Editing Culture of Sydney (section)

==Arts and entertainment==
===Performing arts ===
[[File:State theater - panoramio.jpg|thumb|right|Art deco entrance to the [[State Theatre (Sydney)|State Theatre]], [[Market Street, Sydney|Market Street]]]]
The [[Sydney Festival]], held each year in January, is Sydney's and Australia's biggest performing arts festival, incorporating classical and contemporary music, theatre, visual arts, and new media.
[[File:Capitol theatre.jpg|thumb|[[Capitol Theatre, Sydney|Capitol Theatre]], [[Haymarket, New South Wales|Haymarket]]]]

The [[Sydney Theatre Company]] shows a regular roster of Australian (by authors such as noted playwright [[David Williamson]]), classic, and international plays. Their productions occasionally incorporate the return to the live stage of famous Australian screen actors such as [[Cate Blanchett]], [[Hugo Weaving]], [[Geoffrey Rush]], etc. The [[Wharf Theatre]], the [[Sydney Theatre]], the Drama Theatre of the Opera House and the [[Belvoir Street Theatre]] (the home of [[Belvoir (theatre company)|Company B]]) are some of the main live theatre venues. The [[Bell Shakespeare Company]], directed by [[John Bell (Australian actor)|John Bell]], specialises in Shakespearean drama, with forays into modern plays such as [[Heiner Müller]]'s 'Titus Andronicus'.

Sydney has several independent theatres for productions throughout the city centre including the [[Capitol Theatre, Sydney|Capitol Theatre]] (est. 1928, 2,000 seats), the [[The Star, Sydney|Lyric Theatre]] (2,000 seats), the [[Theatre Royal, Sydney|Theatre Royal]] (Est. 1827, 1,200 seats) and the [[State Theatre (Sydney)|State Theatre]] (est. 1929, 2,000 seats but stage not big enough for large productions).

From the 1940s to the 1970s the [[Sydney Push]], an intellectual subculture of authors and activists questioning of authority, including [[Germaine Greer]], was active.

The [[Sydney Dance Company]] under the leadership of [[Graeme Murphy]] has put on contemporary productions since the late 20th century. The [[Australian Ballet]], whose headquarters are in [[Melbourne]], performs regularly in Sydney.

Every May at the anniversary of the Concordia German Club, which was founded in 1883 and every Christmas the Concordia German Choir performs at the German Club in Tempe. The Choir specializes in German folk songs.

=== Music ===
[[File:City Recital Hall, Sydney.jpg|upright|thumb|[[City Recital Hall]], Angel Place]]
''<nowiki/>'O! Sydney I Love You''' was the winner of a song writing competition organized by ''[[The Sun (Australia)|The Sun]]'' newspaper. Emily Harris studio dance recorded the song in 1927.<ref name="nfsa">National Film and Sound Archive: [https://nfsa.gov.au/collection/sound/sounds-australia/songs-about-towns-and-places/#sydney Does your town have its own song?]</ref> ''Sydney'' was recorded by Maurice Chenoweth around the same time.<ref name="nfsa"/> ''My City of Sydney'' was performed by [[Tommy Leonetti]] on Channel 9 during the 1970s as the station shut down for the evening.<ref>{{Cite web|title = The days when Tommy Leonetti sang Sydney to sleep… {{!}} Cultured Views Cultured Views|url = https://www.culturedviews.com/the-days-when-tommy-leonetti-sang-sydney-to-sleep/2008/10/19/view.htm|website = www.culturedviews.com|access-date = 18 January 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170415013544/https://www.culturedviews.com/the-days-when-tommy-leonetti-sang-sydney-to-sleep/2008/10/19/view.htm|archive-date = 15 April 2017|url-status = dead}}</ref>

The [[Sydney Symphony]] is internationally renowned and regularly performs in the Concert Hall (2,600 seats) of the [[Sydney Opera House]] under Chief Conductor [[Vladimir Ashkenazy]] (until 2013) and, as of 2014, [[David Robertson (conductor)|David Robertson]]. [[City Recital Hall]] is dedicated mainly to chamber music and chamber orchestra concerts, featuring many famous international artists as well as concert series by local groups such as the [[Australian Chamber Orchestra]] and Sydney's foremost Baroque orchestra, the [[Australian Brandenburg Orchestra]].

[[Opera Australia]], as at 2015 the world's third-busiest opera company,<ref>{{Cite web|title = Bachtrack: Opera Australia is world's 3rd busiest company|url = https://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/backtrack-reveals-2015-classical-music-rankings|website = www.limelightmagazine.com.au|access-date = 18 January 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160117194102/https://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/backtrack-reveals-2015-classical-music-rankings|archive-date = 17 January 2016|url-status = dead}}</ref> has its headquarters in Sydney and performs a busy program of mainly classical and occasionally contemporary operas at the Opera Theatre of the Sydney Opera House.

