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_ Celebrating1O years _ FESTIVAL Adelaide Festival Centre is acknowledged On behalf of the South Australian Government, DIRECTOR* internationally as a leader in Asian I congratulate Adelaide Festival Centre on PASS $149* engagement and OzAsia Festival OzAsia Festival’s 10 year anniversary. underpins our strategy to connect The Festival has evolved into Australia’s Live life like a festival director with Asia. leading annual contemporary arts festival and immerse yourself in the very best theatre, dance Over the past 10 years, the Festival focusing on Asia. It is held in the highest regard and music from across has consistently presented outstanding internationally and considered an important date in the Australian festival calendar. Asia! Select any 5 shows artistic works from across Asia. for $149 and enjoy a variety We are very proud of its legacy in The Government recognises the ability of of performances across creating opportunities for a mainstream OzAsia Festival to influence the perception of the Festival at this special celebration of Asian culture, and in doing South Australia across Asia and to develop discounted rate. so, touching and educating hundreds of cultural connections in the Asian region, which BEST WAY thousands of South Australians. help develop economic relationships for our *5 Shows at $29.80 each + transaction fees I would like to thank all involved in the State. The Festival plays an important role in TO SEE THE making of OzAsia Festival – State, Federal South Australia’s Asian engagement strategy and Local Governments, sponsors and and the Government are very pleased to FESTIVAL partners, artists, community groups, support its ongoing growth. presenting partners and staff. HON JACK SNELLING DOUGLAS GAUTIER AM Minister for the Arts CONTENTS CEO & Artistic Director Adelaide Festival Centre 02 | As If To Nothing 04 | The Record I am honoured to have been Patron of the 06 | Two Dogs OzAsia Festival since its inception, 10 years 08 | Vertigo 20 ago. This unique Festival was started to provide 10 | split flow & Holistic Strata opportunities for Australians to come together 12 | Phare Circus to celebrate and to appreciate Asia’s arts and 14 | King of Ghosts culture. Public support for, and participation in, 15 | SK!N the Festival has been overwhelmingly positive, 16 | SUB VERSE with more than 230,000 people attending last 18 | God Bless Baseball year’s performances and events. 19 | Twelfth Night 20 | SoftMachine: Rianto The 2016 program includes a wonderful gift 21 | Cabinet of Curiosities to the public – a free, family friendly concert 10 years is relatively young for an arts festival, but still a 22 | Bunny series that will present some of Asia’s finest milestone to celebrate. This year’s Festival remains proudly 23 | Beastly! | Croquiky Brothers contemporary bands. Held in Elder Park, young at heart with a vibrant program of contemporary arts 24 | Moon Lantern Festival the concerts will run over 10 nights, providing from across Asia. And with 35 Australian premieres, it’s the 26 | Good Fortune Market a fitting celebration for the Festival’s 10th biggest and most diverse program to date. 28 | Outdoor Concert Series anniversary. Inside our theatres you will discover personal and intimate ADELAIDE FESTIVAL CENTRE 36 | teamLab WARMLY WELCOMES ALL stories by artists who are exploring new and exciting I encourage all South Australians to gather and 38 | Sequential Movement AUSTRALIAN AND INTERNATIONAL ways to create live performance. And outdoors, it’s time join the spectacular array of events that make 39 | Record Light DELEGATES ATTENDING THE AAPPAC to celebrate with the annual Moon Lantern Festival up OzAsia Festival 2016. 40 | Unworldly Encounters | Divine Interventions AND OTHER CONFERENCES DURING followed by 10 incredible nights of free international music 41 | Pola: motif | Roundabout OZASIA FESTIVAL. HIS EXCELLENCY THE HONOURABLE programming at the Good Fortune Market in Elder Park. HIEU VAN LE AC 42 | Film Program There’s something for everyone to enjoy, so come along and We would like to acknowledge this is the traditional land of the Governor of South Australia 47 | INDOFest and FabricAsian discover contemporary Asia in Adelaide this September. Kaurna people and that we respect their spiritual relationship Patron of OzAsia Festival 48 | Festival Conversations with their country. We also acknowledge the Kaurna people as JOSEPH MITCHELL the custodians of the Adelaide region and that their cultural 62 | Calendar and heritage beliefs are still as important to the living Kaurna Festival Director 64 | Venue Information people today.The Kaurna people are the traditional owners of the land on which the Adelaide Festival Centre is located. Join in the conversation #ozasia #goodfortune ozasiafestival.com.au AUS PREMIERE | DANCE | HONG KONG AS IF TO NOTHING CITY CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY Choreography and Set Design by Sang Jijia As If To Nothing is a sublime examination of modernity, unique rhythms and psychological tension. Fourteen of Hong Kong’s best contemporary dancers delve into a multimedia landscape of memory, déjà vu and sensory distortion. Technically brilliant, fast-paced high-octane action. A stunning masterpiece. 