http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/ Events Channel http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=182279 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=182279 05/08/2012 Music And Concerts Two-time Grammy nominee Tommy Emmanuel is one of Australia’s most respected musicians with a professional career spanning five decades.  His unique style is akin to playing guitar the way a pianist plays piano, using all ten fingers. Rather than using a band for melody, rhythm, bass and drum parts, Tommy plays all that – and more – on one guitar. Guitar legend Chet Atkins was one of the first to inspire young Emmanuel to try this “fingerpicker” style. Decades later, Atkins himself became one of Emmanuel’s biggest fans. Guitar players of all levels come to his shows to witness the magic hands of the “Guitar Wizard of Oz”, but his appeal goes far beyond musicians. Tommy Emmanuel’s message is pure love for the guitar and the music and his delight in sharing it with the world, one audience at a time. Special guest, Frank vignola is widely regarded as a monster player and composer, and has played with everyone from Les Paul and Madonna through to Donald Fagen and the Boston Pops. This will be Frank’s first visit to Australia. “The best (guitar player) I’ve ever seen“ - Eric Clapton “…one of the greatest players on the planet!” - Chet Atkins     Helpful links Add to 2012 Season Subscribtion View the full 2012 Season http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183019 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183019 30/06/2012 Family SOS Season Subscription (buy 4 or more) ON SALE 6 March 2012 General tickets ON SALE 30 March 2012 The Chipolatas are back by popular demand and we are lucky enough to present their only SA performances. From the UK, these awesome performers combine global and local experience into one magical package with outstanding circus skills, music, theatre and dance. Multi-talented musical clowns, their energetic entertainment style is ever evolving. Blending accordion and acoustic rhythms with hip-hop and street style, they have established a unique identity mixing traditional roots with contemporary influences. This dynamic trio has taken its performances to 43 countries across 6 continents. FOUNDATION KIDS CORNER: SHAKERS! Get your rhythm on and do some shaker making with Heidi and her crew. 11am-1pm Space Theatre Foyer Children must be supervised at all times. FREE View other Something on Saturday events http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183395 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183395 11/03/2012-29/11/2012 Free Events Untitled Document Dynamic dialogue about arts and culture Hosted by national arts presenter Fenella Kernebone In Conversation With returns in 2012, to discuss and debate contemporary arts topics with a panel of industry experts. These free forums are held in a relaxed environment, where you can contribute to the conversation through the open Q & A. Drinks purchased from the bar can be taken into the theatre. Join the conversation on Twitter #inconvo, audio available post-session.     The role of the political artist in society today 11 Mar Her Majesty's Theatre Featuring Jonathan Pryce starring in The Caretaker. Presented in conjunction with Adelaide Festival 2012.   6pm for 6.30pm start         Everyone's a Critic 10 May Space Theatre Featuring Alison Croggon (Critic, Theatrenotes.blogspot.com), Marc Fennell (THAT Movie Guy, Triple J), Samela Harris (The Advertiser) and Jane Howard (noplain.wordpress.com/). Register for this event 6pm for 6.30pm start         Arts and health: A no brainer 12 Jul Space Theatre Featuring Professor Marcello Costa (Professor of Neurophysiology, Flinders University) Register for this event 5.30pm for 6.00pm start         In Conversation With - Session 4 20 Sep Space Theatre Topic and featured guest details will be announced soon. Register for this event 6pm for 6.30pm start         In Conversation With - Session 5 29 Nov Space Theatre Topic and featured guest details will be announced soon. Register for this event 6pm for 6.30pm start         Past In Conversations         28 Mar 2011 In conjunction with Come Out Festival 2011: THINK SMALL – putting children’s confidence in their unique creativity at the centre of our thinking. Featuring: Bodil Alling - Artistic Director,Teatret Gruppe 38 (DEN) Tony Reekie - Director, Imaginate (SCOT) Sally Chance - Freelance Artist (AUST) Guy Claxton - Professor of the Learning Sciencesand Co-Director, Centre for Real-World Learning, University of Winchester (UK) Listen to the discussions         19 May 2011 Building arts audiences collaboratively not competitvely Featuring John Frost - Musical Theatre Executive Producer (Wicked, The King and I, The Sound of Music,The Phantom of the Opera), Kate Gould – Chief Executive and Associate Artistic Director, Adelaide Festival, Pamela Foulkes – Chief Executive Officer, State Theatre Company of South Australia, Ian Scobie – Director, Arts Projects Australia Listen to the discussions         19 Jul 2011 The Significance of Indigenous Art in Contemporary Society Featuring Wesley Enoch - Artistic Director, Queensland Theatre Company, Nici Cumpston - Assistant Curator of Australian Paintings, Sculpture and Indigenous Art, Art Gallery of South Australia, Lou Bennett – Artistic Associate Black Arm Band, musician and actor, Lee-Ann Buckskin - Manager, Community Program, Carclew Youth Arts Listen to the discussions         16 Sep 2011 Australian cultural engagement with Asia: Where is it going and what can we do? Featuring Carrillo Gantner – President, Melbourne Festival Board, Douglas Gautier – CEO & Artistic Director, Adelaide Festival Centre, Kathy Keele – CEO, Australia Council for the Arts, Jacqueline Lo – Director, Centre for European Studies, Australian National University, Aaron Seeto – Director and Curator, 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, Sydney Listen to the discussions         24 Nov 2011 Trends, Venues, Habits: The evolution of the music experience Featuring Zan Rowe - Radio Presenter, Triple J Mornings Colin Daniels - Managing Director, Inertia Music Sophia Brous - Musician & Contemporary Music Programmer, Adelaide Festival Daniel Randell - General Manager, MusicSA Listen to the discussions             http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183422 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183422 08/09/2012 Music And Concerts The thrilling on-stage spectacular, HIStory II tells the story of the greatest pop icon in history, Michael Jackson. The anticipated follow-up to the sell-out 2011 Australian tour of HIStory, HIStory II is a brand new production that has once again raised the bar with fresh songs that will have audiences on their feet from the start. This musical biography takes audiences back to the Jackson 5 era then continues on an inspiring journey to the current decade. HIStory II delivers hit after hit with songs performed live by Kenny Wizz, the world's number one Michael Jackson impersonator. Together with a band of exceptional musicians, fully choreographed dance ensemble, authentic costumes and world-class sound and lighting, Michael Jackson HIStory II delivers a standard of world class theatrical production that is expected of Michael Jackson. HIStory II gives fans the chance to share their memories of Michael with other fans as they are taken on a musical journey of the singer that defined a generation. HIStory II is the recreation of what fans want but can never again see - a Michael Jackson concert experience. For groups of more than 10 please call 131 246. Please note this performance uses strobe lighting and smoke machines. http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183424 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183424 04/08/2012 Music And Concerts Australia, it's back... by overwhelmingly popular demand! Happy Days Records by special arrangement with its president 'Big Al Delvecchio' brings this unique concept to the stage with new stars and memories from the era that reigns supreme in Rock N Roll history. Big Al - world famous drive-in owner of Al's Diner - has cooked up a rock and roll feast large enough to whet any appetite, assembling the greatest band ever to take you back to a decade that created music legends and influenced a formidable culture, performing a catalogue where their songs are timeless, their hits are endless, and their flair is never forgotten. Rock like never before and take the journey back to the Class of 59!!! Rock N Roll's immortal journalist Ritchie Yorke described 2011's Class of 59 tour as "an outstanding and exciting new original show that tells the story of when rock 'n' roll music was a happy and exuberant experience. With a multi-talented cast, the show delivers a stack of red hot tracks in an appropriate context. Rock 'n' Roll comes alive again in this terrific show worthy of an international audience." Dance with us back to an era when rock and roll influenced and created a social movement for the teenagers of its day... an era where black horned rimmed glasses became a trend... an era where petrol was so cheap that it fuelled not only the hot rods on the roads but fired up a musical movement that would only be lived for a short while but would last in the hearts and souls of billions for eternity. It is this era that will be recreated on stage... Fans of the show will be able to take their concert experience home with them with the purchase of the official Class of 59 tour CD featuring a compilation of the hits from the golden era performed on the tour and will be available only on this tour. STARRING: Buddy Holly - Scott Cameron Elvis Presley - Anthony Petrucci Johnny Cash - Daniel Thompson Bill Hayley - Tom Carruthers Eddie Cochran - Duncan McConnell Big Bopper Junior - Simon O'Connor Jerry Lee Lewis - Cassidy Wilson http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183442 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183442 28/07/2012 Music And Concerts A concert to celebrate Dusty Springfield's musical achievements, highlighting her hit songs and the impact they had around the world during the era of Black & White Soul. 'Dusty: the Original Pop Diva, The Musical', is one of the most successful Australian musical theatre productions and now revived in Concert format starring two of Australia's leading theatre and pop vocalists, Monique Montez and Deni Hines. The show is a 2 hour spectacular by two of Australia's leading theatre and pop vocalists, performing together and solo, backed by an amazing band in authentic 60's costumes. "Monique Montez - Nothin but class!" - Mickey Rooney, Hollywood legend "Deni Hines is Terrific!" - Daily Telegraph "the audience were on their feet cheering the instant the curtain came down" - The Australian http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183560 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183560 06/09/2012 Music And Concerts FROM ROY ORBISON TO THE Traveling WILBURY’S TO ME   To celebrate the release of Damien's new studio album 'Now and Then', Damien hits the road in September on his National Theatre Tour of Australia.   Damien's new album 'Now & Then' continues where he left off on his album 'Roy' and celebrates the songwriting skills of each member of The Traveling Wilburys (Roy Orbison, George Harrison, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan and Jeff Lynne) along with showcasing songs written by Damien himself. Already this album is being rumoured as Damien's best work to date.   Following the success of his multi date Roy Orbison Tribute' tour last year, this new show will revisit some of your favourite Roy Orbison classics while also treating the audience ears to the songs of 'Now & Then'. Audiences will be wowed by songs like 'Crying' and 'Oh Pretty Woman', 'Here Comes The Sun' and 'Got My Mind Set On You', 'I'll Be Your Baby Tonight' and 'Leah' along with all new originals compositions. If you enjoyed 'The Roy Orbison Tour' – then this concert is one not to be missed! Damien Leith and his four piece band, performing live. http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183639 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183639 25/05/2012 - 30/05/2012 Dance Graeme Murphy is famous for bringing new life into classic ballets, and now he tackles the greatest love story ever told: Romeo & Juliet. Traversing time and place, Murphy’s ballet follows “a feisty girl and a feisty boy who are willing to take a stand for their love”. Young passion smoulders at its core, but Murphy also tackles the consequence of greed and war, and asks what happens to humanity when love dies. This grand story is also grandly designed, with costumes by Australian fashion luminary Akira Isogawa and some of The Australian Ballet’s most ambitious sets to date. The result is a masterpiece from first blush to final devastation. "a game-changing ballet that leaves you begging for more" The Daily Telegraph "Murphy is a genius" PerthNow Choreography Graeme Murphy Creative Associate Janet Vernon Music Sergei Prokofiev Costume Design Akira Isogawa Set Design Gerard Manion Lighting Design Damien Cooper The costume creation for this production made possible by The James & Diana Ramsay Foundation behind ballet blog in the studio on facebook dress rehearsals on facebook costumes by akira on facebook   Helpful links 2012 Season Subscribtion View the full 2012 Season http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183643 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183643 16/05/2012 - 20/05/2012 Dance The original international phenomenon RIVERDANCE returns to Australia for the Farewell Tour. A thunderous celebration of Irish music, song and dance, RIVERDANCE has tapped its way onto the world stage since its inception in 1994, has thrilled more than 22 million people in over 300 venues worldwide throughout 32 countries across four continents, and has grossed over US$1.6 billion worldwide. Few shows have touched audiences like RIVERDANCE. The show focuses on the evolution of Irish dance and its similarities with, and influences on, other cultures. The phenomenon of RIVERDANCE draws on Irish traditions and combines the richness of the music with the magic and sensuality of the dance. RIVERDANCE features 31 performers including the remarkable Irish Troupe, the cream of Irish musicians, and an impressive array of talents from around the globe, all performing to composer Bill Whelan's enchanting Grammy Award-winning music and lyrics. http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183646 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183646 30/06/2012 Dance Direct from New York. Making their World Premiere season in Australia, LES BALLETS ELOELLE are bringing their new production Men In Pink Tights - the most spectacular, talented and hilarious all-male comedy ballet ever. From the thrilling pirouettes of the male dancers (in male and female costumes) with brilliant choreography to the side splitting humour, LES BALLETS ELOELLE new show Men In Pink Tights is a show designed for the young and old. The greatest troupe of its kind around the globe, Les Ballet Ballet's Elolle features over fifty ballets in its repertoire and an array of the best international professional male ballet dancers from thirteen nations. These fine-looking and gorgeous soloists have executed with celebrated ballet company's including New York Ballet, The American Ballet Theatre, the prestigious Royal Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, The National Ballet of Canada, The Royal Swedish Ballet, Berlin State Opera Ballet, English National Ballet, Joffrey Ballet and Hong Kong Ballet. The New York-based Company is led by creative Director and lead dancer Victor Trevino, who was artistic Director and Lead Dancer in 2007 with the hugely successful Australian and New Zealand tour of Men in Tutu's. Les Ballet's Elolle Men In Pink Tights personifies the elemental parody of both classic and present-day ballet. The combining of magnificent dance proficiency, bantering and clamorous wittiness with designed mannerisms, dance misadventures and naturally outrageous hissy fits by gentlemen role playing both masculine and feminine personas (just about all of the gentlemen act, and in reality appear like beautiful ladies, although others are furry chested adult males with flapcake make-up but all stylish in tights and tutus and dancing on perfect Pointe. Men in Pink Tights produces bang-up amusement and LOL 'Laugh Out Loud' family entertainment for all. Be truly amazed! "Artistically brilliant, absolutely hilarious".  - New York Post "Brilliant, Brilliant, Brilliant".  - New York Daily Times "It is not a drag show, but a brilliant artistic and comical send up of the world of dance".  - USA Today http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183651 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183651 03/08/2012 - 04/08/2012 Music And Concerts On Sale 01 December 2011 Join the ASO and the irrepressible Guy Noble for a spectacular night of flag-waving, song and orchestral favourites as we recreate this great British tradition but with an Australian twist. Expect the very best of British music including William Walton's Crown Imperial, Parry's Jerusalem, Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance March no 1 and, of course, Rule Britannia! Guy Noble Conductor José Carbó Adelaide Symphony Chorus http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183652 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183652 28/07/2012 Music And Concerts On Sale 01 December 2011 Stellar soloists, mezzo Katarina Karnéus and tenor Stuart Skelton, join the ASO in one of Gustav Mahler's most personal of works - his valedictory and heart wrenching song-symphony - Das Lied von der Erde. By way of contrast, the concert opens with Schubert's sunny, good-humoured Fifth Symphony. Arvo Volmer Conductor Stuart Skenton Tenor Katarina Karneus Mezzo Schubert Symphony No 5 MahlerThe Song of the Earth Classical Conversations: 1 hour prior to the performance Arvo Volmer, and composer and pedagogue, Richard Chew, discuss Mahler's valedictory work: Das Lied von der Erde http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183653 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183653 11/08/2012 Music And Concerts On Sale 1 December 2011 Sometimes called The Song of the Night, the nocturnal world dominates Mahler's Seventh Symphony. Arvo Volmer leads the ASO on a night time adventure of dreams, nightmares and magical serenades. This 80 minute, five-movement epic musical depiction of night turning to day will be performed without interval. Arvo Volmer Conductor Mahler Symphony No 7 Classical Conversations: Directly after the performance Arvo Volmer and Richard Chew discuss Mahler's Symphony No 7 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183654 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183654 22/09/2012 - 23/09/2012 Music And Concerts Love-betrayal-death-revenge-resurrection! Australian Exclusive Academy Award-winning composer Tan Dun will conduct the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra during Adelaide Festival Centre's 2012 OzAsia Festival, in scores to three of his most critically acclaimed martial arts films. Scenes from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Hero and The Banquet will come to life on the big screen while conductor and orchestra deliver the passion and power that thrilled movie audiences worldwide. Presented as part of OzAsia Festival this is an exclusive opportunity to see one of the world’s best conductors and film composers live with the formidable Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. "Theatrical and ritualistic, Tan Dun's music sculpts sound and transforms everything into a riveting experience that is hard to define but very easy to appreciate" - The Los Angeles Times Tan Dun Conductor Natsuko Yoshimoto Violin Li-Wei Cello Jiayi Sun Piano Zhao Xiaoxia Guqin Hero Concerto for Violin and Orchestra Crouching Tiger Concerto for Cello and Orchestra The Banquet Concerto for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra About Tan Dun An Academy and Grammy award-winning composer and conductor, Tan Dun has made an indelible mark on the international music scene with a creative repertoire that spans from classical music to multimedia performances, of Eastern and Western traditions. As a composer/conductor, Tan Dun has led the world's most renowned orchestras, including the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Berliner Philharmoniker, Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestre National de France, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Filharmonica della Scala, Münchner Philharmoniker and the Santa Cecilia Orchestra, among others. Tan Dun served as “Cultural Ambassador to the World” for World EXPO 2010 Shanghai. Get to know composer Tan Dun   www.tandunonline.com   Helpful links 2012 Season Subscribtion View the full 2012 Season http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183655 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183655 04/05/2012 - 26/05/2012 Theatre On Sale 07 November 2011 By Tennessee Williams Set in St. Louis in the 1930’s, The Glass Menagerie is a “memory play” about the Wingfield family: Tom, who is torn between his obligation to his family and his desire to break away from the suffocating embrace of his mother Amanda and his shy and crippled sister Laura, whose memory he will never escape. Abandoned by her husband, Amanda Wingfield comforts herself with recollections of her earlier, more gracious life in the American Deep South, when she was pursued by ‘gentlemen callers’. Now she fights to provide a better life for her grown children, while they struggle for a future that seems unlikely ever to fulfill their mother’s hopes and dreams. But a change in fortune suddenly seems possible with the arrival of a handsome and mysterious young visitor who arrives without warning. <em>The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee William's evocation of loneliness and lost love, is one of his most powerful and moving plays; an unforgettable American classic. Director: Adam Cook Lighting Designer: Mark Pennington Cast Includes: Kate Cheel, Nic English, Anthony Gooley, Deidre Rubenstein Access Performance: Tuesday 15 May 6.30pm Vision Impaired / Audio Described (with pre-show discussion from 5.30pm) Saturday 26 May 2.00pm Vision Impaired / Audio Described Wednesday 23 May 11.00am Captioned http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183656 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183656 30/05/2012 - 02/06/2012 Theatre On Sale 07 November 2011 Education Program Press Conference by Harold Pinter A Mother by Franca Rame and Dario Fo Switch by Marjolijn van Heemstra Song of a German Mother – Bertold Brecht One Actor. Two Nobel Laureates. Three plays, and a fresh new voice from the world of Dutch theatre. Featuring mothers, explosives, a Minister of Culture, a hint of humour, some hard cold facts and a terrifying but all too familiar world. War Mother is sixty minutes of intense scrutiny of humankind, motherhood, our relationship with power, the State, war, terrorism and repression. With a pinch of Brecht thrown in for good measure. Director: Catherine Fitzgerald Cast includes: Eileen Darley Lighting Designer: David Gadsden Composer: Catherine Oates http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183657 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183657 08/07/2012 - 28/07/2012 Theatre On Sale 07 November 2011 Windmill Theatre and State Theatre Company of South Australia – Pinocchio Once there was a lonely man with lots of love to give. He wanted a child so much that he carved himself a beautiful little boy. But the boy wanted the world and the latest designer sandshoes. He wanted fame, celebrity and to walk on the wild side. He was lured by temptation and the love of a blue girl. This woodenhead wanted more than his father could possibly give, and so he ran away to get it. This is his story…   Based on the classic tale by Carlo Collodi and boldly retold as a witty, gothic, rocking, family music theatre spectacular, Pinocchio is a contemporary celebration of the ‘whatever’ generation. Based on the books by Carlo Collodi Directed and created by Rosemary Myers with Writer: Julianne O’Brien Designer: Jonathon Oxlade Composer/Musical Director: Jethro Woodward Video Designer: Chris More Lighting Designer: Geoff Cobham Movement: Carol Wellman Kelly Starring: Danielle Catanzariti, Jude Henshall, Derek Lynch, Nathan O’Keefe, Geoff Revell and Alirio Zavarce Access Performance: Tuesday 17 July 6.30pm Vision Impaired / Audio Described (with pre-show discussion from 5.30pm) Saturday 21 July 2.00pm Vision Impaired / Audio Described Wednesday 