Seidler Salon Series

Overview

Harry and Penelope Seidler were architectural juggernauts of the 1960s. Trailing Bauhaus and plaudits wherever they deigned to tread, it was this husband and wife duo who convinced Sydneysiders to embrace modernist architecture. Next year, Sydney Festival will celebrate their most stunning structures – by filling them with sound.

At the Ian Thorpe Aquatic Centre, submersion is strongly encouraged as Los Angeles harpist Mary Lattimore plucks hypnotic melodies through underwater speakers. Meanwhile, at Seidler Penthouse, Harry and Penelope Seidler House, Julian Rose House and Rose Seidler House, a range of musicians take up temporary residence, allowing the architecture to inspire their improvisations.

Before you add another pillow arrangement to your own modernist utopia, pop along to the Seidler Salon series and see how the design greats did it while some musical greats serenade you. Beats another trip to Ikea.

The Seidler Salon Series is part of Sydney Festival's dramatic and diverse 2019 program. Check out the full lineup here.