Archive for the ‘festival’ Category
Sunday, October 25th, 2009
As part of a food-oriented festival the Sydney Harbour Bridge was laid with turf overnight (real grass!) and 6000 picnickers (who had won a kind of raffle) assembled there for breakfast. Panorama. Loudspeakers with bird noises (kookaburras) augmented the rural feel.
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Sunday, September 20th, 2009
A large scale dance party at the Olympic Regatta Centre near Penrith - west of the city on the weekend — Defqon 1. Spectacular staging and lighting effects! Panorama.
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Sunday, April 12th, 2009
A crucifixion reenactment in the city on Good Friday. Panorama. Here is a little movie from earlier on. Movie. The Roman guards used to flay Jesus with whips and Mary used to run up to Jesus and carry on — but the last few years the action has been tamed down some. There is a person however with stage blood in a sauce bottle who discreetly sprays Jesus periodically so he miraculously appears to get bloodier as he procedes down the street.
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Saturday, January 10th, 2009
Last night was Opening Night for the Festival of Sydney and giant crowds surged through the city. One of the entertainments was this performance of a pyrophone (fire organ) piece by a Melbourne group. Panorama. Here is a view of some of the crowds in Martin Place … panorama.
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Wednesday, December 24th, 2008
The backpacker party (Santa’s elves in the foreground) at Bondi Beach on Christmas Day is a long term Sydney tradition. Panorama. Also traditional is the attendance of Santa Claus at the Wayside Chapel for the Christmas dinner for the homeless and unattached. Panorama.
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Sunday, November 9th, 2008
Fundraising gymnasts at Newtown Festival yesterday — they had some unruly spectators to deal with sometimes … panorama, Quicktime.
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Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
The six month long annual cycle of suburban festivals has begun — from last weekend, Marrickville Festival in the inner west … panorama Quicktime.
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