New experimental and avant-garde music is performed by [[Ensemble Offspring]], Halcyon, The Noise and others, at the recently refurbished [[Carriageworks]] and many small inner-city cafes, warehouses, theatres etc. [[Liquid Architecture]], [[What Is Music]] and [[The NOW now]] are annual festivals and ongoing series of contemporary music and [[sound art]].

Jazz and alternative music (such as Sydney-based [[The Necks]]) are played at The Basement and Jazz at 72, and formerly at the now defunct Harbourside Brasserie. The Sound Lounge (SIMA), Jazzgroove, 505<ref>''The Guardian'', 19th march 2022: "Farewell to 505, curtains close on one of Australia's most important [https://theguardian.com/music/2022/mar/20/farewell-to-505-curtains-close-on-one-of-australias-most-important-jazz-clubs]</ref> and Red Rattler host regular jazz and alternative music events.

Many well-known Australian [[rock music|rock]] bands and solo artists began their careers in Sydney. Various Sydney inductees into the [[ARIA Hall of Fame]] include [[Johnny O'Keefe]], [[Col Joye]] (& The Joy Boys), [[Billy Thorpe]] (the original Aztecs formed in Sydney), [[The Easybeats]], [[Sherbet (band)|Sherbet]], [[Richard Clapton]], [[John Paul Young]], [[AC/DC]], [[Radio Birdman]], [[Midnight Oil]], [[Rose Tattoo]], [[Mental As Anything]], [[INXS]], [[Icehouse (band)|Icehouse]] and [[Divinyls]].

Other notable acts include early rockers [[Lonnie Lee]] & the Leemen, [[Dig Richards]] & The R'Jays and [[Johnny Rebb]] & The Rebels, surf group [[The Atlantics]], beat groups [[Ray Brown & The Whispers]], [[The Missing Links (band)|The Missing Links]] and [[The Throb]]. The 1970s saw "progressive" acts like [[Tamam Shud]], [[Tully (band)|Tully]] and [[Blackfeather]] emerge, followed by glam groups [[Hush (band)|Hush]] & [[Ted Mulry Gang]].

Sydney is famous for its alternative rock scene, with such names as [[The Celibate Rifles]], [[indie rock]]ers [[The Clouds (Australian band)|The Clouds]], [[The Vines (band)|The Vines]], [[Longreef]] and [[The Crystal Set]], to [[electronic music]] pioneers [[Severed Heads]], [[Single Gun Theory]], [[The Lab (band)|The Lab]], [[Itch-E and Scratch-E]] and local favourites [[Sneaky Sound System]]. Sydney is the original home of the now national alternative rock festival the [[Big Day Out]], which began in Sydney in 1992 featuring local bands such as [[You Am I]] and [[The Clouds (Australian band)|The Clouds]] and international groups like [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]].

Other notable bands from the Sydney music scene are [[Angelspit]], [[Wolfmother]], [[Thy Art Is Murder]], and [[5 Seconds of Summer]].

Sydney has a prominent indie or lo-fi scene which features many rising, internationally touring bands such as Royal Headache, Circle Pit, Electric Flu and Raw Prawn. While not as widespread as Melbourne's 'scene', Sydney tends to have a mass of tight-knit groups of bands that will tour together, most of which are on the same record label(s).

[[File:Sydney Opera House - Inside 2.jpg|600px|center|thumb|The interior of the Concert Hall at the [[Sydney Opera House]]]]

===Film===

Sydney is Australia's centre for commercial film and media. Many of the landmarks in Sydney have been referenced, shown and been the setting for countless films and television programs. Many films have been set in the city, including ''[[Finding Nemo]]'', which was set in [[Port Jackson|Sydney Harbour]]. The city was used as downtown ''Angel Grove'' in [[20th Century Fox]]'s ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie]]'' ''(1995)''. [[The Matrix]] was also filmed in Sydney.

The international [[Sydney Film Festival]] takes place each year in June at various venues in the CBD.

Other film festivals in Sydney include the renowned short film festivals [[Tropfest]] and [[Flickerfest]].

=== Children's entertainment ===
A large portion of Australia's children's entertainment originates in Sydney including highly successful musical groups [[The Wiggles]] and [[Hi-5 (Australian group)|Hi-5]] and television programs ''[[Play School (Australian TV series)|Play School]]'', ''[[Bananas in Pyjamas]]'', ''[[Saturday Disney]]'', ''[[Skippy the Bush Kangaroo]]'', ''[[Mr. Squiggle]]'' and many others.