Peter Maddern

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Visual and Performing Arts – ChoreoCraft Exhibition – Fest Centre Foyer

The Festival Theatre Foyer will play host to an exhibit of material from a new form of dance composition in the ChoreoCraft Exhibition, presented by Adelaide Festival Centre’s Performing Arts Collection from 25 – 30 May.

Punch Brothers Aust Tour Including Adel Itl Guitar Fest

The critically acclaimed American band Punch Brothers will arrive in Australia in August to perform shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide, the first Australian visit by the band, including at Adel Itl Guitar festival.

Pennywise – Profile and Adelaide Tour Date

Pennywise tour date in Adelaide and profile.

Pari Passu – Touch – Leigh Warren Dancers – The Space til 26th May – 4K

A highly creative work that brilliantly works its various elements together without ever confusing just exactly what audience members have actually come to see. Another dance gem for Adelaide in this month of May. 4K

Circa – Her Majesty’s Til 19th May – 5K

May seems to dance month in Adelaide this year and unless Leigh Warren and his troupe have some real surprises in store tonight, Circa comfortably tops the ratings. What a show, what strength, what grace, what characters. 5K

Namatjira – The Exhibition – Artspace – Til 27 May – 3K

The Hermannsburg School that promoted the use of water colours of outback scenes by indigenous painters, of which Albert Namatjira is the most famous exponent but with which the Namatjira name remains actively synonymous is really the focus and then particularly its current exponents.

South Pacific – Arts Theatre – Til 19th May – 4.5K

You are not going to get a better amateur theatre company rendition of this or any similar musical than the Met’s South Pacific. Those attending who were almost universally there to trip out on that memory lane lapped it all up. 4.5K

Namatjira – Her Majesty’s – til 12 May – 3.5K

There is nothing in the razzle, dazzle line about Namatjira but the story is an interesting, moving and (sadly still) a contemporary one. Jamieson deserves far more attention than he gets and as truly Australian sagas, there are few better. 3.5K

RAW – The Brian Jonestown Massacre Adelaide Preview – Win Tix

Principal Entertainment are proud to present legendary psychedelic rockers The Brian Jonestown Massacre along with Danish indie rock duo The Raveonettes in Australia together for the first time this May! To win tix, wee the blog post

FILM – SAFC invests in four new South Australian produced projects

The South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) today announced $610,000 in investment in a feature film, a three-part art series, a half hour documentary and a transmedia children’s fantasy, representing more than $12.5 million in production for South Australian production companies over the next twelve months.