Preview of a cultural spring in Australia
Art, culture, design, music and theater offerings across the country.
The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australian office. Subscribeto receive it by email. This week's issue is written by Melbourne-based journalist Natasha Frost.
Mild temperatures have settled across much of Australia. It won't last – forecasts call for a return to cooler weather early next week – but the dose of heat is a good reminder that summer, with its plethora of cultural attractions, isn't too far away.
We have put together a shortlist of some offers in the fields of art, culture, design, music and theater which will be available until at the end of the year, to whet your appetite for what's to come.Australian Capital Territory
Floriade at Commonwealth Park, Canberra. Dubbed 'Australia's celebration of spring', this free flower festival, which begins this weekend, features more than a million flowers. NightFest, its nighttime component, is ticketed, with adult entry starting at A$35 ($23) and runs for four nights in late September. (September 16 to October 15)
Emily Kam Kngwarray at the National Gallery, Canberra. This retrospective explores the work of Ms Kngwarray, an Anmatyerre artist from the Utopia community in the Northern Territory who died in 1996. During an eight-year career beginning late in life, she produced more than 3,000 works , on many different media. (December 2 to April 28.)
New South WalesVenus and Adonis at the Seymour Centre. A new play by award-winning playwright Damien Ryan makes its world premiere. Billed as an analogue of the 1998 film “Shakespeare in Love,” the play “tells the story of Will’s rival Shakespeare – a poet hidden in history.” It's an extraordinary story. (September 29 to October 21)
SXSW Sydney. This festival of creativity and ideas, usually held in Austin, Texas, is coming to Sydney for the first time. Speakers include Charlie Brooker, the creator of “Black Mirror”; Chance the Rapper; and Cal Henderson, the co-founder of Slack. Don’t miss the world premiere of the Wiggles documentary, “Hot Potato: The Story of the Wiggles.” (October 15 to October 22)
Northern TerritoryDesert Festival, Mparntwe/Alice Springs. Now in its 22nd year, this festival features music, dance, art and talks from creators from across Australia, with a particular focus on Aboriginal culture. A highlight: a bush food-inspired dinner that “pays homage to the knowledge of local indigenous women and their sustainable harvesting practices.” (September 21 to October 1)
QueenslandThe Ring Cycle at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Brisbane. Experience one of opera's greatest works, as a new production of Wagner's 15-hour epic, performed over four nights, comes to Queensland. (December 1 to December 31)
Art, culture, design, music and theater offerings across the country.
The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australian office. Subscribeto receive it by email. This week's issue is written by Melbourne-based journalist Natasha Frost.
Mild temperatures have settled across much of Australia. It won't last – forecasts call for a return to cooler weather early next week – but the dose of heat is a good reminder that summer, with its plethora of cultural attractions, isn't too far away.
We have put together a shortlist of some offers in the fields of art, culture, design, music and theater which will be available until at the end of the year, to whet your appetite for what's to come.Australian Capital Territory
Floriade at Commonwealth Park, Canberra. Dubbed 'Australia's celebration of spring', this free flower festival, which begins this weekend, features more than a million flowers. NightFest, its nighttime component, is ticketed, with adult entry starting at A$35 ($23) and runs for four nights in late September. (September 16 to October 15)
Emily Kam Kngwarray at the National Gallery, Canberra. This retrospective explores the work of Ms Kngwarray, an Anmatyerre artist from the Utopia community in the Northern Territory who died in 1996. During an eight-year career beginning late in life, she produced more than 3,000 works , on many different media. (December 2 to April 28.)
New South WalesVenus and Adonis at the Seymour Centre. A new play by award-winning playwright Damien Ryan makes its world premiere. Billed as an analogue of the 1998 film “Shakespeare in Love,” the play “tells the story of Will’s rival Shakespeare – a poet hidden in history.” It's an extraordinary story. (September 29 to October 21)
SXSW Sydney. This festival of creativity and ideas, usually held in Austin, Texas, is coming to Sydney for the first time. Speakers include Charlie Brooker, the creator of “Black Mirror”; Chance the Rapper; and Cal Henderson, the co-founder of Slack. Don’t miss the world premiere of the Wiggles documentary, “Hot Potato: The Story of the Wiggles.” (October 15 to October 22)
Northern TerritoryDesert Festival, Mparntwe/Alice Springs. Now in its 22nd year, this festival features music, dance, art and talks from creators from across Australia, with a particular focus on Aboriginal culture. A highlight: a bush food-inspired dinner that “pays homage to the knowledge of local indigenous women and their sustainable harvesting practices.” (September 21 to October 1)
QueenslandThe Ring Cycle at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Brisbane. Experience one of opera's greatest works, as a new production of Wagner's 15-hour epic, performed over four nights, comes to Queensland. (December 1 to December 31)
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