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ozasiafestival.com.au BOOK AT 131 246 welcome to OzAsia Festival 2011 MIKE HIEU VAN LE AO DOUGLAS JACINTA RANN Patron, OzAsia Festival; GAUTIER Lieutenant Governor, South THOMPSON Premier of South Australia, Australia; Chairman, South CEO & Artistic Director, Festival Director, OzAsia Festival Minister for the Arts Australian Multicultural and Adelaide Festival Centre Ethnic Aff airs Commission Asia’s importance to, Five years ago, when the Adelaide Festival Centre The 2011 OzAsia Festival and infl uence on, South idea of an Asian-Australian has a strong tradition program highlights Japan with Australia continues to arts festival was born, as a cultural leader the presentation of Continent, increase. we set down a few key and our OzAsia Festival Shugo Tokumaru and Cool Wise Our nation’s top four objectives. continues the tradition Man and Australian-Japanese export markets are now Our aims were to attract as the pre-eminent artistic collaborations: China, Japan, Korea, the best artists, to make event of its kind in Dreamscape, Four Winds and India, and our Adelaide Festival Centre the region. Now in its and KOAN. We have the commercial, cultural the performance hub, to fi fth year, the Festival Japanese Film Festival for and creative ties grow create a true community- has been embraced by the fi rst time in Adelaide and stronger with each based event, and to local audiences and OzAsia On Screen returns at passing year. present the cultures of our communities and has Mercury Cinema. From China garnered signifi cant the stunning production of As we enter the second neighbouring countries through the arts. attention nationally Rhinoceros in Love presented decade of the "Asian and overseas. in partnership with Brisbane century", we again In 2011, I’m delighted that The Festival continues and Melbourne Festivals; and look forward to our the enormous potential Shaolin Warriors. exemplary Festival of OzAsia Festival has to shape the Asia- that offers invaluable been realised and that Australia cultural Music lovers will enjoy: Raga insights and even the Festival is developing agenda by fostering Shambhala, and Shaun Tan’s greater understanding a global reputation for collaborations between The Arrival. On the food of the extraordinary excellence. Australian and Asian front, we have a delectable artists and encouraging evening with FEAST by design diversity and dynamism I’m especially pleased that characterises cross cultural dialogue and of course, our annual, that the culturally diverse and ideas. much-loved Moon Lantern contemporary Asia. communities of South This year we focus on Festival. And Jason Yat Sen Having won admiration Australia – and the people Li’s keynote address with the and recognition nationally of this State generally – Japan which gives us an opportunity to honour Hawke Centre on Australian and overseas, the have embraced OzAsia Fusion: imagining our Eurasian Adelaide Festival Centre’s Festival and made it this great people and their culture in a Future is sure to spark robust fi fth OzAsia Festival their own. dialogue. I’m thrilled about once more promises to period of refl ection and Some of the overseas rebuilding. our new partnerships with the entertain, challenge and students that study in Samstag Museum, Art Gallery invite valuable cross- Adelaide have also taken Please join us for this of SA and CACSA and the new cultural dialogue. part in the Festival, which annual celebration work by local artists In Lieu. OzAsia Festival has grown is a terrifi c way of getting of our diverse multicultural society I welcome all the artists, to become a not-to-be- them involved in the life sponsors and audiences to missed event on our of our city. and the cultures of our region. share in this year’s OzAsia Festival calendar, and I I commend this year’s Festival and invite you all to look forward to seeing program to one and all. enjoy its cultural offerings. you there. BUY A FESTIVAL SUBSCRIPTION contents (four or more shows) to SAVE & WIN... 4 Dreamscape An extended OzAsia experience 5 Four Winds • Return fl ights for two to Sydney 6 FEAST by design • 2 nights accommodation 7 Rāga Shambhala • Opening night tickets to Sydney’s 8 In Lieu 2011 Japanese Film Festival 9 Keynote Lecture • Degustation dinner for two 10 Shaolin Warriors at Luke Nguyen's Red Lantern 11 Th e Arrival restaurant, Surry Hills. 12 Shugo Tokumaru 3 TOTAL PRIZE VALUE $1500 13 Cool Wise Man Buy a Festival Subscription of four or more diff erent 14 KOAN shows in one transaction to be eligible. 15 Continent Please note, you can include FEAST by design and fi lms in 16 Rhinoceros in Love your Festival Subscription even though no discount applies. 