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The Galleries are open Fridays and Saturdays from 10:00am to 3:00pm, and during Festival Theatre performance times.
Please note, on Friday 27 June the gallery will be open from 12 - 3pm.
The tutu debuted in 1821 when Marie Taglioni danced in a gauzy calf length skirt en pointe for Paris Opera Ballet’s production of La Sylphide.
Her performance caused a sensation, and the notion of the romantic ballerina was born.
This exhibition brings together ballet costumes and footwear looking at the influence that international ballet companies and dancers had on the development of ballet in Australia, specifically Adelaide.
On display the mystery of Pavlova’s pointe shoe, balletomane collectables and the Performing Arts Collection’s oldest tutu from Ballet Rambert Coppelia performed in 1957.
This exhibition is proudly supported by Adelaide Festival Centre Foundation.
This venue is wheelchair accessible.
The Galleries are located in the Festival Theatre Foyer. The most direct way to enter the Festival Theatre is from King William Road, near the corner of Elder Park, or Festival Plaza.
You can also walk from North Terrace via the laneway alongside SkyCity Casino or by crossing the footbridge from Adelaide Oval.
If you require an accessible drop off area, use the drive through zone just off King William Road, approximately 100 metres north of the car park entrance. This is are is accessible when traveling north on King William Road. When King William Road is closed for major events, the nearest accessible drop off area is on the west side of Adelaide Festival Centre, alongside Festival Drive under the Riverbank Footbridge.
There is no formal taxi rank on King William Road, but taxis can use the drive through zone just off King William Road, approximately 100 metres north of the car park entrance. This is accessible when traveling north on King William Road.
The nearest taxi ranks are located on North Terrace, outside the Casino and Railway Station, and on King William Street next to Rundle Mall.
The closest parking is available at Festival Plaza Car Park, accessible from King William Road or Montefiore Road. Follow the signs on Festival Drive and drive down to the lower levels to park near B3 or B4. From there the King William Road lifts will take you to the Festival Theatre entrance. Visit the Festival Plaza Car Park website for more information.
You can also use the Convention Centre’s Riverbank Car Park or one of a number of nearby city car parks.
Accessible by many forms of public transport. Including trains, buses, the tram (stop at Railway Station) and a free bus service that operates on a loop throughout the city and North Adelaide with stops on the corner of King William Road and North Terrace.
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