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Locality: Adelaide, South Australia

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25.01.2022 Join incoming OzAsia Festival Artistic Director, Annette Shun Wah in a series of critical conversations with artists from across Australia and Asia. Connect across borders to discuss the role of arts and culture and the future of creativity and cultural engagement in a society under near-constant threat of lockdown. Find out more here https://www.ozasiafestival.com.au/program/ozasia-talks/

25.01.2022 Do you recognise Genevieve Lacey, curator of our 2019 Chamber Landscapes program? Dont miss the semi-animated documentary , airing on ABC Compass on Sunday 23 August, 6.30 pm AEST. A daring and innovative genre-bending short film that celebrates Genevieves creativity and (do we need to say it?) has an arrestingly beautiful soundtrack!

24.01.2022 Join us for this Adelaide Writers Week out-of-season digital event featuring one of Australias most innovative authors as his new novel is released. Check out all the info https://bit.ly/2QDkAqJ

24.01.2022 This streamed conversation between author Richard Flanagan and journalist Jennifer Byrne is only a week away! Did you book your tickets yet? https://bit.ly/InConversationwithRichardFlanagan

24.01.2022 Besides celebrating our 60th anniversary this year, our organisation achieved another milestone we are very proud of: we were the first major Australian Festival to obtain formal certification as a Climate Active carbon neutral event. So, what does it mean to be carbon neutral? Watch the clip below to know more. City of Adelaide ... #CarbonNeutralADL #ADL #MyAdelaide See more

24.01.2022 The Summerhouse, Adelaide Festival's new hub in Elder Park, waits for you to party till late with two very special dj sets: Prince: a Tribute by Late Nite Tuff Guy Vinyl Destination with dj Brendon Moyle Check out the full lineup here: https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/whats-on/

23.01.2022 A double bill by rising star of Australian dance, Lewis Major presents two very different shades of choreographic vision. S/WORDS postulates a flung-together tribe of performers locked in a theatre as the world burns outside (sounds familiar?), while Unfolding melds fluid dance with shifting 3D polynomial animations. Info & Tickets http://bit.ly/37F1MAU

23.01.2022 Looking for a last minute present? Nothing better than food and good company. Check out what BroadwayWorld said about our events Ngarku'adlu (Let's eat) | Picnic and Ngarku'adlu (Let's eat) | Fine Dining Experience.

23.01.2022 Throwback to the 2019 Adelaide Festival, when the voices of Marliya from Gondwana Choirs young Indigenous women singing in English and Yindjibarndi come together with The Cat Empire’s Felix Riebl and special guests Emma Donovan, Peter Garrett and Briggs for a powerful collaboration of voice, sound, movement and change, in musical snapshots of life in the Pilbara, north Western Australia. Here's the recording of Spinifex Gum from their Sydney Opera House performance, free to stream straight from your couch. You're welcome

23.01.2022 Thank you The Advertiser for the love! What shows are you looking forward to see during the next Festival season?

23.01.2022 Our team are celebrating Spring (and the announcement of the first piece of our 2021 program) at the iconic Botanic Gardens Restaurant, now opening on Thursdays to face a very high demand for bookings. The gardens are in full bloom, and the delicious menu is showcasing homegrown seasonal produce and maintaining the garden to plate philosophy. Cheers!

22.01.2022 Our 2021 opera centrepiece is now more accessible than ever! Grab some friends, pack your chairs and picnic rug and join us in Elder Park: tickets to watch A Midsummer Night's Dream on the Big Screen under the stars are only $29! Presale is now open for Friends of the Adelaide Festival: http://bit.ly/DreaminElderPark

22.01.2022 Shes survived prohibition, a pandemic, and now shes ready to shine her spotlight! If youre keen to see the refurbished Her Majestys Theatre, check out a virtual tour online or book a real-life, in person tour from 20 August.

22.01.2022 South Australian artist Amos Gebhardt presents Small acts of resistance, an expansive new multi-channel video installation demonstrating the power of kinship and community. Our staff loved it and totally recommends it. Available until the 28 of November!