18 July 11.00am Captioned *Pratt Family Pass:  2 Adults + 2 Children or 1 Adult + 3 Children (Children aged 2–16 years). http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183658 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183658 17/08/2012 - 08/09/2012 Theatre On Sale 07 November 2011 By Caryl Churchill Set in Margaret Thatcher’s England in the early 1980s, where power dressing and giant shoulder pads were the all the fashion, Caryl Churchill’s stark and unflinching portrayal of the sacrifices women make to get to the top is still stingingly relevant. Marlene is an ambitious career woman who has just been appointed head of the Top Girls Employment Agency. This aesthetically daring, politically provocative play tells the story of the firm and Marlene’s rise to power. An insightful commentary on bourgeois feminism, this bold and ingenious work offers one of theatre's most honest portraits of what it means to be a woman in the modern world. Top Girls examines the complex challenges working women face in the contemporary business world and society at large. We celebrate Marlene’s success, yet as she climbs the corporate ladder and breaks through the glass ceiling, she leaves her sisters behind. In doing so, the play asks, can we applaud her values? The shoulder-pads may have gone on the rubbish heap, but Churchill’s masterpiece continues to resonate. Director: Catherine Fitzgerald Designer: Mary Moore Cast includes: Eileen Darley, Antje Guenther, Ulli Birvé, Sally Hildyard,  Carissa Lee, Ksenja Logos, Lia Reutens Composer: Catherine Oates Access Performance: Tuesday 28 Aug 6.30pm Vision Impaired / Audio Described (with pre-show discussion from 5.30pm) Saturday 1 Sep 2.00pm Vision Impaired / Audio Described Wednesday 5 Sep 11.00am Captioned http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183659 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183659 05/10/2012 - 13/10/2012 Theatre On Sale 07 November 2011 By Sarah Kane. It’s a rare event when theatre makes the headlines but Blasted, Sarah Kane’s first play, did just that. Hugely controversial when it premiered at London’s Royal Court Theatre in 1995, it was hailed as a landmark of modern theatre, an astonishingly visceral play of harrowing power that achieved notoriety very quickly by being lambasted in the Daily Mail as “a disgusting feast of filth”. It starts in a Leeds hotel room, to which sickly, gin-soaked local news journalist Ian takes his young lover, the naïve, epileptic Cate for the night. He’s racist, homophobic, and armed. They circle each other in a battle of wills when suddenly an armed soldier enters the room and ignites an explosive set of events that lead to scenes of rape, torture and cannibalism. Kane takes audiences through a nightmarish journey that serves as a vicious reminder that violence outside will always find a way in. Blasted is not for the faint-hearted but it is for the reflective mind. Director: Netta Yashchin Lighting Designer: Mark Pennington Designer: Wendy Todd Cast: Patrick Graham, Anni Lindner, Mark Saturno Composer: Stuart Day http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183660 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183660 18/10/2012 - 27/10/2012 Theatre On Sale 07 November 2011 By Simon Stephens It’s July 2005 and London feels like the centre of the world. Big events are happening and everyone is talking about them – Live 8, G8, the triumph of the 2012 Olympics bid for London. In schools, offices, streets, shops, parks and homes – the air is electric with promise and possibility. You can feel the sense of anticipation. In less than an hour in Central London, everything will change … It’s a lonely trek towards oblivion on the London Underground made by a young man with ice in his heart and a pack of explosives in his rucksack. This stark and shattering play follows seven different characters who share little besides their loneliness, over the first seven days of July from Live 8 through the 2012 Olympics announcement and the ensuing terror attacks in the heart of London. A state-of-the-nation play in the fullest sense, Pornography captures Britain as it crashes from the euphoria and promise of the 2012 Olympics announcement into the devastation of the 7/7 terrorist attacks. Simon Stephens is one of Britain’s most brilliant new playwrights. One city, one day, seven stories. (And of course it couldn’t happen here…) Director: Daniel Clarke Composer: Jason Sweeney Lighting Designer: Mark Pennington Designer: Wendy Todd Cast: Matthew Crook, Carmel Johnson, Ansuya Nathan http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183661 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183661 03/11/2012 - 24/11/2012 Theatre By Sarah Ruhl If you long for a time when an ankle was breathtaking, when a well-turned calf or the touch of a hand across a teapot caused palpitations, then this 19th century costume drama is the play for you. If you’ve confined your knowledge of the Victorians to that century’s output in the genre of the novel, you’ll be forgiven for thinking that no one ever had sex, no one went to the bathroom and certainly, no one used a vibrator. Dr Givings is an inventor who is obsessed with the new miracle of electricity. His wife, a frustrated free spirit, craves romantic love, sensuality, and excitement with her buttoned-up husband, who has more passion for science than for, well, passion. She longs to connect with him - but not electrically. A bystander in her husband's world, the vagaries of the medical field have never held much allure for her, until now. Lonely and struggling with new motherhood, Mrs Givings seeks the companionship of her husband's patients and begins to discover the truth of what goes on in the next room. A funny, touching and stimulating new comedy about love, longing, science and invention, In The Next Room or the Vibrator Play was nominated for both the Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize, and was a resounding hit when it opened on Broadway in 2009, consolidating Sarah Ruhl’s reputation as one of America’s most imaginative and effervescent contemporary playwrights. Director: Catherine Fitzgerald Designer: Ailsa Paterson Lighting Designer: David Gadsden Composer: Catherine Oates Cast Includes: Lizzy Falkland, Katherine Fyffe, Cameron Goodall, Pamela Jikiemi, Amber McMahon, Renato Musolino and Brendan Rock Access Performance: Tuesday 13 Nov 6.30pm Vision Impaired / Audio Described (with pre-show discussion from 5.30pm) Saturday 17 Nov 2.00pm Vision Impaired / Audio Described Wednesday 21 Nov 11.00am Captioned http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183684 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183684 26/10/2011-16/12/2012 Dance Introducing our 2012 Season. You can find all shows of 2012, Sessions series, Dance on Film, Musicals on Film, In Conversation, inSpace Development, Exhibitions and our World of Cultures. Become a Season Subscriber and save. DOWNLOAD BROCHURE   ORDER BROCHURE A Chorus Line   Sessions   From 31 Dec   6 - 21 Jan View show   View shows       Angelina Ballerina’s Big Audition   The List Operator for Kids   17 - 21 Jan   24 - 28 Jan View show   View show       White   Dickens' Women   31 Jan - 11 Feb   15 - 18 Feb View show   View show       Proximity   The Caretaker   24 Feb - 3 Mar   10 - 23 Mar View show   View show       Me and My Shadow   Greta Bradman   17 - 21 Apr   20 Apr View show   View show       Involuntary   Namatjira   1 - 5 May   4 - 12 May View show   View show       Circa   Romeo & Juliet   16 - 19 May   25 - 30 May View show   View show       Variety Gala Performance   I see your beating heart: a mother’s cantata   8 Jun   12 Jul View show   View show       Tommy Emmanuel   Ana Vidovic   5 Aug   10 Aug View show   View show       Punch Brothers   Spirit of Flamenco   10 Aug   12 Aug View show   View show       Biddies   Bangarra Dance Theatre, Terrain   14 - 18 Aug   29 Aug - 1 Sep View show   View show       Tan Dun: Martial Arts Trilogy   Sleeping Beauty   22 - 23 Sep   24 - 25 Sep View show   View show       Moon Lantern Festival   Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo   30 Sep   9 - 11 Nov View show   View show       Christmas Proms 2012         13 - 16 Dec     View show           DANCE on FILM Tchaikovsky – Sleeping Beauty   Tchaikovsky – Swan Lake   10 Feb   16 Apr View film   View film       Life in Movement   Prokofiev – Cinderella   2 Aug   19 Oct View film   View film       MUSICALS on FILM My Fair Lady   Show Boat   8 Feb   28 Nov View film   View film       inSpace Development Be the first to experience pioneering performance freshly developed in the rehearsal room. View all shows.       In Conversation With 2012 Hosted by national arts presenter Fenella Kernebone In Conversation With returns in 2012, to discuss and debate contemporary arts topics with a panel of industry experts. View all In Conversation With discussions.       Exhibitions A fantastic array of exhibitions in 2012, brought to you by our Visual Arts team and Performing Arts Collection. View all exhibitions       Adelaide’s World Of Cultures Music Hellenika 2012   Adelaide Kalamela 2012   30 - 31 Mar   14 Apr View show   View show       http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183692 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183692 4/05/2012-12/05/2012 Theatre A Big hART production, created with the Namatjira family. Learn more about his life, legacy, inspiration and international impact Albert Namatjira’s life story provides a valuable insight, not only into Australia’s history, but into our modern-day relations with Indigenous people. At the height of his international fame, his artworks sold out within minutes. Albert’s beautiful paintings introduced the lounge rooms of Australian suburbia to the exquisite beauty of our central desert heartland. The rich watercolours of Namatjira’s story are transformed into a monumentous theatrical event, and have brought audiences to their feet night after night around Australia. With the inimitable Trevor Jamieson as Albert Namatjira, this energetic celebration of a life fully lived also features third-generation artists from Namatjira’s hermannsburg community, creating expansive drawings live. Accompanied by an original score by Genevieve Lacey. “…a terrific mixture of narration, dance, mime and voice that is extraordinarily theatrical, articulate and expressive.” - The Australian Read reviews by The Australian, The Age, and Theatre Notes Writer & Director: Scott Rankin Set Designer: Genevieve Dugard Costume Designer: Tess Schofield Lighting Designer: Nigel Levings Composer: Genevieve Lacey Musician: Rhia Parker Sound Designer: Jim Atkins Creative Producer: Sophia Marinos Original co-production by Big hART, Company B, Belvoir,co-directed by Scott Rankin and Wayne Blair. Image by Michael Corridore Cast: Trevor Jamieson & Derik Lynch Joined by: Grandchildren and descendants of Albert Namatjira and various portrait artists and individuals. Download education notes concerning Namatjira   Helpful links Add to 2012 Season Subscribtion View the full 2012 Season http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183693 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183693 16/05/2012-19/05/2012 Theatre Making the physically impossible possible CIRCA is a thoroughly new kind of circus: daring, breathtaking and cheeky. This extraordinary troupe has left the high top and drum roll behind and stripped circus bare. Re-inventing circus as an art form, this is movement at its most adventurous, but with a cabaret twist and a larrikin’s flair. Combining high energy sound and innovative projections, seven of the world’s best acrobats perform jaw-dropping feats.  It’s dangerous and skilful, immediate and powerful, intimate and real. A story of human co-operation and frailty exquisitely told through movement. Rapturously acclaimed around the globe, Circa has toured to 22 countries across five continents and now comes to Adelaide for the first time. Circa is pure spectacle for the heart, body and soul. Toured by Performing Lines “knee-tremblingly sexy, beautiful and moving.” - The Guardian, UK See Yaron Lifschtiz on ABC’s Australian Story – the story of a man taking a small circus company and turning it into an international success story. Creators: Yaron Lifschitz and the Circa ensemble Performers: Nathan Boyle, Jessica Connell, Daniel Crisp, Jarred Dewey, Todd Kilby, Alice Muntz and Brittanie Portelli Artistic Director: Yaron Lifschitz Tour Manager / Director: Sally Blackwood and Diane Stern Producer: Danielle Kellie Lighting Desiger: Ben Organ Costume Designer: Libby McDonnell Image by Justin Nicholas, Atmosphere Photography   Helpful links Add to 2012 Season Subscribtion View the full 2012 Season http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183694 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183694 08/06/2012 Music And Concerts Offering a tantalizing insight into this year’s Adelaide Cabaret Festival program A highlight of the Adelaide entertainment calendar, and a staple in the diet of every Cabaret Festival fan, the variety Gala Performance will open Kate Ceberano’s first Adelaide Cabaret Festival as Artistic Director in spectacular style. Featuring highlight performances from international and local cabaret stars. Here’s your opportunity to get the best seats to this opening night spectacular.Be quick to avoid disappointment – a strictly limited Adult A reserve ticket allocation has been released to people who subscribe to 4 or more shows as part of Adelaide Festival Centre’s 2012 Season. A further allocation will be released at the official Adelaide Cabaret Festival launch early 2012. “...it is the delicious musical tapas, a tasting of the cabaret feast to come.” - The Advertiser   Helpful links Add to 2012 Season Subscribtion View the full 2012 Season http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183695 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183695 12/07/2012 Music And Concerts Various People - An ensemble of possibilities Composer and pianist Richard Chew leads an ensemble of gifted South Australian musicians in this intimate, beautiful and haunting work that explores a woman’s journey to motherhood. Three singers and a piano trio trace the hopes and fears held within this everyday miracle. Various People create innovative and evocative music-led multidisciplinary performance works which have strong artistic, social and cultural relevance. Lead by Adelaide-based musical duo Richard Chew and Cheryl Pickering, Various People is recognized for the excellence of its artistic work and for addressing social issues through imaginative artistic projects and initiatives. Their recent production Vesalius: a Requiem was listed by The Advertiser in the Top 10 Shows for 2010. Music by Richard Chew, words by Sheila Hill “Scholarly, artistic,theatrical, funny, tender.” - The Advertiser   Helpful links Add to 2012 Season Subscribtion View the full 2012 Season http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183697 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183697 10/08/2012 Music And Concerts One of the most talented virtuoso guitarists of the new generation Ana Vidovic has won consistent acclaim for the extraordinary grace, delicacy and expressive eloquence of her playing. Since first taking to the international stage at age 11, she has received numerous prestigious awards, has studied under Manuel Barrueco and become a highly sought after soloist.  Her formidable talent now sees her taking her place amongst the elite musicians in the international arena. “Her dynamic range, beauty of sound, precision of articulation and virtuosity are such that listening becomes more of an absolute musical experience.” - Guitar Review   Helpful links Add to 2012 Season Subscribtion View the full 2012 Season http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183698 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183698 10/08/2012 Music And Concerts Venturing where no string band has gone before New York’s charismatic Punch Brothers are at the frontier of an emerging form of country-inspired chamber music. Their instrumental prowess and exquisite ensemble have won them countless fans in concert halls, live music clubs and cyberspace. Punch Brothers’ inimitable set lists span from Bach and Mozart through tender original songs, chamber suites and traditional bluegrass, to covers of Radiohead, The Beatles, The Strokes and many more. Unbound by notions of genre, their collaborative, porous approach to music making results in an extraordinary dynamic performance, laced with breathless emotion and humour. In Australia for the first time, Punch Brothers features serial collaborator Chris Thile (mandolin and lead vocals), Noam Pikelny (banjo), Gabe Witcher (fiddle), Chris Eldridge (guitar), and Paul Kowert (bass). “…this top shelf acoustic quintet is a virtuosic revelation.” - Boston Globe   Helpful links Add to 2012 Season Subscribtion View the full 2012 Season http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183699 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183699 12/08/2012 Music And Concerts Australian Premiere Exquisite passion, blazing artistry, irrepressible spirit The 2012 Adelaide International Guitar Festival celebrates the spirit – el Duende – that arises from flamenco’s unique fusion of dance, voice, percussion and guitar. Florian Remus believes his hands are but tools; it is his heart that plays the guitar. Known for authentic interpretations and soulful compositions, Florian gathers some of the stars of Adelaide’s nationally renowned flamenco scene for a performance of dazzling intensity. American maestro Jason McGuire, el Rubio, has ignited the international flamenco community with astonishing virtuosity and profound understanding of the Gitano spirit. Together with Emmy award-winning choreographer and dancer Yaelisa, he brings luminaries of their San Francisco-based company Caminos Flamencos to Australia for the first time. “…playfulness…tour-de-force soleas…gutsy dancing.” - voice Of Dance   Helpful links Add to 2012 Season Subscribtion View the full 2012 Season http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183700 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183700 14/08/2012-18/08/2012 Theatre By Don Reid Feisty and vulnerable, these biddies are everything – except old! Five ordinarily marvellous women find themselves back in their school classroom plying their needles in a good old-fashioned session of "stitch and bitch". Their confessions are frank, their rivalries intense and their jokes outrageous. They discover a common frustration with the limitations of being female and mature in a world still largely defined by men. Accidentally locked in the classroom with nothing but ingenuity, Adora Cream Wafers and a bucket to get them through the crisis, unknown reserves come to the fore. Released from their own constraints, they rediscover their capacity to love, forgive – and take control. If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em! Men see their wives, adult children see their mothers, grandchildren see Nana, and the mature Australian woman sees herself, as some of our most beloved actresses bring this delightful new comedy to life and laughter on the stage. You’ll laugh till you cry. Starring Maggie Blinco, Annie Byron, Vivienne Garrett, Julie Hudspeth, Donna Lee and Linden Wilkinson “...a heart-warming comedy....” - Sydney Morning Herald   Helpful links Add to 2012 Season Subscribtion View the full 2012 Season http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183701 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183701 29/08/2012-01/09/2012 Dance TERRAIN the wonder of Lake Eyre Adelaide Festival Centre and Bangarra Dance Theatre present a fusion of contemporary dance and storytelling commissioned by artistic director Stephen Page. Described as a hymn to country, TERRAIN transports us to Lake Eyre, the place of Australia's inland sea and one of the few untouched natural waterways in the world. Bangarra artists explore the innate connection of Indigenous people to country and landscape as second skin. Award-winning Aboriginal artists: choreographer Frances Rings, composer David Page and set designer Jacob Nash create a powerful and evocative production inspired by the timeless beauty of Lake Eyre. Beyond the ancient vastness we travel through drought and deluge. We wonder at the ephemeral transformation of place. The place where nature delivers in abundance, promises all, but guarantees nothing.   Helpful links Add to 2012 Season Subscribtion View the full 2012 Season http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183702 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183702 24/09/2012-25/09/2012 Dance Beloved by all that know her, the princess shall grow in grace and beauty Following their 2011 sell out performance of A Festival of Russian Ballet, the Imperial Russian Ballet company return to Adelaide with their presentation of the classic masterpiece, Sleeping Beauty. The beautiful story of  Princess Aurora who is put under a spell by a bad fairy. A handsome prince finds her a hundred years later, breaks the spell and everyone lives happily ever after. The company combines the unity and integrity of the great Russian ballet schools where traditions are passed on from one generation to another. “Ballet virtuosity stuns audience.” - Evening Standard   Helpful links Add to 2012 Season Subscribtion View the full 2012 Season http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183703 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183703 30/09/2012 Family Celebrate the final night of the 2012 OzAsia Festival under the full moon On the 15th day of the eighth month in the Lunar calendar, gather your family and friends to admire the full moon and think of absent loved ones. Celebrate the Asian mid-autumn harvest and eat moon cakes. Traditionally, it’s the Asian mid-autumn harvest but here in Adelaide it’s become a popular gathering for all our community. Enjoy diverse performances on the main stage by local Asian community groups followed by a stunning Moon Lantern Parade at dusk and a spectacular fireworks finale. “...we loved it all – fabulous food, brilliant entertainment, gorgeous lanterns, friendly crowds – lots of laughs, brilliant stage acts, beautiful colours, yummy aromas... and the fireworks – wow!! I’m proud to be an Adelaidean” - Audience comment, Facebook   Helpful links Add to 2012 Season Subscribtion View the full 2012 Season http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183704 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183704 09/11/2012-11/11/2012 Dance Direct from New York The fabulous, award winning TROCKS make their triumphant return to Australia! Founded in 1974 in New York by a group of dancers aspiring to present a playful, entertaining view of classical ballet in parody form, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo first performed in the late-late shows in Off-Off Broadway lofts and are now treasured all around the world. This company of professional male dancers presents an inspired blend of their loving knowledge of classical ballet, a brilliant comic approach, and the astounding fact that men can, indeed, dance en pointe without falling flat on their faces! Dancing a fine line between high art and high camp and always with a wicked sense of fun and mastery of technique, these darlings of the ballet world will appeal to dance aficionados and complete novices alike. “The funniest night you’ll ever have at the ballet.” - Sunday Times, UK   Helpful links Add to 2012 Season Subscribtion View the full 2012 Season http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183705 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183705 13/12/2012-16/12/2012 Music And Concerts Bring the whole family and share the joy of the Christmas season Get In the Mood and celebrate the festive season as we shake up her Majesty’s Theatre with a big band Christmas Proms concert for all ages. Its going to be a big brassy, upbeat musical revue featuring popular Christmas songs traditional carols in tune with the sentimental ballads of yesteryear and the up-tempo swing tunes of Glenn Miller. Featuring some very special guest artists all under the master-stoke of Timothy Sexton and the big band sounds of his 24 piece Art Orchestra. “…a slick, well produced, heart warming evening.” - dB Magazine   Helpful links Add to 2012 Season Subscribtion View the full 2012 Season http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183707 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183707 26/01/2012 - 23/11/2012 Dance Be the first to experience pioneering performance freshly developed in the rehearsal room. Join the inSPACe:development list for updates. To reserve your seat email