The Adelaide Festival Centre has today released its 2015 program of events.
All of the usual suspects are in there with programs from the Adelaide Festival, State Theatre Company of South Australia, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Windmill Theatre, The Australian Ballet, Australian Dance Theatre, Come Out Festival, Cabaret Festival, Oz Asia, Greenroom and more.
The full program will feature over 211 performances and 845 artists; 137 of which will be international guests from the United Kingdom, France, New Zealand, United States, Argentina, Germany, Russia and Scotland. Of particular note, more than 450 of the performers will be South Australian locals.
“We strive for excellence and the 2015 season is testament to that and puts a very large spotlight on the arts in Adelaide” says Festival Centre Artistic Director and CEO, Douglas Gautier.
“Here at the Festival Centre we continuously work with other arts organisations to bring you concerts, shows and exhibitions that would not otherwise be possible.”
In usual style the New Year will be kicked off with a big budget main stage show in ‘Thriller Live!’ The theatrical concert spectacular celebrates the songs and dance-moves of legendary entertainer Michael Jackson and the Jackson Five. The show, which has played on London’s West End since 2009, entered the record books this year as the 20th longest running musical in West End history.
Returning for their third instalment ‘The Illusionists 1903’ will grace Adelaide stages once again featuring a band of eight world-class illusionists from across the globe. After finishing their second world tour on Broadway in New York, the world premiere of this new production which showcases the ‘Golden Age of Magic’ will play in Australia in January 2015.
For music lovers there will be plenty of choice in addition to the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra’s programming with more ‘Morgans International Piano Series’ concerts, ‘Cocktail Concerts with Niki Vasilakis’, the ‘Count Basie Orchestra’, ‘Musica Viva’s’ 70th birthday recital tour, ‘Max Raabe and Palast Orchester’ and ‘An Aids Activist’s Memoir in Music’.
Lovers of Monty Python won’t be disappointed by a one night only performance from the man himself, Michael Palin, live on stage and in a South Australian first the ‘National Play Festival’ will be hosted here, celebrating the very best of new Australian theatre.
There will be dance-galore with performances from ‘The New Zealand Dance Company’, ‘Sydney Dance Company’, ‘The Australian Ballet’, and ‘Australian Dance Theatre’ each bringing their own unique programs and as part of the inSpace program two of Australia’s most exciting dance collaborators, Lisa Griffiths and Adam Synnott, will present the world premiere of ‘Chance’ a piece inspired by science fiction; a study on humanity’s beginnings, behaviours and cycles.
The centre’s popular festivals will remain key to the 2015 program with the ‘Come Out’ festival, the ‘Cabaret Festival’, the ‘Oz Asia’ festival and the ‘Guitar Festival’ each delivering their own unique blends of art and music. Also, the new bar ‘The River Deck’ will become a destination of choice as the weather warms up with live music every Friday and Saturday night in a new program called ‘Summer Sessions on the River Deck’.
Whatever your artistic persuasion, the Adelaide Festival Centre’s 2015 season has something for you – and we havent even scratched the surface! More information and the full program is available online at adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au.
Paul Rodda
When: 2015
Where: Adelaide Festival Centre
Bookings: bass.net.au and adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au
