Festival Stories

Stories

Festival Stories is where we go deeper on the shows and artists appearing at Sydney Festival.

Bookmark this page for interviews with the artists, behind the scenes stories, top picks from Festival programmers and arts critics, videos, podcasts, playlists and more.

It’s your window into the world of Sydney Festival.

Telly Tuita’s Artist Statement: The Tā and Vā of Tongpop

A little bit of Tong and a whole lot of pop

Meet the wildly talented cast of Cirque Alfonse’s Animal

Serving up world-class circus and a guaranteed good time

William Yang “I love a Sydney that likes to party.

Read William Yang's Sydney Story

Joseph Tawadros: “I love a Sydney that has live music”

Read Joseph Tawadros' Sydney Story

Brett Weymark: “To me, Sydney is inspiration. I love a Sydney that sings.”

Read Brett Weymark's Sydney Story

Sydney Stories: Sydney Festival artists share their favourite memories of our city

See our city in a new light

A whirlwind history lesson on Detroit's Music Institute

DJs Chez Damier and Alton Miller are touring together for the first time ever

Welcome to Sydney Festival 2025

Three special messages from our city's dignitaries

Your guide to the opening week of Sydney Festival

A cheat sheet on the epic things to see, do and eat

Free events at the Festival

Start the new year with some epic art that’s totally free

Here’s your school holiday game-plan for Sydney Festival

Activities that will entertain and inspire the whole fam’

All your Christmas gifts, sorted

Consider your stockings stuffed with these 21 ideas – starting from $23

The hottest tickets (and free events) in Western Sydney

Parramatta, Bankstown, Blacktown and Casula are calling

Get your ears around all the Australian music at the Festival

The artists that’ll have you brimming with pride this Ausmusic Month

A legacy of new Australian works

The Sydney Festival new commissions that spread far and wide

How Dark Noon is flipping the script on the Wild West

Everything you need to know about the provocative new production

LGBTQIA+ highlights we can’t wait to see this summer

Get to know 11 of the incredible shows and artists in the program

Everything along The Thirsty Mile this summer

A rundown of the best spot in town

10 unmissable experiences at Sydney Festival 2025

Your shortcut to some of the biggies in our lineup

Introducing Resonance: our classical music series

Delving into “birth, destiny and what we leave behind” with Australia’s beloved artists

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