Fire Water and multiculturalism

This weekend, the Circular Quay area is being transformed into a lively evening festival of sorts, with the theme being "light". On a tip from a housemate, I went and checked out the Fire Water performance. Fire Water turned out to be a story told through the eyes of an Indian-Australian girl about the perils faced by the first commercial sailors to Sydney from India, incorporating pyrotechnics along with Indian and Indigenous dancers and musicians. I think it served as a nice reminder to the audience that their city was built by immigrants not only fro Europe, but also India. I don't really know how the Indigenous performances really fit into place in the story. Overall the show was pretty good considering it was free, but I thought it was a noticeable attempt by the government to send out a "Sydney is multicultural and inclusive!" message.

In addition to the show, there were costumed people walking around in their light-themed costumes posing for pictures, and food stalls with an assortment of cuisines.