inspace@adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au. Please indicate the show and session time in the subject line of your email. Reassessment   Remote Real   26 - 27 Jan   23 Mar View show   View show       Overlay   The Last Supper   4 -5 May   1 Jun View show   View show       Breath   The Mouse, The Bird & The Sausage   6 Jul   13 Jul View show   View show       A Delicate Situation   The Funeral Tree   10 Aug   14 Sep View show   View show       Rabbits   The Milgram Project   12 October   23 Nov View show   View show http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183708 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183708 22/10/2012-27/01/2013 Visual Arts Opening Times Artspace Gallery (upstairs Dunstan Playhouse) hours: Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun 12 – 4pm, Thurs 12 – 8pm. Festival Theatre Foyer hours: 9am to 6pm weekdays plus performance times. Visual Arts Exhibitions   Performing Arts Collection Homage: The Royal Dozen & The Regal Twelve   Me & My Girl and Stephen Fry   17 Dec 2011 - 19 Feb 2012   22 Oct 2011 - 5 Feb 2012 View exhibition   View exhibition       Adelaide Festival Centre's Works of Art Collection   Hitchcock to Spock: Life and Times of our Dame Judith Anderson 1898 - 1992   25 Feb - 8 Apr   10 Feb - 4 Jun View exhibition   View exhibition       Namatjira   Pitch it, Post it   14 Apr - 27 May   15 Sep - 3 Dec View exhibition   View exhibition       Breaking Ground   It's a Christmas Pagent Parade   30 Jun - 8 Apr   8 Dec 2012 - 27 Jan 2013 View exhibition   View exhibition       Visions for Now   Our Mob 2012   3 Aug - 2 Sep   17 Oct - 2 Dec View exhibition   View exhibition Visual Art Visual Art plays an important role in the cultural life of the Adelaide Festival Centre. Since the Festival Centre’s opening, the visual Arts Department has established and maintained a works of art collection of both national and international significance, while also offering a diverse program of curated exhibitions in the Artspace Gallery throughout the year. Performing Arts Collection The Performing Arts Collection is home to many prestigious and unique collections that embody over 200 years of South Australian performing arts history. It represents the contributions South Australians have made, both on stage and behind-the-scenes, to the performing arts industry. Watch for changing displays in the Festival Theatre Foyer showcases. http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183711 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183711 02/08/2012 Dance Dance on Film Life in movement - Closer Productions 2011 Ruby Award Winner Directors - Bryan Mason, Sophie Hyde Producer - Sophie Hyde, Bryan Mason Executive Producers - Susan MacKinnon, Solon Ulbrich Cast - Tanja Liedtke, Solon Ulbrich, Lloyd Newson, Garry Stewart, Anton, Kristina Chan, Julian Crotti, Amelia McQueen, Paul White Cinematographer - Bryan Mason Editor - Bryan Mason Composer - DJ TR!P Sound Production - Adrian Medhurst To my suiteA 10 minute film screened prior to Life in Movement. Director for the screen - Solon Ulbrich, Sophie hyde Cinematography & editing - Bryan Mason   Helpful links Add to 2012 Season Subscribtion View the full 2012 Season http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183712 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183712 19/10/2012 Dance Dance on Film Prokofiev – Cinderella Paris Opera Ballet 2008 Performed by - Paris National Opera Ballet, Paris National Opera Orchestra Conductor - Koen Kessels Choreographer - Rudolf Nureyev   Helpful links Add to 2012 Season Subscribtion View the full 2012 Season http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183714 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183714 28/11/2012 Musical Theatre Musicals on Film Show Boat Staring Kathryn Grayson, Ava Gardner & Howard Keel   Helpful links Add to 2012 Season Subscribtion View the full 2012 Season http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183719 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183719 10/02/2012-04/06/2012 Visual Arts PERFORMING ARTS COLLECTION Hailed as one of the greatest dramatic actors of the 20th Century, Dame Judith Anderson played roles from Shakespeare to science fiction. Born in Adelaide, she spent most of her life in America where they named a Broadway theatre in her honour. Her ashes now rest at Adelaide Festival Centre. This tribute to her life features costumes, programs, and photographs from the Dame Judith Anderson Collection.   Helpful links View all Exhibitions View the full 2012 Season http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183722 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183722 14/04/2012-27/05/2012 Visual Arts VISUAL ARTS EXHIBITION An exhibition featuring Ngurratjuta Many Hands Art Centre watercolours by Albert Namatjira descendants, ceramics from Hermannsburg Potters and, for the first time, large scale portraits created during Big hART’s Namatjira performances.  This is a one off opportunity to enrich portrait collections around the country with exclusive, highest calibre works by Robert Hannaford, Michael Peck, Evert Ploeg, celebrating Australia’s first Aboriginal citizen, the man who inspired the first Aboriginal art movements. The exhibition shows these new works alongside archival works by Namatjira and his sons. New watercolour works and painted ceramics in this exhibition are a testament to Namatjira’s legacy and are available to purchase. Conversations: Look, Listen, Learn Tuesday 8 May 5.30–7pm FREE EVENT Light refreshments Conversations with watercolour artists from Ngurratjuta Many Hands Art Centre and the Namatjira production with Adelaide artist Robert Hannaford and the Big hART/ Namatjira creative team. A unique opportunity to hear first-hand about the watercolour tradition being currently practiced by Albert Namatjira’s descendants and Big hART’s fabulous community project and production about Namatjira’s life and work. Image: Douglas Abbott 2009 (detail) © the artist, courtesy of Ngurratjuta Many Hands Art Centre View Namatjira theatre performance details here.   Helpful links View all Exhibitions View the full 2012 Season http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183724 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183724 30/06/2012-29/07/2012 Visual Arts VISUAL ARTS EXHIBITION An exhibition by Yvonne east combining traditional drawing and painting techniques with multimedia installation to investigate the physical and psychological connection with the Australian landscape. Breaking Ground is the inaugural Country Arts SA visual Artist Professional Development Award providing a practicing contemporary visual artist from country South Australia with an opportunity to develop a body of work to exhibit along with a mentorship to further their career. Image: Yvonne East, Pain and Revelation, 2011   Helpful links View all Exhibitions View the full 2012 Season http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183726 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183726 03/08/2012-02/09/2012 Visual Arts VISUAL ARTS EXHIBITIONS The exhibition visions for Now forms part of the annual SALA Moving Image Project. With new works by South Australian artists this exhibition features moving image in many different forms including video installation art, sculpture, sound and projections. This year will also see collaboration between the SALA Moving Image Project and the Adelaide Festival Centre’s International Guitar Festival.   Helpful links View all Exhibitions View the full 2012 Season http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183727 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183727 15/09/2012-03/12/2012 Visual Arts PERFORMING ARTS COLLECTION Advertising a ‘show’ has changed dramatically over the last 100 years. This exhibition of show posters,programs and advertising memorabilia will give you an idea of just how much.   Helpful links View all Exhibitions View the full 2012 Season http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183729 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183729 17/10/2012-02/12/2012 Visual Arts VISUAL ARTS EXHIBITION A state-wide celebration of South Australian Indigenous art. This annual exhibition is an engaging resource to develop knowledge and understanding of Indigenous art and culture. It also provides the opportunity to purchase affordable contemporary South Australian Indigenous art. CALLING FOR ENTRIES:  OUR MOB 2012 and OUR YOUNG MOB Our Mob is open to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists living in South Australia, with young South Australian Indigenous Artists under the age of 18 encouraged to apply to be part of Our Young Mob. Closing Date for all entries: Wednesday 22 August 2012 ENTRY FORMS CAN BE DOWNLOADED HERE   Helpful links Add to 2012 Season Subscribtion View the full 2012 Season http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183730 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183730 08/12/2012-27/01/2013 Visual Arts PERFORMING ARTS COLLECTION For 80 years the annual Christmas Pageant has delighted not only children, but adults as well. Presented in conjunction with the Credit Union Christmas Pageant this exhibition features costumes, props, floats and all the ‘magic’ of Christmas.   Helpful links View all Exhibitions View the full 2012 Season http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183743 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183743 10/08/2012 Dance Rehearsal Room 2 Meet at the Dunstan Playhouse foyer entrance. After a long absence from Adelaide, Lina returns with her international collaborators to do a 2nd Stage creative development on a piece drenched in Malaysian folklore and chilling urban horror. Director/Choreographer: Lina Limosani Be the first to experience pioneering performance freshly developed in the rehearsal room. Join the inSPACe:development list for updates. To reserve your seat email inspace@adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au Please indicate the show and session time in the subject line of your email.   Helpful links 2012 Season Subscribtion View all inSpace Development Shows http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183744 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183744 06/07/2012 Theatre Rehearsal Room 2 - Meet at the Dunstan Playhouse foyer entrance Watch two performers weave a tale of life and loss in concurrent monologues backed by a live score. Sound cancelling technology will allow the audience to dial up and listen to one story at a time.   Writer: Kit Brookman Director: Geordie Brookman Be the first to experience pioneering performance freshly developed in the rehearsal room. Join the inSPACe:development list for updates. To reserve your seat email inspace@adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au Please indicate the show and session time in the subject line of your email.   Helpful links 2012 Season Subscribtion View all inSpace Development Shows http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183746 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183746 12/10/2012 Theatre Rehearsal Room 2 - Meet at the Dunstan Playhouse foyer entrance. Inspired by the work of virologist, Frank Fenner, a new play about population, pests and the prospect of human extinction. From the creators of Rocket Town, winner of the 2011 Adelaide Fringe inSPACE development award. Supported by RiAus (Science Exchange) Writer: Emily Steel Director: Daisy Brown Actors: Dee Easton, Sam Calleja. Be the first to experience pioneering performance freshly developed in the rehearsal room. Join the inSPACe:development list for updates. To reserve your seat email inspace@adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au Please indicate the show and session time in the subject line of your email.   Helpful links 2012 Season Subscribtion View all inSpace Development Shows http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183749 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183749 14/09/2012 Dance Rehearsal Room 2 - Meet at the Dunstan Playhouse foyer entrance. Thylacines. Burglary. Lethal Sounds & Killer Dancing. An exceptional team of 6 award winning artists tackle the big (and small) stuff in a 2nd stage creative development that will be anything but predictable. Creator: Gabrielle Nankivell with Daniel Jaber, Luke Smiles, Tobiah Booth-Remmers, Tim Ohl, Kristina Chan Be the first to experience pioneering performance freshly developed in the rehearsal room. Join the inSPACe:development list for updates. To reserve your seat email inspace@adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au Please indicate the show and session time in the subject line of your email.   Helpful links 2012 Season Subscribtion View all inSpace Development Shows http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183750 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183750 01/06/2012 Dance Rehearsal Room 2 - Meet at the Dunstan Playhouse foyer entrance. This dynamic creative team will give you a night of ‘dinner and dancing’ like never before, investigating first impressions using indulgent culinary arts-inspired dance theatre. Choreographer: Jade Erlandsen Be the first to experience pioneering performance freshly developed in the rehearsal room. Join the inSPACe:development list for updates. To reserve your seat email inspace@adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au Please indicate the show and session time in the subject line of your email.   Helpful links 2012 Season Subscribtion View all inSpace Development Shows http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183751 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183751 13/07/2012 Theatre Rehearsal Room 2 - Meet at the Dunstan Playhouse foyer entrance. Inspired by one of the Grimm Brothers hidden treasures – for audiences aged 10 to adult. A heart-rending, absurd theatrical mash-up exploring the individual versus the collective. Artists: Slingsby Be the first to experience pioneering performance freshly developed in the rehearsal room. Join the inSPACe:development list for updates. To reserve your seat email inspace@adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au Please indicate the show and session time in the subject line of your email.   Helpful links 2012 Season Subscribtion View all inSpace Development Shows http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183752 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183752 23/11/2012 Theatre Rehearsal Room 2 - Meet at the Dunstan Playhouse foyer entrance. In 1961, psychologist Dr Stanley Milgram conducted social experiments to shocking ends. This new work investigates those experiments and their exploration of the relationship between authority, obedience and morality. Supported by RiAus (Science Exchange) Flying Penguin Productions Director: David Mealor Writer: Duncan Graham Be the first to experience pioneering performance freshly developed in the rehearsal room. Join the inSPACe:development list for updates. To reserve your seat email inspace@adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au Please indicate the show and session time in the subject line of your email.   Helpful links 2012 Season Subscribtion View all inSpace Development Shows http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183753 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183753 11/08/2012 Music And Concerts Attracting competitors from all over the world, the Adelaide International Classical Guitar Competition is the most prestigious guitar competition in the southern hemisphere. Held in conjunction with the Adelaide International Guitar Festival, the competition provides a unique opportunity for emerging artists to gain exposure and experience on an international stage through performing at a world renowned festival, and will be adjudicated by a panel of  established players and teachers from around Australia as well as a number of high profile international artists who will be performing at the Adelaide International Guitar Festival in 2012. Applications open 02 January 2012 Applications close 5pm, 29 February 2012 DOWNLOAD - Competition Rules and Guideline - Phillip Houghton Score - IECN VISA Information   PRIZES First Prize - AUD$10,000 plus a Jim Redgate Guitar, valued at US$15,000 Second Prize - AUD$4000 Third Prize - AUD$2000 QUALIFYING ROUNDSAudition Round - (02 Jan – 29 Feb 20120, online application) Semi Final - (8 Aug 2012, Adelaide Festival Centre, South Australia) 16 Competitors with the highest score from the Audition Round will progress. Final - (11 Aug 2012, Adelaide Festival Centre, South Australia) Up to 8 of the highest scoring competitors will be selected to progress Award Presentation - (Saturday 11 August 2012, Adelaide Festival Centre) AUDITION ROUND REPERTOIRE 1)    ‘Dervish’ from Stélé  - Phillip Houghton 2)    Sarabande BWV 997 - J.S. Bach 3)    1 Free Choice piece, maximum length 6 minutes SEMI FINAL ROUND REPERTOIRE 1)    1st Movement - Allegretto - from Sonatina in A by Federico Moreno Torroba 2)    1 Free Choice Piece, maximum length 6 minutes FINAL ROUND REPERTOIRE 15 minutes (maximum) Free Choice Pieces •    At least one piece composed pre 1850 •    At least one piece composed post 1850 Application Fee: AUD $187.00 in GST A news clip from the 2010 Competition. For more information contact E: Samuel.jozeps@adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au T: +61 8 8216 8503 The Adelaide International Classical Guitar Competition is supported by Adelaide Festival Centre Foundation and Jim Redgate Guitars    http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183754 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183754 02/10/2012-06/10/2012 Theatre This is the story of a man who has something to say, but can't quite get it out. Legendary Canadian performer Jamie Adkins (Cirque du Soleil soloist, and Montréal's Cirque Éloize) is mustering the courage to face what he fears most: speaking in public. To overcome his fear he's going to need to get creative! Right side up and upside down, Jamie finds the magic hidden in just about anything. Balancing precariously on towering ladders, wrangling an animated chair and juggling anything he can find are all part of his unusual solution. With astonishing acrobatic skills, sidesplitting wit and an imaginative story about never giving up, this brilliant sequence of choreographed mayhem is an international hit that will have you captivated and a little speechless yourself.   "Infinitesimal acts of imperceptible genius." The New York Times Created and performed by Jamie Adkins.   http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183757 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183757 26/09/2012 Music And Concerts Experience the beauty of twenty-four of the world's youngest voices in one of the world's oldest musical traditions. The Vienna Boys Choir returns to Australia for a very special national tour, including the premiere of a new work by composer Elena Kats-Chernin. For more than 500 years the Vienna Boys Choir (or Wiener Sängerknaben) has been an enduring symbol of Europe, having worked with composers such as Fux, Salieri, Haydn and Bruckner and conductors such as Claudio Abbado, Leonard Bernstein, Nikolaus Harnoncourt and Sir George Solti. The choir is one of the world's most active musical ensembles and performs over 300 concerts a year. While providing the music for the Sunday Mass in Vienna's Imperial Chapel - which they have done since 1498! - the choir also tours internationally, performing each year in some of the world's finest concert halls. For the first time, the choir will premiere a specially commissioned work by an Australian composer, with Elena Kats-Chernin's evocative new vocal setting of the much-loved Australian poem, My Country by Dorothea Mackellar. The tour program also includes an inspiring selection of the choir's own repertoire, including pieces from Renaissance to Modern and of course the beautiful Viennese favourites of Johann and Josef Strauss. GROUPS OF 6+ SAVE ON 'A RESERVE' SEATS! Groups of 6-10 can book online. Groups of 10+ must purchase through BASS Group Bookings on 08 8205 2220. http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183758 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183758 07/07/2012-14/07/2012 Opera La Bohême is without doubt one of the world's most celebrated and emotionally powerful operatic love stories. The tumultuous story of young love, friendship and grief is even more compelling when surrounded by Puccini's glorious and evocative music. The opera draws from a collection of true-life sketches describing life among original bohemians, the poor artists of Paris's Latin Quarter. Hungry but cheerful, the poet Rodolfo shares a roof top garret with the painter Marcello, the musician Schaunard and philosopher Colline. The action starts on a moonlit Christmas Eve when the frail but lovely seemstress Mimi comes to Rodolfo's door for help and the two instantly fall passionately in love. Meanwhile Marcello carries on his turbulent affair with the flirtatious Musetta. Rodolfo later becomes rather jealous of Mimi, and the two regretfully part, until Musetta reveals that Mimi is dying of consumption. So the lovers are again united, only to be separated forever by Mimi's death. Please note: this performance will be sung in Italian with English Surtitles. http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183759 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183759 13/10/2012-20/10/2012 Opera Beethoven's magnificent only opera takes place in Spain when governed by a military regime where Florestan, a freedom fighter, has been imprisoned in a detainment camp for political prisoners by his enemy Don Pizarro who plans to starve him to death while rumours circulate that he is already dead. On hearing these frightening rumours and desperate to save Florestan, his wife Leonore, disguised as a man and named Fidelio succeeds in getting a job working for the jailer Rocco as a means of finding a way to free him. Embarrassingly Rocco's daughter Marzelline is hoping to marry Fidelio spurning her former sweetheart, Jacquino. When Don Pizarro hears of the impending visit to the prison of his superior, Don Fernando, he decides to murder Florestan, only to discover that Fidelio is shielding the prisoner so the frustrated and furious Pizarro attempts to kill them both. However, Leonore suddenly draws a pistol and reveals herself as Florestan's wife. About to fire the pistol to kill Pizarro a trumpet fanfare is heard announcing the arrival of Don Fernando, so the panic stricken Pizarro immediately leaves Florestan's cell. Consequently Florestan and Leonore feel they have been saved and are ecstatic. Rocco informs Don Fernando of Don Pizarro's horrific misdeeds who instructs all prisoners held unjustly to be released to family and friends, including Leonore who removes the chains from Florestan. Marzelline consents to marry Jacquino as Pizarro is led away to imprisonment. The opera ends with the sensational closing chorus praising married love and the triumph of goodwill and humanity. Please note: this performance will be sung in German with English surtitles. http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183760 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183760 25/08/2012-01/09/2012 Opera Eurydice, bored stupid with her marriage to the lowly music professor Orpheus, is having a love affair with Pluto, the God of the Underworld, who is disguised as a local shepherd and has lured her into a cornfield where she is bitten by a snake and falls dying in his arms. He then exposes himself, and brings her back to life so she can leave a message for Orpheus, and then whisks her away to Hades, his underworld realm. Not being happy with his marriage, Orpheus is rather pleased with this development but is persuaded by the allegorical character Pubic Opinion to try and rescue her, so they depart for Mount Olympus to seek help from Jupiter, King of the Gods. Following orders from Jupiter, the god Mercury arrives with news regarding the scandalous disappearance of Eurydice on Earth and the fact that Orpheus is on the way to ask Jupiter to return his wife to him. Pluto has of course lied to Jupiter about the location of Eurydice who is being kept in his boudoir in Hades and where she is being guarded and entertained by John Styx, the former King of Beotia. On arrival at Pluto's boudoir in Hades, Orpheus, Jupiter and the other Gods realise that Eurydice is nowhere to be found. However, with the intervention of the playful God of love Cupid he is able to access her face to face, in the form of a fly, as he has decided he would rather like the lady for himself. She loves the fly so he turns back into himself and invites her to join him at a party on Mount Olympus. Eurydice arrives disguised as a bacchante, a follower of Bacchus the God of Wine, but is recognized by Pluto who prevents Jupiter making off with her. In response Jupiter again accuses Pluto of abducting her and on the arrival of Orpheus and Public Opinion he tells Orpheus he can walk his wife back to Earth, but only if he does not look back at her as they go, something he fails to achieve after being forced into turning around by Jupiter. He then announces that Eurydice is to be turned into a real Bacchante with everyone, excluding Pluto and Public Opinion, delighted and resulting in this wonderful Offenbach operetta reaching its climax and conclusion with the Can-Can being danced by all the gods and goddesses. Please note: this performance will be sung in English with English surtitles. http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183761 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183761 23/05/2012-27/05/2012 Theatre In 1982, Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn penned the first episodes of Yes Minister for the BBC. It was an instant hit. Their characters and situations revealed, to a largely unsuspecting public, the deliciously awkward marriage between civil servants and politicians. Twenty-five years later these brilliant wordsmiths have done it again and this time it's a hit play! It's 2011. A lot has happened since the Rt Hon. Jim Hacker MP last walked the corridors of Whitehall. There's the GFC, rising oil prices, minority governments, illegal immigrants and global warming. If that's not enough to contend with, the 24 hour news cycle, constant bleating of mobile phones, endless emails and a new generation of spin doctors. Starring Philip Quast (Mary Poppins) as the cynical Cabinet Secretary, Sir Humphrey Appleby, alongside familiar Australian TV star Mark Owen-Taylor (All Saints, A Country Practice) playing the embattled Prime Minister Jim Hacker, and John Lloyd-Fillingham (UK's National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company) as the hapless assistant, Bernard Woolley and Caroline Craig (Blue Heelers, Underbelly) as Hacker's policy advisor. SUITABLE: A comedy with Adult themes - not recommended for children under 14 years of age. CONCESSIONS: For seniors, pensioners and carers. The concession discount is only available for Thursday and Saturday matinees plus Wednesday-Thursday evenings. GROUPS OF 10+ SAVE ON 'A RESERVE' SEATS! Groups of 10 can book online. Groups of 10+ must purchase through BASS Group Bookings on 08 8205 2220.     