SA arts & culture news in brief: Local creatives bound for South Korea with BÁRBAROS, line-up released for Vitalstatistix’s national art hothouse, a book swap at the State Library, key dates for Fringe artists, and opportunities with Illuminate Adelaide.
Music
It’s been a while since the Australian Chamber Orchestra has taken on a major collaborative project, but this was one for the ages. With dance overlaying music of Bach and Arvo Pärt, it pushed every boundary.
InReview
SA arts & culture news in brief: ADT to hold auditions for a company dancer, Queen’s Theatre unveils upgrade, an exciting collab for Restless, SA arts leadership changes, applications open for Film Festival’s moving image lab, Virginia Gay’s 2025 cabaret callout, plus SALA talks and open studios.
This glittering production of George Balanchine’s Jewels is as much a crowd-pleasing display of dazzling eye candy as a showcase for the ballet aficionado, with the technical prowess of the company’s dancers exhibited in three acts of divergent styles.
Akram Khan’s latest collaboration brings Rudyard Kipling’s 19th-century classic into contemporary relevance, its post-apocalyptic setting, reimagined characters and flawless, multi-layered production transforming the beloved children’s tale into an urgent call to action.
In a work brimming with vulnerability and vitality, the artists at Australian Dance Theatre ask us to pause and look inwards to our nation’s heart.
This cinematic opera combines aspects of traditional dance and song with modern visuals in projections and puppetry for an unforgettably reverent deep dive into the ocean of Narungga creation stories.
Restless Dance Theatre’s exploration of sex, love and intimacy is gentle, playful and moving.
Adelaide Festival
The latest work from Adelaide-based Australian Dance Theatre aims to help people see through the smoke and mirrors of our national discussions about race to find the core of who we are.
Adelaide Festival
Baleen Moondjan is an epic Ngugi/Nunukul/Moondjan story of great beauty, sorrow and dignity told under darkening sky and measured out by the timeless beat of waves on the sands of Pathawilyangga in this unforgettable performance.
Presenting his first major commission since concluding his culture-defining stint at Bangarra Dance Theatre, Stephen Page will open the 2024 Adelaide Festival with a hypnotically beautiful work that reflects both his own career stage and Australia’s public conversation.
Ever been to a dance performance and wondered what it was all about? These basics can open the door to enjoying the beauty and complexity of this physical art.
Dancing can take a heavy toll on the professional artist’s body, but the aesthetic qualities of Javanese dance and rich creative collaborations have helped Adelaide-based Ade Suharto develop a practice to last a lifetime.
Australian Dance Theatre is celebrating the work of emerging artists with a bold triptych of new pieces exploring themes including the brain’s response to trauma, and language as a tool of colonial oppression.
Dance
In this contemporary dance piece on freedom in the modern age, the performers aren’t the only ones facing the scrutinising glare of the spotlight.
Festivals
Infectious beats and bold visuals fuse with breathtaking physicality as celebrated Bulareyaung Dance Company perform tiaen tiamen Episode 1 for the first time beyond the shores of Taiwan.
SA arts & culture news in brief: Australian Dance Theatre’s Daniel Riley to perform in a special return season of Tracker, Adelaide Fringe announces the first recipients of its 2024 grants, and a picnic to celebrate 35 years of Young Adelaide Voices.
Staging a well-loved classic while keeping it fresh is a tricky task, but the Australian Ballet pulls it off in this glorious showpiece for the company’s 60th-anniversary celebration.
If you love a tutu spectacular, you’ll love The Australian Ballet’s new production of Swan Lake with dancers swathed in a river of tulle accompanied by the music of Tchaikovsky played by our top orchestras.
Yuldea tells a powerful story of survival through an alchemical union of movement, vision, music and spirit that elevates this production from mere performance to sacred ceremony
Specially commissioned for Illuminate Adelaide, Restless Dance Theatre’s immersive production invites audiences to step into a liminal space where spinning reflections and plays of light open up a multitude of surprising new perspectives.
