The Sydney Opera House will host some dangerous ideas indeed this year, when Pussy Riot and Salman Rushdie appear as part of the Festival Of Dangerous Ideas 2014.
Nadya Tolonnikova and Masha Alekhina, members of the Russian punk band jailed for their activism, will be on hand to discuss their experiences, as well controversial author Rushdie. They’re just three of more than 40 speakers visiting Sydney on the last weekend in August as part of the festival’s sixth edition. Also appearing is former Australian Prime Minister Malcom Fraser.
The full lineup is:
Salman Rushdie
Pussy Riot
Masha Gessen
Steven Pinker
Malcolm Fraser
Lydia Cacho
Bradley Garrett
Alissa Nutting
John Hewson
Bettina Arndt
Glenn Robbins
John Pilger
Jane Caro
Elizabeth Kolbert
Nöelle Janaczewska
Anne Manne
Uthman Badar
Elizabeth Pisani
Jaan Tallinn
Ragip Zarakolu
Kajsa Ekis Ekman
Dan Ilic
Tim Flannery
Kay Hymowitz
Francesca Minerva
Mark Latham
David Baker
Rebecca Newberger Goldstein
Emily Nussbaum
Huw Price
A Rational Fear
Festival Of Dangerous Ideas 2014 takes place at the Sydney Opera House on Saturday August 30 and Sunday August 31. Tickets go on sale 9am Wednesday July 2. For bookings and more info, head to the official website.
