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IMAGINE LIVE
Based on the book 'Imagine' by Alison Lester
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Big Name, No Blankets
By Andrea James with Anyupa Butcher and Sammy Tjapanangka Butcher / Presented with ILBIJERRI Theatre Company
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18 Feb 2025
Foundation Impact Stories: Black Women BACK in Focus
2025 marks the 40th anniversary of the First Aboriginal Women’s Arts Festival. Supported by Adelaide Festival Centre Foundation it brings together archival materials and firsthand stories from the Aboriginal women who were at the forefront of the festival.
5 min read -
14 Feb 2025
Foundation Impact Stories: Adelaide Festival Centre Foundation Vanguard making an impact
Excitement is in the air! Adelaide Festival Centre Foundation recently launched Vanguard, a bold new initiative designed to inspire and engage the next generation of arts philanthropists.
10 min read -
12 Feb 2025
Festival City Stories: Wendy Mainprize
Wendy Mainprize has also served as the Festival Centre’s Volunteer Coordinator. The scale of these events means that she begins meeting with producers up to six months in advance and has to find up to 100 extra volunteers for each festival.
3 min read -
10 Feb 2025
Foundation Impact Stories: Preserving our costume collections
The Performing Arts Collection is home to over 1,300 significant costumes, spanning more than a century, from the early 1900s to 2022. These costumes have graced the stages of Festival Theatre, Dunstan Playhouse, Her Majesty’s Theatre, and beyond.
5 min read
18 Feb 2025
Foundation Impact Stories: Black Women BACK in Focus
2025 marks the 40th anniversary of the First Aboriginal Women’s Arts Festival. Supported by Adelaide Festival Centre Foundation it brings together archival materials and firsthand stories from the Aboriginal women who were at the forefront of the festival.
5 min read
14 Feb 2025
Foundation Impact Stories: Adelaide Festival Centre Foundation Vanguard making an impact
Excitement is in the air! Adelaide Festival Centre Foundation recently launched Vanguard, a bold new initiative designed to inspire and engage the next generation of arts philanthropists.
10 min read
12 Feb 2025
Festival City Stories: Wendy Mainprize
Wendy Mainprize has also served as the Festival Centre’s Volunteer Coordinator. The scale of these events means that she begins meeting with producers up to six months in advance and has to find up to 100 extra volunteers for each festival.
3 min read
10 Feb 2025
Foundation Impact Stories: Preserving our costume collections
The Performing Arts Collection is home to over 1,300 significant costumes, spanning more than a century, from the early 1900s to 2022. These costumes have graced the stages of Festival Theatre, Dunstan Playhouse, Her Majesty’s Theatre, and beyond.
5 min read
21 Dec 2023
The First 50 Podcast — Episode 12: Jo Peoples & Helen Trepa
In episode 12, Jo Peoples and Helen Trepa from our Exhibition and Collections team chat to host Libby O'Donovan about the Performing Arts Collection.
42 min listen
1 Dec 2023
The First 50 Podcast — Episode 11: Matt Gilbertson
In episode 11, Matt Gilbertson chats to host Libby O'Donovan about the inspiration behind his alter-ego 'Hans'.
42 min listen
31 Oct 2023
The First 50 Podcast — Episode 10: Eddie Perfect
In episode 10, Eddie Perfect chats to host Libby O'Donovan about his affinity with Adelaide Festival Centre and his experience as a former Artistic Director of Adelaide Cabaret Festival.
40 min listen
21 Sept 2023
The First 50 Podcast — Episode 9: Annette Shun Wah
In episode 9 of The First 50, host Libby O'Donovan talks to OzAsia Festival Artistic Director, Annette Shun Wah.
40 min listen
15 Dec 2022
Foundation Impact Stories: Songlines 2022 Reconciliation Generation
Alberton Primary School took part in centrED's Songlines program. Students spend a day working with First Nations songwriters to get a greater understanding of their culture.
3 min watch
31 Oct 2022
Watch now: The Long Walk
OzAsia Festival 2022 - on demand: A drone, three dancers, and a musician all come together in a spectacular live filmmaking performance.
28 min watch
31 July 2022
The Backstage Sessions 2022 – George & Noriko
Bluegrass country meets shamisen (Japanese banjo) in a unique, high-energy music blend.
19 min watch
31 July 2022
The Backstage Sessions 2020 - The Tom Kneebone Trio
Tom Kneebone is a touring session musician with a guitar style steeped in pushing the boundaries of Jazz, Blues, and Folk music. Joined by Kyrie Anderson on drums and Dylan Paul on the double-bass.
18 min watch
Acknowledgement
Adelaide Festival Centre is located on Kaurna Yarta. We respect First Nations people around Australia and acknowledge the Kaurna people as the traditional custodians of the Adelaide Plains.
We honour their spiritual relationship with their country and we do so in the spirit of reconciliation.
Artwork by Karen Briggs (Yorta Yorta)
