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Eleven world premieres will be among the highlights of the 40th edition of the Adelaide Festival, which will be held in the Australian city early next year.
Organisers have unveiled the 2025 programme which is to feature 65 performances between February 28 to March 16. The world premiere of Stephanie Lake Company’s Mass Movement is one of the highlights for what organisers call “Australia’s premier international festival”.
The festival is co-commissioned with The Australian Ballet and will see more than 1,000 dancers, ranging in age from 12 to 88, come together in a diverse mix of dance styles.
Three world premiere visual art exhibitions are also due to be on show, beginning with the Art Gallery of South Australia’s Radical Textiles. At ACE Gallery, Shared Skin examines the definition of families and relationships through works by First Nations artists while the Samstag Museum presents Direct, Directed, Directly. This employs performance, moving image, installation and sound to investigate the gap between what is said and what is heard.
“Adelaide Festival is South Australia’s premier arts festival and it’s fantastic to be announcing a spectacular program for 2025 as we celebrate its 40th year,” said Minister for Arts Andrea Michaels.
“The Malinauskas Government has invested an additional A$2.3 million (£1.1m/$1.5m/€1.4m) to bring major international events to South Australia as part of Adelaide Festival and this year, that money is going toward bringing us the opera Innocence which will make its exclusive Australian debut.
“In addition to Innocence, the program contains other stellar international performances, artists and authors, alongside incredible South Australian talent and I’d like to congratulate Brett, Ruth, Kath and the entire team on producing it.”
Next year’s festival will also see the returns of the Adelaide Writers’ Week, WOMADelaide, Chamber Lanscapes and Daylight Express while a new hub called The Courtyard will be introduced.
The festival begins with what is described as Australia’s opera event of the year, Innocence.
“With an exciting and diverse program lined up for 2025, Adelaide Festival continues to showcase why it’s not only a premier attraction for global audiences but also a key driver of South Australia’s economy and tourism sector,” said South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas.
“My government is very proud to have provided additional resources to deliver an even better result for Australia’s flagship international festival, right here in Adelaide.”
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