Country Always

Caring for Country

A Corner of the Empire

The Garden Palace

The Holding Pen

The Agricultural Hall

Regional Networks

Across New South Wales

A Museum of Doing

Technological Museum

Expanding Stories

Evolution of the Castle Hill site from botanical research station to Museum Discovery Centre

Transforming the Tramsheds

Powerhouse Stage 1 and the Harwood Building

A Symbol in Time

Sydney Observatory

Ongoing Transformations

Powerhouse Ultimo

Applied Arts and Sciences

Defining the terms in the 21st century

Powerhouse Renewal

A transformative renewal program across four sites

We Rise

Blak Powerhouse

Powerhouse-1 Mission Launch to the ISS

An initiative of the Powerhouse: Future Space program

2024

Exoskeleton

Powerhouse Parramatta

Sydney Design Week

Across Sydney12—24 Sep

2025

Program

Gather Up Your World in One Long Breath

Name: Gather Up Your World in One Long Breath
Start: 2025-09-18T08:00:00.000Z
End: 2025-09-18T09:00:00.000Z
Location: PHIVE

In-Conversation

Thu 18 Sept

Free

PHIVE

Book Launch & Tour

Join us to celebrate the launch of Gather Up Your World in One Long Breath, the fearless and tender memoir of Western Sydney writer, director and producer S. Shakthidharan. Shakthi will be in conversation with Miles Franklin Award-winning writer Shankari Chandran. Books will be available for purchase and signing on the night courtesy of Dymocks Parramatta.

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Presented in partnership with Sydney Writers' Festival.

Shakthi will also be appearing at other events to celebrate his memoir in Sydney and around Australia. Click here for more information and to reserve tickets.

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Partners

Gather Up Your World in One Long Breath Tour Schedule

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SHAKTHI with BENJAMIN LAW at BONDI PAVILION
Acclaimed Western Sydney storyteller S. Shakthidharan shares his memoir Gather Up Your World in One Long Breath in conversation with Benjamin Law at Bondi Pavilion. A story of fallibility, forgiveness and grace. An ode to fatherhood and family, and the love and conflicts that make us.

Date: Tuesday 23 September 2025
Time: 6.30pm
Location: Bondi Pavilion, Queen Elizabeth Dr, Bondi Beach NSW
Audience Tickets: $20
Talk & Book (presale only): $45

BOOK

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SHAKTHI with DANIEL RILEY at AUSTRALIAN DANCE THEATRE, ADELAIDE

Date: Wednesday 1 October 2025
Time: 6.30pm
Location: Australian Dance Theatre, 57a Queen Street, Norwood, Adelaide
Audience Tickets: Free, no bookings required

For further information, contact alice@novelconcept.au (Alice Wood at Novel Concept).

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SHAKTHI with NAM LE at READINGS BOOKSHOP, MELBOURNE

Date: Wednesday 8 October 2025
Time: 6.30pm
Location: State Library, Wurundjeri Country, State Library Victoria, 285-321 Russell St, Melbourne
Audience Tickets: Free, bookings essential

BOOK

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SHAKTHI at UBUD WRITERS' FESTIVAL

Dates: 29 October – 2 November 2025

BOOK

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SHAKTHI at BLUE MOUNTAINS WRITERS' FESTIVAL

Date: Saturday 1 November 2025
Time: 6.30pm
Location: Scenic Skyway, Scenic World, Cliff Drive, Katoomba, NSW, 2780 Australia
Audience Tickets: Bookings essential, see details on festival website

BOOK

Gather Up Your World in One Long Breath

A fearless, tender memoir from the prize-winning writer of Counting and Cracking.