North Australian Festival of Arts

NORTH AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF ARTS 2 July - 1 August 2021 PROGRAM OF EVENTS Acknowledgement of Country Townsville City Council acknowledges the Wulgurukaba of Gurambilbarra and Yunbenun, Bindal, Gugu Badhun and Nywaigi as the Traditional Owners of this land. We pay our respects to their cultures, their ancestors and their Elders – past and present – and all future generations. NORTH AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF ARTS OF FESTIVAL AUSTRALIAN NORTH

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The North Australian Festival of Arts is back! Welcome to the North Australian Festival of Bigger, better and even more outrageous than Arts, a wonderful opportunity to immerse before. yourself in Townsville, North Queensland’s local culture and community, and hopefully With over 400 events locked in across a explore some of the superb tourism number of genres and locations around our experiences on offer here. city, Townsville City Council is once again proud to present the wonders of NAFA The impacts of the pandemic have provided throughout the month of July. incredible challenges, but thanks to the hard work of Queenslanders our state was As a Council we made a commitment to the one of the first to put in place a COVID Safe people of Townsville to create an annual arts Event Framework which paved the way for and culture festival our community could be events such as this one to take place. proud of. Three years on from the inaugural North Australian Festival of Arts, I am pleased The Queensland Government is proud to see our community’s appetite grow as it to support the North Australian Festival continues to back NAFA and the world-class of Arts, through Tourism and Events experiences showcased throughout our Queensland’s Destination Events Program region. and it is a feature on our It’s Live! in Queensland events calendar. Events From world-class headliners to undiscovered are an important part of our state’s talent from right in our own backyard, NAFA economic recovery from the pandemic provides our community more than a month because they attract visitors to the region of entertainment, it brings our city to life and which stimulates the local economy and highlights why we choose to live in Townsville, supports local jobs. Events are also an the capital of Northern Australia. important opportunity for communities, friends, families and visitors to come The challenges of the past 12 months have together, creating community pride and taught us as a city to become more adaptive reconnecting us. than ever, watch in awe as Townsville is transformed into an arts and culture mecca Congratulations to the event organisers and through the wonders of the Northern Fringe all those involved in organising this event – Festival - setting our pubs, clubs, restaurants may it be a successful one. and cafes abuzz with activity and joy. If you are visiting for the event, I encourage you to make some time to The North Queensland winter is the perfect explore the diverse tourism experiences on summer, Townsville is the place to be and offer in this beautiful region. NAFA certainly has plenty to see. So join us as we get out and about to enjoy the North The Hon. Stirling Hinchliffe MP, Minister Australian Festival of Arts in all its glory in a for Tourism Industry Development and COVID-safe manner in 2021. Innovation and Minister for Sport. NORTH AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF ARTS OF FESTIVAL AUSTRALIAN NORTH

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MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR CR JENNY HILL 4

MESSAGE FROM THE MINISTER FOR TOURISM INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION AND MINISTER FOR SPORT THE HON. STIRLING HINCHLIFFE 4

MAP 8 - 9

SHOW BY CATEGORY 10 - 33

CABARET 10 - 11

CHILDRENS 12

CIRCUS 13

DANCE 14 - 17

EVENTS 18 - 19

COMEDY 20 - 21

WORKSHOPS & TALKS 22

INTERACTIVE, FILM & DIGITAL 23

MUSIC 24 - 26

ROVING 26

THEATRE 28

VISUAL ARTS 29 - 31

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QG FR BOOK TICKETS THESE SHOWS FOR AND MORE ONLINE 30, 31 JULY | 31 JULY 30, CRINGE WORTHY Susan Mattocks Lewis Doolan & like to “Susan doesn’t just mention the unmentionable… it in graphic she broadcasts detail! Keeping it uncomfortably real is her mantra. Lewis doesn’t use words like ‘unmentionable’. Nothing is ‘unmentionable’ in Lewis’ world! unbelievable, Unsophisticated, and unexpected unreasonable, but unthinkable sometimes even unmentionable. never cringe Lewis and Susan believe worthy is fringe worthy! Join hour an uncomfortable them for of their own brand they deliver as real humour!” excruciatingly Strand Park Strand 18+ 18+ SP