21.01.2022 Take the kids on an adventure to the beach, a fabulous birthday party, Grandma’s house, or to a faraway land with Wishful Bedtime Stories. This online and free Brisbane Festival event takes the everyday and imagined places children longed for during lockdown and turned them into exquisite bedtime stories for 3 to 12 year olds. The stories will be released on the Brisbane Festival website every Tuesday and Wednesday for the next three weeks,and available to listen at your leisure until 26 September.

21.01.2022 We this so much! Australian Chamber Orchestra's Music & Art program teaches children how to create their very own musical composition, either from home or in the classroom. In this lesson they will learn how to compose their own piece by creating a graphic score.

21.01.2022 "Small Metal Objects turns the notion of theatre and the everyday inside out. It is a pure, open-hearted, complex and breathtaking production and a unique meditation on human worth." It was 2007 and Back to Back Theatre's gem was just at the beginning of its worldwide list of accolades. Now it's finally Adelaide's turn to experience this extraordinary event! Get your tickets here http://ow.ly/wVRI50CBfOi

21.01.2022 As part of Sydney Philharmonia Choirs’ 100th anniversary, the company unites in isolation to premiere a new work by Elena Kats-Chernin celebrating Australia’s diversity. Tune in tonight at 7.30pm to hear it

20.01.2022 JOIN OUR TEAM! We are looking for an experienced Functions Coordinator to deliver our stakeholders' events for the 2021 Festival! If you think you have what it takes, check out ow.ly/EDIz50BGf8d

20.01.2022 Do you have Front of House experience? Do you enjoy working with people, delivering amazing customer service and the buzzing atmosphere at Festival time? You might be exactly the person we're looking for! We are currently recruiting FOH attendants, supervisors and a superstar manager to lead the team! Find out more here: https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/about/careers/

20.01.2022 A musician and a single audience member interact through music in a ‘blind-date’ concert: you pick the venue (but be ready, it's an unusual list ), the performer will choose a piece of music to play, just for you. A beautifully intimate experience. If you don't want to miss out on the 1to1concerts at next year's Adelaide Festival, we recommend booking quick smart: capacity is extremely limited! http://bit.ly/34juc0W

20.01.2022 If only the weather outside looked as beautiful as this... Stills from the first episode of Honey I'm Home, Windmill Theatre Co's animated series which saw artists Chris Edser, Renate Henschke and Jonathon Oxlade create a story over beautiful table-top sculptures of each of the four seasons. Watch episode one of Honey I'm Home here: bit.ly/HIH_Ep1

20.01.2022 To say that we're excited to have Gravity & Other Myths' new show, The Pulse, in our 2021 Festival is an understatement. 30 acrobats and 30 Young Adelaide Voices choir members on stage: body, voice and soul intertwine in this unmissable event. https://bit.ly/AF21-ThePulse

19.01.2022 We are very excited to welcome Waternish Engineering among our Festival partners: this Lonsdale-based water infrastructure specialist wanted to pay it back to the local community after experiencing its own share of goodwill. Thank you for your support and we can't wait to work together to deliver the 2021 Festival!

19.01.2022 Postponed due to lockdown restrictions, the 2020 National Indigenous Music Awards will take place on 8 August at 7pm as a digital event broadcast across NITV, Double J, National Indigenous Radio Service, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. More info here https://nima.musicnt.com.au/

19.01.2022 Here at Adelaide Festival we are still celebrating Neil and Rachel's Arts leadership award! Do you want to know more? Watch this video!

19.01.2022 Grug is back in the theatre this October, celebrating 10 years of performances! Ted Priors hugely popular character is brought to life in Windmill Theatre Co's magical stage production. Having performed to more than 50,000 children and families worldwide, Grug is perfect for our youngest theatre lovers. Get your tickets here: https://www.windmill.org.au/show/grug/

19.01.2022 Marty is the runt of a litter of three. He’s been hard to train and is regularly clipped behind the ear by his dad. When he’s really naughty, he gets locked in the coal shed. Nights would get cold if he couldn’t snuggle up to his German Shepherd mates, Major and Rex. Marty thinks he’s a dog. Marty is a boy. The Boy Who Talked to Dogs is a magical celebration of animal companionship: based on a true story, it's a new co-production between two beloved Adelaide companies, Slingsby and State Theatre Company South Australia. Don't miss it.

