We want everyone to have the opportunity to experience the magic of shows at the Sydney Opera House. Enjoy the selection of Auslan Interpreted, Audio Described and Captioned programs.
Antidote is a festival of ideas, art and change.
Recorded at the Sydney Opera House, Sunday 11 September 2022
So much has changed since we saw you last. Disasters we can’t control. Politics we’re shaking up. Media that makes us grumble. And social transformation that gives us hope.
Together, we...
A democratic, liberating vision revealed in a lifetime of objects
Jarvis Cocker live and in person
Presented as part of Antidote 2022
Live-broadcast from The Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House
Auslan and Live Captioned
The legendary pop pioneer opened his attic crawl space where he hoarded obje...
These high-achievers sacrificed successful careers in journalism to take up the rigorous study necessary to become medical doctors. What drives such a sacrifice, and how does it feel to be called to serve?
Lisa Pryor & Amy Coopes, hosted by Norman Swan
Presented as part of Antidote 2022
Live-br...
One of the world's brightest writers investigates bodily freedom.
Please be advised that Olivia Laing will be joining via video conference from Suffolk.
Presented as part of Antidote 2022
Live-broadcast from The Studio, Sydney Opera House
This talk is recommended for ages 15+
Auslan and Live Ca...
What’s next for First Nations peoples and all Australians?
Nardi Simpson & Nareen Young
Presented as part of Antidote 2022
Live-broadcast from The Studio, Sydney Opera House
Auslan and Live Captioned
With growing momentum to enact the Uluru Statement from the Heart, is a meaningful change for...
How will the new politics change Canberra?
Cathy McGowan, Adam Bandt, and Allegra Spender
Hosted by Karen Middleton
Presented as part of Antidote 2022
Live-broadcast from The Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House
Auslan and Live Captioned
The cross benches in our federal parliament got quite a bit...
Global biosecurity is getting more relevant day by day
Ed Yong & Raina MacIntyre
Please be advised that Ed Yong will be joining via video conference from Washington DC.
Presented as part of Antidote 2022
Live-broadcast from The Studio, Sydney Opera House
Auslan & Live Captioned
The climate cri...
Join our tour guide Declan as he reveals the stories of this iconic building through history, incredible architecture and anecdotes.
Recommended for ages 8+
Join Mr Magic himself, Adam Mada for a digital magical experience like no other! Watch closely with the whole family as Mada reaches through the screen to make objects appear, transmogrify and even fly before your very eyes!
Spend your afternoon with the chef who has made tahini and pomegranate molasses pantry staples across the world. Yotam Ottolenghi joins Adam Liaw for a no holds barred conversation, sharing the stories behind his iconic recipes.
As the global Black Lives Matter protests continue, Australians have been challenged to confront the realities of ongoing racism and Aboriginal deaths in custody. Sydney Opera House has invited IndigenousX to curate this panel discussion exploring how state sanctioned violence is enabled and prot...
Join our Indigenous narrators on a journey into the history and culture of Bennelong Point in this digital tour created especially for kids!
Beginning from creation time to pre-settlement and the arrival of the first fleet, learn about the daily life of the Gadigal people and the land of Tubowgu...
Deafness is a culture, not a liability
With Fiona Murphy, Jackie Leach Scully & Alex Jones
Presented at Antidote, 5 September 2021, 3.30pm AEST
Tickets $15
One in six Australians have some hearing loss, and our Auslan-speaking community numbers at more than 30,000. Deaf culture is thriving. Yet ...
Voice, Treaty, Truth: Indigenous rights and structural change
Pat Anderson AO, Megan Davis & Thomas Mayor
Presented at Antidote, 5 September 2021, 1.00pm AEST
Free
On the fiftieth anniversary of the 1967 referendum, the Uluru Statement from the Heart called for Australians to stand for real chan...
Radical tips for finding peace among global upheaval
With Mary Hoang & Christine Jackman.
Presented at All About Women, 7 March 2021, 11:45am AEST
Tickets $15
Life is messy - especially during a pandemic. How do we survive? Our expert panellists are here to help us build a toolbox for mental we...
Incels. Pick-up-artists. MRAs. The misogynists are joining forces.
With Laura Bates.
Presented at All About Women, 7 March 2021, 10:30am AEST
Tickets $15
Online trolls aren't just playing around. When the Everyday Sexism founder, Laura Bates, became their target, she went deep into investigating...
Beyond the binary of exploited or empowered.
With Tilly Lawless, Jules Kim and Chantell Martin.
Presented at All About Women, 7 March 2021, 2:15pm AEST
Tickets $15
Sex workers are tired of being spoken for. You're invited to listen to these voices from the sex worker community and consider why ...
How does consumerist liberal feminism leave women behind?
With Koa Beck.
Presented at All About Women, 7 March 2021, 1pm AEST
Tickets $15
White feminism is an ideology that seeks individual power over community wellbeing. Join author Koa Beck for a look at the racism embedded in much of the move...
The hidden problems of Artificial Intelligence.
With Kate Crawford.
Presented at All About Women, 7 March 2021, 4:45pm AEST
Tickets $15
Artificial Intelligence systems are trained to represent, interpret and codify human beings. But does the process of classification itself carry implicit bias?...
A feminist handbook for middle age.
With Caitlin Moran.
Presented at All About Women, 7 March 2021, 6pm AEST
Tickets $15
Ten years since Caitlin Moran's blockbuster memoir How To Be A Woman, she's juggling ageing parents, teenage daughters, and a bigger bum. How is one of our best-loved feminis...
Presented in association with Bell Shakespeare.
A special performance from John Bell AO, who founded Bell Shakespeare based on his belief that all Australians should have access to the works of Shakespeare in performance. In an excerpt from One Man In His Time, John shares his reflections on the...
The Sydney Opera House annually creates visual descriptions of the animation projected onto the iconic Opera House sails for people who are blind or have low vision. This year, the animation was a collaboration bringing to life the intricate painting ‘Yarrkalpa – Hunting Ground, 2021’ in which ei...
Watch Sydney creative Ash Bolland's morphing, mesmeric artwork Audio Creatures take shape on the Opera House sails paired with tailor-made soundscapes by Brazilian electronic producer Amon Tobin. Be transported to a world of colourful sea creatures, vibrant plant life and a sleek, organic/mechani...
Watch celebrated Australian artist Jonathan Zawada's site-specific artwork transform the Sydney Opera House sails into a series of kinetic digital sculptures. Metamathemagical appears at Vivid LIVE as part of Vivid Sydney 2018.