http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183763 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183763 11/05/2012 Visual Arts Heston Blumenthal Live on Stage! This enthralling evening will focus on Heston's unique philosophy and approach to cooking, exploring taste and flavour, and his passion for the multi-sensory experience of eating and drinking. With special guests, The chef of the three Michelin starred Fat Duck Restaurant in the UK and star of Heston’s Feasts and the Mission Impossible TV series will conduct live scientific experiments and cook recipes from his latest book 'Heston Blumenthal at Home'. Heston will open people's minds to new paradigms and new ways to approach cooking. Heston will take us on a journey from humble beginnings to the creation of iconic dishes such as 'The Sound of the Sea' with edible sand, logic defying 'Hot and Iced Tea', his famous 'Snail Porridge' and the epic 'Mock Turtle Soup' that takes three days to make. Get the inside story on Heston's incredibly moist Christmas puddings with a candied Valencia orange inside which were so popular they sold out in the UK's Waitrose supermarkets in moments with bidding wars on ebay. As it cooks, the essential oils from the orange peel infuse the pudding from the inside out. Now Heston has created a minced pie that promises to make the house smell like a Christmas tree. Join Heston on a journey searching the archives at Hampton Court for historic British recipes which inspired the creation of new dishes for Dinner by Heston Blumenthal in Knightsbridge, which has just been be awarded its first Michelin star after only nine months in operation. There is only one Heston and there is only one night - book now! Please note: no concessions apply for this event. www.hestonlive.com.au http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183766 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183766 19/07/2012-22/07/2012 Dance Presented by Lunchbox Theatrical Productions. The world's premier theatrical ice skating company, THE IMPERIAL ICE STARS make their triumphant return to Australia with a dazzling new production of The Nutcracker on Ice. Over the last eight years, THE IMPERIAL ICE STARS have performed to more than three million people across five continents, with their last four world tours being greeted with standing ovations and five-star reviews. Now they present their brand new production, once again thrilling audiences with their exhilarating displays of breathtaking high-speed leaps and throws, and awe-inspiring acrobatics, coupled with the most graceful and sublime ice dancing. Boasting a 25-strong cast of World, European and National Championship skaters, THE IMPERIAL ICE STARS are set to once again astound and mesmerise audiences with their adrenaline-rich, dramatic performance, all within the intimate setting of a frozen theatre stage. The production features lavish and fantastical new sets from one of Australia's premier scenic designers, Eamon D'Arcy, whose designs for previous Imperial Ice Stars tours have captured the imaginations of audiences around the world. Together with characteristically sumptuous costumes, magical special effects and arguably Tchaikovsky's most famous music, promises to be a feast for the senses. GROUPS SAVE ON 'A RESERVE' SEATS! Groups of 12+ must purchase through BASS Group Bookings on 08 8205 2220. CONCESSION Applies to Seniors, Pensions, Fulltime Students (with ID) - only available for Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday evenings and matinees Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183768 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183768 20/10/2012 Theatre Direct from London, Sasha Regan's extraordinary all-male production of The Pirates of Penzance is a joyous and charming celebration of one of Gilbert and Sullivan's best loved works. This irreverently funny and entirely fresh take on The Pirates of Penzance is a must-see for lovers of all things musical, comedic and high-camp! "It hits that perfect tone between silliness and sentimentality that this delightful operetta warrants. Pure joy." - What's On Stage (UK) WARNING: Haze/Smoke effects used in this performance SUITABLE: 6+ years http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183770 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183770 05/01/2012-20/12/2012 Theatre Take a peak inside the dressing rooms, see the stage shared by some of theatre's greatest luminaries and view the many performing spaces from the unique perspective of a performer.  The 60-75 minute tour leaves from the Concierge Desk in the foyer of the Festival Theatre (to the right of the BASS ticket desk) every Tuesday and Thursday at 11am. Watch this clip of our Head of Sound Jane Rosetto talking about her experiences, the venues and the artists   http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183774 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183774 01/08/2012 Comedy Buckle up! Adventure calls bitches! Pam Ann, the original queen of the skies - who has toured with Cher and crewed private jets for Elton John - is back in Australia and this time, she means business. So shut the F**k up, sit the F**k down, lock your seats in the upright position, stop playing words with friends and prepare to take off for the ride of your life! "Glamorous, vicious, camp and larger than life, the bitchy yet heart-warming trolley dolly in tight candy-pink uniform, enormous hair, huge lashes and disco boots rules the skies." - Sydney Morning Herald Patrons who purchase in First Class will receive a key ring and a glass of champagne on arrival. WARNING Suitable for 18+ years Contains adult themes and course language http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183776 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183776 12/05/2012 - 13/05/2012 Family Celebrating the return of the original yellow Wiggle Greg Page, The Wiggles are hitting the road for a hits loaded show in theatres and venues around the country. Having played in arenas and larger venues around the world, including their recent Big Tent tour, they are moving their show into theatres and smaller venues to get close up and intimate with their Wiggly fans. Now celebrating over 20 years performing to children around the globe they are bringing their big hits such as Hot Potato, Fruit Salad, Rock A Bye Your Bear and Toot Toot Chugga Chugga and more in a show jam packed with audience favourites! After being away from the group for five years due to illness Greg is returning to the role he knows best. According to Greg this is an extraordinary moment for his history with group. "I'm excited to be back with my friends and to be entertaining our incredible fans again". Join Jeff, Anthony, Murray and Greg as well as our Wiggly friends; Dorothy the Dinosaur, Captain Feathersword, Wags the Dog, Henry the Octopus and the world famous Wiggly dancers for this spectacular production! PLEASE NOTE: Children under 18 months are free without a seat. For further information visit thewiggles.com.au 13 May 2012 ROAD CLOSURE NOTIFICATION Access to Adelaide Festival Centre for patrons coming from the North on King William Road will be affected as follows: King William Road (between Victoria Dr and Sir Edwin Smith Ave) and War Memorial Drive (between Frome Rd and Bundeys Rd) will be closed from 6:30am until 10:00am on Sunday 13 May for the Mother's Day Classic.  If approaching Adelaide Festival Centre from North Terrace or the Southern side of King William Street you will not be effected.If you require further information please contact BASS on 131 246. http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183777 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183777 08/06/2012 - 10/06/2012 Music And Concerts A dark neo-weimar fantasia Having made an impressive Adelaide Cabaret Festival debut in 2010, Kim Smith returns with his latest Weimar-era inspired cabaret, Misfit. Charting a dark and whimsical path through a ruined, musical landscape of disfigured pop and peculiar period treasures, he mischievously proves that misfits have more fun. A celebrated Australian cabaret performer based in New York, Smith sings in German, French and English, reinterpreting works by Weimar-era composers, as well as modern-day artists including Friedrich Hollaender, Björk, the Supremes, Kylie Minogue, Kurt Weill, and a myriad of glittering others. Accompanied by Amanda Hodder Directed by Christian Coulson "smith is the real thing... a cabaret practitioner who understands his craft and uses every nuance, gesture and lascivious lyric to keep the crowd involved and on the edge of their comfort zones." Sunday Mail WARNING: Some coarse language (minimal) http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183778 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183778 23/06/2012 Comedy Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2012 Acclaimed UK comedian, actor, writer, TV presenter, radio host and all-round Renaissance man Lenny Henry returns to his roots with a funky, funny and personal one man show, Cradle to Rave, about the thing he loves most: music. Cradle to Rave is Henry’s most personal show yet, offering a hilarious and touching insight into a man to whom music matters a little too much. From growing up thinking Elvis was a relative, as there were so many pictures of him in the house, to missing a cue during his theatrical debut as Othello because he was listening to hip hop, Cradle to Rave sets Henry’s family, first loves and fame against a musical backdrop – a comic cabaret voyage through his life told via its eclectic soundtrack. Directed by Richard Wilson, Cradle to Rave is Henry’s musical journey from fan boy to the greatest singer the UK never had. A well-tuned cabaret comedy "A charismatic comic at his best"The Guardian Suitable 12+ years http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183779 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183779 09/06/2012 - 10/06/2012 Music And Concerts Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2012 Supreme Legend Celebrates Lena Horne Starring Mary Wilson, a founding member of Motown's The Supremes, Stormy Weather: The Lena Horne Project is about Hollywood's first African-American goddess. Based on the celebrated biography of the same name by James Gavin, the show includes a combination of storytelling, live performances and rare audio and visual images from Gavin's wealth of material and interviews with Horne herself. Gavin joins Wilson on stage as the narrator with the Larry Dunlap Trio, music arranged by seven-time Emmy Award Winner Mike Renzi, Musical Director for Lena Horne's show The Lady and Her Music on Broadway, creating the orchestrations. The defining portrait of an American icon live. "... magnificent, gripping…" raves Liz Smith New York Post http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183780 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183780 15/06/2012 - 17/06/2012 Music And Concerts Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2012 Be transported to 1920s Paris and the curious world of composer Erik Satie. A composer of popular songs, ballets and music for the piano, who spent his days meeting and drinking with friends such as Debussy, Picasso and Cocteau. This affectionate tribute in music, song and text to one of the fathers of cabaret will be performed by Various People Inc's Cheryl Pickering and Richard Chew joined by actor Graeme Rose in Satie's crowded, curious attic room. Humorous, surreal and deeply moving. "...artistic, theatrical, funny, tender." The Advertiser Suitable For ages 14+ http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183781 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183781 17/05/2012, 18/05/2012, 19/05/2012, 22/05/2012, 23/05/2012, 24/05/2012, 25/05/2012, 26/05/2012 Dance A whirlwind dance quartet in quadraphonic sound. Movement transformed into light, performers pushed to the edge of exhaustion. A dance show to leave you breathless. Pari Passu - on equal footing. http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183782 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183782 26/10/2012-11/11/2012 Music And Concerts General On-sale: 30 Apr 2012 9:00AM JERSEY BOYS, the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons is coming to the Adelaide Festival Theatre for a strictly limited season in October! This is the story of four boys from the wrong side of the tracks who became one of the greatest successes in pop music history. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide - all before they were thirty! JERSEY BOYS features all their hits, including Sherry, Big Girls Don't Cry, Walk Like A Man, Oh, What A Night, Can't Take My Eyes Off You and many more. For more information visit the official website www.JerseyBoysAustralia.com.au http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183785 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183785 12/05/2012 Family SOS Season Subscription (buy 4 or more) ON SALE 6 March 2012 General tickets ON SALE 30 March 2012 This striking family show is set in a lost mail room, a strange land where homeless parcels and undeliverable letters live. There is a highly-strung mail room dweller, intent on keeping his boxes in order, and a free-spirited new arrival with a sense of adventure. The discovery of a strange parcel throws the oddly delightful duo into a quandary. This story about how to live bravely in a big world is told using acrobatics, clowning and a whole lot of cardboard boxes. Its blend of physical theatre, mime, circus and mayhem will delight all. FOUNDATION KIDS CORNER: FURRY FURBLES Make a funny, furry, little creature with Kristen and crew. 1pm-3pm Space Theatre Foyer Children must be supervised at all times FREE View other Something on Saturday events http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183786 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183786 19/05/2012 Comedy SOS Season Subscription (buy 4 or more) ON SALE 6 March 2012 General tickets ON SALE 30 March 2012 Have you ever wondered why the Miller told the King his daughter could spin straw into gold? Or how it was that a goblin with a funny name was able to do just that, at just the right time? Discover the answer to these, and other questions, in a hilarious, musical retelling of the most intriguing fairy tale of them all! In a world premiere event, written and directed by Michael Mills, sing and dance your way to discovering the true story of the Miller, his daughter, the King, and of course, that goblin with the funny name! FOUNDATION KIDS CORNER: MAGIC WANDS Something is on your shoulder so zap it with your magic wand, and join Jim and Liz for peg pals and wand making. 11am-1pm Festival Theatre Foyer Children must be supervised at all times FREE   View other Something on Saturday events http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183787 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183787 26/05/2012 Family SOS Season Subscription (buy 4 or more) ON SALE 6 March 2012 General tickets ON SALE 30 March 2012 An interactive, musical journey to explore the world around us using catchy tunes, musical instruments, comedy and physical theatre. Learn about what lives under the sea, the different plants that grow in your garden and experience exciting songs about going up in a hot air balloon while meeting interesting characters. The Giggly Kids encourage children to learn through play, making education fun, exciting and enjoyable. Children are invited to sing, dance and follow actions... so if you love to have fun, explore, laugh, learn and play, then you'll love Giggly Kids! FOUNDATION KIDS CORNER: PAPER BALLOON FRIENDS Make a face or anything you want that makes you giggle with Heidi and her crew. 11am-1pm Festival Theatre Foyer Children must be supervised at all times FREE View other Something on Saturday events http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183788 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183788 02/06/2012 Family SOS Season Subscription (buy 4 or more) ON SALE 6 March 2012 General tickets ON SALE 30 March 2012 The Australian Classical Youth Ballet present C.S. Lewis' classic and timeless story from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. Journey through the wardrobe with Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter into the fantasy land of Narnia where the White Witch has Narnia in an ever white winter, but never Christmas. Meet favourites like Mr Tumnus, Mr & Mrs Beaver, Father Christmas and the magnificent and true king of Narnia, the lion Aslan, as they struggle to free Narnia from the power of the White Witch. With live narration from TV’s Brenton Whittle and Book Worm, superb sets and costuming and a sumptuous musical score, this production is a “must see” performance on the big Festival Theatre stage! FOUNDATION KIDS CORNER: MAGIC IS IN THE AIR Come and create your own magical Narnia spyglass, telescope or binoculars to find your favourite characters! Irene and friends will give you some ideas to get you started. 12noon-3pm Festival Theatre Foyer Children must be supervised at all times FREE View other Something on Saturday events http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183789 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183789 09/06/2012 Family SOS Season Subscription (buy 4 or more) ON SALE 6 March 2012 General tickets ON SALE 30 March 2012 Peter Combe has been playing his quirky, irresistibly sing-able and adult friendly children’s songs to Aussie kids and parents for almost 30 years. Showing no signs of slowing down (age shall not weary him!) he returns to the Festival Centre for 2 shows only. Older children can revisit their kindergarten favourites whilst youngsters engage with his biggest hits. So don your newspaper hats, wash your face in orange juice and groove along to one of Australia’s best loved kids’ singers and songwriters! FOUNDATION KIDS CORNER: FAKE MICROPHONES Be a rockstar and make your own microphone with help from Kristen and crew. 11am-1pm Space Theatre Foyer Children must be supervised at all times FREE View other Something on Saturday events http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183790 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183790 16/06/2012 Family SOS Season Subscription (buy 4 or more) ON SALE 6 March 2012 General tickets ON SALE 30 March 2012 Be entertained and enthralled by this dynamic, entertaining and hilarious magic show by Australia’s leading female magician. Cath’s quirky approach to magic appeals to children of all ages whilst bringing a high level of skill and creative illusion to the stage. Watch in delight as doves magically appear, swords pierce flying cards and rings link impossibly... and there’s an exciting guest act. "One of the funniest and captivating magicians I've seen" - Trent Evans, Producer 9am David and Kim, Channel 10 FOUNDATION KIDS CORNER: TRICKY BOOKS Make a book that positively sizzles with fun and magic with the help of Jim and Liz. 11am-1pm Festival Theatre Foyer Children must be supervised at all times FREE   View other Something on Saturday events http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183791 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183791 23/06/2012 Family SOS Season Subscription (buy 4 or more) ON SALE 6 March 2012 General tickets ON SALE 30 March 2012 A dynamic fusion of drumming, dance, percussion and soaring vocal harmonies by three passionate, exuberant and talented performers direct from Ghana. With hand-made African drums, flutes and stunning costumes, WALA engage their audiences in call-andresponse song, inviting them to try out different instruments and to join in the dance. Their enthusiasm is utterly contagious as they rejoice in the live sounds and rich heritage of their people. WALA means “life” and this show is an explosion of the breathtaking celebration of the Ghanian spirit. FOUNDATION KIDS CORNER: MASK MAKING Join Irene and friends to create your own masks - the sky's the limit and you can be anything you like! 11am-1pm Festival Theatre Foyer Children must be supervised at all times FREE View other Something on Saturday events http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183792 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183792 07/07/2012 Family SOS Season Subscription (buy 4 or more) ON SALE 6 March 2012 General tickets ON SALE 30 March 2012 Nelligan, a former vaudeville entertainer, enriches his daily existence through memories of his past. Refusing to succumb to old age and loneliness, he creates a neighbourhood show. His memories take over. A clothesline becomes a circus slackwire as he transports the audience into the imaginative world of his work days. Performed by the marvellously talented and experienced mime, clown and circus artist Peter Gray, this clever show is full of the sort of whimsical delights we don’t often experience these days. Don’t miss this gem of a show! FOUNDATION KIDS CORNER: MAKE AN IMPRESSION Construct a picture of a fantasy animal using collage and rubbings with Jim and Liz. 1pm-3pm Space Theatre Foyer Children must be supervised at all times FREE   View other Something on Saturday events http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183793 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183793 21/07/2012 Family SOS Season Subscription (buy 4 or more) ON SALE 6 March 2012 General tickets ON SALE 30 March 2012 Come surf the science of sound when That Science Gang return in a brand new show that’s chock full of ‘good vibrations’. Join the wacky gang as they make as much noise as they possibly can in a quest to discover what sound is (and why you can hear it) before building the weirdest orchestra you’re ever likely to hear or see... Impressive visuals, heaps of comedy and some slick science all combine to create an unforgettable experience. FOUNDATION KIDS CORNER: MAD SCIENTIST GOOGLY GLASSES Make some cool googly, goggly glasses with Kristen and crew. 11am-1pm Festival Theatre Foyer Children must be supervised at all times FREE View other Something on Saturday events http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183794 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183794 28/07/2012 Family SOS Season Subscription (buy 4 or more) ON SALE 6 March 2012 General tickets ON SALE 30 March 2012 Skip is the adventure of two kooky, animated characters who come across a pair of exquisite new sneakers. Their creativity and imagination run wild as the sneakers take on a life of their own and lead these dazzling talented young dancers on an athletic whirlwind journey of discovery. Directed by the talented Katrina Lazaroff, this gem of a show will have kids wanting to stretch, bound and explore both their minds and bodies after the show. Best described as “energetic dance theatre” this is a contemporary, creative and entertaining treat for young children. FOUNDATION KIDS CORNER: DANCER'S COSTUME Come and create something for yourself. It could be funny or trend setting or silly! Irene and friends will offer some inspiring ideas to get you making. 