18.01.2022 Looking for a hot soundtrack for this hot weekend? How about checking out the lineup of Adelaide Festival’s new contemporary music hub, The Summerhouse? Jaguar Jonze San Cisco Wafia George Maple Donny Benet Ziggy Ramo JK-47 Jimblah J MILLA Vince Jones & Paul Grabowsky Mo’Ju Torrio! Dami Im Ben Lee The Shaolin Afronauts The Tarantinos Brendon Moyle Late Nite Tuff Guy

18.01.2022 #ThrowbackThursday! Thanks to our friends at ABC Classic, one of our 2020 Chamber Landscapes concerts, recorded live last March at Ukaria Cultural Centre, is now available for you to stream: violinist Anthony Marwood, along with cellist Timo-Veikko Valve, and Australian pianist Stefan Cassomenos, perform a program of Shostakovich and Beethoven. Just press play and enjoy

18.01.2022 AF21 FIRST PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT Get ready to be taken to an enchanted forest and follow the misadventures of fairies lovers and craftsmen in this glorious opera adaptation of Shakespeare’s most beloved play. Live in the theatre, on the big screen in Elder Park or in your regional cinema, join us for this uplifting event.... "A Midsummer Night's Dream" will be on presale for Friends of the Adelaide Festival from 12pm today: find out more at http://bit.ly/DreamAF21

18.01.2022 Curtains up! Carefully and safely, of course, but were thrilled to see the first steps towards normality in the industry happening in our city.

18.01.2022 Due to the recent cases of COVID-19 community transmission in South Australia and the resulting new restrictions announced yesterday, our program launch on Thursday 19 November is postponed. We continue to take the advice of SA Health and are working towards rescheduling our Program Reveal, and can’t wait to share more info with you as soon as we can. We are so disappointed that we can’t reveal our 2021 program this week... but we know this, too, shall pass. Hang in there SA and remember to do the right thing and stay safe.

18.01.2022 Now thats a different type-o-concert!

18.01.2022 Curtains up! Carefully and safely, of course, but we're thrilled to see the first steps towards normality in the industry happening in our city.

18.01.2022 SAVE THE DATE Our team is working through an ever-evolving landscape to plan the 2021 editions of both Adelaide Festival and Adelaide Writers' Week. So make sure you put these dates in your calendar now: Adelaide Festival: 26 February - 14 March 2021 Adelaide Writers' Week: 27 February - 4 March 2021... There are many uncertainties at the moment, but we look forward to bringing you the best of the arts to our city, and embracing the fact that live performance in a COVID-safe world may need different (and more creative) delivery models. Stay connected with us via emails and socials: we can't wait to tell you more over the coming months.

17.01.2022 Hailed by Stage Door as a fantastical soundworld that envelopes you in its glittering magic, Benjamin Britten's opera adaptation gives new life to Shakespeare’s most loved comedy: we are beyond excited that A Midsummer Night's Dream will make its Australian premiere on home turf at the Adelaide Festival, directed by our very own Neil Armfield. Presale is now open for Friends of the Adelaide Festival: get a membership to secure your tickets ahead of the general public! http://bit.ly/Dreaminthetheatre

17.01.2022 Be captivated by beauty and difference with Restless Dance Theatres new work, Seeing Through Darkness: its the response through performance to the work of Expressionist artist Georges Rouault. The imperfect form of the body and the troubled soul of the work resonate with how people with disability can feel and be perceived. Free to attend, but bookings are encouraged.

