– HIJINKS –
The underwater tunnels of SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium are set to become home to the latest exciting after-hours destination, HIJINKS. In a first for the city, Sydney-siders will experience some of the best emerging local artists against a magnificent backdrop of sharks, stingrays and sea jellies.
Coordinated by The Festivalists, the incredible team behind some of Sydney’s most hip events including Jurassic Lounge, Mayhem, Sydney Film Festival Hub and the Possible Worlds Film Festival, HIJINKS promises the kind of innovative and interactive programming the group is renowned for delivering.
HIJINKS will seeattendees take on the role of buccaneers as they are challenged to search for sunken treasure throughout the Aquarium’s mysterious underwater corridors and caverns, home to astonishing marine life from dugongs and sawfish to penguins and seahorses.
During opening night, the experience will be enhanced by improv comedians parading as tour guides, interactive radio-transmitted storytelling by visual artist and performance maker Tom Christophersen, a puppet cabaret show courtesy of performance artist Defy and specially commissioned experimental soundscapes throughout the Aquarium.
HIJINKS visitors will also be invited to take part in a number of interactive activities including a ukulele session with musician Tom The Pom, a nautical tattoo illustration workshop with artist Jimmy Memento, a mermaid and merman life drawing sketch class and hilarious ‘Talk Like a Pirate’ lessons.
“While exploring, guests can grab a drink at the pop up bars serving Little Creatures beers or SKYY Vodka cocktails, take selfies with Grey Nurse sharks, chat with marine biologists or simply get a head start on the weekend,” explains The Festivalists director Mathieu Ravier.
“SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium is one of Sydney’s most surprising, awe-inspiring sites. HIJINKSis a unique opportunity for local residents to reclaim the aquarium as their own over the course of a wild and eventful evening.”
DATES: Thursday 11 September / Thursday 30 October / Thursday 13 November 2014
TIME: 6:30 to 9:30pm
TICKETS: $25* – includes entry and a complimentary beer, cider or vodka cocktail
LOCATION: SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium, Darling Harbour
WEB: Regular program updates and tickets are available on www.hijinkssydney.com
* HIJINKS is an 18+ event.