1pm-3pm Festival Theatre Foyer Children must be supervised at all times FREE View other Something on Saturday events http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183795 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183795 04/08/2012 Family SOS Season Subscription (buy 4 or more) ON SALE 6 March 2012 General tickets ON SALE 30 March 2012 Dream Puppets’ theatrical and brilliant style has been presented to great acclaim all around Australia, Asia and at the largest children’s theatre festivals in Europe. In this deep sea adventure, Dreamer’s bed is transformed into a yacht which sails out into the ocean. Guided by sea creatures, Dreamer explores the Australian coastal waters and the deepest parts of the ocean. There’s even an accordion-playing crab and an operasinging shrimp! Accompanied by an original soundtrack, this is puppet theatre to inspire the imagination of all. FOUNDATION KIDS CORNER: POPSTICK BOATS Sail the seas and beyond with a magical little boat with Heidi and crew. 1pm-3pm Space Theatre Foyer Children must be supervised at all times FREE View other Something on Saturday events http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183796 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183796 11/08/2012 Family SOS Season Subscription (buy 4 or more) ON SALE 6 March 2012 General tickets ON SALE 30 March 2012 This junior version of the famous musical intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairy tales - Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, Rapunzel and Cinderella. It combines these famous children’s stories into an original story involving a baker and his wife and their quest to begin a family (a little like Rapunzel!). This is your chance to see some of Adelaide’s finest young, up-and-coming musical theatre stars! Broadway Junior Collection ® Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM Book by JAMES LAPINE Originally Directed on Broadway by James Lapine By arrangement with Hal Leonard Australia Pty Ltd Exclusive agent for Music Theatre International (NY) FOUNDATION KIDS CORNER: FAIRYTALES ALIVE Come along and make one of your favourite fairytale characters with a little help from Jim and Liz. 11am-1.30pm Her Majesty's Theatre Foyer (Grote Street) Children must be supervised at all times FREE View other Something on Saturday events http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183797 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183797 18/08/2012 Family SOS Season Subscription (buy 4 or more) ON SALE 6 March 2012 General tickets ON SALE 30 March 2012 I was walking down the road and I saw... a donkey, Hee Haw! And he only had three legs! He was a wonky donkey. Meet bestselling author Craig Smith as he sings and reads fabulous songs and stories and of course his multi award-winning bestselling book Wonky Donkey. If you know it you’ll be here in a flash, and if you don’t, then come along and discover one of Australia’s most popular picture books from this fabulous NZ children’s author. You will soon understand why this hanky-panky, cranky, stinky-dinky, lanky, honky-tonky, winky, wonky donkey sure is popular! FOUNDATION KIDS CORNER: BOOK WEEK The Children's Book Council's SA branch will present activities, stories and information on the 2012 Book Week theme "Champions Read". Join us for an insight into the wonderful world of literature. 11am-1pm Space Theatre Foyer Children must be supervised at all times FREE   View other Something on Saturday events http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183798 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183798 25/08/2012 Family SOS Season Subscription (buy 4 or more) ON SALE 6 March 2012 General tickets ON SALE 30 March 2012 Budding musicians have the chance to discover orchestral music, from the highest voices to the symphonic sounds. A fun and captivating show with works by composers including Kabalevsky, Saint-Saëns, Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky. Join compere Bronwen James and the Adelaide Youth Sinfonia conducted by Keith Crellin OAM for this great concert for kids. Conducted by Keith Crellin Compered by Bronwen James FOUNDATION KIDS CORNER: PROPS Have a fun time creating your own musical props! Irene and friends will provide you with ideas to get you rolling... flying... or buzzing along. Use recycled materials to build with and colourful bibs and bobs to decorate. 11am-1pm Festival Theatre Foyer Children must be supervised at all times FREE   View other Something on Saturday events http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183799 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183799 01/09/2012 Family SOS Season Subscription (buy 4 or more) ON SALE 6 March 2012 General tickets ON SALE 30 March 2012 An imaginative transformation of a child’s bedroom that lives and breathes when the lights go out. Using puppetry, percussion and playfulness, Kat conquers her fears of the dark by making friends with her once scary bedroom furniture. Join Kat’s journey of magical heartfelt moments to a fear-free slumber! Winner of the 2011 Adelaide Fringe Festival Children’s Theatre Award, this production comes to you from fabulous new, young, local company Colourwheel. FOUNDATION KIDS CORNER: FRIENDLY GHOST MASKS Scary fun for all the family with Heidi and crew. 1pm-3pm Space Theatre Foyer Children must be supervised at all times FREE View other Something on Saturday events http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183800 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183800 08/09/2012 Family SOS Season Subscription (buy 4 or more) ON SALE 6 March 2012 General tickets ON SALE 30 March 2012 Come on a wild and wondrous adventure with Holly Throsby and her band as they perform songs from her children’s album, See! Inspired by inquisitive childlike logic, the natural world, and old musical favourites, Holly sings about everything from motorboats, diamonds and kookaburras to shadows, fish and the wide-eyed wonder of being young. Holly has released five solo albums. See! received the 2011 ARIA award for Best Children’s Album, and Seeker Lover Keeper (with Sally Seltmann and Sarah Blasko) received an ARIA nomination. "Tigers, fish and mice, kooky sound effects and... the joyful cheers of wide-eyed children. See! is sure to tickle everyone’s fancy." Sunday Herald Sun FOUNDATION KIDS CORNER TOOT TOOT! BANG BANG! Make a cool musical instrument with Jim and Liz. 11am-1pm Festival Theatre Foyer Children must be supervised at all times FREE View other Something on Saturday events http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183802 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183802 06/07/2012 Music And Concerts The Undisputed Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin will be honoured by Australia's own soul diva, Christine Anu in the brand new show REWIND - The Aretha Franklin Songbook. In this must-see performance, Anu conjures soulful interpretations of Aretha's most memorable songs including the signature tunes Respect and (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman as well as Think, Chain of Fools, Today I Sing the Blues, Rock Steady, Bridge over Troubled Water and many other forgettable classic melodies. "Nobody says it or sings it better than Ms Aretha Franklin. She is one of my greatest influences and an inspiration to black pride and feminine empowerment. I truly believe she is the greatest soul singer of our time!" says Anu, who provides all the grace, glitz and vocals of a true diva and is sure to captivate audiences from the start. Anu will tour REWIND - The Aretha Franklin Songbook in 2012 to coincide with Aretha Franklin's 70th Birthday and the release of an album of the same title. During an illustrious career spanning more than two decades, Christine has amassed a multitude of achievements, including platinum albums, sell-out musicals, Hollywood blockbusters, and high-profiled collaborations with showbiz and musical luminaries such as Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge), Paul Kelly and David Atkins. Christine will be joined on stage by Women of Soul - Starring Miss Min and Evie J Willie. Watch the video on Noise11.com: Christine Anu http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183803 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183803 03/07/2012-08/07/2012 Dance Having performed over 1000 shows during sell out seasons across the globe, Rasta Thomas Rock the Ballet returns to Australia with its fusion of classic Ballet technique combined with the excitement of musical theatre, hip hop, martial arts, tap, contemporary, gymnastics and more. Featuring the sensational talents of six Bad Boys and one Pretty Girl, Rock the Ballet is set to a stellar soundtrack including some of the biggest hits from U2, Michael Jackson, Prince, Queen, Coldplay and Lenny Kravitz, against a backdrop of dynamic video projected scenery. The Rock the Ballet company includes multi award winning Director and Principal Dancer, Rasta Thomas, New York Fringe Festival dancer, Michael Keefe, Robbie Nicholson from Broadways Music Man, award-winning choreographer and director, Adrienne Canterna-Thomas and So You Think You Can Dance US finalists, Karla Garcia, Jakob Karr, Kameron Bink and Kevin Mylrea. Versatile and gutsy, these talented performers stretch the bounds of dancing in this fun, fleshy, raunchy, powerful and brilliantly entertaining show. "Rasta Thomas has enormous talent and undeniable charisma" - The New York Times "The Bad Boys of dance... are proclaiming loud and clear that ballet is sexy, spectacular, and yes, very masculine" - The New Yorker Groups 10+ *Groups of more than 10 can be purchased by calling BASS on 131 246. http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183804 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183804 16/07/2012 Comedy Presented by A-List Entertainment Heralded as "pure genius." "hysterically funny" and "amazing," Brady's show is a spectacular night out. If you have seen Wayne Brady before, then you will know the show is different every time, Wayne creates a show that wow's audiences the world over. Be there this year to see hilarious new improv and songs. Wayne Brady is one of the most versatile performers in show business today. The multi Emmy award winning star is well known for his hilarious improvised antics, unique musical talents and limitless impersonation skills as showcased on the hit shows Whose Line is it Anyway? the syndicated talk show The Wayne Brady Show, the hit game show Let's Make A Deal or Don't Forget The Lyrics. For an evening of "No holds barred, balls to the wall, off the cuff, did he just do that?, I make sh@t up, that boy can sing!" improvisation, don't miss the brilliant Wayne Brady. Suitable: all ages. http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183805 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183805 27/07/2012 Music And Concerts Starring Mark Anthony   Relive the King's triumphant return to the concert stage as Mark Anthony recreates this historic period with Elvis - One Night in Vegas. The year was 1969. After nine years in Hollywood, Elvis returned to his real passion - live performance. His fans were waiting and over the next two years Elvis ascended the throne as the King of Las Vegas. Mark Anthony, one of the most dynamic Elvis tribute artists in the world today, brings this unique period to life - the songs, the costumes, the emotion, the energy, the raw power - all brought together in a two hour concert spectacular. "Mark Anthony is one of today's best Elvis Tribute artists, as he pays Tribute to Elvis... It's fun for me to watch Mark perform, because he reminds me, so much, of my old friend Elvis Presley - the Greatest Entertainer this world has ever known! Mark's show pays tribute to Elvis for all the right reasons, and brings back memories of when we were there on stage with the Man Himself! Keep up the great work Mark... your friend in Nashville." Joe Moscheo of The Imperials The Imperials toured with Elvis from 1969 till 1972 and recorded two Gospel albums with him. http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183806 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183806 30/11/2012 Music And Concerts From the producers of the smash hit concert tour "The Class of '59" and "Buddy: The Concert", comes "THE CLASS OF '69"! During the early years of Australian Rock & Roll, the scene was almost entirely male-dominated. As the beat softened and the frantic momentum diminished during the early '60s, the first female solo singers began to emerge. From the original class of '69, Patricia 'Little Pattie' Amphlett introduces the humbling beginnings of Australian soul music performing her string of hits. The second set brings together four of the world's most recognizable voices - Diana Ross, Lesley gore, Petula Clark and Dusty Springfield performed by Australian songstresses Tyla Bertolly, Naomi Price, Bec Laughton and more for a tribute to their catalogue of hits that established the 1960s musical landscape. http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183807 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183807 20/05/2012 Free Events Join us for a special tour of Her Majesty's Theatre before its 100th birthday next year. Originally named the Tivoli Theatre, it was officially opened by the Mayor of Adelaide, Mr Lavington Bonython, on 5 September 1913. The soon-to-be-infamous Lilli Langtry was the star of opening night, which set the tone for the theatre's colourful role in Adelaide's history. Please note: This is a walking/guided tour and is not suitable for patrons with impaired mobility. http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183808 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183808 19/05/2012 Free Events Take a special guided tour of the iconic Adelaide Festival Centre with one of the original Architects, John Morphett. Australia's first multi-purpose arts centre, the Festival Theatre opened in 1973 and the complex was completed in 1980. Backstage areas included in the tour. Please note: This is a walking/guided tour and is not suitable for patrons with impaired mobility. http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183809 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183809 17/10/2012 Music And Concerts Singing lifts the spirits. Joining with others to create music provides joy to singers and audiences alike. These choirs of older people show what can be achieved when you are involved in singing. To celebrate their achievements as choirs, and the joy of singing together, Adelaide Festival Centre presents, for the first time, Everybody Sing! – one hundred voices raised in song. The ACH Group ‘Sing For Joy’ Choirs join with the Silver Beats Choir and more. Enjoy a morning of uplifting popular choral songs and solo performances, culminating in Everybody Sing! followed by a delicious lunch. Everybody can learn to sing whether old or young! This event is part of COTA Every Generation Festival 10.00am Morning tea 11.00am Concert 12noon Lunch Seating at tables of 10. http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183810 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183810 15/06/2012, 16/06/2012, 17/06/2012 Music And Concerts Relive the memorable hits of WWII and get to know the most successful female vocal group in the history of popular music. Join Patty, Maxene and LaVerne for a special war-time command radio performance, featuring many of their hits such as - Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, Rum and Coca Cola, Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree, I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time and other popular songs of the 1940s. Sassy sisters who swing. www.swingtimewiththeandrewssisters.com The Andrews Sisters on Facebook The Andrews Sisters on Twitter http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183811 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183811 09/06/2012, 10/06/2012 Musical Theatre Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2012 Be captivated by Australia's latest cabaret sensation! Stepping off the musical theatre stage in Brisbane and only recently diving deep into cabaret, Angela Harding, a talented young singer-songwriter, is the winner of the 2011 Australian Cabaret Showcase. Angela weaves together original tunes with some well known favourites, exploring the highs and lows of employment, marriage and school days while unlocking a vault of well-kept secrets that make her just like you...only different. Spellbinding songstress with sass! "...A versatile and stunning set of pipes that, like her legs, just don't quit." Australian Stage Online http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183812 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183812 16/06/2012, 17/06/2012 Music And Concerts Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2012 Tales from a rock 'n' roll life In the early 1970s, Rick and John Brewster smashed Adelaide with The Moonshine Jug and String Band. They went on to take The Angels around the world and to the top of the Australian charts. In recent years they have rediscovered their love of acoustic guitars and piano and playing and writing songs together, with The Brewster Brothers. Join the brothers for a flashback journey through their four musical decades together. They'll strap on the washboards to reveal their musical partnership beginnings with The Moonshine Jug and String Band, perform the most famous hit songs of The Angels and will bring you safely back to the present with songs as The Brewster Brothers. Expect Australian rock secrets and stories from the road to be shared for the first time outside of a backstage band room. Thunder, lightning, rock and roll. John Brewster Vocals/Guitar/Harmonica Richard Brewster Guitar/Keyboards/ Washboard/Backing Vocals Enrico 'Mick' Morena Drums Ian 'Polly' Polites Keyboard/Backing Vocals Shaun Duncan Bass Brenton Spencer Tregloan Banjo "I defy anyone to listen to the Brewster Brothers and not be transported somewhere special." ABC 702 Sydney www.brewsterbrothers.com http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183813 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183813 22/06/2012 Musical Theatre Charming, funny with theatre-size pizzazz A true legend of Broadway, Ben Vereen will be Steppin' Out with a unique blend of artistry combining a tribute to Broadway, Frank Sinatra, and Sammy Davis Jr. Featuring hit songs such as Defying Gravity, Mr. Bojangles, and Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries, in a contemporary and timeless journey through the Broadway songbook. Each performance is filled with song and dance, stories of his life, and a great deal of humour. A Tony Award winner for his role in Pippin, Vereen has appeared on Broadway in Wicked, Fosse, Chicago, Jesus Christ Superstar, Hair and I'm Not Rappaport to name a few. He also starred in the mega television mini-series Roots as "Chicken George". A true song and dance man of Broadway Presented in association with David M Hawkins "Everything finally coalesced in 'Mr. Bojangles,' when he became an archetypal vaudevillian: singing, dancing, whistling - doing it all." The New York Times http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183814 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183814 09/06/2012 Music And Concerts Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2012 The stage becomes a studio of inspiration. Long time friends, singer-songwriter Brian Cadd and artist David Bromley are creative icons who reflect the Australian psyche in their work. Both have unique and distinctive styles that are engaging, moving and mystifying. Brian is best known for penning hits such as Little Ray of Sunshine and Ginger Man. David is one of Australia's most high profile and prolific visual artists. In this unique collaboration David will create a new art work live on stage while Brian entertains and inspires on piano with a special guest or two. Expect an evening that is a mirror of its creators - intriguing, challenging, spontaneous and funny. www.davidbromley.com.au www.briancadd.com Suitable For ages 15+ http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183815 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183815 13/06/2012, 14/06/2012, 15/06/2012, 16/06/2012 Musical Theatre Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2012 Expect to feel fire, ice, darkness, joy & pure passion in this brand new show! Well known to Adelaide Cabaret Festival regulars, Camille O'Sullivan enjoys a formidable international reputation for her dramatic interpretations of the songs of Brel, Cave, Waits, Bowie and more. The award-winning singer has seduced audiences around the world with 5-star, sell-out performances. Dark, fierce, amusing and mesmerizing, Camille transforms each song into an intense theatrical experience, drawing you into a world illuminated by the dark and the light. "Mad, magical and magnificent... a major star" Five star Scotsman   www.camilleosullivan.com Camille O'Sullivan on Facebook Camille O'Sullivan on Twitter Camille O'Sullivan on Myspace   http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183816 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183816 08/06/2012, 09/06/2012, 10/06/2012 Music And Concerts Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2012 Celebrated songstress seeks happiness. After a year of bold empirical research into the possibility of big happiness, Clare Bowditch now has a tale or two to tell. She's just written her fifth solo album and invites you to be among the first in the world to hear what it's all about. Expect new songs, brand new stories, laughter, tears, a reminder of why you were born, and how good it is to be alive.   "...Engaging, Charismatic, relaxed and utterly delightful." The Australian   Clare Bowditch on Facebook Clare Bowditch on Twitter Clare Bowditch on Myspace http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183817 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183817 17/06/2012 Music And Concerts Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2012 High School students made their debut appearance at Adelaide Cabaret Festival in 2010 under the nurturing guidance of David Campbell, Artistic Director (2009-2011). This year a new class of 30 cabaret students from 14 secondary schools from across the State will share their stories through music. The talented class will study the practical art of cabaret with Musical Director Matthew Carey and vocal coach Kim Spargo, culminating in a Masterclass with Artistic Director Kate Ceberano. Students graduate with two shows only in the Space Theatre. Adelaide High School Blackwood High School Charles Campbell College Craigmore High School Grant High School Loreto College Marryatville High School Norwood Morialta High School Nuriootpa High School Pembroke School Urrbrae Agricultural School Westminster School William Light R-12 Wirreanda High School   This year the students will be directed by, Musical Director Matthew Carey and Vocal Coach Kim Spargo. Proudly supported by: Adelaide Festival Centre Centred Government of South Australia http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183818 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183818 08/06/2012, 09/06/2012 Theatre Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2012 Australia's own grand illusionist. Runner up in Australia's Got Talent 2011, Cosentino fuses traditional sleight of hand magic, grand illusions and physical demonstrations into novel and original performances. He has made a name for himself performing some of the most original and funky effects witnessed today. Go on a magical journey in which Cosentino's incredible dexterity, intimate magic mysteries and intense escapes will astound you and distort your perception of reality. Staggering acts of mind and body manipulations are performed live and projected on screen - there is nowhere to hide. An evolution in the art of illusion   "Mirrors the legendary harry houdini"  LA Times www.cosentino.com.au Cosentino on Facebook Warning Patrons please be advised this performance has smoke effects, lighting effects (no strobe) Don't try any illusions at home http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183819 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183819 10/06/2012, 11/06/2012, 12/06/2012, 13/06/2012, 14/06/2012 [none] Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2012 One of Australia's most cherished artists. A house hold name since appearing on national television with Young Talent Time in the 1970s, Debra Byrne is an Australian icon and a pure example of survival. Debra's reputation as an outstanding vocalist has long been admired through her roles in many hit musicals including Mary Poppins, Cats, Les Misérables, Jerry's Girls and Sunset Boulevard. Join Debra in this stunning intimate setting for her Festival debut showcasing the most memorable moments from a diverse and extensive career. Presented in association with David M Hawkins. http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183820 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183820 20/06/2012, 21/06/2012 Music And Concerts Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2012 A highway full of old tunes and new. Raconteur Don Walker will lead you down the highway with tales of outback towns and science fiction, Hebrew myth, country halls and Bluecaps rock'n'roll, timber yards and poolrooms by the ocean. Tales handed down from other centuries and those that had to be lived first hand. One of Australia's most acclaimed songwriters, Walker, presents an evening of songs and stories, backed by his five piece band The Suave F***s, with a guest appearance from Adelaide harmonica player David Blight. www.donwalker.com.au Suitable For ages 15+ http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183821 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183821 08/06/2012, 09/06/2012, 10/06/2012 Comedy Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2012 Comedy cabaret at its dark dazzling best. Eddie Perfect (Network Ten's Offspring, Shane Warne The Musical, Keating! The Musical) is back with his latest darkly satirical one man comedy. Perfect's first new solo show since Drink Pepsi Bitch! - Misanthropology is a kind of twisted social autopsy, examining the stranger culturalrituals we regularly find ourselves performing. Only Eddie Perfect could persuade us of the cathartic nature of tearing the wings off Australia's most sacred blowflies and watching them crawl around the carpet. Director: Craig Ilott Lighting Designer – Matthew Marshall 2011 Helpmann award for best cabaret performer "...Razor Sharp..." The Australian   www.eddieperfect.com Eddie Perfect on Facebook Eddie Perfect on Twitter Eddie Perfect on Madman Warning Contains coarse language & adult themes http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183822 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183822 13/06/2012, 14/06/2012, 15/06/2012 Music And Concerts Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2012 A vocalist of rich power and beguiling emotion Eden is best known for her portrayal of Elphaba in the Broadway production of the hit musicalWicked. She went on to play the role in both Los Angeles and San Francisco to critical acclaim. In this world premiere performance Eden will take on some of the biggest hits from Aida, Ghost, Rent, Sweeney Todd and Wicked along with a few of her signature re-imaginings of popular hits from artists such as Joni Mitchell, Sia, Beth Hart, Eva Cassidy, and even Cyndi Lauper. "She was able to wail like a gospel singer and spin out a delicate nuance on the turn of a dime..." Cabaret Scenes   www.edenespinosa.com Eden Espinosa on Facebook Eden Espinosa on Twitter http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183823 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183823 13/06/2012, 14/06/2012 Music And Concerts Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2012 The sensual ringmaster of song Pop-cabaret darling Emma Dean takes off the fishnets to bare her soul and expose her musical nudity. Featuring her top 15 US indie radio hit, Sincerely Fearful, Dean distils her personal chaos to its most basic visceral elements. Dean has become the guilty pleasure of the underground with her unique performance style - a menagerie of fantasy, corsets and fishnets. It's just her, a piano and an ominous mannequin who assists with her on-stage costume changes. Featuring a special performance by Emily Davis (Adelaide). "It's a sideshow behind a piano; it's a carnival of kook; it's a singalong striptease...one of ten artists to watch in 2011." New York Post   www.emmadean.com Emma Dean on Facebook Emma Dean on Twitter Emma Dean on Myspace Emma Dean on YouTube   Suitable For ages 16+ Minor coarse language http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183824 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183824 23/06/2012 Musical Theatre Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2012 One of Australia's most highly regarded performers The enduring charisma of Uncle Jack is simply sublime. An Aboriginal elder who pioneered Koorie theatre in the early 1970s, Uncle Jack founded the first Aboriginal theatre company in Australia, Nindethana. He was a television regular and the star of Australian films including The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith. Jack is an actor, musician, potter and gifted performer, but in his nearly 70 years he has also been homeless, an addict, a thief and a regular in Victoria's prisons. Jack is no longer caught in the cycle of addiction, crime and doing time. Backed by a three piece band, Jack performs songs from his widely acclaimed theatre show Jack Charles V The Crown. An engaging evening of songs from Jack's 1940s childhood through to a blues version of Oodgeroo Noonuccal's poem Son of Mine. Presented in association with Ilbijerri Theatre Company. Performed by Jack Charles, Nigel MacLean, Phil Collings and Malcolm Beveridge. Original production written by John Romeril and Jack Charles and directed by Rachael Maza. Ilbijerri Theatre Company is supported by the Australia Council for the Arts, Arts Victoria, the City of Melbourne and by the Office for the Arts, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Indigenous Culture Support Fund. "steeped in decades of our history (social, political, theatrical), surprisingly upbeat… a warm-hearted, very entertaining evening." Sydney Morning Herald Presented in association with ILBIJERRI Theatre Company. Performed by Jack Charles, Nigel MacLean, Phil Collings and Malcolm Beveridge. Original production written by John Romeril and Jack Charles and directed by Rachael Maza. ILBIJERRI Theatre Company is supported by the Australia Council for the Arts, Arts Victoria, the City of Melbourne and by the Offi ce for the Arts, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Indigenous Culture Support Fund. Event Details http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183825 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183825 21/06/2012, 22/06/2012, 23/06/2012 Music And Concerts Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2012 Mixtape and Other Stories A mixtape of hits from Blondie, Brel, Finn and many others! Have you ever given a collection of songs to someone? A personal playlist with a special theme or message? Adelaide's favourite musical theatre daughter, Johanna Allen returns to her old stomping ground with her new show of eclectic music passionately performed. Mixtape and other stories is a compilation of Johanna's favourite songs from the Pixies to Puccini. You might even get to make a request. Warm, whimsical & joyful. "She has the goods - presence, timing and not a little chutzpah..." The Advertiser http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183826 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183826 20/06/2012, 21/06/2012 Music And Concerts Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2012 Celebrating a 10 year Cabaret career. Kane Alexander is best known for the lead roles he has performed on the musical stage, along with touring Australia with popera superstars Il Divo, UK diva Katherine Jenkins, and Tina Arena. However his first love is cabaret. Delighting in the titillating wit of a Jerry Herman lyric, or the soul-bearing honesty of a Bucchino torch song, Kane is at home on the cabaret stage. All I Know is an elegant and sophisticated show for the cabaret connoisseur, featuring highlights from Kane's performances over the last decade. "Handsomely chiselled features, a fine voice, good taste in songs and an open-hearted delight in performing…." New York Post   www.kanealexander.com.au Kane Alexander on Facebook http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183827 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183827 08/06/2012, 09/06/2012, 10/06/2012 Music And Concerts Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2012 Kurt Cobain's vision and ingenuity reshaped the music industry on the world stage. He ultimately defined a generation. Justin Burford, ARIA award winning frontman of End of Fashion and star of Rock of Ages, weaves story and song to celebrate Kurt Cobain's short and influential existence. Featuring the songs of Nirvana - known and obscure, enchanting and iconic - that helped define Kurt Cobain as the songwriter he was destined to become. This is the story about the man behind the legend. Presented in association with ben + eloise "...A superb voice-like honey with gravel in it." The Age Suitable For ages 15+ contains adult themes and coarse language Kurt on Facebook Kurt on Twitter www.endoffashion.com End of Fashion on Facebook http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183828 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183828 13/06/2012, 14/06/2012 Musical Theatre Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2012 Lifelong LadyNerd Keira Daley (Princess Cabaret, A New Brain) joins forces with musical director and piano nerd Mark Chamberlain (Jersey Boys, The Last Five Years, Mornings With Kerri-Anne), in a brainy celebration where jazzy piano bar meets Sega Megadrive. Amazing true stories and intriguing real-life characters are interwoven with quirky rants and inventive arrangements of songs, all in the key of nerd. The result is a funny, fact-packed cabaret tribute to some of history's greatest minds including Polish physicist Marie Curie and actress Hedy Lamarr. "... full of warmth, quirky wit and terrific singing.." Stage Whispers LadyNerd on Facebook LadyNerd on Twitter http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183829 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183829 09/06/2012, 10/06/2012 Music And Concerts Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2012 An intimate reflection of a royal musical career Making her professional debut in the Philippines at the age of seven in the The King and I, Lea literally grew up on the musical theatre stage. She was thrust into international stardom at 17 when Sir Cameron Macintosh discovered her in his world-wide search for the leading role of Kim for the original production of Miss Saigon. Lea went on to win both Olivier and Tony Awards for her portrayal of Kim and a star was born. Amongst leading roles in countless other musicals, Lea is also famously recognised as the singing voice of Disney's Princess Jasmine from Aladdin and Fa Mulan for Mulan and Mulan II. Join Lea for a musical tour of her multi-faceted career, from Disney Princess to Broadway and West End dynamo, on stage with a 50 piece orchestra. On stage Lea's performance is sprinkled with charm and showbiz memories - you'll get to know Lea like an intimate friend. A crystalline voice you'll immediately recognise Musical director: Gerard Salonga "Ms. Salonga's bright, metallically edged voice is a shiny allpurpose instrument that confidently establishes its dominion over whatever musical setting surrounds it" The New York Times Musical Director - Vanessa Scammell www.leasalonga.com Lea Salonga on Facebook Lea Salonga on Twitter http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183830 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183830 13/06/2012, 14/06/2012, 15/06/2012 [none] Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2012 A dynamic meeting of song and circus. A fusion of pure beauty based on the stories of Australia's first convict women. Love-Song-Circus unites textures of string quartet, guitars, mandolins, double bass, piano, sinuous vocal lines and acrobatics. Three female acrobats and aerialists from Circa join the Tulipwood String Quartet, Ben and Zoe Hauptmann and Katie Noonan for a memorable and moving performance. Internationally renowned Brisbane based company Circa create contemporary circus that moves the heart, mind and soul. An Adelaide Cabaret Festival regular, four time ARIA winning and six time Platinum selling Katie Noonan's technical mastery and pure voice make her one of Australia's most versatile and beloved artists. Be seduced by this beautifully unique melding of body and sound Conceptualised and composed by Katie Noonan Strings arranged by Stephen Newcomb Directed by Yaron Lifschitz   www.katienoonan.com www.circa.org.au Circa on Facebook http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183831 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183831 13/06/2012, 14/06/2012 Music And Concerts Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2012 The maestro menace of the keyboards Celebrating his 5th Adelaide Cabaret Festival Mr Mark 'showman' Nadler this year will be exploring the depths of the German expatriate experience. Nadler examines the lives of the Weimar Republic composers as well as those of ordinary German citizens caught up in the most intriguing and emotionally charged period of the Twentieth Century. "Mark Nadler makes beautiful cabaret" The Advertiser www.marknadler.com Suitable For ages 15+ http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183832 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183832 16/06/2012, 17/06/2012 Music And Concerts Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2012 At a grand age, with the aid of good lighting, Marlene Dietrich prepares for one last tilt at Vegas. She has the songs: everything from Gotye to Lady Gaga. She has the pianist: the legendary and inspirational Burt Bacharach (or is it his grandson?) She has the men - or at least the memories of them - stuffed into thirty-six Louis Vuitton suitcases. How can she fail? She can't, not when the spirit of the legendary 'Blue Angel' is being channelled by Australia's greatest musical diva, Ms Millerchip. http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183833 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183833 13/06/2012, 14/06/2012, 15/06/2012 Music And Concerts Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2012 Explosive, quirky and sincerely touching. After performing around the world with French super group Nouvelle Vague, Nadeah embarks on her own solo project Venus Gets Even. Developed like short films or scenes from a play, her songs - whether intriguing, cheeky or slightly disconcerting - are all clad in dazzlingly bright fabrics, lively arrangements and distinctive lyrics. The rich and sophisticated orchestration, devised by Nicola Tescari, sounds as if Tom Waits and his accompanists were launching into a frenzied albeit classy, punk musical. "Her songs sparkle…" Le Monde   www.nadeah.com Nadeah on Facebook Nadeah on Twitter Nadeah on Myspace Proudly supported by Investec www.investec.com.au http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183834 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183834 13/06/2012, 14/06/2012, 15/06/2012 Music And Concerts Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2012 Paris Wells is a feisty singer/songwriter who flirts with alternative pop and electro-soul. She has made a name for herself playing at the Big Day Out, Meredith and Falls Festival, and touring with the likes of Lily Allen and Justin Timberlake. In Projected Paris collaborates with illustrator and sought after street artist Brendan Coghlan (aka MONKEY) for a 'projection inspection' of the themes throughout her poetic songs. The resulting visual snipets beautifully reinforce her lyrical narratives. "Paris Wells is a cheeky glam girl cutting indie soul" Inpress www.pariswells.com.au Paris Wells on YouTube Paris Wells on Facebook Paris Wells on Twitter Paris Wells on Myspace http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183835 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183835 22/06/2012, 23/06/2012 Music And Concerts Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2012 One of Broadway's biggest, brightest stars Acclaimed Broadway actress, singer, writer and proud three-time Tony Award loser, Sherie Rene Scott is a first-rate comedienne and chanteuse who has appeared with glowing reviews in musicals such as Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Everyday Rapture and The Little Mermaid. Boldly stepping off the Broadway stage and into your hearts for a rare, intimate appearance at Adelaide Cabaret Festival. This brand new show of eclectic music and musings features songs by David Byrne, Harold Arlen, Toots and the Maytals, Jason Robert Brown and Yusef (the guy formerly known as Cat Stevens). "Smashing, beautiful, funny, reminds us why we keep coming back to Broadway" The New York Times www.sh-k-boom.com http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183836 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183836 07/06/2012, 08/06/2012, 09/06/2012, 10/06/2012 [none] Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2012 Touching and Hilarious Musical Theatre Bernadette Robinson in Songs for Nobodies by Joanna Murray-Smith directed by Simon Philips. Following sell-out seasons in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney, Songs For Nobodies written by Joanna Murray-Smith, directed by Simon Phillips and starring Bernadette Robinson comes to Her Majesty's Theatre for a strictly limited season. In this critically acclaimed one-woman show Robinson plays the role of five ordinary women: each tells the tale of how their lives were transformed when they cross paths with some of the most iconic women singers of the Twentieth Century: Judy Garland, Patsy Cline, Billie Holiday, Edith Piaf and Maria Callas. With phenomenal control of tone and accent, Robinson seamlessly brings to life each "nobody" and each legendary singer. "Beyond virtuosity to the sublime" The Australian www.songsfornobodies.com Songs for Nobodies on Facebook Songs for Nobodies on Twitter http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183838 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183838 20/06/2012, 21/06/2012, 22/06/2012 Music And Concerts Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2012 Tex will charm the strides off you. Tex is sauntering back into Adelaide to lead the lilting, dark country of Tex Perkins & The Dark Horses. Perkins' world-weary growl will showcase songs from the new album, alongside gems like - I Know You Know I Know, Splendid Lie, Real Love, A Name On Every One and She Speaks A Different Language. Come on a ride to remember with Tex Perkins and fellow Dark Horses - Charlie Owen, Joel Silbersher and two new members, bassist Steve Hadley and drummer Gus Agars. Brooding bourbon-soaked country "Perkins' ability behind the microphone is almost unmatched.." Eleven Magazine www.texperkins.com.au Tex Perkins on Facebook Tex Perkins on Twitter Tex Perkins on Myspace http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183839 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183839 20/06/2012, 21/06/2012, 22/06/2012, 23/06/2012 Music And Concerts Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2012 An ingenious tribute to the music of the 80S Quebec's finest Gypsy Jazz trio make their Australian debut at this year's Festival. Acclaimed the world over and favourites at the Montreal Jazz Festival, The Lost Fingers are known for their witty, jazzed -up renditions of nostalgic 80s hits, combined with great musicianship and a charming sense of humour. Lose yourself on a musical journey back in time as the trio perform songs from their acclaimed albums Lost in the 80s, Rendez- Vous Rose and Gypsy Kameleon.   www.thelostfingers.com The Lost Fingers on Facebook The Lost Fingers on Twitter The Lost Fingers on Myspace http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183840 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183840 08/06/2012, 09/06/2012, 10/06/2012 Music And Concerts Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2012 An ear for the past and an eye on the future Hailing from the backstreets of Sydney, The Snowdroppers are a four man punk-soul-gutter-blues tour de force. Blistering live shows and a love of the profane have earned them a fanatical following of anyone who likes it wild, loud and dirty. Currently taking some time to record their long overdue second album, they'll be busting out of the studio for a series of special performances at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival. Expect to shed your grottier, stompier inhibitions. Delivering something dark and thrillingly nostalgic Johnny Wishbone- Lead Vox Pauly K- Guitar Nick London- Bass Guitar Cougar Jones- Drums   "… working hard to bring back traditional blues with a modern twist..." The AU Review The Snowdroppers on Facebook The Snowdroppers on Twitter The Snowdroppers on Myspace http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183841 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183841 15/06/2012, 16/06/2012 Musical Theatre Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2012 Macabre characters relive tales of hilarity. This internationally acclaimed trio from Melbourne return to Adelaide riding a murder ballad of junkyard theatre, visual trickery, dark humor and rag'n'bone live music. The Ballad of Backbone Joe tells a hilariously daft and gruesome tale of a murder set in a small country town, cooked up the way only The Suitcase Royale lads can. "Every once in a while a show has the power to beguile its audience with the sheer breadth of its originality. they are superb, four stars." The Scotsman www.thesuitcaseroyale.com The Suitcase Royale on Twitter The Suitcase Royale on Myspace Warning Some coarse language, haze effects http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183842 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183842 20/06/2012, 21/06/2012 Music And Concerts Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2012 A perfect winter's evening in front of the hearth Best known as the lead singer of The Whitlams, an ARIA Group of the Year with a string of gold and multi-platinum albums, Tim Freedman will perform solo in an evening of grand pianos, sweet melodies and a few pointed opinions. Renowned as a raconteur between songs, Tim links tunes together with extended yarns such as "How I learnt to hate JJJ" and "Why did Caroline Overington call my father a Jewish accountant". His songs of charming well-crafted cynicism sound as if Randy Newman joined Crowded House.   