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D’faces: War of the Worlds

Middleback Arts Centre 141 Nicolson Ave, Whyalla Norrie, SA, Australia
In a groundbreaking collaboration spanning more than a thousand kilometres of mallee scrub and desert, country teens bunker down to survive the War of the Worlds. Performed simultaneously in three locations by exceptional local casts, young people across two states hold tight to their friends, their noise cancelling headphones and whatever…

Arena Theatre Company: War of the Worlds

The Engine Room 58 View St,, Bendigo, VIC, Australia
In a groundbreaking collaboration spanning more than a thousand kilometres of mallee scrub and desert, country teens bunker down to survive the War of the Worlds. Performed simultaneously in three locations by exceptional local casts, young people across two states hold tight to their friends, their noise cancelling headphones and whatever…

Riverland Youth Theatre: War of the Worlds

Bonney Theatre 2 Barwell Avenue,, Barmera, SA, Australia
In a groundbreaking collaboration spanning more than a thousand kilometres of mallee scrub and desert, country teens bunker down to survive the War of the Worlds. Performed simultaneously in three locations by exceptional local casts, young people across two states hold tight to their friends, their noise cancelling headphones and whatever…
Editor's Choice

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Light-Song Concert 2

Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Adelaide audiences are in for a treat with these two must-see concerts. The first is part of the Light-Song series and features the world premieres of Awakening by Ngaanyatjarra composer Vonda Last and Fast Blue Village 5 by Elena Kats-Chernin (see page 63). In Faith, Erin Helyard joins forces with award-winning baritone Morgan Pearse for an evening of music by…

Adelaide Festival: Trent Dalton’s Love Stories

Adelaide Festival Centre Adelaide, SA, Australia
Sitting on a street corner with a typewriter, an author solicits love stories from passers-by. An exuberant and kaleidoscopic series of vignettes follows, based on stories told by real people. A man proposes to his girlfriend via flash mob; grandparents describe their love for their grandchildren; a woman reconnects with…

Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch: Café Müller

Adelaide Festival Centre Adelaide, SA, Australia
Never before seen in Australia, Café Müller is one of the most iconic works of Pina Bausch’s extraordinary repertoire and one of the most influential dance pieces of the 20th century. In this intimate work, a sleepwalking woman staggers, arms outstretched, through a dark, cramped café. Amid the plaintive swell of Henry…

Adelaide Festival: Trent Dalton’s Love Stories

Adelaide Festival Centre Adelaide, SA, Australia
Sitting on a street corner with a typewriter, an author solicits love stories from passers-by. An exuberant and kaleidoscopic series of vignettes follows, based on stories told by real people. A man proposes to his girlfriend via flash mob; grandparents describe their love for their grandchildren; a woman reconnects with…
Big Name, No Blankets

Ilbijerri Theatre Company: Big Name, No Blankets

Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide Adelaide, SA, Australia
Big Name, No Blankets celebrates the phenomenal journey and impact of Australian music icons Warumpi Band in an epic rock musical. Known for their anthems Blackfella/Whitefella, My Island Home and Jailanguru Pakarnu, this extraordinary story is inspired by Warumpi Band’s rise to the top through their politics, presence and potent rock ‘n’ roll riffs. Founding…
Editor's Choice Matthias Goerne and Daniil Trifonov

Adelaide Festival: Trifonov & Goerne: Die schöne Müllerin

Ukaria Cultural Centre 119 Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit, SA, Australia
In what promises to be a highlight of this year’s concert calendar, German baritone and Lieder expert Matthias Goerne embarks on a national tour with Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov (see our interview with Goerne on page 46). Witness their unparalleled artistry as they perform Schubert’s Schwanengesang, Winterreise and Die schöne Müllerin. Trifonov…

Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch: Café Müller

Adelaide Festival Centre Adelaide, SA, Australia
Never before seen in Australia, Café Müller is one of the most iconic works of Pina Bausch’s extraordinary repertoire and one of the most influential dance pieces of the 20th century. In this intimate work, a sleepwalking woman staggers, arms outstretched, through a dark, cramped café. Amid the plaintive swell of Henry…

Karul Projects: The Walking Track

Vitalstatistix 11 Nile St, Port Adelaide, SA, Australia
The Walking Track is a guided tour like no other, enabling audiences to experience familiar surroundings in new ways, led by Karul Projects’ Thomas E. S. Kelly. Six new short performance works by local First Nations artists are embedded within the urban and natural landscape surrounding the iconic Waterside Workers…

Big Name, No Blankets

Ilbijerri Theatre Company: Big Name, No Blankets

Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide Adelaide, SA, Australia
Big Name, No Blankets celebrates the phenomenal journey and impact of Australian music icons Warumpi Band in an epic rock musical. Known for their anthems Blackfella/Whitefella, My Island Home and Jailanguru Pakarnu, this extraordinary story is inspired by Warumpi Band’s rise to the top through their politics, presence and potent rock ‘n’ roll riffs. Founding…