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FR FR 22 JULY | 22 JULY 8-11 JULY | JULY 8-11 Townsville for one night only! for Townsville his finest hour of stand-up to stand-up hour of his finest felt-faced comedian is bringing felt-faced the country, everyone’s favourite favourite the country, everyone’s After selling out festivals across across selling out festivals After

Good Chat Comedy Good Chat RANDY FELTFACE & & RANDY FELTFACE FRIENDS the curtains have closed. the curtains have thinking and laughing long after thinking and laughing long after matter and leaving audiences and leaving matter side of much darker subject much side of commentary, showing the lighter impressions into barbed social impressions Weaving characters and characters Weaving relentless comedy blows. relentless known for his ability to throw known for achiever, ever the underdog, the underdog, ever achiever, international headliner. A quiet international his position as a bona-fide his position as Jacques has cemented Jacques has comedy and festival circuits comedy and festival After 12 years on the international international the on 12 years After

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37 Day by day 30 June - 1 August Strand Park Strand Park Central Park Strand Park Strand Park Central Park Strand 20 Village Blvd, Thuringowa Central & Cnr Denham St St Flinders The Strand Road, Fulham 59-77 Pimlico Park Strand Terrace, 36 Cleveland Townsville Park Strand Park Strand Park Central Park Central Street Flinders 151 st Flinders 87 St Flinders 376 Park Central Denham Lane, Townsville City Road, Fulham 59-77 Pimlico Park Strand Park Strand Park Central Street 408 Flinders The Strand Street Flinders 376 Aitkenvale St, 16 Casey 20 Village Blvd, Thuringowa Central & Cnr Denham St St Flinders North Ward Gregory St, Park Central Park Central Park Central 376 Flinders Street Flinders 376 Aitkenvale St, 16 Casey Main Stage MS The May Wirth Pinocchi’s Palace Empire Theatre Wonderland Spiegeltent Main Stage The May Wirth Pimlico Performing Arts Pimlico Performing Centre Wonderland Spiegeltent May Wirth Empire Theatre Umbrella Studio Arts Contemporary The Strand Lane Flinders Space The HUB Creative Pinnacles Gallery Regional Gallery Tucker Perc Queens Gardens Empire Theatre Main Stage Main Stage Pinnacles Gallery Gallery Regional Tucker Perc The Strand Arts Pimlico Performing Centre Wonderland Spiegeltent James’ Anglican St. Cathedral The May Wirth Wonderland Spiegeltent Empire Theatre Main Stage The Heritage Exchange Otherwise Bar Lane Flinders Empire Theatre Hoi Polloi Flinders Lane Flinders Space The HUB Creative Pinocchi’s Palace 19:30 20:30 21:30 20:45 22:00 22:30 22:30 21:15 21:30 22:45 17:00 17:00 12:30 17:00 17:00 17:00 18:30 17:30 18:30 17:00 17:00 17:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 18:45 18:30 22:00 19:30 20:30 21:00 22:00 17:00 12:30 PP 18:00 19:30 19:30 19:30 20:30 20:30 19:30 20:00 20:30 21:45 09:00 09:00 09:30 10:00 10:00 15:00 16:30 17:00 18:00 10:00 10:00 14:00 14:30 16:00 16:00 17:00 17:45 18:00 18:00 18:30 19:00 19:30 19:30 09:00 09:30 25/07/21 25/07/21 25/07/21 25/07/21 25/07/21 25/07/21 24/07/21 24/07/21 24/07/21 24/07/21 25/07/21 25/07/21 25/07/21 25/07/21 25/07/21 25/07/21 25/07/21 25/07/21 25/07/21 25/07/21 24/07/21 24/07/21 24/07/21 24/07/21 24/07/21 24/07/21 24/07/21 24/07/21 24/07/21 24/07/21 24/07/21 24/07/21 24/07/21 24/07/21 24/07/21 24/07/21 24/07/21 Empire Theatre ET

