Electric FieldsWOMADelaide FestivalTainmuntilla/Botanic ParkSunday, 13th March 2022 Hometown Brilliance One of the delights of this year’s WOMADelaide’s 30th anniversary celebrations was the strong First Nations presence ripping up the stages around Tainmuntilla. With acts such as Kutcha Edwards
If there was a contemporary adaptation of Beethoven‘s Ode to Joy, Manifesto would be it. A universal joyful chorus representing the triumph of the human spirit against the depravity and isolation of a pandemic, Manifesto unapologetically catapults us back into community. “Manifesto was an an
WOMADelaide FestivalTainmuntilla/Botanic Park There aren’t too many people in Adelaide that will line up for an hour to get into a restaurant, a show, or anywhere really. We’ve been spoilt with wide roads, slow population growth and a lacklustre metropolis. But a classical concert with no interv
Set on the fields at Leconfield and Richard Hamilton Winery in McLaren Vale, you arrive and shortly the sun begins to set on this stunning part of the world. Surrounded by vineyards and green landscapes, this is the perfect setting to settle in for a picnic and watch on as the sky turns dark, the [&
Paul KellyWOMADelaide FestivalTainmuntilla/Botanic ParkFoundation StageMonday, 14 March 2022 From little things big things grow It seemed fitting to close out WOMADelaide’s 30th birthday anniversary party with a glorious homecoming performance by the iconic Paul Kelly. Kelly had been part of the i
Skywhales: Every heart sings by Patricia PiccininiKarrawirra Parri (River Torrens), Elder ParkAdelaide FestivalMarch 12th I put my phone down and stopped trying to get the perfect shot. I stopped posting on social media. I looked up and experienced the majesty of an underwater world in the sky. Skyw
Wudjang: Not the PastBangarra Dance Theatre / Sydney Theatre Company / Choreographed and directed by Stephen Page / Written by Stephen Page & Alana Valentine / Music by Steve FrancisFestival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre, Tarntanya (Adelaide)Adelaide FestivalMarch 15th The show starts with t
more) coming to grips with the complexities of the inner-lives of a post-post-history world. This performance showed that Barnett’s wit and talent have propelled her to success and fame, but her humility and authenticity have cemented her status as absolute icon.
Their music is perfectly in the demo for the festival: blending influences and genres in an accessible and joyous travelogue; a pan-Pangaen panacea to a heretofore locked-down world.