Sydney Opera House Fireworks

Sydney Opera House Fireworks

Sydney Opera House Fireworks

About this Project

For many years now, Tri-Point has provided rigging assistance to the teams at Foti Fireworks and Howard & Sons Pyrotechnics for the installation of their jaw-dropping fireworks displays on the iconic sails of the Sydney Opera House.

For the 2023/2024 season, Tri-Point worked with Foti Fireworks on Sydney New Year’s Eve and the opening night of Vivid Sydney, and with Howard’s on the Australia Day 2024 Celebrations.

Designed by senior rigger, Gillian Huxley-Cathro, Tri-Point supplies, installs, and operates a custom winch rigging system to safely get equipment on to the sails.

Tri-Point’s riggers have to undergo a strict physical assessment before being granted access to the sails due to the nature of the claustrophobic climbs.

Photo Credits: Gillian Huxley-Cathro, Kieren Dew, Sydney Opera House

Atmospheric Memory 2023

Atmospheric Memory 2023

Atmospheric Memory

About this Project

Tri-Point provided specialised rigging solutions at the Powerhouse Museum in Ultimo for an exhilarating exhibition.

Atmospheric Memory was a Rafael Lozano-Hemmer exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum in Ultimo during 2023. The exhibition allowed visitors to interact with artworks in an immersive environment filled with light, sound and colossal projections.

Photo Credits: Powerhouse Museum, Kieren Dew

Our Solutions

Working within the hall required rapid design development adapting to artists and contractor needs. This led to Tri-Point providing a custom designed 6 leg ground support structure with a complex double layered truss grid for lighting, sound and projection screen positions.

Tri-Point also rigged large projection cloths that bordered the entire room, hanging from the truss structure. The size and finish of the cloth required careful and considered fitting to achieve a high-quality finish ready for projection mapping.

VIVID Sydney 2023

VIVID Sydney 2023

 VIVID Sydney 2023

About this Project

Tri-Point were once again contracted by Destination NSW to provide design, rigging, scaffolding, ground supports, counterweight and riggers to help install multiple VIVID Sydney installations across the City.

The VIVID schedule is always logistically challenging, so big thanks to all our hard-working crew who smashed it out of the park again this year!

Photo Credits: Destination NSW

Sonder

City Gazing

Swarm

Night Whisper

Murmuration

Waterfall

Mechanics of Spring

Ghosts

River Mouth

Dandelion

Dark Spectrum

Amadeus in Concert

Amadeus in Concert

Amadeus in Concert

About this Project

From director Craig Ilott and Red Line Productions, and starring Michael Sheen, Amadeus played through December 2022 and January 2023 at the Sydney Opera House, as part of it’s mammoth calendar of events to celebrate the House’s 50th anniversary.

Tri-Point were engaged to supply and install a mix of scaffolding and rigging elements, including a large mother grid to support the set’s unique archways.

The production of Amadeus was a long time in the making. The scale and complexity of the set meant that Tri-Point undertook test building over many months, across 3 different locations in collaboration with MNR Constructions.

HOSH: Madame Butterfly 2014

HOSH: Madame Butterfly 2014

 Opera on Sydney Harbour 2014

About this Project

For the second year in a row, Tri-Point are proud to have provided the main stage structure and lighting towers to suit 2014’s Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour.

Fast becoming an iconic event around the world, the spectacular 2014 season saw Opera Australia put on a production of Madame Butterfly, which was based on a large grassy hill for the first act, and in a run down Japanese dwelling for the second act.

Tri-Point managed the installation of the pylons into the sea bed, constructing a heavy duty truss grid to sit on top to create the stage that appears to be “hovering” above Sydney Harbour’s waters.

 

Photo Credit: James Morgan & Opera Australia

Tri-Point also installed crane bases for the two stage cranes, sub-decking, and a scaffold underworld for the dressing rooms, orchestra pit and set support. Red Circle cladded the set support with their beautiful set decoration.

On either side of the main stage, Tri-Point installed two heavy duty steel goalposts – again on the water – to suit the lighting of the show. 

The event takes place at Farm Cove, in the Royal Botanical Gardens, Sydney.