Rituals of Welcome: Part 3 Community Celebration
Event details
| Date | Time |
|---|---|
| Friday 28 November 2025 | 6pm Light refreshments 7.15 - 8 PM |
| Ticket | Price |
|---|---|
| All tickets | Free |
Prices correct at the time of publication and subject to change without notice. Exact prices will be displayed with seat selection.
The only authorised ticket agency for this event is Sydney Opera House. For more information about Authorised Agencies, see the frequently asked questions below.
For those requiring assistance, wheelchair or companion seating, accessible seating locations are available. Bookings can be made by calling the Box Office on +61 2 9250 7777 or by email.
Event duration is approximately two hours, including light refreshments.
Children aged 15 years and under must be accompanied at all times.
The Opera House is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children that visit or engage with us. Read our Child Safety Policy.
Jacinta Tobin is a Musical Educator of mixed race from the Boorooberongal and Cannemegal freshwater Darug clans from Greater Sydney with European blood. Jacinta has over 25 years worked in community, government and non-government organisation and has received many awards for her service. Jacinta received her master’s in Social Ecology in 1999 from Western Sydney University and has a Doctorate called “Ngura Barayagai Song Belonging to Country” at The University of Sydney 2025. Jacinta believes when we speak or sing in language, we are massaging Country. Jacinta believes that there is an old science of knowledge that needs re-awaking for her community and Country’s healing through Songline revitalisation.
Metin Yilmaz stands as a masterful voice of the Kaval — the ancient, breath-born flute whose haunting tones echo across mountains through centuries of Anatolian and Mesopotamian tradition. A devoted disciple of the legendary Ustad Sinan Çelik and Osman Aktaş — pioneers of Turkey’s Kaval revival and sonic innovators in their own right — Metin carries the torch of a deep-rooted musical lineage. Of Kurdish heritage and born in Turkey, his journey has unfolded across borders and continents. From the villages of Kurdistan to the stages of Europe and Australia, he has carved a path as both a revered performer and an inspired recording artist. For over a decade, Metin was based in Cologne, Germany — a crossroads of culture — where he brought the ancient sound of the Kaval into dialogue with global traditions. He graced German television, the Cologne Jazz Festival, and stages across Europe, blending the earthy soul of his roots with the language of contemporary music. This is not merely music. It is a journey—carried on the breath of the past, unfolding into the present, and calling us toward something eternal.
Damian Wright is an ARIA nominated Flamenco guitarist. Damian recently released his debut album “Shifting Sands” (ABC Music) which was The Sydney Morning Heralds ‘Pick of the week’ where it was described as “Glorious guitar playing”. Damian was invited to perform as a solo artist at The Rajasthan International Folk Festival, INDIA and in 2016 performed at The Shanghai Fringe Festival, CHINA. Damian’s ensemble BANDALUZIA was invited to perform at the biannual Adelaide International Guitar Festival curated by Slava Grigoryan & was a soloist at The Sydney International Guitar festival in 2017 & 2018. BANDALUZIA was awarded "The Pick Of the Sydney Fringe" at The Sydney Fringe Festival and performed to a sold out Sydney Opera House Concert Hall as an invited artist to TEDX Sydney 2014. BANDALUZIA has headlined The International Gypsy Music Festival, Sydney, The Global Carnival and is on Musica Viva's national touring program. In 2010 Damian received a development grant from the Australian arts council to study flamenco guitar in Spain with Pepe Justicia, where he spent five years. Damian has recorded with ensembles RASA DUENDE & THE TRANSLATORS on ABC/Universal and Jazzgroove Records and his compositions have been played on ABC radio national and ABC Classic FM. "Damian Wright is a brilliant flamenco guitarist...Wright showed what a captivating solo player he is on his own "In Time", and elsewhere his articulation of complex lines was fluid and dripping with conviction" - John Shand, Sydney Morning Herald.
