when: 17 December 2025 - 28 November 2026 | venue: Sydney Opera House | cost: Free | address: Bennelong Point, Sydney NSW 2000 | website: https://sydneyoperahouse.com/experiences/badu-gili-story-keepers
published: 31 Dec 2025, 5 min read
Badu Gili - meaning 'water light' in the language of the traditional owners of Bennelong Point, the Gadigal - is a free nightly experience that explores First Nations stories in a spectacular six-minute projection on the Opera House's eastern Bennelong sails.
Watch the sails illuminate nightly from sunset with Badu Gili: Story Keepers, a new animation celebrating the work and stories of local and international First Nations artists - Mervyn Street, a proud Gooniyandi man, and Kinngaimmiut Inuk storyteller Ningiukulu Teevee.
Badu Gili is presented in collaboration with the Biennale of Sydney and the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain.
The lighting of the sails takes place each night at the top of the Monumental Steps from sunset*.
*Times are subject to change with the seasons and forecourt events. Check the website for screening times. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned the content may contain images of deceased persons.
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Badu Gili - meaning 'water light' in the language of the traditional owners of Bennelong Point, the Gadigal - is a free nightly experience that explores First Nations stories in a spectacular six-minute projection on the Opera House's eastern Bennelong sails.
Watch the sails illuminate nightly from sunset with Badu Gili: Story Keepers, a new animation celebrating the work and stories of local and international First Nations artists - Mervyn Street, a proud Gooniyandi man, and Kinngaimmiut Inuk storyteller Ningiukulu Teevee.
Badu Gili is presented in collaboration with the Biennale of Sydney and the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain.
The lighting of the sails takes place each night at the top of the Monumental Steps from sunset*.
*Times are subject to change with the seasons and forecourt events. Check the website for screening times. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned the content may contain images of deceased persons.
Go see Badu Gili: Story Keepers 2025.
Badu Gili: Story Keepers 2025 is on 17 December 2025 - 28 November 2026. See start and end times below. Conveniently located in Sydney. Call 0292507111 for details. Visit their website at https://sydneyoperahouse.com/experiences/badu-gili-story-keepers.
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