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2 June 2025
Foundation Impact Stories: A Cabaret Journey from Port Lincoln
Funded by Adelaide Festival Centre Foundation, the scholarship provides regional students with the opportunity to participate in Adelaide Cabaret Festival's highly sought after Class of Cabaret program, designed to nurture young performing arts talent.
5 min read -
27 May 2025
Reconciliation Week
In Reconciliation Week, Adelaide Festival Centre's Moving Image Program is exhibiting a work by Tim Georgeson.
4 min read -
22 May 2025
Disney supports Arts for All at Adelaide Festival Centre
Before opening night, 550 students and teachers from 11 schools, and 150 community-supported members of the public, were welcomed to a special final dress rehearsal of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast at Adelaide Festival Centre.
3 min read -
21 May 2025
Disney's Beauty and the Beast - Accessible Performances
We believe that the magic of theatre is for everyone! We're delighted to share the accessible performance options available for the enchanting musical, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, coming next week to Festival Theatre.
3 min read
2 June 2025
Foundation Impact Stories: A Cabaret Journey from Port Lincoln
Funded by Adelaide Festival Centre Foundation, the scholarship provides regional students with the opportunity to participate in Adelaide Cabaret Festival's highly sought after Class of Cabaret program, designed to nurture young performing arts talent.
5 min read
27 May 2025
Reconciliation Week
In Reconciliation Week, Adelaide Festival Centre's Moving Image Program is exhibiting a work by Tim Georgeson.
4 min read
22 May 2025
Disney supports Arts for All at Adelaide Festival Centre
Before opening night, 550 students and teachers from 11 schools, and 150 community-supported members of the public, were welcomed to a special final dress rehearsal of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast at Adelaide Festival Centre.
3 min read
21 May 2025
Disney's Beauty and the Beast - Accessible Performances
We believe that the magic of theatre is for everyone! We're delighted to share the accessible performance options available for the enchanting musical, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, coming next week to Festival Theatre.
3 min read
21 Dec 2023
The First 50 Podcast — Episode 12: Jo Peoples & Helen Trepa
In episode 12, Jo Peoples and Helen Trepa from our Exhibition and Collections team chat to host Libby O'Donovan about the Performing Arts Collection.
42 min listen
1 Dec 2023
The First 50 Podcast — Episode 11: Matt Gilbertson
In episode 11, Matt Gilbertson chats to host Libby O'Donovan about the inspiration behind his alter-ego 'Hans'.
42 min listen
31 Oct 2023
The First 50 Podcast — Episode 10: Eddie Perfect
In episode 10, Eddie Perfect chats to host Libby O'Donovan about his affinity with Adelaide Festival Centre and his experience as a former Artistic Director of Adelaide Cabaret Festival.
40 min listen
21 Sept 2023
The First 50 Podcast — Episode 9: Annette Shun Wah
In episode 9 of The First 50, host Libby O'Donovan talks to OzAsia Festival Artistic Director, Annette Shun Wah.
40 min listen
1 June 2024
Foundation Impact Stories: Be a champion for the future of South Australian artists
Your support will enable us to nurture emerging creative talent, helping to provide the right pathways and year round, hands-on comprehensive performance and industry experiences within all aspects of South Australia’s premier performing arts centre.
1 min watch
1 June 2024
Foundation Impact Stories: Inspire a lifelong appreciation for the arts
With your support, we can remove barriers and share the arts with every corner of our community through our Arts for All and community engagement programs, champion the next generation of artists, and push boundaries through the creation of new works.
2 min watch
15 Dec 2022
Foundation Impact Stories: Songlines 2022 Reconciliation Generation
Alberton Primary School took part in centrED's Songlines program. Students spend a day working with First Nations songwriters to get a greater understanding of their culture.
3 min watch
31 Oct 2022
Watch now: The Long Walk
OzAsia Festival 2022 - on demand: A drone, three dancers, and a musician all come together in a spectacular live filmmaking performance.
28 min watch
Acknowledgement
Adelaide Festival Centre is located on Kaurna Yarta. We respect First Nations people around Australia and acknowledge the Kaurna people as the traditional custodians of the Adelaide Plains.
We honour their spiritual relationship with their country and we do so in the spirit of reconciliation.
Artwork by Karen Briggs (Yorta Yorta)
