Sydney Festival 2015: The Famous Spiegeltent

By Andrew P Street
Updated January 10 2015 - 2:23am, first published 12:15am
Surprising: Festival director Lieven Bertels in The Famous Spiegeltent - where his parents met in Belgium decades ago. Photo: Dallas Kilponen
Surprising: Festival director Lieven Bertels in The Famous Spiegeltent - where his parents met in Belgium decades ago. Photo: Dallas Kilponen
Surprising: Festival director Lieven Bertels in The Famous Spiegeltent - where his parents met in Belgium decades ago. Photo: Dallas Kilponen
Surprising: Festival director Lieven Bertels in The Famous Spiegeltent - where his parents met in Belgium decades ago. Photo: Dallas Kilponen
Portable: The Famous Spiegeltent takes 12 hours to erect. Photo: Dallas Kilponen
Portable: The Famous Spiegeltent takes 12 hours to erect. Photo: Dallas Kilponen
Surprising: Festival director Lieven Bertels in The Famous Spiegeltent - where his parents met in Belgium decades ago. Photo: Dallas Kilponen
Surprising: Festival director Lieven Bertels in The Famous Spiegeltent - where his parents met in Belgium decades ago. Photo: Dallas Kilponen
Surprising: Festival director Lieven Bertels in The Famous Spiegeltent - where his parents met in Belgium decades ago. Photo: Dallas Kilponen
Surprising: Festival director Lieven Bertels in The Famous Spiegeltent - where his parents met in Belgium decades ago. Photo: Dallas Kilponen

For over a decade The Famous Spiegeltent has been a landmark venue for Sydney Festival, and it's a fair bet that few who have set foot inside haven't paused for a moment in genuine awe before the gorgeous interior of polished wood, antique stained glass and cunningly positioned mirrors.