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17.01.2022 Join the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and the inimitable Guy Noble as they take you on a journey through music you know and love, in a playful concert format that will delight the young and the young at heart: Classics Unwrapped will be performed at Barossa Arts Centre on Sat 29 Aug. Why not take this opportunity to plan a relaxing weekend away to experience all the beautiful Barossa Valley has to offer? Read more: https://www.aso.com.au/ev/classics-unwrapped-with-your-aso/

17.01.2022 You snooze, you lose! Applying social distancing measures in theatres means that, unfortunately, only half of the seats are available to sell. If you want to secure your tickets for A Midsummer Night's Dream live at the Adelaide Festival Centre ahead of the general public, get a membership and become a Friend of the Festival: our Friends get a host of fantastic benefits, including 15% off applicable tickets! INFO: http://bit.ly/LetsBeFriendsAF

17.01.2022 FUN FACT: Mars arrives at opposition to the Sun tonight and will be visible from dusk to dawn. Speaking of spacedid you know that three moons of Uranus are named Puck, Oberon and Titania, in honour of the characters from A Midsummer Night's Dream? Presale is now open for Friends of the Adelaide Festival for Britten's opera version of Shakespeare's play: get a membership to secure your tickets ahead of the general public! https://bit.ly/DreamAF21

17.01.2022 "Absolutely brilliant... Do yourself a favour, and please see this show." Brisbane Courier Mail Meet Edna, a plucky misfit scholarship girl who believes that she alone can win the heart of the world’s biggest pop star, Harry. Sure, he has 38 million other fans, but that’s merely a hurdle. Because there’s nothing she won’t do to meet him. Belvoir St Theatre's sparkling musical comes to Adelaide! Don't miss it.... https://bit.ly/AF21-Fangirls See more

17.01.2022 If only the weather outside looked as beautiful as this... Stills from the first episode of Honey Im Home, Windmill Theatre Cos animated series which saw artists Chris Edser, Renate Henschke and Jonathon Oxlade create a story over beautiful table-top sculptures of each of the four seasons. Watch episode one of Honey Im Home here: bit.ly/HIH_Ep1

17.01.2022 MOD. is re-opening on 18 August with a brand new exhibition that asks what sort of future we want for South Australia. Step in 2050, when SA is known as Eucalara, a land feeling the impact of climate change. Climate refugees started arriving decades ago, invasive species are on the move, and water is an increasingly precious resource. Amongst all this are seven siblings. The siblings have inherited this land from their great-grandmother, but cant agree on what should be done with the land. They each have a different idea for what qualifies a good life and a good future. Meet the siblings and help to shape the future of Eucalara through the choices that you make.

16.01.2022 If you haven't seen Getting their Acts Together, the documentary on what happens behind the scenes of a Festival, hurry! You can catch it on ABC TV + iview until the 16 of October.

16.01.2022 Take the kids on an adventure to the beach, a fabulous birthday party, Grandmas house, or to a faraway land with Wishful Bedtime Stories. This online and free Brisbane Festival event takes the everyday and imagined places children longed for during lockdown and turned them into exquisite bedtime stories for 3 to 12 year olds. The stories will be released on the Brisbane Festival website every Tuesday and Wednesday for the next three weeks,and available to listen at your leisure until 26 September.

16.01.2022 They say some are *literally* a work of art!

16.01.2022 Are you still digesting the news of the full AF21 program or have you already booked out you Mad March diary? Just a reminder that venues are currently operating at 50% capacity, so tickets are very limited. We recommend booking soon to avoid disappointment! https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/

16.01.2022 How's your Day 1 of lockdown going? If you're missing exercising already, get your Grug hat on and follow our friends at Windmill Theatre Co in this workout session! We'll get through this, SA!

15.01.2022 Thank you @glamadelaide and Tracey Korsten for your review of the AF 60th Anniversary book! Read it here http://ow.ly/149u50B3cPa Buy it here https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au//adelaide-festival-60/

15.01.2022 MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE AF TEAM! Please note the Adelaide Festival Office will be closed from Thursday 24 December to Sunday 3 January. If you experience troubles buying your tickets online, or you prefer to do it over the phone, the BASS Call Centre will be open until 5pm today, or from 11am-4pm on 29 - 31 December.