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Wonderland Spiegeltent ‘Sista’s in Comedy’ Living our Best Life in Comedy’ Living our Best ‘Sista’s - The Butch is BackReuben Kaye JimmiesonCristi Diamond Cabaret French Abstraction and Imagination, 1955 - 2021 and Imagination, Abstraction Herencia latina Promo Factory the Chocolate Charlie & ZODIAC Sometimes I’m Happy Robert Preston / Inner Visions: Observation, Visions: Observation, Inner / Robert Preston Queens Gardens Concert Random Sass and Centre of the Centre Exhibitions and Centre of Sculptures - Seaside Ephemera the Centre Exhibition Centre of Voice Finding Your Character’s from the Tendencies: Works Graphic Art Collection Townsville City of Reuben Kaye - The Butch is BackReuben Kaye You Need Mel Buttle: Here If Showcase Night Comedy NQ Late Gair Le Yana Re-Scoring the Silent Classics Quartet Jazz Dylan Russell Wolf Timothy Enough to Wake the Dead NQ Late Night Comedy Showcase Night Comedy NQ Late DanceIndian Classical Jungle Shimmy 2.0 Sh!tshow Spiegeltease Concert SeriesSaturday Diamond Cabaret French Lumsden Fanny Robert Preston / Inner Visions: Observation, Visions: Observation, Inner / Robert Preston Sculptures - Seaside Ephemera Enough to Wake the Dead Centre of the Centre Exhibition the Centre of Centre Submission Work for Preparing Your from the Tendencies: Works Graphic Collection Art Townsville City of 1955 - 2021 and Imagination, Abstraction (‘The End’ is Only the Beginning) (‘The WS SUN 25

Day by day 30 June - 1 August 38 CP Central Park FRI 30 THU 29 WED 28 TUE 27 SAT 31 and Centreof theCentreExhibitions Yana GairLe Silent DiscoWalkingTours Top EndComedyShow Amy Hetherington& KelBalnaves: Silent DiscoWalkingTours 1940s LindyHopDanceClass Silent DiscoWalkingTours Abstraction andImagination, 1955-2021 Robert Preston / Inner Visions: Observation, City of Townsville ArtCollection Graphic Tendencies:Works fromthe Centre of theCentreExhibition and Centreof theCentreExhibitions Yana GairLe Abstraction andImagination, 1955-2021 Robert Preston / Inner Visions: Observation, City of Townsville ArtCollection Graphic Tendencies:Works fromthe Centre of theCentreExhibition and Centreof theCentreExhibitions Yana GairLe Abstraction andImagination, 1955-2021 Robert Preston / Inner Visions: Observation, City of Townsville ArtCollection Graphic Tendencies:Works fromthe Centre of theCentreExhibition and Centreof theCentreExhibitions Yana GairLe NQ Late NightComedyShowcase Centre of theCentreExhibition and Centreof theCentreExhibitions Yana GairLe Cringe Worthy Central Park Movie Nights (hopefully notaShakespeareanTragedy) Romeo & Juliet An Hourof Brass Silent DiscoWalkingTours Silent DiscoWalkingTours Central Park Movie Nights Indian Classical Dance Silent DiscoWalkingTours Abstraction andImagination, 1955-2021 Robert Preston / Inner Visions: Observation, City of Townsville ArtCollection Graphic Tendencies:Works fromthe Centre of theCentreExhibition SP Strand Park

