsters, sexuality and the feminine

Presented by The Rabble in association with CarriageWorks

A re-imagining of Lorca's classic text The House of Bernarda Alba.

24 June - 3 July

Danse Vivant

Presented by the Wesley Institute

Danse Vivant is the End of Semester performance for students studying in the Bachelor of Dance course at Wesley Institute, Sydney’s premier performing arts college.

9 June - 10 June

Night Time Statewide: Everyday Hero

Presented by Performance Space

NightTime Statewide: Everyday Hero is an evening of short performance, participatory live work and video challenging and subverting the idea of the hero in our midst.

6 June

Unreal Rock: The photographs of Jacques L'Affrique (aka David Porter)

Presented by CarriageWorks
in association with Penrith Regional Gallery & The Lewers Bequest

The photographs of David Porter are one of Australian Rock music’s richest photographic archives, and take us into the heady world of Australian rock music of the early 1970s.

3 June - 26 June

Vernon Treweeke: UV3D
The Father of Australian Psychedelia

Presented by CarriageWorks
in association with Penrith Regional Gallery & The Lewers Bequest

An rare exhibition of mind bending artworks by Vernon Treweeke, the father of Australian psychedelia, experienced by the viewer through 3D glasses.

3 June - 26 June

Bromance
Alisdair Macindoe

Presented by Performance Space

Bro.mance (n, informal): A close but nonsexual relationship between two men. [c21: a blend of bro(ther) + romance]

2 June - 5 June

Hole in the Wall
Matt Prest and Clare Britton

Presented by Performance Space

Hole in the Wall is a contemporary love adventure. A couple search for the meaning of ‘home’ through a series of encounters that underscore the banality and magic of the everyday.

26 May - 29 May

TEDxSydney & TEDxSydney Forum
Ideas worth spreading

Organised by General Thinking in association with CarriageWorks

TEDxSydney 2010 will provide a platform for Australia’s leading visionaries and storytellers to speak to an energised group of thinkers, as well as to the world at large.

TEDxSydney Forum is a free event in CarriageWorks's foyer where everyone can watch the live simulcast as well as an exciting program of live entertainment on the foyer stage, co-curated by Julian Morrow from The Chaser.

22 May - 23 May

Performance Space Clubhouse

ClubHouse is Performance Space’s home for critical dialogue, creative exchange, conversation and revelation about interdisciplinary arts. 

20 May - 5 June

The Folding Wife
Urban Theatre Projects

Presented by Performance Space

The Folding Wife is a physical theatre performance concerned with the stories of three generations of women and their one shared goal: to leave the poverty and uncertainty of their homeland for the promises of the First World.

19 May - 22 May

Street Shot
A photo essay arts competition

Presented by Hepatitis NSW

Street Shot Arts Exhibition is an innovative health promotion initiative focusing on issues associated with the impact of alcohol and other drugs, unsterile tattooing and piercing on young peoples’ health in addition to social, moral or ethical challenges they face day to day.

14 May - 21 May

6th ReelDance International Dance on Screen Festival

Presented by Performance Space and ReelDance

In 2010 ReelDance celebrates its tenth birthday with the launch of the 6^th ReelDance International Dance on Screen Festival.

13 May - 16 May

Nigel Helyer's GhosTrain
A Sound Installation

Presented by Performance Space

Each day, at 1pm, a siren will herald the haunting approach of a steam locomotive, whose acoustic trace will pass along the axis of the CarriageWorks foyer space.

13 May - 5 June

The Finders Keepers Autumn/Winter 2010
Independent Design and Art Markets

Co-presented by CarriageWorks

Revel in the simple joy of discovery and explore the best in new contemporary art and design at The Finders Keepers markets, a bi-annual event that showcases the work of emerging designers and artists from Sydney and around Australia.

7 May - 8 May

Speed Dating for Emerging Artists
A special event of Art Month Sydney

Presented by Art Month Sydney

This is a call for Emerging Artists – A free professional development and networking opportunity.

