Isn’t it annoying when you’re at home playing Playstation, and a cow wanders in to block your view? Photographer Michel Tuffery’s satirical work is part of Edge of Elsewhere, a visual arts exhibition at Sydney Festival. From Campbelltown Arts Centre to Haymarket’s 4A Gallery and way beyond, the project engages with the diverse cultural mix…

Jam-packed with gobsmacking circus tricks, zany vaudeville and outrageous dancing – Briefs is male burlesque at its best. Go behind the scenes with Australia’s beefcake troupe as they perform in the Idolize Spiegeltent as part of Sydney Festival 2012. Watch more Sydney Festival TV videos here, or sign up to receive a daily fix of…

Fresh from his ‘Best Mainstage Production Award’ at the Sydney Theatre Awards for The Wild Duck, Simon Stone directs Thyestes at Carriageworks. The savagery of this Greek legend is reinterpreted into a shockingly funny, edge-of-your-seat and partially improvised new version. Catch the cast and crew rehearsing and improvising the tale of a King who unwittingly…

With the runaway success of Smoke & Mirrors and three Helpmann Awards under his belt, iOTA takes to the stage for this deeply personal and outrageous Sydney Opera House performance. From Hedwig and the Angry Inch and the Rocky Horror Picture Show, he revisits the songs close to his heart. Check out this sneak peek…

Sydney Festival First Night saw Elizabeth Street transformed into the Trocadero Dance Palace, bringing back the swinging atmosphere of the 40′s and 50′s with rockabillies, lindy-hoppers and some serious cha cha cha. Uber-diva Trevor Ashley presided over a night packed with the Sirens Big Band. Watch all the action here. Watch more Sydney Festival TV…

I’m Your Man is an adrenaline-pumping boxing-ring drama set in Bankstown about contemporary masculinity and courage at Belvoir St Theatre. Meet the actors working with a paper-less script in this Sydney Festival production, and director Roslyn Oades who recorded real boxers for 18 months. Watch more Sydney Festival TV videos here, or sign up to…

Two of Europe’s hottest choreographers, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Damien Jalet, create a melting pot of expression, language and culture. They blend East and West using hindu beats, contemporary dance and  a towering sculpture by British sculptor Antony Gormley. Watch more Sydney Festival TV videos here, or sign up to receive a daily fix of…

L’Effet de Serge is the story of a man who puts on one minute shows for his friends, by France’s experimental Vivarium Studio. Meet the cast and crew of this Sydney Festival production, which has been embraced by audiences across 20 countries. Watch more Sydney Festival TV videos here, or sign up to receive a…

Bankstown’s Urban Theatre Projects create stories and images of contemporary life in Sydney. Their latest Sydney Festival production is Buried City, performed at Belvoir Street Theatre. The show centres on six characters from very different backgrounds, all thrown together on a building site. This Festival TV clip captures the cast in intimate rehearsals, and talks…

How did a fire-dancer become one of Jamaica’s most favourite calypso bands? STUDIO chats with the men from The Jolly Boys, popular with reggae and world music crowds around the globe. With their cheeky dancing moves, they perform their Jamaican folk music songs and covers as part of Sydney Festival 2012. Watch some highlights from…