15.01.2022 If you enjoyed The Lost and Found Orchestra in 2018, turn the sound on and press play: meet The Wintergatan, an ingenious marble machine created by Swedish musician Martin Molin. The Wintergatan is a hand-cranked music box, loaded with 2,000 cascading steel marbles which activate a vibraphone, bass, kick drum, cymbal and other instruments that play a score programmed into a 32 bar loop. The marbles are moved internally through the machine using funnels, pulleys, and tubes. Th...e 3,000+ internal parts had to be specifically designed and were all fabricated by hand. View entire video: https://vimeo.com/157743578

15.01.2022 If you loved Ulster American and Mouthpiece at our Festival, make sure you check out Traverse Theatre's Breakfast Plays: each episode of this podcast series will tell a different story of the next step after an earth-shattering event occurs, ranging from a former cult leader whose past comes back to haunt them, a murdered young woman who seeks revenge from the afterlife, and the very breakdown of time itself. Pop on your headphones, grab a cuppa and have a listen!

15.01.2022 Its here! The 2020 Adelaide Film Festival program is out, showcasing 22 World Premieres, 27 Australian Premieres and a total of 54 feature films from more than 40 countries. https://adelaidefilmfestival.org/full-program-announced/ This diverse array of cinematic delights alongside inspiring talks and COVID-safe galas and events offers timely cultural and artistic nourishment. We can't wait!

15.01.2022 During the final weekend of the Festival, join us for a two-day outdoor event celebrating Indigenous culture and heritage through stories, food, music and film created in partnership with First Nations curators and cultural leaders. Pick the experience that best suits your style: an informal picnic on The University of Adelaide Barr Smith Lawns, or a lavish four-course dinner at the South Australian Museum. This event is generously hosted by Warndu, an Indigenous-owned Aust...ralian Native Food business with a mission to inspire curiosity into the bush tucker industry and to regenerate culture, community, tradition, health and our soils. All products on offer are made in Australia from 100% locally sourced, seasonal and wild harvested produce with an emphasis on supporting Aboriginal enterprises. Picnic: https://bit.ly/Ngarkuadlu-picnic Dinner: https://bit.ly/Ngarkuadlu-dinner

15.01.2022 Creative Partnerships Australia has announced the recipients of its 2020 Creative Partnerships Awards, with our very own Joint Artistic Directors Rachel Healy and Neil Armfield receiving the Arts Leadership Award. Congratulations!!

15.01.2022 Adelaide Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Natsuko Yoshimoto is back to the main stage at Natsuko Plays Beethoven on Saturday 19 September at Festival Theatre. We are thrilled to have the possibility to hear Beethoven's work performed live again: this magnificent Violin Concerto, overflowing with tenderness and beauty, is recognised as a masterwork. Tickets are already on sale! https://www.aso.com.au/events/natsuko-plays-beethoven/

15.01.2022 Sydney Dance Company and Adelaide's own Australian String Quartet, performing together on a Bryce Dessner score that draws inspiration from the tragic Australian bush and Notre Dame Cathedral fires: a stunning celebration of tenacity of the human spirit. Tickets are selling fast, make sure you secure yours! https://bit.ly/AF21-Impermanence

14.01.2022 The Plastic Bag Store is sure to be a highlight of next year's Festival. Make sure to set aside some time in your Mad March diary for a stroll in Rundle Mall to check it out. Thanks to ABC Adelaide for the write-up

14.01.2022 Have you already explored the first release lineup of Adelaide Writers' Week 2021? We can't wait to gather again in the dappled shade of the Pioneer Women's Memorial Garden, listen to author talks and who knows... Maybe find some new book faves! Explore the line-up here https://bit.ly/AWW21-Lineup

14.01.2022 Here's an opera treat for you! Brett Dean's , the AF18 hit event directed by our own Neil Armfield, will be available to stream for free from tomorrow until Sunday 23 August on the Glyndebourne Youtube channel.

13.01.2022 Be captivated by beauty and difference with Restless Dance Theatre's new work, Seeing Through Darkness: it's the response through performance to the work of Expressionist artist Georges Rouault. The imperfect form of the body and the troubled soul of the work resonate with how people with disability can feel and be perceived. Free to attend, but bookings are encouraged.

