What’s on: wild weather can’t stop the music
The stormy weather has forced Semaphore Music Festival to move away from the foreshore, but all shows will go on. Other events include OzAsia, blues-rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa, the Italian Film Festival, Circus of Illusion and more.
Semaphore Music Festival
The Semaphore Music Festival will present concerts featuring more than 80 musicians at various venues throughout the long weekend, but planned foreshore shows have moved to the Flour Shed at Hart’s Mill, Port Adelaide. Festival artists include Dave Graney ’n’ the Coral Snakes playing on Sunday, and Archie Roach with Corey Theatre at St Bede’s Church on Monday. Saturday’s “Rawkfest” line-up will feature Adelaide acts such as Grenadiers, Abbey Howlett and Nakatomi. Food trucks, beer and wine, and carnival rides will also be available. The full four-day program can be found here.
OzAsia Festival
The 2016 OzAsia Festival features dozens of events encompassing theatre, dance, music, visual art and film. This long weekend line-up includes Cambodia’s Phare Circus, Vertigo Dance Company (pictured above), electronic and experimental music showcase Sub Verse, and theatrical comedy God Bless Baseball. See all InDaily’s OzAsia stories, reviews and photos here, and view the full program here. The festival continues until October 2.
Good Fortune Market – Elder Park
After being cancelled for the past two evenings due to the weather, OzAsia’s Good Fortune Market in Elder Park is set to re-open for the weekend. It includes a wide range of Asian street food stalls, bars and free outdoor concerts featuring musicians including Ngaire, The Aston Shuffle and Electric Fields.
Thoroughly Modern Millie – The Arts Theatre
The Gilbert and Sullivan Society of SA is bringing the glitz and glamour of the comedy musical Thoroughly Modern Millie to Adelaide’s Art Theatre, with performances continuing until October 8. Based on the 1967 film, this production brings to life the story of a young girl with big dreams in 1920s New York, and promises catchy songs, dazzling costumes and plenty of laughs.
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Circus of Illusion – Bonython Park
Illusionist Michael Boyd (Cabaret de Paris, The Ultimate Vegas Show) is premiering his new show, Circus of Illusion, under the big top in Bonython Park from tonight (Friday) until October 23. It will include clowns, magicians, mime artists, aerialists, jugglers and more, as well workshops for children.
Joe Bonamassa – Thebarton Theatre
Blues-rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa will play at the Thebarton Theatre this Sunday, giving Adelaide fans a live taste of his most recent album, Blues of Desperation. Doors open at 6.15pm and tickets are still available.
Italian Film Festival – Palace Nova Eastend
This cinematic celebration of Italian culture promises some of the best films to have come out of Italy in the last 12 months, encompassing genres ranging from comedy and drama to crime and romance. The festival runs until October 12, with the full program available here.
Red Sky Morning – Bakehouse Theatre
Australian playwright Tom Holloway’s Red Sky Morning is set over the course of a single day in regional Australia, exploring the hidden malaise at the heart of an ordinary family. Read InDaily’s review here. It is being presented under the State Theatre Company’s State Umbrella program, with the final performance at the Bakehouse Theatre tonight (Friday).
Robert Hannaford exhibition – Art Gallery of SA
Fifty years of work by South Australian portrait artist Robert Hannaford is on show in this exhibition at the Art Gallery of South Australia until October 9. It features 180 of his drawings, 40 paintings and two bronze sculptures, alongside works by his South Australian mentors and some of the European masters he admired. Read InDaily’s interview with the artist here.
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ASO’s Tate and Little – Town Hall
The latest Adelaide Symphony Orchestra Master Series concert will feature English violinist Tasmin Little and conductor Jeffrey Tate, with a program comprising Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll, Delius’s Violin Concerto and Brahms’ Symphony No 3. Performances will be in the Town Hall next Friday and Saturday, October 7 and 8.
ADT’s Objekt – AC Arts
Created in collaboration with Germany’s Tanzmainz contemporary dance company, this latest work choreographed by Australian Dance Theatre’s Garry Stewart explores the objectification of humans. Objekt will be presented in the Main Theatre, Adelaide College of the Arts, from October 5-8. Details here.
The Dressmaker Costume Exhibition – Ayers House
More than 50 costumes worn by actors including Kate Winslet and Sarah Snook in Australian film The Dressmaker are on display in this exhibition at Ayers House Museum until December 11. The display, developed for the National Trust by award-winning designer Marion Boyce, offers a taste of 1950s Parisian couture. Details here.
Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year – SA Museum
Stunning photographs capturing the natural beauty of the Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea bioregion – including flora, fauna and landscapes – are on display in this exhibition at the SA Museum until October 3.
Fiona Hall – All the King’s Men – Art Gallery of SA
All the King’s Men is the masterwork from Fiona Hall’s 2015 Venice Biennale exhibition Wrong Way Time. The installation includes 20 sculptures suspended in space that are made from military uniforms, with mask-like heads and ghostly, skeletal bodies. The installation will be at the Art Gallery of SA until December 21. Read InDaily’s interview with the artist here.
On screen
See InDaily’s reviews of the latest films screening in Adelaide:
The Magnificent Seven
Snowdon
Perfect Strangers (Italian Film Festival)
The Beatles – Eight Days a Week
Pete’s Dragon
Captain Fantastic
The Secret Life of Pets
The Free State of Jones