www.timfreedman.com Tim Freedman on Facebook Tim Freedman on Twitter http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183843 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183843 20/06/2012, 21/06/2012 Music And Concerts Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2012 Tragic, hilarious and ferociously poetic Go back to the early 80s when records rule the radio and groupies flock to gigs to fall for their idols. A bastard child follows his mother in the shadow of rock'n'roll where the men at the mic become the father he never had. Multi-award winning down and dirty artist Tommy Bradson presents a love song to his mother, to Oz and to the men his mother loved. Featuring re-imagined golden gems from Cold Chisel, INXS, Nick Cave and Australian Crawl. John Thorn - Pianist/Musical Director "a voice like chilli chocolate - rich, dark and spicy." The Age www.tommybradson.com Tommy Bradson on YouTube Tommy Bradson on Twitter Warning This event contains coarse language and smoke effects Suitable For 16+ years http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183844 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183844 21/06/2012, 22/06/2012, 23/06/2012 Comedy Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2012 Australia's favourite musical comedy trio Are they boys? Men? Men's men? Or ladyboys? Tripod have become stars of radio, TV, and the stage by pretending to be stupid albeit in glorious three-part harmony. In Men of Substance they decide it's time to grow up. Armed with tattered wisdom, cheap scotch and unlicensed firearms, Tripod bring to bear their hard-earned cabaret chops to show you how and in what way the once scorching charismageddon of the new generation have morphed into craggy fugitives with a suitcase of regrets and a glass eye. "... there's hardly time to catch your breath in between bouts of uncontrollable laughter... sometimes five stars just aren't enough." The Scotsman, Edinburgh www.3pod.com.au Tripod on Facebook Tripod on Twitter Tripod on Myspace Warning Mature content http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183845 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183845 16/06/2012, 17/06/2012 Music And Concerts Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2012 Since his first guitar lesson at ten years old, Troy Cassar-Daley has lived his life through song. Having travelled many miles to amazing places meeting amazing people, Troy has gathered a wealth of inspiration into his heart. Troy shares the songs that have shaped his life as a person and a musician. These are stories about the lives lived in this big brown land. Songs that offer hope in times of doubt, opened doors when all seemed closed and brought light when everything seemed dark. A superlative storyteller   www.troycassardaley.com.au Troy Cassar-Daley on YouTube Troy Cassar-Daley on Facebook Troy Cassar-Daley on Twitter Troy Cassar-Daley on Myspace http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183846 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183846 22/06/2012, 23/06/2012 Music And Concerts Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2012 Check your prudishness at the door Singing dirty songs real pretty and pretty songs real dirty, Virginia Gay (Winners and Losers and All Saints) promises to change the way you listen to music. Virginia takes cheerful pop tunes and gives them a depraved edge. Imagine a smutty sounding Love You Like That by Guy Sebastian or a rather suggestive Come Said the Boy from Mondo Rock. Part cabaret, part exposé, part guerrilla stand up comedy, Dirty Pretty Songs is a foul-mouthed, twisted extravaganza of soul, sex and some of your favourite songs. Innocent, charming and incredibly filthy Presented by Adelaide Festival Centre in association with Cre8ion "Naughty, sexy, a little bit dirty, a little bit silly, but most of all sheer unadulterated brilliance." Sunshine www.cre8ion.com.au Virginia Gay on Facebook Virginia Gay on Twitter Warning This event contains coarse language and sexual references Suitable For 16+ years http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183847 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183847 20/06/2012, 21/06/2012, 22/06/2012, 23/06/2012 Music And Concerts Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2012 The Influential Individualist. An impressive ensemble of Australia's most electrifying live performers pay homage to Bowie, the pop phenomenon. From the futuristic ideology of Ziggy Stardust with songs Starman, Suffragette City and Rock'n'Roll Suicide. Through to the anthemic choruses of Heroes, Young Americans and Let's Dance that collide with Under Pressure, Ashes to Ashes before thrusting headlong into his classic pop hits of Space Oddity, Modern Love, China Girl and Life on Mars. A theatrically inspired musical journey into the songbook of David Bowie. Starring: Jeff Duff, Steve Balbi, Brydon Stace and the Ziggy Band. "Unique, impressive, phenomenal! A mind blowing concert experience" Sunday Telegraph www.ziggytour.com http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183848 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183848 08/06/2012, 09/06/2012 Music And Concerts Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2012 She is a one-woman orchestra creating intricate, haunting and compelling music. Her instruments are a cello and a foot-controlled laptop to record layer upon layer of sound. Born in Canada and classically trained from the age of eight, Zoë spent her 20s working at software startups while moonlighting as a cellist in rock bands. Inevitably, she combined the two interests and developed her now signature style while improvising for late night crowds at her San Francisco warehouse. "Swoon-inducing. Like taking a triple shot of absinthe before stepping outside of the bar just in time to see the sun exploding." San Francisco Weekly   www.zoekeating.com Zoe Keating on YouTube Zoe Keating on Facebook Zoe Keating on Twitter http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183849 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183849 01/12/2012 Music And Concerts A celebration of his 80th birthday, this special two-hour concert event captures the spirit of this iconic Superstar. JOHNNY CASH: THE CONCERT takes you back to the humble beginnings of the famed 'Man In Black', and through a musical journey of Cash's timeless hits. From his first release on the Sun label, 1955's Hey Porter to his signature Folsom Prison Blues and a string of Cash & Carter duets and more. Featuring star of The Class of 59  2012 Daniel Thompson, legendary Australian Country guitarist Stuie French, International renowned singer/songwriter Alanna Cherote and introducing The Tennessee Studs. This unique musical journey is one not to be missed! http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183850 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183850 03/06/2012 Music And Concerts There can be few more haunting and evocative sounds in all of music than that of the female Celtic folksingers, their voices drifting out of some mystical past and being reborn onstage in the present. The new album Celtic Divas II currently released by ABC Music is our confirmation. Celtic Divas presents a glittering array of artists to perform a beautiful set of songs that emerge from the timeless and windswept landscapes of an ancient world that still lives on in the modern imagination. With elegant accompaniment from some of Ireland and Australasia's top musicians, they bring us on a journey of movement and migration, through leaving and homecoming, sharing with us the beauty and a poignancy of nations steeped in love, loss and joy. Celtic Divas will introduce the beautiful Irish duo Lumiere, featuring Éilis Kennedy and Pauline Scanlon. We'll also hear the sublime vocals of Noriana Kennedy and Nicola Joyce (Grada) as they weave an evocative and haunting showcase. http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183851 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183851 09/08/2012 Music And Concerts Adelaide International Guitar Festival 2012 Tchaikovsky’s charming series of piano miniatures The Seasons features one piece for each month of the year. In a world premiere performance, award-winning musicians, composers and innovators Grigoryan Brothers will play the entire suite of these works arranged for two guitars by their father Edward. Based on the sorrowful poems of Willhelm Müller, Schubert’s Winterreise is one of the world’s most cherished song cycles. In a unique arrangement for guitars and voice, a selection from the cycle will be tenderly played by accomplished duo Oliver Fartach-Naini and Lee Song-Ou joined by acclaimed lyric coloratura tenor Henry Choo.   6.00pm The Seasons 7.05pm Winterreise http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183852 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183852 09/08/2012 Music And Concerts Adelaide International Guitar Festival 2012 Bona fide guitar hero and masterful improviser John Scofield is one of the most influential guitarists working today. His list of collaborators includes Miles Davis, Chet Baker, Charles Mingus, Mavis Staples, Pat Metheny and John Mayer. Over the four decades of his celebrated career, Scofield has come to command a spectrum of genres with rare authority. From funk and fusion to swinging jazz standards, rock-fuelled jams, lush orchestral collaborations and gritty blues, Scofield imbues each style and inspires legions with his distinctive six-string voice. The contagious camaraderie and jaw-dropping spontaneous invention between Scofield and his band Ben Street (bass) and Bill Stewart (drums) radiates from the stage in this explosive combination. The Airbenders’ deep grooves are steeped in the jazz and blues tradition. Brainchild of Adelaide’s Mike Stewart (saxophone) and Paul White (Hammond organ), they are joined by rising star Hugh Stuckey on guitar and drummer Andrew Dickeson. 8.00pm The Airbenders + Hugh Stuckey 8.50pm John Scofield Trio http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183853 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183853 09/08/2012 Music And Concerts Adelaide International Guitar Festival 2012 Coopers Late Night Sessions Lucky Oceans is a founding member of multiple Grammy Award winning US swing band Asleep at the Wheel and presenter of ABC Radio National’s Daily Planet. A composer for film and television and a touring musician, Lucky has well and truly earned his place in the king’s garden of musical icons. For this late night swing session, Lucky brings his pedal-steel guitar and blazing quartet including Ric Eastman and Dave Brewer together with Sam Lemann, a multi instrumentalist of many callings with a dead-set dedication to swing. http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183854 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183854 10/08/2012 Music And Concerts Adelaide International Guitar Festival 2012 Coopers Late Night Sessions Exhilarating Sydney guitarist Ray Beadle is one of the hottest talents in Australian blues. Drawn from the rich history of the genre, his soul-stirring music holds rare harmonic and emotional depth and his jaw-dropping ability to ignite the fretboard has earned him broad acclaim. Beadle’s infectious swing and loping rhythmic sensibility are underscored by Hal Tupaea (bass) and George Brugmans (drums). Adelaide five piece roots institution The Streamliners are known for their captivating synergy and fiery live shows. http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183855 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183855 11/08/2012 Music And Concerts Adelaide International Guitar Festival 2012 Acclaimed composer, revered scholar and masterful guitarist Paulo Bellinati brings his distinctive sound to Australia for the first time. Famed for compositions which reinvent traditional rhythms, Bellinati and his fellow countryman Weber Lopes strike a perfect balance between the sophistication of classical music and the spontaneity of popular forms. Performing music from their collaboration Virado, they traverse the range of musical influences that converge in the Brazilian cultural melting pot resulting in a new and rich contemporary repertoire. Cary Lewincamp’s intimate and seemingly timeless music has been dubbed ‘the sound of Tasmanian life’. With jazz, celtic folk, latin, and classical styles interwoven, its deeply evocative quality has seen Lewincamp become one of Australia’s best selling independent recording artists. 5.00pm Cary Lewincamp 5.55pm Bellinati/Lopes http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183856 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183856 11/08/2012 Music And Concerts Adelaide International Guitar Festival 2012 Enigmatic lutenist Edin Karamazov is one of the world’s most sought after recital and recording artists. He shot to world-wide fame through his 2007 collaboration with Sting and has recorded with artists such as The Hilliard Ensemble, Andreas Scholl and Renee Fleming. Playing a range of plucked instruments, he has garnered a reputation for staggering virtuosity, charismatic performance and adventurous repertoire. Join Karamazov for an exquisite evening of his favourite compositions. Simon Powis has carved a career as an innovative soloist and a figurehead amongst the new genreation of classical guitarists. Based in New York, he is the first guitarist in over two decades to undertake doctoral studies at Yale University. 8.00pm Simon Powis 8.45pm Edin Karamazov http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183857 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183857 11/08/2012 Music And Concerts Adelaide International Guitar Festival 2012 Coopers Late Night Sessions First taking up the guitar in adulthood, Harry James Angus (The Cat Empire, Jackson Jackson) combines his deft musicality and supreme knack for storytelling into a series of breathtaking ballads. Since their early days as Australian folk darlings, Tinpan Orange have evolved into a dizzyingly original musical force. Guitarist Jesse Lubitz thumps up dust from the floor while six-foot frontwoman Emily Lubitz twirls her flaming red hair across a complex musical landscape. The young and dangerously talented Roscoe James Irwin is indie pop’s suspiciously energetic Mr Nice Guy. Roscoe’s band unites some of Melbourne’s busiest musicians. http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183858 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183858 12/08/2012 Music And Concerts Adelaide International Guitar Festival 2012 Festival Gala Event The celebrated Australian String Quartet is joined by a stellar line-up of international soloists to perform some of the most superb guitar quintets ever written. Together with Festival guests Edin Karamazov, Ana Vidovic, Simon Powis and Artistic Director Slava Grigoryan, the Quartet will present works by Boccherini, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Albéniz and eminent Australian composer, Phillip Houghton as well as a suite of seven classic Beatles songs arranged for guitar and string quartet by Cuban composer Leo Brouwer. The beautiful sounds of the string quartet and guitar affectionately unite in this unique collaboration exclusive to Adelaide International Guitar Festival. The strings will sing in this stunning daytime concert.   Post-performance High Tea with Quintette performers On arrival, receive a glass of Australian sparkling wine or tea/coffee, then enjoy High Tea in Lyrics over-looking the River Torrens. 3pm High Tea is served. This separate event is available at a cost of $35.00 per person. http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183859 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183859 12/08/2012 Music And Concerts Adelaide International Guitar Festival 2012 In 1987 Guitar Trek formed specifically to launch a guitar family project. Since its inception, this dynamic ensemble has been acknowledged for its outstanding contribution to the fabric of Australian chamber music. Their innovative approach to repertoire has broken the sound barrier between genres while maintaining a firm commitment to contemporary Australian music. Come and celebrate their quarter century on a voyage through their distinctive sound. http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183860 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183860 12/08/2012 Music And Concerts Adelaide International Guitar Festival 2012 Coopers Late Night Sessions Billy Bob Rankine and the BBQ Boys have been hosting their legendary jam session at Adelaide’s Grace Emily Hotel for more than 10 years. Burning up guitar-based music from blues, country, reggae and soul to hard rock, the BBQ Boys are exceptional entertainers and will be joined by a legion of the hottest international, interstate and local Festival guitarists for the last-blast. http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183861 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183861 11/08/2012 Music And Concerts Adelaide International Guitar Festival 2012 Caminos Flamencos: Flamenco Dance Workshop Emmy Award winning choreographer Yaelisa and dancer Manuel de la Cruz demonstrate new-world flamenco styles. This workshop will be intermediate level; participants will be expected to have some flamenco dance experience. Saturday 11 August at 11.00am Space Theatre Jason McGuire: Flamenco Guitar, Beginner Level Workshop Bring your guitar and learn the basics of flamenco from one of the world’s master players. Saturday 11 August at 1.00pm John Bishop Room Jason McGuire: Flamenco Guitar, Intermediate Level Workshop Jason McGuire demonstrates advanced flamenco styles and techniques. Saturday 11 August at 3.30pm John Bishop Room Sam Lemann: Hawaiian Ukulele Styles Workshop Inspired by studies in Hawaii, Sam Lemann demonstrates all-important right hand technique and explores the various approaches to playing Hawaiian style melodies. BYO uke! Saturday 11 August at 3.00pm Space Theatre http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183862 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183862 01/06/2012 Music And Concerts John Watson Management, The Harbour Agency, & Street Press Australia Presents MISSY HIGGINS The Ol' Razzle Dazzle Tour with special guest BUTTERFLY BOUCHER In her first new song in five years, ‘Unashamed Desire’, Missy Higgins sings defiantly that "I've got nothing to hide". It's a bold clarion call for where she's at these days. But until recently the acclaimed singer/songwriter was still keeping one thing secret ..."I quit". After selling over a million albums and touring the world performing much loved songs like ‘Scar’, ‘Steer’ and ‘The Special Two’, Missy privately decided to turn her back on music. She did it without farewell tours or media releases. Instead she just told those closest to her that she was walking away from music and she got on with a new life. University. A share house. Some volunteer work. No photos in the papers, no raves on the blogs. This extraordinary decision wasn't made on a whim. In 2007 Missy released her sophomore album ‘On A Clear Night’ in Australia to critical raves and more ARIA Awards. The follow up to her freakishly popular debut ‘The Sound Of White’, her second album actually became the highest selling Australian release for that year and in 2008 Missy relocated to the U.S. to support its release there. Naturally that meant lots and lots of touring. After more than a year ‘Where I Stood’ was inches from being certified gold in the U.S. and Missy was selling out large theatres, but the grind was taking its toll. "I'd had more success than I'd ever dreamt of and somehow it didn't bring the happiness I thought it would,” Higgins explains. "I guess I had a bit of an existential crisis - I thought, how do I become happy? If this doesn’t give me fulfilment, what will? And when you let go of something you’ve always attached to as your identity, what do you do? I’d always been the singer or the musician or the songwriter. And when I quit music, it was terrifying. Who am I without it? It was scary but it was also important to find out.” The full story of that journey will finally be told when Missy's hugely anticipated third album ‘The Ol’ Razzle Dazzle’ is finally released in June. Unashamed Desire – New Single Released April 23 The Ol’ Razzle Dazzle – New Album Released June 1 www.missyhiggins.com Preview behind the scenes making of the album: http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183863 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183863 01/08/2012 Music And Concerts One concert only. Tina Arena returns to Adelaide in style - a full concert program with the 60 piece Adelaide Symphony Orchestra in the intimate surrounds of the Festival Theatre. Don't miss what promises to be a major highlight on Adelaide's concert calendar. Audiences will be treated to a magnificent repertoire - as broad and diverse as her amazing career - specifically arranged for a Symphony Orchestra. "The best pop meets classical show I have ever seen! Simply breathtaking!" - The West Australian Prepare to be enthralled by one of Australia's brightest stars as Tina and the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra perform favourites you know and love from Chains to Call Me to Don't Cry For Me Argentina and more! "Spine-tingling, goose-bumping and all those other superlatives which spring to mind when you hear an artist reaching grand new heights." - Daily Telegraph http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183864 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183864 10/05/2012-31/05/2012 Visual Arts This exhibition is part of a Flinders University postgraduate study into the impacts of prisoner art within and beyond prison. This exhibition is made possible thanks to the support of the South Australian Department for Correctional Services, the Flinders University Art Museum and City Gallery and the Adelaide Festival Centre. Special acknowledgement and thanks also to the Koestler Trust. http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183865 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183865 09/10/2012 Music And Concerts Award-winning blues rock star, guitar hero and singer-songwriter Joe Bonamassa and his ace touring band will perform this one-night-only show is in support of his brand new solo album DrivingTowards The Daylight (J&R Adventures) – releasing worldwide on May 21, 2012 -  as well as the recently released DVD/Blu-ray Joe Bonamassa: Beacon Theatre – Live From New York,which debuted at #3 on theBillboard DVD Chart (just under Adele and Iron Maiden). Bonamassa tours the world regularly, and his ability to connect with live audiences is epic. He generally has no opening act, and he never leaves the stage until the last encore two hours later.During his 2011 tour, Bonamassawowed crowds across Australia playing some of the largest tour markets and venues yet, with critically acclaimed reviews from Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane and Newcastle. Bonamassa has been lauded as one of the world's greatest guitarists and he is fast evolving into a full-blown truly charismatic and mesmerizing blues-rock star; as quoted in Classic Rock Magazine, “They're calling him the future of blues, but they're wrong - Joe Bonamassa is the present; so fresh and of his time that he almost defines it." Download the song, “Slow Train” from Beacon Theatre– Live From New York DVD for FREE at www.jbonamassa.com/australia http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183866 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183866 17/07/2012 - 22/07/2012 Dance Pre-sale, 7 May 2012 General On-Sale 14 May 2012 Over 11 million people can't be wrong Australia’s own Dien Perry's Tap Dogs returns to Australia after storming the world with their unique brand of family entertainment.  A global dance phenomenon, Tap Dogs has won over 11 major international awards and exhilarated audiences around the world.  And now, they’re back on home turf to energise and hydrate Australian audiences with an explosion of dance.   The adrenalin-pumped cast inject raw power and passion into the ultimate visual dance spectacular.  Upside down or even on water, they perform world-class routines in this most original and revitalised tap sensation.   ‘Tap Dogs is positively electrifying’ New York Observer http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183867 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183867 12/07/2012, 13/07/2012 Family Little Big Shots - SESSION ONEFILMS FOR KIDS AGED 2 - 5 The World's Best Films for KiDS, about KiDS, to amaze & delight KiDS. Little Big Shots is Australia's major annual and travelling children's film festival. It's also an inspiring, meaningful and fun-filled festival of the best in local and international children's features, shorts, animations, documentaries and, amazingly, child-produced films. SESSION 1 Thursday 12 July & Friday 13 July 9.30am Short films for kids aged 2 to 5 Acorn Boy (Latvia 2010) Style: Animation Language: English Directed by: Dace Rīdīze  Have you ever made little creatures out of acorns? This is a story about a little Acorn Boy and his colourful adventures in the village of Stalks, where he meets Bee, Mr. Spider, the Ants, and all the other bugs.   Mouse for Sale (Belgium 2010) Style: Animation Language: Non-verbal Directed by: Wouter Bongaerts Snickers is a lonely mouse in a pet shop, craving to be bought by someone. But he’s got one big problem: his huge ears. The kids entering the store keep laughing at him. Will Snickers find the buddy he so desires, someone who will take him for who he is?   The Show with the Elephant - Episode 121 (Germany 2011) Style: Live-action/animation Language: Non-verbal Directed by: Various The world is elefantastic - Open your eyes and join in! The little blue Elephant and his friends present exciting, funny and amazing stories all about Spaghetti! David and Red are very hungry and eat a whole plate at once.   Rita & Whatsit (France, Japan 2011) Style: Animation Language: English Directed by: Jun Takagi Rita enjoys dressing up, running around and being in charge. Whatsit enjoys chewing things up, sleeping and cheating at checkers. Put them together and you get two of the best friends ever.   