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Thursday, 24 November 2011 11:07 |
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A Quartet of 2012 Adelaide Festivals Spotlighted
Including Jonathan Pryce and Ennio Morricone
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| South Australia’s (www.southaustralia.com) events calendar is filled each year with an impressive selection of diverse events ranging from major international sporting occasions like Santos Tour Down Under (www.tourdownunder.com.au) to the downright unusual like Tunarama featuring tuna tossing (http://www.tunarama.net). However, it is perhaps the following quartet of Adelaide based festivals which best typify South Australia’s vibrancy, zest for life and sheer artistic thirst: |
• THE ADELAIDE FRINGE: 24th February - 18th March 2012 (read more)
• THE ADELAIDE FESTIVAL: 2nd - 18th March 2012 (read more)
• WOMADELAIDE: 9th - 12th March 2012 (read more)
• ADELAIDE CABARET FESTIVAL: 8th – 23rd June 2012 (read more)
 THE ADELAIDE FRINGE: 24th February - 18th March 2012 (www.adelaidefringe.com.au)
Celebrating its 52nd year, the Adelaide Fringe is the largest arts festival in Australia, having seen record ticket sales of 334,000 in 2011. The Adelaide Fringe provides the opportunity for local and international artists to showcase their talents and, with around 3,500 artists performing almost 5,000 shows at 325 venues last year, it is only rivalled by the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
The Adelaide Fringe, which ran alongside The Adelaide Festival every other year until 2007 when it became an annual event, features cabaret, circus, comedy, dance, film, music, puppetry, theatre, visual art and word among the myriad art forms. And, with venues as diverse as traditional theatres, function rooms in pubs, churches, vacant buildings, shop fronts, a railway station and temporary outdoor locations, the combination creates a carnival atmosphere. The diverse locations also mean that The Fringe is truly accessible to all.
THE ADELAIDE FESTIVAL: 2nd - 18th March 2012 (www.adelaidefestival.com.au)
Focusing on the contemporary, The Adelaide Festival highlights the best in opera, theatre, dance, music, cabaret, new media events, literature, outdoor entertainment and the visual arts, while also featuring master classes, forums and a purpose-built late night club.
Highlights for 2012 include British Tony award winner Jonathan Pryce performing Harold Pinter's “The Caretaker” in his Australian debut. Legendary film composer, Ennio Morricone, is another major draw performing live at a once-in-a-lifetime premiere at Elder Park where he will lead the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, six Italian soloists and a massed choir through his iconic film scores from The Good The Bad & The Ugly to The Mission.
The Adelaide Festival, which has been running since 1960, also incorporates Adelaide Writers’ Week (3rd- 8th March 2012), as well as a comprehensive and contemporary visual arts programme.
 WOMADELAIDE: 9th to 12th March (www.womadelaide.com.au)
WOMAD - World of Music, Arts and Dance, is the internationally established festival co-founded by Peter Gabriel, bringing together artists from all over the globe, celebrating the world's many forms of music, arts and dance. First presented in Australia in 1992, WOMADelaide celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2012 and, with more than 81,000 visitors over the four-day festival in 2011, it is one of the country’s most popular outdoor music events.
The 2012 programme will feature performances and workshops on seven stages by some of the world's best musicians, dancers and DJs, alongside street theatre and visual artists, the popular Taste the World cooking events, Artists in Conversations sessions and an All-Star Gala finale. In addition, there will be around 100 food, crafts and display stalls, as well as KidZone for children.
THE ADELAIDE CABARET FESTIVAL: 8th–23rd June 2012 (www.adelaidecaberet.com)
This, a major annual event in the international and Australian Arts calendar, is the world’s most comprehensive cabaret festival with a reputation of highlighting the best local, national and international artists with classic and contemporary cabaret performances.
Whilst the programme for 2012 has yet to be announced, a 2011 highlight included an intimate evening of music with Chita Rivera. A living legend of musical theatre and two-time Tony award winner, Chita performed songs from her outstanding career on Broadway with numbers such as “America” from West Side Story, “Big Spender” from Sweet Charity and “All That Jazz” from Chicago.
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