Antarctica!
Term 3
A sensory expedition to Antarctica!
Event details
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITY SESSIONS
| Term | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Term 3 | Friday 24 July 2026 | 9.30am; 11.15am & 1pm |
| Term 3 | Tuesday 28 July 2026 | 9.30am; 11.15am & 1pm |
MAINSTREAM SESSIONS
| Term | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Term 3 | Wednesday 29 July 2026 | 10am & 12pm |
| Term 3 | Thursday 30 July 2026 | 10am & 12pm |
| Term 3 | Friday 31 July 2026 | 10am & 12pm |
| Ticket | Price |
|---|---|
| Mainstream Full Session Group (0-25 Students) | $875 |
| Disability Full Session Group (0-7 Students) | $245 |
One complimentary teacher per class. Ratio required for supervision is one teacher per 15 students.
The only authorised ticket agency for this event is the Sydney Opera House. For more information about authorised agencies, see the frequently asked questions below.
Arts Assist: The Arts Assist ticket and travel subsidy program provides the full cost of the Creative Learning performance ticket and $5 per student toward travel costs. Find out more about Arts Assist.
Audio loop available
Wheelchair accessible
No language barrier
Antarctica! has been created specifically for children and young people with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities and is inclusive for all school students.
- The performers are experienced in working with children with disability and uniquely adapt to the needs of the audience group for each performance.
- Capacities are deliberately intimate and have been structured to give the best experience for each audience.
- The performance and set are designed to be safe for students who need to move around during the performance.
- All of our venues are wheelchair accessible with dedicated wheelchair positions and companion seats.
If you would like to book for a school group with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities, please reach out to Alana Ambados, ambados@sydneyoperahouse.com.
Please let us know on the booking form how we can assist in making your excursion as enjoyable as possible and we will be in touch.
For mainstream school group bookings, please contact Creative Learning on +61 2 9250 7770 (Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm AEST) or email creativelearning@sydneyoperahouse.com.
A visual story provides information about what to expect when attending a venue or show. It has short descriptions with images.
- Download the Utzon Room Visual Story (PDF).
- Download the Antarctica Visual Story (PDF).
Find out more about accessibility at Sydney Opera House.
Event duration is a guide only and may be subject to change.
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.
Aislinn Ó h’Eocha - Artistic Director, Baboró International Arts Festival for ChildrenA stunning work for young people. Antarctica! is an uncompromising story of adventure, risk and perseverance in an icy environment that gently invites participation from its audience, on their own terms.
About Rosán Sensory Adventures
Rosán (Rus-awn): a favourable wind and gentle sea.
Rosán Sensory Adventures, led by Phillida Eves, creates work with multidisciplinary artists to present accessible, immersive, musical, movement and theatrical experiences with and for Autistic children and young people with intellectual learning disabilities.
Phillida Eves, Artistic Director of Rosán Sensory Adventures, is a creative sensory artist and educator passionate about giving the audience a voice in the creative process and agency in expressing themselves through the arts. Phillida and the artists she collaborates with develop the work alongside the children and young people, who are at the heart of the process.
Cast and creatives
Artistic Director
Phillida Eves
Co-Created by
Phillida Eves and Amélie Bal
Producer
Elaine Donovan
Circus Artist / Performer
Amélie Bal
Choreographer / Performer
Fionnuala Doyle-Wade
Musician / Performer
Inés García Montero
Underscore and Sound Design
Alan Preims
Set Design
Orla Clogher
Stage Manager / Assistant Prop Maker
Karina Nachbar
Mentor
Nicole Arkless
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Attending this event
Venue information
Please ensure that your group arrives at the venue 30 minutes prior to the performance start time. Latecomers may only be admitted to a performance during a suitable break, and in some cases, may be excluded. Please call the Creative Learning team on 02 9250 7770 to notify us if you are running late.
Your safety and security is paramount to us during your visit to the Opera House. Therefore, all items larger than the dimensions of a standard A4 piece of paper must be checked in to the cloakroom. As they have limited space, we ask that teachers and students do not bring large bags/backpacks to the performance. Some bag trolleys may be available for your school in the Western Foyers. Please ensure that any prohibited items are left at home (e.g. scissors).
Students are encouraged to bring their own lunch and snacks, however you’ll find food and drinks outlets on the lower level of the concourse.
Please note food and drink are permitted inside the foyers, but only bottled water in the venues.
We recommend that students take their meal breaks on the Monumental Steps/Forecourt or in the Botanic Gardens immediately adjacent the SOH precinct. In inclement weather, there is ample room to take breaks underneath the Monumental Steps. In situations of particularly poor weather, breaks can be had in the Western Foyer. We ask that you please limit this to an as needed basis to avoid foyer congestion for other members of the General Public. There are several food and beverage options on site, as well as food and beverage options close by in Circular Quay.
Getting here
We are a 15-minute walk from Circular Quay, the closest station for public transport via train, bus and ferry. To view timetable information and ensure your public transport needs can be met, please check the Transport NSW website.
Buses and coaches can’t park onsite at Sydney Opera House. Large buses must disembark passengers on Macquarie Street in the allocated drop off zone. Please contact City of Sydney to confirm bus and coach set down areas. We recommend allowing an additional 10 minutes for walking from Macquarie Street.
Frequently asked questions
Please ensure that your group arrives at the venue 30 minutes prior to the performance start time.
If you are late, we will seat you as soon as possible, but please be aware that some events have lock out periods where late comers cannot be admitted until a suitable break in the performance. Occasionally this is not until the interval, and in some instances late comers won’t be admitted at all.
Yes, use this information to prepare a risk assessment and risk management plan. Teachers undertaking a risk assessment and risk management plan should be aware that Sydney Opera House cannot complete the risk assessment for them.
Food and drink are permitted inside the foyers, but not in the venues.
Please contact our Creative Learning Ticketing Specialists on 02 9250 7770 as soon as possible to advise if your group can no longer attend.
The Opera House is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children that visit or engage with us. Read our Child Safety Policy.
The Opera House has also developed a Child-friendly Code of Conduct to engage with our youngest visitors.
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).