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39 Day by day 30 June - 1 August Central Park Central Entertainment Drive Park Central Park Central Park Central Park Central Park Central Park Central Flinders St St Flinders Park Central Park Central Park Central Magnetic Dr, 7 Pacific Island Park Central Park Central Denham Lane, Townsville Park Central Park Central Park Central Street 408 Flinders Street Flinders 376 20 Village Blvd, Thuringowa Central St Flinders 20 Village 20 Village Blvd, Central Thuringowa Main Stage MS Contemporary Arts Contemporary Pinocchi’s Palace PP 01/08/21 16:0001/08/21 17:00 17:3001/08/21 17:30 20:0001/08/21 TECC 18:00 18:30 01/08/21 19:00 20:0001/08/21 Empire Theatre 18:00 20:00 01/08/21 18:00 19:0001/08/21 Pinocchi’s Palace 19:45 19:00 Main Stage 20:45 Pinocchi’s Palace 31/07/21 10:0031/07/21 17:00 16:00 Regional Gallery Tucker Perc & Cnr Denham St 31/07/21 17:00 17:3031/07/21 18:30 17:30 Pinocchi’s Palace 31/07/21 18:00 18:30 31/07/21 21:00 18:0031/07/21 Sandi’s On Magnetic 19:00 20:0031/07/21 Empire Theatre 19:00 20:00 31/07/21 19:15 20:3031/07/21 Hoi Polloi 20:00 20:1531/07/21 Pinocchi’s Palace 22:30 20:3001/08/21 Empire Theatre 09:00 22:00 Main Stage 01/08/21 17:00 09:00 Umbrella Studio 01/08/21 17:00 10:00 Lane Flinders 01/08/21 17:00 10:00 Pinnacles Gallery 17:00 Regional Gallery Tucker Perc & Cnr Denham St 31/07/21 10:00 17:00 Pinnacles Gallery Empire Theatre ET

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Wonderland Spiegeltent Sometimes I’m Happy Drumbumba Juliet Romeo & (hopefully not a Shakespearean Tragedy) Pose Pose Silent Disco Walking Tours Nights Movie Park Central Silent Disco Walking Tours and Centre of the Centre Exhibitions and Centre of from the Tendencies: Works Graphic Art Collection Townsville City of Visions: Observation, Inner / Robert Preston 1955 - 2021 and Imagination, Abstraction Silent Disco Walking Tours Central Park Movie Nights Movie Park Central 33 1/3 Gair Le Yana the Centre Exhibition Centre of (hopefully not a Shakespearean Tragedy) Tragedy) (hopefully not a Shakespearean Nights Movie Park Central Silent Disco Walking Tours Re-Scoring the Silent Classics Cringe Worthy Romeo & Juliet Romeo & Silent Disco Walking Tours Random Sass Graphic Tendencies: Works from the from Works Tendencies: Graphic Art Collection Townsville City of Visions: Observation, Inner / Robert Preston 1955 - 2021 and Imagination, Abstraction Walking Tours Silent Disco WS SUN 1

Day by day 30 June - 1 August 40 CP capacity -besuretobookquicklyas itissuretoselloutfast! the talkof thetown!Thisshowisanunforgettably darkandsweetsliceof Tim Burton-esque brilliance. Very limited your heartalongwithtea.From thebeautifulmindof ClintBolster -thisunforgettable festival experience willbe Welcome tothewonderfulother-worldlyrealmof BOOFF -whereyoucansharestories andbiscuitspourout BOOFF Container Homunculus Theatre Company HIGH TEAWITHBOOFF Central Park 7-11, 14-18 JULY | NAFA

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QG Queens Gardens 18+ CF Adults Only Community Fringe 15+ FR Mature Audience Fringe NAFA G NAFA All Ages

41 Day by day 30 June - 1 August SHORT STORY COMPETITION 2021

Everybody has Age categories... a story to tell. First Five 0 - 5 Years max 200 words Children up to 11 years max 500 words Write a story on the theme Young Adult 12 – 17 years max 1000 words “My Family” and win cash Adult 18 + max 2000 words Visit townsville.qld.gov.au/libraries prizes up to $500! for more information and to enter.

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