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The David Roche Foundation

Quilts: The Fabric of War 1760-1900

Colourful quilts sewn by soldiers, featuring fabrics from 18-19th century uniforms on exhibition from the collection of Annette Gero.

Alexander Gavrylyuk seated at a piano in concert.
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Music review: Majesty, Adelaide Town Hall

A sell-out performance of Tchaikovsky’s magnificent Piano Concerto No 1, Musgrave's Rainbow and Mendelssohn's Scottish Symphony.

The Children at Adelaide Festival Centre. Two women and a man stand inside interior of a house.
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Theatre review: The Children, Adelaide Festival Centre

Award-winning UK playwright Lucy Kirkwood examines the fall-out from a nuclear disaster.

Literary journal. A freshly sharpened pencil sits amid pencils shavings and a pencil sharpener on a blank page, suggesting the start of a new creative writing project.
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New literary journal set to enrich Australia's cultural landscape

The new journal is driven by Writers SA with the support of the state’s three universities and Arts South Australia.

‘The Nightingale and Other Fables’ upcoming at Adelaide Festival 2024, directed by Robert Lepage. Photo: Michael Cooper. A performer in traditional Chinese garment standing on a rooftop with a branch extending out into the violet night sky.
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Orientalism, a stain that taints Australian opera?

From yellowface to chinoiserie – Orientalism pervades Western stages, so will that include Adelaide Festival’s upcoming, lauded centrepiece opera?

Giant street puppet with girl. Little Amal, Adelaide Festival.
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Walk with Little Amal

Adelaide Festival has announced 'The Walk' will come Australia, featuring the street puppet 'Little Amal'.

Adelaide Festival. Two First Nations performers at dusk on a beach next to the sea gesticulate, one with her arm and the other with two large boomerangs.
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Why Adelaide Festival is committed to amplifying First Nations voices

Adelaide Festival Artistic Director Ruth Mackenzie speaks to the centrality of First Nations stories in the cultural landscape.

Vale. Max Carter. Aged man sitting with hands on knees and art behind him.
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Vale Philanthropist Max Carter and Art Historian David Hansen

The year starts with the sad loss of a great arts philanthropist and a highly respected educator.

Khai Liew. Asian man standing in darkened room with timber sculpture.
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Vale Khai Liew – a visionary designer

Known for his one-off commissions and short-run editions in furniture, designer Khai Liew leaves an incredible legacy.

Gondwana. Image is rainforest and a young woman in a sleeveless patterned dress wearing a VR headset.
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Exhibition review: GONDWANA VR: The Exhibition, South Australia Museum

This multisensory installation distils 100 years of climate data into a single day.

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