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A Japanese-themed after-hours event at the Art Gallery of SA, African beats at Nexus Arts, and a concert of musical theatre and opera classics by singers including Greta Bradman and Teddy Tahu Rhodes are among this weekend’s entertainment offerings.
Other picks include the Royal Adelaide Show, a youth art showcase in Victoria Square, a gig by Melbourne band The Drones, State Theatre Company’s Volpone, and a chance to shake your booty at a retro disco event in Norwood.
Lamine Sonko & The African Intelligence – Nexus
Senegalese singer/dancer Lamine Sonko and his eight-piece band The African Intelligence will perform in Adelaide for the first time tomorrow (Saturday) night at Nexus Arts. The world musicians play a fusion of contemporary and traditional African rhythms described as exhilarating and infectious (you can hear a sample here). The show begins at 8pm.
The YAARD Project – Victoria Square
YAARD stands for Young Adelaide Art and Design, and this Splash Adelaide event in Victoria Square from 3pm until 9pm today (Friday) seeks to showcase the talent of young Adelaide artists. There will be art and design stalls, short film screenings, live music, photography projects and food trucks. More details here.
First Friday – Art Gallery of SA
Tonight’s First Friday after-hours event at the gallery will have a Japanese theme to mark the opening of new display The Power of Pattern: The Ayako Mitsui Collection, which explores Japanese textile design. There will be Japanese-inspired food and cocktails, live music and dance performances, guided tours of the gallery’s permanent collection, and a talk by Jennifer Harris, curator of The Power of Pattern. First Fridays (held on the first Friday of each month) runs from 4.15pm until 9pm.
From Broadway to La Scala – Festival Theatre
Soprano Greta Bradman, tenor David Hobson, bass baritone Teddy Tahu Rhodes and actress and singer Lisa McCune will join with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra for this concert of musical theatre and opera classics. Promising an evening of “glamour, passion and romance”, From Broadway to La Scala will include music from productions such as South Pacific, Carmen, La Traviata and The Phantom of the Opera. Performances are at the Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre, at 2pm and 8pm on Saturday.
Royal Adelaide Show
Opening today, this year’s Royal Adelaide Show will run for 10 days, taking in two full weekends. Entertainment includes The Magical Gift of Mother Earth, a show choreographed by Rhys Bobridge featuring dancers, aerialists, special effects and giant LED screens; singers The Treble Men, and Pip Comic Illusionist. In the main arena over the weekend you can catch the V8 Ute Challenge, Freestyle Motor X and nightly fireworks. There’s also dog trials; shearing demos; woodcutting; wine, beer and olive oil tastings; cooking demonstrations, roving entertainment and much more. Daily programs can be found here.
The Drones – The Gov
Melbourne band The Drones (pictured right) are this year celebrating the 10th anniversary of the release of their acclaimed album Wait Long By The River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Float By. They’re playing tonight (Friday) at the Governor Hindmarsh, along with doom punk outfit Baptiss. Doors open at 7.30pm. Saturday night’s Regurgitator concert at The Gov is sold out, but you can hear Adelaide singer-songwriter Grace Goodfellow playing in the front bar (free).
Naturally 7 – Thebarton Theatre
American group Naturally 7 combines elements of R&B, pop, soul and beatboxing in what they describe as a unique a cappella experience. Group members use only their voices as instruments, providing the sound of drums, bass, guitar, keyboards, harmonica and horns alongside vocal harmonies. They’re playing at the Thebby on Saturday night.
Volpone – State Theatre
State Theatre Company resident director Nescha Jelk (Othello, Jesikah, Random) directs Emily Steel’s new adaptation of this outrageous comedy. Starring Adelaide actor Paul Blackwell as a wealthy and cunning master of disguise, Volpone (“The Fox”) is playing at the Dunstan Playhouse until September 12. Read InDaily’s review here.
The Great Gatsby – Independent Theatre
Independent Theatre’s latest production is a fresh take on F Scott Fitzgerald’s iconic tale The Great Gatsby. Director Rob Croser’s adaptation explores aspects of the 1925 book omitted in screen versions of Gatsby, focussing on the perspective of stockbroker Nick Carraway and his fascination with the enigmatic millionaire playboy Jay Gatsby and love interest Daisy. The Great Gatsby is at the Space Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre, until September 12.
Hugo Race and the True Spirit – Wheatsheaf Hotel
Psychedelic rock and roots band Hugo Race and The True Spirit will play at the Wheatie on Sunday night as part of a national tour supporting the release of their first album in seven years, The Spirit. The gig starts at 4pm, with support by Adelaide group Koral & the Goodbye Horses, who recently launched their own debut EP Nocturnes.
The Cripple of Inishmaan – Adelaide Rep
Set in 1934 on the Irish island of Inishmaan, this play by writer Martin McDonagh is described as a witty exploration of love, loss and “the search for one’s place in the world”. “It’s a typical dark McDonagh comedy, but it’s probably the lightest of all of his comedies – no one gets tortured in this one,” jokes Kerrin White, director of the Adelaide Repertory Theatre production. Adelaide Rep is presenting The Cripple of Inishmaan at the Arts Theatre over eight performances until September 12. Read InDaily review here.
Shake Your Booty – ’70s Disco Explosion
Dig out the flares and mini-skirts and head to the Norwood Concert Hall tonight (Friday) for Shake Your Booty, part of the venue’s 100th anniversary events program. Presented by a 12-piece band and the Silhouette dancers, it promises a multi-media journey of solid gold disco from artists including Donna Summer, The Bee Gees, Gloria Gaynor, Sister Sledge and Hot Chocolate. Details here.
Samstag Museum of Art
Two exhibitions are currently showing at the Samstag Museum of Art. Birth of the Cool comprises works by four painters (David Aspden, Sydney Ball, Michael Johnson and Dick Watkins) from the decade 1963-73, considered a golden era of avant-garde art in Australia. Geoff Wilson: Interrogated Landscape features more than 70 works recognising the lifetime achievement of the South Australian artist. Both exhibitions continue until September 18.
On screen
See InDaily’s reviews of the latest films screening in Adelaide:
A Walk in the Wood
Straight Outta Compton
Holding the Man
Ricki and the Flash
Irrational Man
Dope
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
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