13.01.2022 The last bit of the 2020 Adelaide Festival, extended due to COVID-19, is ending on Friday. If you haven't visited Adelaide/International yet, rush to the Samstag Museum! https://www.unisa.edu.au/Business-communi/samstag-museum//

13.01.2022 Who said that science and art cant go hand in hand? The National Science Week SA program is out, and theres a wonderful array of events and activities for you, your family and friends to enjoy. Youll find discussions and debates, virtual tours and workshops, podcasts and films, videos and animations, at-home activity packs and citizen science training where creativity meets learning.

12.01.2022 Shes survived prohibition, a pandemic, and now shes ready to shine her spotlight! If you're keen to see the refurbished Her Majesty's Theatre, check out a virtual tour online or book a real-life, in person tour from 20 August.

12.01.2022 If you're wondering what the 2021 Adelaide Festival will look like... so are we! Our Joint Artistic Director Rachel Healy had a chat with InDaily about what's happening behind the scenes and how we're planning a Festival during the pandemic.

12.01.2022 If you don't hurry up and buy tickets for Pulp Fiction feat. The Tarantinos, this may be you. The hard-hitting quartet from Melbourne will accompany a screening of the cult movie classic with audio samples and a killer set of the songs. Get on the chopper now and get your tickets http://bit.ly/3pPNhjP

12.01.2022 Never a dull day... just yesterday we dropped a cracking lineup for our 2021 festival and today applications to volunteer at the 2021 Adelaide Festival and Adelaide Writers' Week are open. We welcome both return volunteers and those new to volunteering with AF: we couldn’t do the Festival without you! However, please be advised that applicants will be considered only if: they are South Australian residents... they upload a profile picture to their MyImpactPage profile they completed a Covid Marshal training and upload a certificate to their profile If you are a passionate, pro-active, positive and committed volunteer ready to support our staff, artists, venues and events - we look forward to hearing from you https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/about/volunteer/

12.01.2022 Do you recognise Genevieve Lacey, curator of our 2019 Chamber Landscapes program? Don't miss the semi-animated documentary , airing on ABC Compass on Sunday 23 August, 6.30 pm AEST. A daring and innovative genre-bending short film that celebrates Genevieve's creativity and (do we need to say it?) has an arrestingly beautiful soundtrack!

12.01.2022 Whether you missed Hofesh Shechter Company's Grand Finale at AF19, or you want to relive this amazing production, click below and enjoy it online! For the audio described version, please visit: https://sadl.rs/3iHqG5Z Available to watch until 7pm BST on Thursday 24 September.

12.01.2022 Curious about what our 2021 Festival Club will look like? InDaily spoke to our Joint Artistic Director Rachel Healy and got some hints of what's happening behind the scenes.

10.01.2022 As part of Sydney Philharmonia Choirs 100th anniversary, the company unites in isolation to premiere a new work by Elena Kats-Chernin celebrating Australias diversity. Tune in tonight at 7.30pm to hear it

09.01.2022 LOVE IN THE TIME OF COVID-19 is an innovative contemporary art project that provides a marker for the extraordinary state of the world in 2020. Organised through Gagprojects / Greenaway Art Gallery, it showcases 133 prints by Australian and international artists: the works present a diverse range of responses to the pandemic, reflecting uncertainties, fears and hopes as a way of sharing art in difficult and isolating times. Free entry until 15 November.

09.01.2022 JOIN OUR PRODUCTION TEAM! Expressions of interest are now open to join our Production Team as a casual production crew member for Adelaide Festival 2021. To register your interest, please fill out the form below by Friday 6 November: http://bit.ly/JoinOurTeamAF21

09.01.2022 Like most opera singers, Siobhán Stagg’s 2020 diary fell apart right after her performance in AF20's Requiem. The opportunity to reflect, and a chance to commission a piece of music in response to the pandemic led to Dermot Tutty’s "Listen". With its launch on YouTube, Limelight caught up with Siobhan to learn more about her time in lockdown and what comes next.

