Sydney Writers' Festival 2008 - Online Program
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• Thursday, May 22 2008 •
19 : 00
123: The Bard of Bondi
Poet Adam Gibson joins forces with musical group Aerial Maps.
The Mint
19:00 to 20:30
Ticketed Event
Poetry, Music Special Event  More Info
20 : 00
124: The Villainelles
Cabaret-folk electronica with a splash of the operatic.
CarriageWorks, Bay 20
20:00 to 21:00
Ticketed Event
Poetry, Music Performance  More Info
• Friday, May 23 2008 •
12 : 00
145: Finding the Words to Speak (and Write) about Music
Putting music into words with ABC Radio National’s The Music Show.
Sydney Dance Company, Studio 1
12:00 to 13:00
Free Event
Music, Nonfiction Panel  More Info
18 : 30
185: As Slow As Possible
This documentary follows Ryan Knighton, facing impending blindness, on a unique road trip to Germany.
Bangarra Theatre
18:30 to 20:30
Free Event
Nonfiction, Music Film  More Info
20 : 00
195: The Villainelles
Cabaret-folk electronica with a splash of the operatic.
CarriageWorks, Bay 20
20:00 to 21:00
Ticketed Event
Poetry, Music Performance  More Info
• Saturday, May 24 2008 •
14 : 00
 
233: Hey! Nietzsche! Leave Them Kids Alone!
Craig Schuftan explores Nietzsche's ideas about music and opera using examples from The Stones to Australian Idol.
Bangarra Theatre
14:00 to 15:00
Free Event
Music Author Talk  More Info
19 : 00
 
263: Hip Hop Projections 3
Spoken word, rap, DJing and dance with multimedia projections, showcasing local emerging artists.
CarriageWorks, Bay 20
19:00 to 21:00
Free Event
Music Performance  More Info
• Sunday, May 25 2008 •
10 : 00
272: The Soundtrack of My Life
Veny Armanno and Gregory Day discuss their protagonists’ profound love of music.
Sydney Philharmonia Choir Studio
10:00 to 11:00
Free Event
Fiction, Music Panel  More Info
12 : 30
287: Aliens Among Us
Craig Schuftan examines the rock star as outsider and why Dostoyevsky is as important to the history of Rock as The Stones.
Museum of Contemporary Art
12:30 to 13:30
Free Event
Music Author Talk  More Info
14 : 00
307: Set to Music
Graeme Skinner and Jacqueline Kent discuss their biographies of Peter Sculthorpe and Hephzibah Menuhin.
Sydney Theatre, Richard Wherrett Studio
14:00 to 15:00
Ticketed Event
Life Writing, Nonfiction, Music Panel  More Info

Bookings - Please refer to each Event for Booking Information.