One hundred UNSW Built Environment students have been invited to design backdrops to a landmark Opera Australia production that charts the construction of the Opera House.
One hundred UNSW Built Environment students have been invited to design backdrops to a landmark Opera Australia production that charts the construction of the Opera House.
Called Sydney Opera House – The Opera (The Eighth Wonder) it will tell the story of the creation of the Opera House and will be held outside the Opera House, for the first time, at the top of the 100 metre wide steps.
In October this year, the expected 3,000 nightly audience members will gaze up the steps where dozens of actors, singers and a hills hoist will inhabit this huge outdoor “stage”.
While UNSW Built Environment Computational Design students are making a huge 3D printed centrepiece for the VIP area, UNSW Architecture students have been invited to develop images and short films that will be projected around the audience to create atmosphere and tell the story of many elements of the structure and interiors of the Opera House.
The drawings will be displayed in the UNSW Built Environment’s Red Centre Gallery from 31 May until 3 June 2016.
Sydney Opera House – The Opera (The Eighth Wonder) will be performed from 28 October until 5 November, 2016.
Read the full studio brief for students here
Below are images of staff and students on a field trip to the Sydney Opera House.
Photos: Patrick Gilling
Read more on the UNSW Built Environment website.