GRAPHIC FESTIVAL

Graphic is co-curated by Top Shelf & Sydney Opera House. August 7th & 8th.

Comic books, illustration, animation, music, multimedia and other new ways of telling stories have not only changed the face of our popular culture, they now define it.Graphic novels and comic art are now a leading source of inspiration for films, television, clothing, designers, musicians and artists the world over.

GRAPHIC celebrates this brave new world in a weekend of specially commissioned productions – with musical responses to graphic art & stories, workshops, panels, a film program, a games exhibition and an animation competition.
Highlights include appearances by superstars of storytelling Neil Gaiman and Kevin Smith. A focus on Fantagraphics founder, Gary Groth, the Anime classic Akira with a live score by Regurgitator; Shaun Tan's The Arrival live scored by Ben Walsh’s Orkestra of the Underground; and the big one – Neil Gaiman in the Concert Hall reading a new unreleased work, with a specially commissioned live score by FourPlay and projected illustrations by legendary graphic artist Eddie Campbell.

SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE 7 & 8 AUG

Go to: www.sydneyoperahouse.com/graphic to get the full run down and book tickets.

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