Seize the promise of the New Year with this stimulating new series of public discussions inspired by the 'ideas architecture' of the 2010 Festival.

The Scope connects Festival themes and artists with stories of Sydney and reflections on contemporary life in Australia.

Audiences are invited to join in animated and provocative conversations with a dynamic mix of artists, academics, leaders, thinkers and dreamers. The Scope is part think-tank, part performance, part lecture.

Sydney Festival and MAU Forum presents
5th Pacific Thought Symposium – Bringing Forth the Ancestors

Sydney Festival and ABC Radio National presents
2010 – Crisis, Catharsis, Renewal

Sydney Festival and The University of Sydney presents
Are We Happy Yet?

Microscope – Festival artists in conversation with Caroline Baum

More information on each of these discussions can be found by clicking on the thumbnails below.