Guillermo Robayo Gómez is a multidisciplinary artist working across film, performance, and community-based projects. He holds a Film and TV degree from the National University of Colombia and received scholarships from the British Council and Fundación Carolina to study at Anglia Ruskin University (Cambridge, UK) and complete a Master’s in Fine Arts at Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (Cuenca, Spain).
He has presented at the Museo Reina Sofía (Madrid) with his performance Sombras Sonoras and produced award-winning works with his company La Casa del Árbol Films, including the queer series Devuélveme La Noche! (Give Me Back the Night!), premiered at the Berlin Series Festival, and Airuna, an animated series inspired by Indigenous Latin American cosmogony, awarded Best Animated Series at Cusco Web Fest.
In Australia, Guillermo founded Black Feather Circle, a multicultural artistic collective creating innovative projects with migrant and IBPoC artists. During his residency at PYT Fairfield, he developed The Call of Fire, a multidisciplinary project exploring ancestral memory with Indigenous and Aboriginal elders from Latin America and Australia.
Recognised among NSW’s top 20 cultural leaders by Diversity Arts Australia, he was selected to participate in the Shifting The Balance Leadership Program. Guillermo also received funding from DARTS for the art exhibition The Call of Fire, presented at Tortuga Studios, uniting migrant and established artists to explore intergenerational identity. He has also been part of PYT Fairfield’s 2025 Ensemble, the StoryCasters Program, and serves on the Fairfield City Arts Advisory Committee. His latest work, Dancing with the Roots, supported by CuriousWorks and awarded the Creative Communities Grant from Fairfield Council, continues his commitment to collaborative, cross-cultural artistic practice, with the final presentation of this project to take place at the Sydney Opera House.
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Venue information
Our foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.
All Sydney Opera House foyers are pram accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators). Pram parking will be available outside the theatres in the Western Foyer.
Getting here
The Sydney Opera House Car Park, operated by Wilson Parking, is open and available to use. Wilson Parking offer discounted parking if you book ahead. Please see the Wilson Parking website for details.
Please check the Transport NSW website for the latest advice and information on travel. You can catch public transport (bus, train, ferry) to Circular Quay and enjoy a six minute walk to the Opera House.
Frequently asked questions
Ticket purchases and collection at our Box Office is discouraged and eTicket or postal delivery methods should be used, wherever possible. However, if you are collecting your tickets from the Box Office, we recommend doing this at least 60 minutes before the event starts. If you have already received your tickets, the venue doors will be open 45 minutes pre-show for Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 30 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Please take your seats as soon as you arrive.
If you are late, we will seat you as soon as we can and, where possible, in your allocated seat. However, to reduce movement in the venue as well as minimise disruption to the performance and other patrons, ticketholders may be seated in an allocated latecomer’s seat. Please be aware that some events have lock-out periods. In these cases, latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance. On occasions, this may not be until the interval, or at all where there is no interval.
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In accordance with our venue security procedures, Opera House security will be scanning and checking bags under the Monumental Stairs, prior to entering the building. Bags will be scanned by an x-ray machine, and staff will wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) when handling your belongings, such as gloves. Cloaking facilities will be open 60 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 60 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. However it is strongly encouraged that you travel lightly to minimise contact and queuing. Any bags larger than an A4 piece of paper will need to be checked into the Cloak Room.
The authorised agency for this event is the Sydney Opera House.
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Please contact Box Office on +61 2 9250 7777 as soon as possible to advise if you can no longer attend.
Foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.
The venue doors will be open 45 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 30 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances.
Please bring a credit or debit card for any on site purchases to enable contactless payment. You’re welcome to bring your own water bottle but no other food and drinks are permitted inside our venues.
The health, safety and wellbeing of everyone at the Sydney Opera House is our top priority. In line with this commitment, the Opera House became a smoke-free site in January 2022. Read our Smoke-free Environment Policy.
Location and access
Utzon Room
The Utzon Room is located on the Eastern side of the Opera House, in front of the Joan Sutherland Theatre. Best accessed through the Box Office Foyer or the Covered Concourse. All Sydney Opera House foyers are accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators).