http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/ Events - Next 10 Channel http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=181669 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=181669 08/11/2007-08/11/2010 Theatre Come backstage and take a peek inside the dressing rooms, see the tage shared by some of theatre's greatest luminaries and view the many performing spaces from the unique perspective of a performer. The 90 minute tours leave from the foyer of the Festival Theatre every Tuesday and Thursday at 11am. http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=181875 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=181875 20/05/2008-20/07/2008 Visual Arts Between 1936 and 1940 three Ballets Russes companies toured Australia. The tours had a profound impact on Australian cultural life and introduced to the Australian public not simply a brilliant and exotic company of dancers, but productions, stage designs, costumes and music the likes of which had never been seen or heard here before. The Ballets Russes tours profoundly influenced the shape and development of ballet in Australia and paved the way for the establishment of The Australian Ballet. This exhibition will feature costumes, set designs, photographs, artwork and memorabilia from this amazing period in Australian dance history. http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=181878 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=181878 20/06/2008 Music And Concerts Take the immortal rock music of Led Zeppelin performed by local favourites the Zep Boys, combine it with the high-energy R&B of Gumbo Ya Ya, virtuoso guitarist Chris Finnen, and the powerhouse jazz vocal stylings of Zkye... and you've got the ultimate unforgettable evening! http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=181717 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=181717 21/06/2008, 22/06/2008 Music And Concerts Following their sell out performances in March 2007,the Adelaide Festival Centre's trans:mission program, proudly presents the Soweto Gospel Choir's new show AFRICAN SPIRIT for two performances only in the Festival Theatre. The Soweto Gospel Choir was formed to celebrate the unique and inspirational power of African Gospel music. The 26-strong choir, under the direction of David Mulovhedzi and Beverly Bryer, draws on the best talent from the many churches in and around Soweto. The choir is dedicated to sharing the joy of faith through music with audiences around the world. The Soweto Gospel Choir will be perfoming at 8pm on Saturday 21st June and 2pm on Sunday 22nd of June 2008.   http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=181851 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=181851 21/06/2008 Music And Concerts SHANNON NOLL TURNS IT UP WITH HIS BIGGEST TOUR IN TWO YEARS. Shannon Noll is going back on the road with the TURN IT UP Tour, his first major national run in two years. The 17-date tour, which features support act Small Mercies, starts shortly after the release of "Everybody Needs A Little Help", the third single off his current platinum selling album, Turn It Up. Following his successful trip to the USA where he was the New York ambassador for G'Day USA: Australia Week, the multi-platinum selling singer can't wait to hit the road and get back to his fans, making stops at cities in more than half the Australian territories. His June/July run is the first of a two-leg tour, with the second run planned for September/October. Like he did with Lift, one of his most popular and successful hits, Shannon once again sends spirits soaring with his poignant lyrics and raw honesty on "Everybody Needs A Little Help." "I wanted to get the edge that Lift had back in there, to say no matter what you're going through, it's OK. You don't have to do it alone," says Shannon. Turn It Up, his third and current album, debuted at #3 on the ARIA albums chart. It has already produced one top 10 success with Loud, giving the boy from Condoblin a record-setting total of 10 consecutive top ten singles, including five #1s on the ARIA singles chart. Add his four ARIA award nominations and it's clear that in just a few short years the three-time running AVMA Best Male Artist has become one of Australia's most successful, iconic and best-loved performers. Doors Open: 7.30pm, Small Mercies: 8.00 - 9.00pm, Interval: 9.00 - 9.30pm, Shannon Noll: 9.30 - 10.30 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=181856 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=181856 21/06/2008 Music And Concerts A Night in Budapest and Vienna HEARTFELT GYPSY MUSIC AT ITS BEST. "Szalai is everything a Gypsy violinist should be, playing with swooning ardour and gorgeous tone. But the joy is in the total experience. This is a must-see event, whatever your musical tastes. There is nothing like it in Australia!" - Sydney Morning Herald, 24th July 2007 Antal Szalai is considered the best gypsy violin soloist in the world and the recipient of the coveted "Ferenc Liszt Award" in 2005. Antal Szalai comes from a family of gypsy musicians. He studied the violin at the Bela Bartok Conservatory of Music in Hungary, and then in 1967 joined the Honved Ensemble, a musical organisation which comprises a symphonic orchestra, a folk dance troupe, a choir and a gypsy orchestra. The ensemble was supported by the Hungarian Government and the Hungarian National Army. He became leader of the Hungarian