09.01.2022 Now that's a different type-o-concert!

09.01.2022 Melbourne friends, were thinking about you...

09.01.2022 Due to personal circumstances, Daniel Carter will no longer be able to travel to Australia to conduct A Midsummer Night's Dream for the 2021 Adelaide Festival. We are, however, delighted to announce that we have secured one of the world’s foremost Britten specialists, Paul Kildea, to step in. Read the news here: http://bit.ly/AF21-Kildea-news

08.01.2022 Ready for Recorder Queen? Catch it tonight on ABC Compass or on iView for a month!

08.01.2022 What a beautiful piece... Well done, Festival Statesmen Chorus

08.01.2022 Congratulations to all the winners that brought home a Ruby Award last night! Best festival WOMADelaide... Best work or event outside a festival Nothing Remains Unchanged Ross McHenry Best work or event within a festival The Lighthouse Patch Theatre Best community or regional event or project Lullaby Project Australia Connecting the Dots in Music Best work, event or project for young people The Hunting Closer Productions Made in Adelaide Where Song Began Bowerbird Collective Outstanding contribution by an organisation or group Australian String Quartet Stevie Gadlabarti Goldsmith Memorial Award Tapaya Edwards Geoff Crowhurst Memorial Award Gaelle Mellis Annabelle Collett Frank Ford Memorial Young Achiever Award Jianna Georgiou (you can see her dancing in Restless Dance Theatre's new show Guttered at AF21!) Premier’s Award For Lifetime Achievement Scott Hicks and Kerry Heysen AM Helen Flinter-Leach (posthumous)

08.01.2022 Join in on the fun of Darwin Festival from anywhere in Australia! Hop online and wake up to the sublime sounds of renowned artist, Eric Avery, as he delivers an exclusive new song every day of the Festival, or enjoy a daily dose of dance with GIF of Dance, in which a new routine is performed in Darwin, animated, and sent straight to your mobile. To register for these events, visit https://www.darwinfestival.org.au/

08.01.2022 We this so much! Australian Chamber Orchestras Music & Art program teaches children how to create their very own musical composition, either from home or in the classroom. In this lesson they will learn how to compose their own piece by creating a graphic score.

07.01.2022 ? We are looking for a gun Marketing Assistant to join our team in the lead up to and during the 2021 Adelaide Festival and Adelaide Writers' Week. Good planning, organisational and administrative skills, together with graphic design and digital marketing experience, are a must for this role. For all the details on how to apply and the full role description, check out https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/about/careers/

06.01.2022 Each year Tarnanthi’s launch is a joyful event where artists and art lovers come to Adelaide to share the excitement of seeing bold new works of contemporary Aboriginal art. Be part of this inspiring cultural celebration and join us online for the virtual launch!

06.01.2022 If youre wondering what the 2021 Adelaide Festival will look like... so are we! Our Joint Artistic Director Rachel Healy had a chat with InDaily about whats happening behind the scenes and how were planning a Festival during the pandemic.

06.01.2022 Congratulations to all the nominees for the 2020 Ruby Awards! We’re keeping our fingers crossed for Patch Theatre’s The Lighthouse, the Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art and Windmill Theatre Co’s Baba Yaga, that were part of the AF program in the last two years, but we’re so stoked to be in a state with so much creativity and art all around!

05.01.2022 Who said that science and art can't go hand in hand? The National Science Week SA program is out, and there's a wonderful array of events and activities for you, your family and friends to enjoy. Youll find discussions and debates, virtual tours and workshops, podcasts and films, videos and animations, at-home activity packs and citizen science training where creativity meets learning.

05.01.2022 We can’t wait to see Restless Dance Theatre’s new work Guttered. Set in a bowling alley, it’s a surprisingly emotional experience.

05.01.2022 Join us for this Adelaide Writers' Week out-of-season digital event featuring one of Australia's most innovative authors as his new novel is released. Check out all the info https://bit.ly/2QDkAqJ

04.01.2022 Enjoy a taste of SALA Festival in the city with exhibitions on display at the Adelaide Town Hall and Adelaide City Libraries. If you have a budding artist, check out the 'I am AWE-tistic' exhibition at City Library. 6 to 15 year olds can enjoy a series of free inclusive workshops to get creative and explore themselves through art. Find out more here https://explore.cityofadelaide.com.au/blog/sala-in-the-city/

04.01.2022 Garrick Ohlsson had a wonderful time discussing Chopin and his experience with his works with Ben Laude, head of piano at tonebase. Check out the conversation in the link below

