Annual Report 2011 - Sydney Opera House

4sydney opera houseimagination lives insidehighlights 2010/11Attendance at performances has increased by 20% over the last 10 years.Goal 1Artistic Excellence+ 1,318,525 people attended 1,795performances, an increase of 3.6% inattendance (p.19).+ 10 productions presented at Sydney OperaHouse won Helpmann Awards (p.20).+ The most successful Vivid LIVE to datewas held with 33 performances and 59%of the 40,258 attendees being first-timepatrons to Sydney Opera House (p.20).+ Berlin Philharmonic Orchestrapresented in sold-out concerts withmaster classes for students in Gosfordand Sydney (p.20).+ Young Audiences program attendancesgrew by 46% to 88,173 people (p.23).Goal 2Community Engagement and Access+ The 10,000th child attended aperformance through the Arts Assistsubsidy program (p.36).+ Our first Reconciliation Action Plan wasdeveloped creating education, employmentand artist opportunities (p.36).+ A world-wide animation competitionwas launched as part of the GRAPHICfestival (p.38).+ Kids at the House production Saltbush –Children’s Cheering Carpet toured threevenues in Western Sydney (p.38).+ A range of new access experiencescommenced for students withdisabilities (p.40).Goal 3A Vibrant and Sustainable Site+ Opera Kitchen opened on the LowerConcourse, hosting some of Australia’smost celebrated food producers andchefs (p.46).+ Two new tourism package experienceswere launched at the Australian TourismExchange (p.46).+ Vehicle Access and Pedestrian Safetyproject commenced, with first stageworks nearing completion (p.48)+ Bronze partner status achieved inthe NSW Government SustainabilityAdvantage program (p.50).