31 March

Portfolio Presentation Evening: Design
Join us for an evening of design

Presented by The Playground

The Portfolio Presentation Evening is an opportunity to hear all about what fabulous creative sector professionals are doing and what opportunities there may be for you!

26 March

Sirens
Beautiful, Contemporary Sounds

Presented by Halcyon
in association with CarriageWorks

Sirens, Halcyon’s first concert for 2010, features the combined talents of five exceptional solo artists in a entrancing blend of four female voices and harp.

26 March - 27 March

carriageARTworks 2010
Contemporary art from the city fringe

Presented by CarriageWorks

carriageARTworks is a FREE annual event, celebrating artwork and art culture from Sydney’s city fringe. The exhibition will feature work on canvas, sculpture, photography, mixed media, video art, performance art and textiles.

25 March - 24 April

Platform 3 Hip Hop Festival
Two days of high powered hip hop action

Presented by CarriageWorks

Platform 3 Hip Hop Festival returns to celebrate everything hip hop. It’s the place for hip hop heads to discover new local talent, and has heaps of events where anyone can get involved. All the details here

19 March - 20 March

The Battle of Big Thinking
Inspiring speakers from Marketing & Advertising, Government, Media and the Arts

Presented by APG

In 2010, APG will present for the first time in Australia, the Battle of Big Thinking. The event will feature a line up of interesting and inspiring speakers from Marketing & Advertising, Government, Media and the Arts, to battle it out for the title of biggest idea.

17 March

Graffiti and Street Art Tour
Part of Platform 3 Hip Hop Festival

Presented by CarriageWorks

You’ll get an intro to different forms of street art, and visit some of Sydney’s most iconic street art sites, including the Skippy Girls on Wilson St Eveleigh and ‘I Had a Dream’ on King Street.

13 March

Shifting Sand
The beach comes to the inner west of Sydney

Presented by Taikoz
in association with CarriageWorks

From the delicate play of light on the surface of the sea to the raging fury of winter storms, TaikOz’s ethereal bamboo flutes, thunderous taiko drumming and dynamic movement and dance seeks to capture the beauty, majesty and force of the ocean.

11 March - 13 March

Downtown
A performance by Rosie Dennis

Presented by Performance Space

Rosie Dennis uses a digital roadworks sign, popular science and dance to create and present a new performance that weaves together her day’s field research about the seductiveness of collective individualism and the comfort to be found with strangers.

1 March - 5 March

So You Think You Can Dance
Join the live studio audience

So You Think You Can Dance Australia is filmed at CarriageWorks. Filming takes place on Mondays and Thursdays. Tickets for all shows can be booked via the Channel 10 website.

1 March - 21 April

Free Hip Hop Dance Classes
Part of Platform 3 Hip Hop Festival

Presented by CarriageWorks

Always wished you could do a headspin? Haven’t tried popping since the 80’s? These free classes are open to everyone.  It’s about breaking it down and giving hip hop dance a go in a fun environment.

27 February - 13 March

William Yang's My Generation
A unqiue performance using spoken word, image and live music

Presented by Performance Space

This vibrant and moving work weaves together stories about the glamorous fashion events of Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson; the theatrical circle of Jim Sharman, Kate Fitzpatrick and Patrick White; and the visual arts scene of Brett Whiteley and Martin Sharp.

23 February - 6 March

One of Several Centres
An installation by Alex Kershaw

Presented by Perfomance Space

Australia’s mythic ‘red centre’ is at the heart of Sydney based artist Alex Kershaw’s installation.

11 February - 6 March

Habits and Habitat
An installation by Patrick Ronald and Shannon McDonell

Presented by Performance Space

This immersive installation offers visitors the opportunity to interact with a constructed scene and to take a voyeuristic look into another person’s habitat.

11 February - 17 March