Editing Culture of Sydney (section)

===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.