1989 - Sydney Festival

Following the massive two-month celebrations of the previous year, 1989’s Festival of Sydney continued with a strong and varied program that included exciting new theatre from Spain, Canada and France, along with music from the United Kingdom, Bulgaria and Spain.

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Festival Director: Stephen Hall

Following the massive two-month celebrations of the previous year, 1989’s Festival of Sydney continued with a strong and varied program that included exciting new theatre from Spain, Canada and France, along with music from the United Kingdom, Bulgaria and Spain.

The free outdoor activities once located in Hyde Park moved to the new public recreation areas of Darling Harbour. Free events were staged daily in Martin Place and selected spots in the CBD, including music at lunchtimes and street theatre performances. The Festival even hosted a CBD-wide treasure hunt.

The Festival program existed in digital form for the first time with the IBM Festival Information Centre at Darling Harbour, which featured the IBM InfoWindow System, a touch screen computer with daily festival schedules available to the public.

THEATRE

Suz/O/Suz
La Fura Dels Baus

Desirs Parade
Phillipe Genty Company

Victor & Barry
Forbes Masson, Alan Cumming

Knuckledusters: The Jewels Of Edith Sitwell
Devised from the writings of Edith Sitwell by Kerry Walker
Company B Belvoir

David Williamson's Top Silk
Directed by Rodney Fisher
Designed by Shaun Gurton
Starring Tina Bursill and Geoff Morrell

The Wind In The Willows
by Kenneth Grahame
An outdoor adaptation

DANCE

New Demons
La La La Human Steps

Solos
Susanne Linke

MUSIC

Beethoven Symphonies 1 & 9
Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Philharmonia Choir
Conductor: Stuart Challender
Soloists: Lisa Gasteen (soprano), Lauris Elms (contralto), Christopher Doig (tenor), Noel Mangin (bass)

Symphony Under The Stars
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Stuart Challender

The Wallace Collection

Balkana

Band Spectacular

Carlos Bonell Ensemble

Joshua Rifkin Plays Scott Joplin

Latin Dance Spectacular at Coca Cola Bottlers Dance Hall
Pardon Me Boys Big Band

Midsummer Jazz
The James Morrison Quintet, Billy Field and his Bad Habits Band, Tommy Emmanuel, Sweet Atmosphere, Georgie Fame and the Aussie Blue Flames

Rock Back The Clock

Entr'acte

OPERA

ESSO Opera In The Park - Puccini's Tosca
The Australian Opera, The Elizabethan Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Stuart Challender

FILM

BHP Steel Outdoor Movie Season

Maria: Film

ART

Bone Stone Shell: New Jewellery New Zealand

Gold Of The Pharaoahs

Maria Callas Memorial Exhibition

Taxis Combined Sculpture and Painting Workshop