22 – 24 SEP 7:30PM DUNSTAN PLAYHOUSE $30-$55 Duration 1hr 15mins Image: Isamu Murai “THE ARTISTIC SOUL OF CONTEMPORARY HONG KONG” South China Morning Post 02 PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY 03 AUS PREMIERE | THEATRE | AUS/USA “THIS SIMPLE BUT SUBLIME PRODUCTION... TOUCHES THE DEEP WELLSPRINGS OF OUR ATTRACTION TO THEATER...” New York Times THE RECORD 600 HIGHWAYMEN The Record brings together 45 people from South Australia to create a live performance that captures the mortality of us all, and what it is to be breakable, magnificent and inescapably human. At the heart of 600 HIGHWAYMEN’s innovating performance style is an investigation of how a group of individuals can come together to witness and participate in a singular experience. The subject of the work is us; the time is now. 21 – 24 SEP SPACE THEATRE $25-$45 7pm (Wed-Fri), 2pm (Sat) Duration 1hr Image: Maria Baranova 04 05 AUS PREMIERE | THEATRE | CHINA TWO DOGS A Play by Meng Jinghui In this hilarious comedy, two dogs trek to the big city to pursue their dreams of happiness and fulfilment. Their adventures are soon harshly thwarted by reality. Comedy and improvisation combined with a grunge/punk rock aesthetic create an absurd, yet thought-provoking performance challenging the lifestyles and idealist views of modern China. Acclaimed as the most performed drama in mainland China. 29 SEP – 1 OCT HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE $25-$45 7:30pm (Thu-Fri), 5pm (Sat) Duration 1hr 40mins “A TOSSED SALAD OF IMPROV, ROCK MUSIC, LAUREL-AND-HARDY-STYLE DOUBLE ACT AND CAREFUL SOCIAL SATIRE” Washington Post 06 Mandarin with English surtitles 07 PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY AUS PREMIERE | DANCE | ISRAEL VERTIGO 20 VERTIGO DANCE COMPANY Choreographed by Noa Wertheim Moving between realism and surrealism, Vertigo 20 conveys a hypnotic physicality that has been the hallmark of this world-renowned dance company from Israel. Piecing together select sequences from Vertigo’s 20 year history into a new full length dance work, choreographer Noa Wertheim crafts a delicate and beautiful performance by the full company ensemble, heightened by moments of wit and sadness with a hint of mysticism. 30 SEP – 1 OCT 8PM DUNSTAN PLAYHOUSE $30-$55 Duration 1hr “DANCE THEATRE THAT VERGES ON THE MYSTIC.” The Jerusalem Post Image: Gadi Dagon 08 09 AUS PREMIERE | DANCE | JAPAN SPLIT FLOW & HOLISTIC STRATA HIROAKI UMEDA Choreographed and Performed by Hiroaki Umeda A blistering storm of frenetic pixels. An optical dancer plays with the duality of light. Cutting edge digital multimedia. Choreographer and dancer Hiroaki Umeda is one of the leading figures in Japan’s avant-garde art scene. Umeda’s two extraordinary performances, split flow & Holistic Strata, have enthralled audiences the world over with his investigation into an exciting new dance vocabulary, blurring the boundaries between the physical dancer, light and sound. Truly magical. 27 – 28 SEP DUNSTAN PLAYHOUSE $30-$50 7pm (Tue), 8pm (Wed) Duration 1hr Image: Ryuichi Maruo (YCAM) 10 11 WORLD PREMIERE | CIRCUS | CAMBODIA PHARE CIRCUS Phare is no ordinary circus but an edgy, alternative, down-to-earth, all-singing-and-dancing Cambodian circus extravaganza suitable for all ages. High energy, adrenaline-pumping action: Phare is a wild ride into the unknown. This special presentation for OzAsia Festival will showcase some of the company’s most thrilling, edge-of-your-seat acts alongside hilarious clown routines and playful audience engagement. A sophisticated circus full of mind-blowing stunts. 27 SEP – 2 OCT UKIYO TENT, ELDER PARK $25-$40 6pm (Tue-Sat), 1pm (Sat), 3pm (Sun) Duration 1hr “THEATER, DANCE, MUSIC, STORYTELLING AND CIRCUS ARTS …IN A SOPHISTICATED HOUR- LONG SHOW.” New York Times Image: Jean-Francois Mousseau Image: Jean-Francois Due to venue requirements, latecomers may not be admitted. OzAsia Festival's ASEAN Program is supported by the Australian Government through 12 the Australia–ASEAN Council (AAC) of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 13 AUS PREMIERE | MUSIC | INDIA/UK AUS PREMIERE | THEATRE | MALAYSIA/AUS KING OF GHOSTS Composed by Soumik Datta, Johannes Berauer & Cormac Byrne Featuring Adelaide Symphony Orchestra King of Ghosts is a live film score created by sarod star Soumik Datta, set to the classic 1969 Indian art house filmGoopy Gayen Bagha Bayen, by Oscar-winning director Satyajit Ray. Conducted by Johannes Berauer, the live performance weaves together Indian sarod melodies with the rich orchestral textures of Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and the pulsing percussion of Cormac Byrne into a gorgeous, atmospheric experience. The film is SK!N projected over the musicians, transporting the audience into a black and white vintage fairytale. TERRYANDTHECUZ 2 OCT 7PM ELDER PARK FREE EVENT Duration 1hr It’s dark. The shipping container doors close. You’re locked inside. You’re thrust in the middle of the human trafficking experience.