Other films in this session include: Left Out (USA) Cuckoo for Two (USA) Buzz Off! (AUS) Dipdap-Scary Thing (UK) Silly Bitty Bunny (France) Fitting In (Canada) Don't Give Up (USA)   BOOKING INFORMATION All tickets are $10 per person, per session and general admission Children under 12 months free (on lap) Groups of 10 or more $8 through BASS Group Bookings on 8205 2220 PLEASE NOTE A PARENT OR GUARDIAN MUST ACCOMPANY THOSE UNDER THE AGE OF 12 AT ALL SCREENINGS Please look out for any parental advice listed in this program. Parents who would like more information about the content of any film screening in Little Big Shots can contact Ben Laden on (03) 9426 5927. Additional classification information will be available at www.littlebigshots.com.au     Helpful links         Return to the full Little Big Shots program page   http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183868 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183868 14/07/2012 Family Little Big Shots - SESSION TWOFILMS FOR KIDS AGED 3 - 7 The World's Best Films for KiDS, about KiDS, to amaze & delight KiDS. Little Big Shots is Australia's major annual and travelling children's film festival. It's also an inspiring, meaningful and fun-filled festival of the best in local and international children's features, shorts, animations, documentaries and, amazingly, child-produced films. SESSION 2 Saturday 14 July 9.30am Short films for kids aged 3 to 7 Ballet of Unhatched Chicks (USA 2011) Style: Animation Language: English Directed by: Shaun Seong-young Kim Chicks dance ballet together to celebrate their magical birth.   Can You Teach A Worm To Tango? (UK 2011) Style: Animation Language: English Directed by: Stogursey Primary School & Somerset Film Produced by: Bridgewater YMCA After her mother leaves them a little girl's father becomes obsessed with teaching worms to do the tango. The little girl is neglected and cannot get her father to pay her any attention. Whilst playing with matches the little girl sets fire to her house. She runs away into the forest where she meets a talking worm who might just be able to save her and her father.   Grand Prix (Spain 2011) Style: Animation Language: Non-verbal Directed by: Marc Riba & Anna Solanas Cloudless sky. Vehicles on the grid. Blas, Ivan and Hector take their places. This is about to start! Ready, steady...   The Driving Accident (Canada 2010) Style: Live-action Language: English Directed by: Rio Fitch During an afternoon of play a young boy must use his wits and creativity to recover from a minor tragedy.   Other films in this session include: Gadget boy (USA) Bob (Germany) The Animal Book (UK) Mouse for Sale (Belgium) Sharing (USA) The Worm at the Unemployment Office (Croatia) Super Sam (Australia)   BOOKING INFORMATION All tickets are $10 per person, per session and general admission Children under 12 months free (on lap) Groups of 10 or more $8 through BASS Group Bookings on 8205 2220 PLEASE NOTE A PARENT OR GUARDIAN MUST ACCOMPANY THOSE UNDER THE AGE OF 12 AT ALL SCREENINGS Please look out for any parental advice listed in this program. Parents who would like more information about the content of any film screening in Little Big Shots can contact Ben Laden on (03) 9426 5927. Additional classification information will be available at www.littlebigshots.com.au     Helpful links         Return to the full Little Big Shots program page   http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183869 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183869 12/07/2012,13/07/2012 Family Little Big Shots - SESSION THREEFILMS FOR KIDS AGED 4 - 10 The World's Best Films for KiDS, about KiDS, to amaze & delight KiDS. Little Big Shots is Australia's major annual and travelling children's film festival. It's also an inspiring, meaningful and fun-filled festival of the best in local and international children's features, shorts, animations, documentaries and, amazingly, child-produced films.   SESSION 3 Thursday 12 July & Friday 13 July 11am Short films for kids aged 4 to 10 The Curious Garden (USA 2010) Style: Animation Language: English Directed by: Paul R. Gagne, Soup 2Nuts One boy's quest for a greener world... one garden at a time. A little boy named Liam discovers a struggling garden and decides to take care of it. An enchanting tale with environmental themes.   Play Lunch (Australia 2010) Style: Live-action Language: English/Vietnamese Directed by: Cassandra Nguyen Little Molly Lam has made a promise to her mother that she will finish her lunch before she goes to play. Her mother has packed a banquet of dumplings, fish balls, nine layer cake, fruit and so much more! Molly has a mountain of food in her way before she makes it out to play but for Molly "a promise is a promise" and she is determined to finish her lunch in time.   Gus (Australia 2010) Style: Animation Language: Non-Verbal Directed by: Andrew Martin A "cave" boy and his father live a bleak life in the Swiss Alps, banished because of the boy’s disruptive flatulence, until one day his father reaches breaking point and sends the boy out into the cold, a decision that would change life forever.   Spycat and the Paper Chase (Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia 2011) Style: Animation Language: English Directed by: Darren Lim, Fung Chun Hong, Derwin Silamaya Suhali, Soh Yu Xian Spycat hunts down Captain Chico, whose latest scheme involves robbing the world of every paper product there is. The pursuit takes Spycat to colourful Tokyo, then aboard Captain Chico's airship for a climactic showdown between cat and dog.   Other films in this session include: I'm a Green Tree Frog (Australia) Recycle Man (USA) Bob (Germany) Mouse for Sale (Belgium) Curious Garden (USA)   BOOKING INFORMATION All tickets are $10 per person, per session and general admission Children under 12 months free (on lap) Groups of 10 or more $8 through BASS Group Bookings on 8205 2220 PLEASE NOTE A PARENT OR GUARDIAN MUST ACCOMPANY THOSE UNDER THE AGE OF 12 AT ALL SCREENINGS Please look out for any parental advice listed in this program. Parents who would like more information about the content of any film screening in Little Big Shots can contact Ben Laden on (03) 9426 5927. Additional classification information will be available at www.littlebigshots.com.au     Helpful links         Return to the full Little Big Shots program page   http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183870 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183870 12/07/2012 Family Little Big Shots - SESSION FOURFILMS FOR KIDS AGED 5 - 15 The World's Best Films for KiDS, about KiDS, to amaze & delight KiDS. Little Big Shots is Australia's major annual and travelling children's film festival. It's also an inspiring, meaningful and fun-filled festival of the best in local and international children's features, shorts, animations, documentaries and, amazingly, child-produced films. SESSION 4 Thursday 12 July 12.30pm Short films for kids aged 5 to 15 Angelo La Débrouille - Angelo Rules: Spitball Wars (France 2009) Style: Animation Language: English Directed by: Chole Miller At 12 years old, Angelo is a little young to be a called a wise-guy but he's certainly well on his way. Angelo is at school with his friends. Suddenly they get hit from behind by spitballs from bully Menetti. The friends take cover and Angelo decides he’ll come up with a plan to defeat him.   Before the Storm (USA 2010) Style: Animation Language: English Directed by: Ryan Kravetz A young boy and girl run through the pages of their storybook to get home before the start of a storm.   Tick Tock Time Emporium (USA 2011) Style: Live-action Language: English Directed by: Morgan Faust Max's mom never has enough time for her daughter. So when Max discovers a magical pawn shop that sells Time, she thinks she has the solution to all her problems. But when the cantankerous shop owner catches her stealing, she discovers her problems have only just begun.   Dotty Gets Desperate (Australia 2011) Style: Child-made live-action Language: Dotty Gets Desperate Directed by: Dali May It's a fun day, playing in the park, but for Dotty and her friends, things turn very desperate, thanks to a complete stranger in a funny red suit.   Other films in this session include: Play Lunch (Australia) Soap Bubbles (Japan) Bob (Germany) I Like Bird (Belgium) Little Red Riding Hood (New Zealand)   BOOKING INFORMATION All tickets are $10 per person, per session and general admission Children under 12 months free (on lap) Groups of 10 or more $8 through BASS Group Bookings on 8205 2220 PLEASE NOTE A PARENT OR GUARDIAN MUST ACCOMPANY THOSE UNDER THE AGE OF 12 AT ALL SCREENINGS Please look out for any parental advice listed in this program. Parents who would like more information about the content of any film screening in Little Big Shots can contact Ben Laden on (03) 9426 5927. Additional classification information will be available at www.littlebigshots.com.au     Helpful links         Return to the full Little Big Shots program page   http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183871 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183871 13/07/2012 Family Little Big Shots - SESSION FIVEFILMS FOR KIDS AGED 6 - 12 The World's Best Films for KiDS, about KiDS, to amaze & delight KiDS. Little Big Shots is Australia's major annual and travelling children's film festival. It's also an inspiring, meaningful and fun-filled festival of the best in local and international children's features, shorts, animations, documentaries and, amazingly, child-produced films.   SESSION 5 Friday 13 July 12.30pm Short films for kids aged 6 to 12 Emil Orange (Germany 2010) Style: Live-action Language: English Directed by: Mario Zozin Will a young boy's obsession with the colour orange be his undoing?   School of Lego (UK 2010) Style: Animation Language: English Directed by: Sawston Village College Luke has a terrible, terrible day at school. Luke's day starts off badly and simply gets worse. First, he is late for school catapulting him into a day of mishaps and misunderstandings. When the day finally comes to an end, there's still one more surprise in store.   When the Monsters Go Away (Portugal 2010) Style: Live-action Language: Portuguese Directed by: Bernardo Ramapo Madalena is a six year-old child, and as any other child of her age, she loves to draw, play and get in trouble, but most of all, not to obey her parents. Madalena has the help of her monsters friends that never leave her side. One day her best friend monster tells her that as she grows up, the monsters will leave her because as an adult she won't need their help anymore. Madalena is sad; she will do anything not to grow up and lose her monster friends.   I'm in Love with Kimberly Johnson (USA 2009) Style: Live-action Language: English Directed by: Adam Johns Andy, a shy 10-year-old, has a crush on the most beautiful girl in school, Kimberly Johnson. Will he be able to woo the maiden with the help of his two friends, Jake and Emily, and magical stuffed animals? Or will our young Romeo fail catastrophically?   Other films in this session include: Sidewalk Symphony (USA) Shoelace (Australia)   BOOKING INFORMATION All tickets are $10 per person, per session and general admission Children under 12 months free (on lap) Groups of 10 or more $8 through BASS Group Bookings on 8205 2220 PLEASE NOTE A PARENT OR GUARDIAN MUST ACCOMPANY THOSE UNDER THE AGE OF 12 AT ALL SCREENINGS Please look out for any parental advice listed in this program. Parents who would like more information about the content of any film screening in Little Big Shots can contact Ben Laden on (03) 9426 5927. Additional classification information will be available at www.littlebigshots.com.au     Helpful links         Return to the full Little Big Shots program page   http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183872 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183872 12/10/2012,13/10/2012,14/10/2012,16/10/2012,17/10/2012,18/10/2012,19/10/2012,20/10/2012,21/10/2012 Theatre Final Week 23 – 28 October 2012 On sale Saturday 12 May 9am THE WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS THRILLER IS TOURING AUSTRALIA FOR THE FIRST TIME! Seen by over 10 million people, Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap has kept audiences guessing for six decades. Opening in 1952 in London’s West End, it is still playing there in its 60th incredible year, attracting audiences from every corner of the globe. Over 24,000 performances have taken The Mousetrap to legendary status as the world’s longest running stage production. And now, you have a rare opportunity to see this classic murder mystery thriller! As a part of the worldwide Diamond Anniversary Celebrations, a stellar Australian cast will tour The Mousetrap in Australia. This classic Agatha Christie murder-mystery, The Mousetrap opens at Dunstan Playhouse on October 12 for a strictly limited season. Don't miss this rare staging of The Mousetrap in its first Australian Tour. Remember, murder lurks around every corner... Can you guess whodunit ? www.themousetrap.com.au http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183873 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183873 12/07/2012 Family Little Big Shots - SESSION SIXFILMS FOR KIDS AGED 8 - 12 The World's Best Films for KiDS, about KiDS, to amaze & delight KiDS. Little Big Shots is Australia's major annual and travelling children's film festival. It's also an inspiring, meaningful and fun-filled festival of the best in local and international children's features, shorts, animations, documentaries and, amazingly, child-produced films.   SESSION 6 Thursday 12 July 2.00pm Short films for kids aged 8 to 12 Legacy (Germany 2011) Style: Live-action music video Language: Non-Verbal Directed by: Bryn Chainey "Legacy" chronicles the loss of a beloved pet mouse, and a young girl's fascination for death and eclectic funerals. Exploring cultural ceremonies ranging from a customary Japanese funeral to a space burial.   Mixtape (UK 2009) Style: Live-Action Language: English Directed by: Luke Snellin Ben spends his time listening to his Dad's old 70's vinyl and making mix tapes on an old double deck tape recorder. He makes a tape to try and woo the girl next door, Lily, the girl of his dreams.   Sosefina (Australia 2010) Style: Live-action Language: English/Samoan Directed by: Tresa Ponnor Sosefina escapes her big, loud, annoying Samoan family and their rundown house to spend the day in a builder’s display home instead of going to school.   Marcel the Shell with Shoes on 2 (USA 2011) Style: Animation Language: English Directed by: Dean Fleisher-Camp The hilarious trials and tribulations of Marcel, the tiny shell with pink sneakers, continued.   Other films in this session include: Coloured Pencils (Brazil) The Great Journey (Brazil) Snow (USA) Fetch (Australia)   BOOKING INFORMATION All tickets are $10 per person, per session and general admission Children under 12 months free (on lap) Groups of 10 or more $8 through BASS Group Bookings on 8205 2220 PLEASE NOTE A PARENT OR GUARDIAN MUST ACCOMPANY THOSE UNDER THE AGE OF 12 AT ALL SCREENINGS Please look out for any parental advice listed in this program. Parents who would like more information about the content of any film screening in Little Big Shots can contact Ben Laden on (03) 9426 5927. Additional classification information will be available at www.littlebigshots.com.au     Helpful links         Return to the full Little Big Shots program page   http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183874 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183874 13/07/2012 Family Little Big Shots - SESSION SEVENFILMS FOR KIDS AGED 8 - 15 The World's Best Films for KiDS, about KiDS, to amaze & delight KiDS. Little Big Shots is Australia's major annual and travelling children's film festival. It's also an inspiring, meaningful and fun-filled festival of the best in local and international children's features, shorts, animations, documentaries and, amazingly, child-produced films.   SESSION 7 Friday 13 July 2.00pm Short films for kids aged 8 to 15 Daydream (Israel 2011) Style: Live-action Language: Hebrew Directed by: Oran Megadish A mature, lonely child, jumps from sand dunes and dreams of flying. One morning, a letter of foreclosure is left on the doorstep of his family's house and threatens to confiscate the little they have. The boy ponders upon his life, and decides to save his family. An optimistic movie about the thin line between fantasy and reality.   The Vacuum Kid (USA 2011) Style: Live-action documentary Language: English Directed by: Katharine Mahalic Kyle Krichbaum, who stands up for what he believes in - his love for the vacuum cleaner. Kyle understands something many people never will - when you love something, no matter how much heartache it might cost, the love is worth the risk.   There’s a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake (Australia 2011) Style: Live-action Language: English Directed by: Jaime Snyder The story follows rogue 9 year old Zoe and a shower-singing, bike-riding, cake-eating hippopotamus.   Fluffy McCloud (Ireland 2010) Style: Animation Language: English Directed by: Conor Finnegan A short film about a friendly cloud with anger management issues.   Other films in this session include: Flowers in the Garden (Australia)   BOOKING INFORMATION All tickets are $10 per person, per session and general admission Children under 12 months free (on lap) Groups of 10 or more $8 through BASS Group Bookings on 8205 2220 PLEASE NOTE A PARENT OR GUARDIAN MUST ACCOMPANY THOSE UNDER THE AGE OF 12 AT ALL SCREENINGS Please look out for any parental advice listed in this program. Parents who would like more information about the content of any film screening in Little Big Shots can contact Ben Laden on (03) 9426 5927. Additional classification information will be available at www.littlebigshots.com.au     Helpful links         Return to the full Little Big Shots program page   http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183875 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183875 14/07/2012 Family Little Big Shots - SESSION EIGHTFILMS FOR KIDS AGED 11 - 15 The World's Best Films for KiDS, about KiDS, to amaze & delight KiDS Little Big Shots is Australia's major annual and travelling children's film festival. It's also an inspiring, meaningful and fun-filled festival of the best in local and international children's features, shorts, animations, documentaries and, amazingly, child-produced films.   SESSION 8 Saturday 14 July 2.00pm Short films for kids aged 11 to 15 *90 minute session* Broken wings (Australia 2011) Style: Animation Language: English Directed by: Jonathan Persson The story of two lost souls from the sky, fallen to the world below.   Junk (UK 2011) Style: Animation Language: English Directed by: Kirk Hendry A tale of an obsession with junk food that may prove hard to swallow   Out of Erasers (Sweden 2011) Style: Live-Action and Animation Language: Non-verbal Directed by: Erik Rosenlund A woman going home becomes a victim of a strange infection. She soon realises an epidemic is spreading.   Push Past: Rob Dyer's Skate Across Canada (Canada 2010) Style: Documentary Language: English Directed by: Robert Coxford An uplifting documentary about Rob Dyer's epic skateboarding voyage across Canada in an effort to raise awareness about cancer research through his movement Skate4Cancer.   Other films in this session include: Crossing (UK) Grandma (Australia) Heaven Behind the House (Norway)   BOOKING INFORMATION All tickets are $10 per person, per session and general admission Children under 12 months free (on lap) Groups of 10 or more $8 through BASS Group Bookings on 8205 2220 PLEASE NOTE A PARENT OR GUARDIAN MUST ACCOMPANY THOSE UNDER THE AGE OF 12 AT ALL SCREENINGS Please look out for any parental advice listed in this program. Parents who would like more information about the content of any film screening in Little Big Shots can contact Ben Laden on (03) 9426 5927. Additional classification information will be available at www.littlebigshots.com.au     Helpful links         Return to the full Little Big Shots program page   http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183876 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183876 14/07/2012 Family Little Big Shots - SESSION NINEFILMS FOR KIDS AGED 5 - 15 The World's Best Films for KiDS, about KiDS, to amaze & delight KiDS Little Big Shots is Australia's major annual and travelling children's film festival. It's also an inspiring, meaningful and fun-filled festival of the best in local and international children's features, shorts, animations, documentaries and, amazingly, child-produced films.   SESSION 9 Saturday 14 July 12.30pm Short films MADE by Kids aged 5+ For kids aged 5 - 15 Weather (Australia 2011) Style: Animation Language: English Directed by: Lotte Sweeney Weather is a short stop animation movie about a man who goes to the park only to find all kinds of weather getting in his way...   Diary of a Wrapper (Australia 2011) Style: Child-made animation Language: English Directed by: Yarraville West PS Not all rubbish has a happy ending.   There’s More to Life Than a Bug Phone (Australia 2011) Style: Child-made live-action Language: English Directed by: Chelsea Barton-Surridge, Charlotte Aquaro, Brigitte Villasmil, Renee Anastassiou, Myles Kuah, Jessica Fletcher, Hunter Mickels and Lily Bryde The latest Bug Phone has just been released and Sunny wants one. All her friends at school have them but Sunny's mother tells her she can't. Sunny decides to steal one from her friend with serious consequences.   Space Monkeys (Australia 2011) Style: Animation Language: English Directed by: Alex Palegeorge and Evan Skene A monkey is taken from his home, and is sent into space for experimentation. Connection to Earth is lost, and the monkey crash-lands on an unknown planet. On this planet he finds the Space Monkeys, and they are much more accommodating than the people of Earth ever were. Here the monkey finds his true family.   Other films in this session include: Poached (Australia) The Interrogation (Australia) Weather (Australia) Bird in a Tree (Australia) Kat the Karate Queen (Australia) Where's Walter? (Australia) That Time of Night (Australia) Is That a Bug? (Australia) Who is Happy? (Australia) Light Bulb (Australia)   BOOKING INFORMATION All tickets are $10 per person, per session and general admission Children under 12 months free (on lap) Groups of 10 or more $8 through BASS Group Bookings on 8205 2220 PLEASE NOTE A PARENT OR GUARDIAN MUST ACCOMPANY THOSE UNDER THE AGE OF 12 AT ALL SCREENINGS Please look out for any parental advice listed in this program. Parents who would like more information about the content of any film screening in Little Big Shots can contact Ben Laden on (03) 9426 5927. Additional classification information will be available at www.littlebigshots.com.au     Helpful links         Return to the full Little Big Shots program page   http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183877 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183877 14/07/2012 Family Little Big Shots - SESSION TENFILMS FOR KIDS AGED 4+ The World's Best Films for KiDS, about KiDS, to amaze & delight KiDS Little Big Shots is Australia's major annual and travelling children's film festival. It's also an inspiring, meaningful and fun-filled festival of the best in local and international children's features, shorts, animations, documentaries and, amazingly, child-produced films.   SESSION 10 Saturday 14 July 11.00am Short films for kids aged 4+ The Gruffalo’s Child (UK 2011) Style: Animation Language: English Directed by: Johannes Weiland & Uwe Heidschotter If you loved The Gruffalo at last year's Little Big Shots Film Festival then don't miss the sequel – The Gruffalo's Child. One wild and windy night, the Gruffalo's child ignores her father's warnings and bravely tiptoes out into the snow in search of the Big Bad Mouse. New York International Children's Film Festival 2012 (Audience Award).   Best of the Fest Style: Various Language: Various Directed by: Various A selection of the best short films from the Little Big Shots 2012 Film Festival.   Other films in this session include: A selection of the best short films from the Little Big Shots 2012 Film Festival.   BOOKING INFORMATION All tickets are $10 per person, per session and general admission Children under 12 months free (on lap) Groups of 10 or more $8 through BASS Group Bookings on 8205 2220 PLEASE NOTE A PARENT OR GUARDIAN MUST ACCOMPANY THOSE UNDER THE AGE OF 12 AT ALL SCREENINGS Please look out for any parental advice listed in this program. Parents who would like more information about the content of any film screening in Little Big Shots can contact Ben Laden on (03) 9426 5927. Additional classification information will be available at www.littlebigshots.com.au     Helpful links         Return to the full Little Big Shots program page