Art Down Under 2021: Sizzling program of shows for Summer 2021 at Adelaide Festival Centre

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – Adelaide Festival Centre is gearing up for a summer packed with entertaining and inspiring performances for people of all ages to enjoy. Kicking off Summer 2021 is Christmas Junior Proms at Adelaide Festival Centre’s Banquet Room on Saturday, 5th December. The Adelaide Youth Orchestra will perform a delightful mix of the Christmas music audiences know and love. Adelaide Festival Centre and Adelaide … Continue reading Art Down Under 2021: Sizzling program of shows for Summer 2021 at Adelaide Festival Centre

Art Down Under 2020: OzAsia Festival thanks audiences for their support with 170k views of OzAsia Talks and 60k attendees at Lucky Dumpling Market

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – Adelaide Festival Centre is celebrating the success of OzAsia Festival 2020 and is encouraging audiences to keep engaging with the free online content available. While the COVID-19 global pandemic meant it was unable to present a full program of performances, Adelaide Festival Centre kept the spirit of OzAsia Festival alive in a number of ways. Programmed and hosted by OzAsia Festival Artistic … Continue reading Art Down Under 2020: OzAsia Festival thanks audiences for their support with 170k views of OzAsia Talks and 60k attendees at Lucky Dumpling Market

The Banter: An Interview with OzAsia Artistic Director Annette Shun Wah and T:>works Artistic Director Ong Keng Sen

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – In lieu of live performances due to the ongoing pandemic, Adelaide Festival Centre’s OzAsia Festival has launched their inaugural OzAsia Talks series, where various cultural leaders and artists gathered to discuss the state of the arts online. As one of the world’s leading international arts festival focusing on Asia, the ongoing talks feature some of the world’s most significant figures today, each … Continue reading The Banter: An Interview with OzAsia Artistic Director Annette Shun Wah and T:>works Artistic Director Ong Keng Sen

Art Down Under 2020: OzAsia Talks begins tonight with a livestream from Her Majesty’s Theatre

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – Adelaide Festival Centre’s OzAsia Festival will put a spotlight on cultural engagement between Australia and Asia during tonight’s opening event for its innovative new online series, OzAsia Talks. OzAsia Talks will feature critical conversations between contemporary artists and arts professionals from across Asia. Programmed and hosted by recently appointed OzAsia Festival Artistic Director Annette Shun Wah, the series includes panel discussions, artist … Continue reading Art Down Under 2020: OzAsia Talks begins tonight with a livestream from Her Majesty’s Theatre

Art Down Under 2020: OzAsia Festival reaches international audience with new online talks series

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – Contemporary artists and arts professionals from across Asia will share their stories with a worldwide audience for OzAsia Talks – a series of critical conversations presented by Adelaide Festival Centre’s OzAsia Festival. Programmed and hosted by recently appointed OzAsia Festival Artistic Director Annette Shun Wah, the innovative new online series will feature panel discussions, artist profiles and poetry performances. From 20th October to 3rd … Continue reading Art Down Under 2020: OzAsia Festival reaches international audience with new online talks series

Art Down Under: OzAsia Festival 2018 Wins Award For Cultural Contribution

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – Adelaide Festival Centre’s OzAsia Festival was applauded for its outstanding contribution to multiculturalism and social harmony during the recent announcement of the 2019 Governor’s Multicultural Awards. OzAsia Festival 2018 is among the winners of this prestigious award, which recognises the festival’s dedication to the promotion of cultural diversity in South Australia. Adelaide Festival Centre CEO & Artistic Director Douglas Gautier AM said OzAsia … Continue reading Art Down Under: OzAsia Festival 2018 Wins Award For Cultural Contribution

Art Down Under: OzAsia Festival Appoints Annette Shun Wah as New Artistic Director

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – Adelaide Festival Centre will welcome Annette Shun Wah as Artistic Director of the 2021 OzAsia Festival, providing a fresh lens on Australia’s leading contemporary arts festival engaging with Asia. Ms Shun Wah is a freelance actor, writer and broadcaster and since 2013 has served as Executive Producer of Contemporary Asian Australian Performance – a non-profit organisation promoting cultural diversity through cross-artform theatrical works. In light … Continue reading Art Down Under: OzAsia Festival Appoints Annette Shun Wah as New Artistic Director

Art Down Under: OzAsia Festival Director Joseph Mitchell Leaves, Search For New Artistic Director Begins Soon

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – After directing five successful and critically-acclaimed OzAsia Festivals, Joseph Mitchell is leaving Adelaide Festival Centre to pursue other projects, including directing Summer of the 17th Doll for State Opera SA later in 2020. Adelaide Festival Centre CEO & Artistic Director Douglas Gautier AM, said: “As Artistic Director, Joseph put OzAsia Festival on the map as the nation’s pre-eminent Asian/Australian cultural event. He has successfully showcased the best of contemporary … Continue reading Art Down Under: OzAsia Festival Director Joseph Mitchell Leaves, Search For New Artistic Director Begins Soon

Art Down Under: Over 200,000 Attendees at OzAsia Festival 2019

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA –  Adelaide Festival Centre’s OzAsia Festival is celebrating its growing success with 200,000 attendees across a range of sold-out performances and popular free events for the 18-day festival, which closed yesterday. Audiences were treated to ground-breaking and genre-defying work from world-class contemporary artists – everything from talking rice cookers, ‘headless’ dancers and fictional banks to thought-provoking observations on cultural identity, migration and generational exchange. The 2019 … Continue reading Art Down Under: Over 200,000 Attendees at OzAsia Festival 2019

Art Down Under: Jaipur Literary Festival Returns to Adelaide

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – The iconic Jaipur Literature Festival will once again make its mark on Australia when the second annual JLF Adelaide hosts three days of transnational celebration and cultural exchange from 1st to 3rd November. Described as “the greatest literary show on earth”, Jaipur Literature Festival is an annual literary extravaganza produced by Teamwork Arts and held in Rajasthan, India. Over the past decade the Festival has … Continue reading Art Down Under: Jaipur Literary Festival Returns to Adelaide