
Steve Saffell CEO, Country Arts SA At Country Arts SA we believe access to the arts is a universal right and that all regional South Australians deserve a life rich in arts and culture. The arts have the power to transform lives and are a catalyst for tourism, employment and economic development contributing to resilient and prosperous regional communities. In this statewide Guide you will find a range of information about Country Arts SA and our activities in 2017. From our season shows, to Arts on Screen, to Shows on the Road to Visual Arts experiences and funding opportunities, there’s something to engage and inspire every community, family and individual. The artists, communities and partners we work with inspire us to create opportunities for artists at every level to flourish and produce great art and provide regional South Australians the best possible arts experiences. We look forward to seeing you in 2017. Above: The Popular Mechanicals Cover: Photo, Pedro Greig. Dancer, Charmene Yap. welcome 3 Jack Snelling MP Rob Stobbe WELCOME Minister for the Arts CEO, SA Power Networks The arts are an important part of In 2017 we are celebrating our 20th the cultural glue that binds a year partnering with Country Arts SA! community together and Country Over this time we have helped more Arts SA is invested in providing and than 250,000 people attend a wide producing quality arts experiences variety of arts events in regional across the state. locations right across South Australia. In regional areas especially, the arts By contributing to the communities can be effective in linking people we live and work in ourselves, we to a broader community by offering are able to build a strong presence new perspectives and providing in each region through organisations stimulating and entertaining insights like Country Arts SA that reflect our into the world around us. values by being ethically and socially The sector provides positive activities responsible. for young people in regional areas While we look forward to further and is beneficial for the whole celebrations for Country Arts SA’s region by generating jobs, income, 25th birthday next year, 2017 infrastructure investment and tourism. promises to be a year featuring a Supporting hardworking small to stimulating program and activities medium organisations such as for people of all ages to enjoy. We Country Arts SA means we are hope to see you at an event near boosting creativity, reach and access you over the year to come. to the arts for all South Australians based outside our capital city. Join me in supporting the work of Country Arts SA this year by taking part in the opportunities they offer and experiencing some theatre, dance, visual arts exhibitions, cinema screenings and interactive events right here in your own region. 4 Country Arts SA is a dynamic arts organisation committed to bringing the arts to life in regional CONTENTS South Australia. This guide is an overview of just some of the activities we are delivering in 2017.contents We support artists to develop their practice and make art. We present shows and workshops for people of all ages at our arts centres and elsewhere. By providing grants and professional advice and working with galleries across the State to curate visual arts exhibitions and residency projects we showcase work from regional artists to state, national and international audiences. Regional artists, communities and partners inspire us daily to produce great art that shares our stories with each other and the rest of the world. Country Arts SA recognises and respects that we are living and creating on Aboriginal Lands and we are committed to working together to honour their living cultures. Photo: Pia Johnson Performing Arts 06 Shows on the Road 20 contentsMorning Melodies 24 On Screen 26 Visual Arts 33 Grants & funding 38 Arts & Health 40 Thank you 42 Connect with us 46 Index 47 Eyes Presented by Country Arts SA and Sandpit Hold on to your 6 You are one of the ‘remaining few’ headphones... the on this earth, what will be preserved? universe is about What will be destroyed? Eyes to expand! investigates our myths, beliefs and survival tactics for the end of the Mt Gambier – 23-26 February world in a highly immersive and Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre charged experience. This is participatory theatre work that begins as an outdoor tour for 20 people, guided by one actor and an interactive audio device. From the team that brought you the sell-out hit Ghosts, Toasts, and the Things Unsaid at the 2016 Fringe. We are the World Presented by Country Arts SA and Intimate Spectacle 7 “The sheer, manic drive of the performance, its bracing informality, the self-belief, its mad poetry” Realtime POST have made a new show. It’s Come and have a play on their about the world. Nat and Mish have database, internet thingy, better been on a road trip and have talked to described as a digital bingo machine hundreds of people the old-fashioned and find the extraordinary in the way - face to face, over cups of tea, everyday. We Are the World is part to get their take on what the world town hall meeting, part Wikipedia looks like. What do they do with all wormhole, where you navigate your this information? Obviously, ask a high own adventure. end digital technology laboratory to create the slowest search engine Mt Gambier – 23-25 February imaginable! Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre Post-show talk GO BEHIND THE SCENES CONNECT 24 February COUNTRYARTS.ORG.AU Our Corka Bubs Presented by Country Arts SA 8 An interactive ‘play’formance for 4-24 month olds Our Corka Bubs creates memorable moments where child, carer and dance meet in the first ever Aboriginal contemporary dance work for babies. Grounded in Australia’s First Nation’s culture, Our Corka Bubs is captivating storytelling through movement and music choreographed specifically for babies under 2 years and their carers. Made by renowned South Australian Aboriginal choreographer Gina Rings, a small audience of babies and their carers are transfixed through movement and play that draw strongly from aspects of Australian Aboriginal culture. Adelaide – 18 February Tandanya Barmera – 21 February Wellbeing Centre Renmark – 22 February Chaffey Theatre Mt Gambier – 24-25 February Mt Gambier Library Raukkan – 1 March Raukkan Community Space Murray Bridge – 2 March Ninkowar Port Augusta – 4 March LG Riches Building For 4-24 month olds & their carers Illustrations by Nellie Rankine Mortal Condition Presented by Country Arts SA, 9 Larissa McGowan & Insite Arts Inspired by Mike Patton’s (Faith No More) ground-breaking album Adult Themes for Voice and from observing gamers, Mortal Condition explores how human interactions might materialise in a virtual gaming world. Larissa McGowan’s choreography mixes martial arts and gaming references with escapism and technology. Mortal Condition is an extraordinary journey into a virtual world of contemporary dance. Mount Gambier last saw Larissa’s work Fanatic as a part of Sydney Dance Company’s De Novo and her Dance Jungle Gym through Country Arts SA’s DanceXtend program. Mt Gambier – 25 February Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre Connect post- GO BEHIND THE SCENES show talk CONNECT COUNTRYARTS.ORG.AU Image: Peter Grieg, Tom Roschi and Rodeo One of Australia’s most adventurous street- style performance companies Branch Nebula Snake Sessions has trained up skaters, BMX-riders, dancers Presented by Country Arts SA, PADA and parkourists in the art of free improvisation and Intimate Spectacle and they are taking up residence in three skate 10 parks across South Australia. A new site-specific performance developed over a week-long In the mornings these professional street-style artists train their improvisational muscle at the residency in a local skate park skate park and in the afternoons they invite you to come participate in their sessions. Snake Sessions is spontaneous, fun, anarchic, inter-generational and captures the spirit of what parkour street-style is all about. Grab your board, skates, blades, bike and body (if you’re into parkour) and meet us at the park! Adelaide – 11 March Community Area Park 27 Skate Park, Bonython Park / Tulya Wardli Residency & sessions: 6-10 March Whyalla – 18 March Risk It Skate Park, Civic Park, Nicholson Ave Residency & sessions: 13-17 March Bordertown – 25 March Memorial Park, Cnr Park Tce and Cannawigara Rd Residency & sessions: 20-24 March Photo: Adam Scarf Two young women meet face to face for the first time across the bed of a dying man. Strangers to each other but 11 Sista Girl bonded by blood and grief. Sisters. Presented by Country Arts SA and State They break the cold silence of the Theatre Company South Australia hospital room to start a difficult By Elena Carapetis and Alexis West conversation. About the past and secrets. About the women who were their mothers. And about why this man, their father, abandoned one family to make another. When the past is dying and can’t say sorry, how do you move on? Sista Girl explores the relationship between indigenous and non- indigenous Australians, via the story of two women who share a white father. Co-written by Elena Carapetis (Gorgon) and Alexis West (Echoes... of Knowing Home) especially for the brilliant Natasha Wanganeen (Rabbit Proof Fence, The Shadow King) and Nadia Rossi (The Memory of Water), the play raises questions of identity, grief and the complex nature of family. Noarlunga – 9 May Hopgood Theatre Renmark – 11 May Chaffey Theatre Mt Gambier – 15 May Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre Port Pirie – 17 May Northern Festival Centre Whyalla – 19 May Middleback Arts Centre Port Lincoln – 22 May Nautilus Arts Centre Also touring to: Tanunda, Goolwa, Keith, Port Augusta, Ceduna, Tailem Bend Visit countryarts.org.au for details For ages 15+ Adelaide Cabaret Festival Roadshow 12 Presented by Country Arts SA and Adelaide Festival Centre Two spectacular evenings of variety, direct from the world’s biggest Cabaret Festival! Now in its 17th year, the Adelaide Cabaret Festival brings together artists from all over the world, for 13 huge nights featuring some of the most outrageous, raw, fun and fierce performances around.
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