ICC Sydney has opened The Cutaway, a 5,000-square-metre event space carved beneath Barangaroo Reserve on Sydney Harbour and redesigned in collaboration with First Nations knowledge keepers. Fitted with large LED screens, a d&b line-array sound system and extensive rigging, it has already hosted BESydney's Global Ambassador Dinner and the National Indigenous Art Fair, with Luxperience 2026 to follow in November.
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