Gypsy Orchestra in 1969. Antal Szalai explains the origins of the gypsy band: "Gypsy songs began with primitive rhythms, created by the knocking of spoons on water cans and accompaniment. About 300 years ago, the tradition of the gypsy band started and the band then comprised a violin, a viola, a cello and a cimbalom". They will be playing the type of music created in the 19th century by amateur composers drawn to sweeten their native folk-music with Western harmonies in order to suit contemporary taste. The Gypsy way of making music is best explained by Antal Szalai: "The gypsies are very temperamental people......and gypsy music comes from the heart. There is a lot of feeling and it is romantic. Also, they play with a different sort of rhythm that is more interesting". Come and hear the evergreen traditional Hungarian and International Gypsy melodies as well as some of the most popular highlights from the world of operetta. http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=181697 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=181697 27/06/2008-28/06/2008 Music And Concerts Gustav Mahler once proclaimed that a symphony must embrace the world and never was the composer truer to his own dictum than in his monumental Third Symphony. From the ominous primeval rumblings of the introduction, to the sublime, heavenly finale, Mahler traverses all creation in six movements, ranging from elemental power to charming whimsy. This is the premiere performance of Mahler's Third in Adelaide, a showcase for the ASO's exhilarating relationship with its Chief Conductor. Ning Liang is one of the brightest mezzo-sopranos on the current opera scene having performed in many European festivals and in opera houses around the world. In association with the Adelaide Festival Centre. Join us one hour prior for an informative, free pre-concert talk. http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=181671 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=181671 28/06/2008, 29/06/2008, 03/07/2008-05/07/2008 Dance Presented by the Adelaide Festival Centre's Pivot(al) program.   Two of South Australia’s acclaimed artistic groups, the innovative string ensemble Zephyr Quartet and Adelaide’s own contemporary dance company, Leigh Warren & Dancers team up to present a sumptuous evening of dance and music with two dance works: Impulse and Shimmer.   The award-winning Shimmer returns exclusively to Adelaide following its mesmerizing debut more than a decade ago. Set to a lyrical score by SA composer Graeme Koehne whose Shaker Dancers explores the ecstatic dances of the American Shakers, this dazzling work has been reinvented for the 21st Century. Shimmer is paired with a second dance work - Impulse, to the witty and sensual strains of Michael Nyman’s Second Quartet.   Choreographer Leigh Warren Set & Costume Design Mary Moore Lighting Design Geoff Cobham Composers Graeme Koehne & Michael Nyman Dancers Deon Hastie, Jo Roads, Kynan Hughes, Gala Moody, Craig Bary, Lisa Griffiths Musicians Zephyr Quartet - Belinda Gehlert, Emily Tulloch, Anna Webb, Jonathan Webb   http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=181705 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=181705 28/06/2008-27/07/2008 Visual Arts ‘A ‘felt’ response to land or country through notions of spirit and myth, and a sense of inter-connectedness with the indigenous nature of place.’ The exhibition explores relationships with land or country through two artists’ perspectives. Johns explores notions of spirit and myth and what he refers to as the ‘underground forces’ which drive that which occurs above the ground, the visible world. It includes forms and imagery influenced by both Aboriginal and European cultures. Malone explores ecological and cultural relationships and our primal connectedness to the land, a sense of belonging to the indigenous nature of place, mythologically, spiritually and physically. Sculptor Greg Johns and Artist Gavin Malone have been responding to and interacting with the Australian landscape from both aesthetic and ecological perspectives since the early 1990s. Artist Talks 5.30pm followed by Official Launch at 6.30pm, 27 June Artspace Gallery hours: Wed to Sat 12 - 5pm, Sun 10am - 4pm Image: Greg Johns http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=181672 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=181672 29/06/2008 Dance Direct from sell out seasons in London and New York, the world's most sensational Tango show. Direct from Buenos Aires, Argentina's hottest dance show, Tango Fire features 10 sensational dancers, one of Argentina's finest singers and a quartet of brilliant young musicians, Quatrotango. The show takes you on an irresistible journey through the history of this most seductive of dance forms. Period duets evoke the glitter and danger of the barrios where the dance was born and the heady nostalgia of the early dance halls where it was popularised, while the group's modern choreography is edged with the sharpness and sophistication, sexy yet sensual side of Tango, in a true dance spectacular. AUDIENCE MILONGA - Prior to the performance of Tango Fire audience members are invited to take part in our pre-performance 30 minute MILONGA (a Tango) on the stage of the Festival Theatre. The Tango Fire Milonga will commence 45 minutes prior to the commencement of the performance 4:15pm - 4:45pm. Please note: No stiletto shoes will be allowed on stage