NSW Deputy Premier and Minister for Trade and Investment Andrew Stoner
has announced German electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk as headline act
for the Vivid LIVE program during Vivid Sydney 2013.
“Vivid Sydney continues to attract the world’s most outstanding talent,
with German legends Kraftwerk set to perform at the Opera House fresh on
the back of performances at the MoMA in New York and TATE Modern in
London,” Mr Stoner said.
“Kraftwerk will present their acclaimed retrospective series in eight
unique performances at the Sydney Opera House as part of Vivid LIVE.
“Now in its fifth year, Vivid Sydney, which is owned and managed by
Destination NSW, the NSW Government’s tourism and major events agency,
has become a wonderful platform to highlight Australia’s global city to
the world by featuring some of the biggest names in music, lighting
artistry and ideas, to local and international audiences.
“In 2013, this 18-day festival of light, music and ideas, the biggest in
the southern hemisphere, will take place in Sydney from 24 May to 10
June.”
The performances by Kraftwerk, dubbed The Catalogue 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, 8,
will showcase nearly 40 years of musical and technical innovation,
including new improvisations, 3D projections and animation.
Commencing with Autobahn, each night covers one of Kraftwerk’s
groundbreaking studio albums in full and appear in order of their
release — Autobahn (1974), Radio-Activity (1975), Trans Europe Express
(1977), The Man-Machine (1978), Computer World (1981), Techno Pop
(1986), The Mix (1991) and Tour de France (2003) — alongside additional
compositions from their back-catalogue.
Destination NSW CEO, Sandra Chipchase, said that in 2012 rising audience
numbers demonstrated the events appealed with Sydneysiders as well as
interstate and international visitors alike.
“Vivid Sydney raises the creativity bar every year, and in 2013 we will
see an expanded program across light, music and ideas to delight
festivalgoers. Vivid Sydney provides a truly global canvas and audience
for our artistic, creative and business communities. The evolving 2013
program will be our most exciting to date,” Ms Chipchase said.
Vivid Sydney Creative Adviser, Ignatius Jones, said: “Vivid 2013 will
see its largest expansion yet: in footprint, in technology and in sheer
artistry. We will be presenting several massive installations that have
simply never been seen in this country before, a much-expanded program
of light art and a far greater proportion of international participation
in our public-facing attractions. Vivid Sydney will also continue to
lead the world in sustainable, carbon-neutral programming—a principle
which has always been a founding tenet of Vivid Sydney."
Vivid Sydney is one of five signature events in the NSW Events Calendar
developed by Destination NSW with the NSW Government as the major
investor.
HOW TO BOOK
Sydney Opera House expects demand for tickets will be high for
Kraftwerk’s unique series of concerts exclusive to Sydney based on
recent success in New York and London. To ensure everyone has an equal
chance to purchase tickets SOH have put in place an online application
process. This will minimise the congestion through sales channels and
fairly distribute tickets to fans across time zones, states and
countries.
Apply for your tickets anytime between Mon 25th Feb 2013 (from 9am) and
Friday 1st March 2013 (midnight AEST). Tickets will not be allocated on a
first come first served basis, all applications received during this
period will be equally considered. To apply go to www.sydneyoperahouse.com/kraftwerk
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