04.01.2022 Tickets are selling fast for A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Festival Theatre! If you want to access the presale ahead of the release to the general public on the 19 of November, become a Festival Friend: among other benefits, you will get 15% off all applicable tickets and access to exclusive events and offers! Find out more: https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/suppo/festival-friends/

04.01.2022 The Art Gallery of South Australia announces the exhibition Open Hands for this years Tarnanthi, AGSAs annual celebration of contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art. Open Hands will be held from 16 October 2020 until 31 January 2021. Open Hands highlights how the creativity of First Nations women artists forms a vital cultural link in sharing knowledge across generations. Through the act of making, artists channel deep connections to Country and culture.

03.01.2022 We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Dr Alan Brissenden AM, who died on September 9, 2020. Alan was a huge supporter of Adelaide Festival and a significant dance figure in South Australia and nationally. Summed up beautifully by Dance Hub SA, A contribution to culture, beyond measure - his work and impact as an academic, researcher, writer and critic, has documented the history of dance and contemporary arts practice in South Australia to this point in time. His ...passion for dance has championed the art form both in this state and internationally. May the knowledge and conversations about dance, of which we are now custodians, continue to enrich our lives. Alan - The foyers will never be the same without your presence, wit and smile, yet your memory will continue to dance on. There have only been three 'home-grown' directors of the Adelaide Festival in its 60 year history: Rob Brookman, Robyn Archer and Rachel Healy, and Alan taught all three as Senior Lecturer in the English Department at the University of Adelaide from 1963-1982 and Reader from 1982 - 1994. Rest in Peace Alan.

03.01.2022 Heres an opera treat for you! Brett Deans , the AF18 hit event directed by our own Neil Armfield, will be available to stream for free from tomorrow until Sunday 23 August on the Glyndebourne Youtube channel.

02.01.2022 Pushkin is Russia’s Shakespeare; Eugene Onegin the revered national poem. So, when a stage adaptation plays to full houses in Moscow for seven years, you know it’s exceptional. Enjoy this wildly imaginative play brought to you in state-of-the-art video and audio, streamed live from Moscow to Her Majesty's Theatre. One Night Only! http://bit.ly/3rdqKil

02.01.2022 DID YOU KNOW? William Shakespeare wrote "A Midsummer Night's Dream only 2 years after the lockdown of the London theatres because of the plague... sounds familiar? Tickets to the joyful opera adaptation of this great classic are now on presale for Friends of the Adelaide Festival. Get your membership to secure them now! http://bit.ly/DreamAF21

02.01.2022 Filmed in the wings of the Festival Theatre, Adelaide Guitar Festival brings you The Backstage Sessions - a series of online gigs with local musicians. Check out the videos below

02.01.2022 We're happy to support a brand new festival in South Australia that opens tomorrow: with more than 80 events for all ages, the Nature Festival is full of creative ways to connect with others and to set out on adventures near and far.

02.01.2022 Grug is back in the theatre this October, celebrating 10 years of performances! Ted Prior’s hugely popular character is brought to life in Windmill Theatre Co's magical stage production. Having performed to more than 50,000 children and families worldwide, Grug is perfect for our youngest theatre lovers. Get your tickets here: https://www.windmill.org.au/show/grug/

01.01.2022 It’s here! The 2020 Adelaide Film Festival program is out, showcasing 22 World Premieres, 27 Australian Premieres and a total of 54 feature films from more than 40 countries. https://adelaidefilmfestival.org/full-program-announced/ This diverse array of cinematic delights alongside inspiring talks and COVID-safe galas and events offers timely cultural and artistic nourishment. We can't wait!

01.01.2022 We celebrate David Gulpilil's life with a one-night-only Gala Screening of his life story, presented in collaboration with Adelaide Film Festival and with a retrospective of some of his most important films at Mercury CX. It's all Gulpilil, his story, in his words. Let him take you boldly on the journey that is his most extraordinary, culture-clashing life. Documentary Gala https://bit.ly/3abJV60... Retrospective https://bit.ly/3mlnTA6

01.01.2022 Melbourne friends, we're thinking about you...