18 Moon Lantern Festival For full terms and conditions please go to ozasiafestival.com.au 19 Calendar 20 OzAsia on Screen Purchase your Festival Subscription from by phone, in person or online. 22 Japanese Film Festival Th e same number of tickets must be 24 Krishna and visions purchased for each show to qualify. of Sri Nathji 24 Expressions in Clay 25 NUIDO World Embroidery Exhibition 26 White Rabbit 27 Post Logical Form 28 Wasabi Short Films 28 GreenRoom 29 In Conversation With AVCon @ OzAsia 29 Places to Meet & Eat 30 Presented by Adelaide Festival Centre and Leigh Warren and Dancers dreamscape ddreamtimereamtime a double bill choreographer 4 Jirí Kylián eescapescape choreographer Leigh Warren in association with Kaiji Moriyama featuring pianist Simon Tedeschi Adult $49 Conc $39 Student $20 Groups (8 or more) $42 GreenRoom $19.95 STix (see page 34) $10 Adult $44 Conc $34 Escape in the dreamy moment Jirí Kylián’s Dreamtime is an exquisitely crafted chamber work for fi ve dancers from one of the world’s most revered contemporary choreographers. Paired with Leigh Warren’s Escape, which contrasts action-packed movement with intense stillness and featuring the mesmerising Japanese contemporary dancer Kaiji Moriyama and outstanding young pianist Simon Tedeschi. Escape was inspired by the choreographers’ visit to Akiyoshido, the largest cave in Japan and a masterpiece of natural art. Music for both works by legendary composer Toru Takemitsu. Image Sadato Ishizuka 2 – 4 DUNSTAN Friday & Saturday Duration: 1 hr 15 mins SEPTEMBER 7.30pm; [includes interval] PLAYHOUSE Sunday 4pm Suitable: 12+ years EvocativeE and enthralling: a unique AAustralian-Asian musical fusion that ppromises to inspire four winds 5 SHONOSUKE OKURA Master Otsuzumi performer (Noh Theatre) SLAVA GRIGORYAN guitar ANDY BEVAN saxophone, flutes, didjeridoo, percussion STEVE FALK marimba, percussion Adult $40 Conc $35 An extraordinary union of three virtuosic Australian musicians Student/Child $20 and a Master Otsuzumi (Japanese drum) performer. Groups (6 or more) $35 GreenRoom $19.95 Talented Japan-based Australian musicians Andy Bevan and STix (see page 34) $10 Steve Falk, who blend the raw earthy sounds of marimba and didgeridoo and the lyrical tone of fl ute and soprano saxophone, lead this special evening of rhythm, wind and strings. Adult $35 Joining them are master drummer Shonosuke Okura, one of Conc $30 Japan’s Intangible Cultural Treasures, and Adelaide International Guitar Festival Artistic Director and world renowned classical guitarist Slava Grigoryan. Post-show Q & A follows Saturday 3 September performance 2 – 3 SPACE Friday & Saturday Duration: 1 hr 30 mins SEPTEMBER THEATRE 8pm Suitable: 10+ years For the fi rst time, OzAsia Festival brings together top designers in food, furniture and fashion for a chic banquet with style. FEAST by 6 SIMON BRYANTADAM LIAW KHAI LIEWALISTAIR TRUNG TRUN Acclaimed chef, Simon Bryant, known from years at Adelaide Hilton and ABC TV’s Cook and the Chef, together with 2010 MasterChef winner Adam Liaw are designing a sublime seasonal OzAsia inspired three course feast with O’Leary Walker wines. You will feast surrounded by an installation of contemporary furniture and fashion. The beautiful furniture pieces by Adelaide-based designer and artist Khai Liew will be complemented by the stunning creations of Alistair Trung, a Sydney-based fashion designer in his fi rst showing in Adelaide and the talk of this year’s Australian Fashion Week. Your guide through this unique feast will be the charming food writer and broadcaster, Annette Shun Wah. Can be included in your Festival Subscription 3 BANQUETBANQUET Saturday 7pm Suitable: 18+ years SEPTEMBER ROOM Banquet style seating includes set menu & wine rāga Classical and Folk Music of India and Tibet MANJU MEHTA Indian sitar TENZIN CHOEGYAL shambhala vocals, dranyen (stringed instrument) Take a journey from Tibet to India with artistic traditions from both sides of the Himalayas. JAY DABGAR tabla TTENZINENZIN CCHOEGYALHOEGYAL and Indian sitar maestro MMANJUANJU MMEHTAEHTA draw from ancient musical traditions and lineage to JOSH BENNETT present music with intensity, depth and beauty. sitar, guitar and dilruba (bowed sitar) 7 Adult $30 As part of her fi rst Australian tour, Manju Mehta, described as the First Conc $25 Lady of Sitar, will be performing Indian Classical music in the style made Student/Child $15 famous by her guru, Pandit Ravi Shankar. Her knowledge of ‘raga’ and Family (2 + 2) $80 her ability to breathe life and creativity into her music whilst staying Groups (6 or more) $25 true to her lineage has earned her enormous praise and respect. GreenRoom $19.95 Following his sell-out appearance at the 2010 OzAsia Festival and recent appearance at the Tibet House 21st Annual Benefi t Concert at Carnegie Adult $25 Hall (New York) alongside Philip Glass and Angelique Kidjo,