From the Music of Joe Hisaishi to Cuttlefest, there is plenty to see and do across South Australia this weekend.
The Music of Joe Hisaishi
June 26 & 27
The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra is bringing the beloved tunes of Japanese animation composer Joe Hisaishi, who is behind classics including Spirited Away, My Neighbour Totoro, Howl’s Moving Castle and Kiki’s Delivery Service, to life this month. Art of the Score podcasters Andrew Pogson and Dan Golding also guide the audience through the musical world of Joe Hisaishi in a love letter to Japan’s great maestro at the Festival Theatre.
Pressed Flower Lamp Making Workshop
June 27 & 28
Unleash your creativity and bring the bright blooms of the outdoors inside without all the maintenance. Learn how to press delicate flowers alongside lampshade-making techniques in this guided workshop for beginners and walk away with your own unique botanical lamp.
Cuttlefest
Until July 31
Experience one of nature’s extraordinary events as tens of thousands of Australian giant cuttlefish migrate to breed off the coast of the Eyre Peninsula. This unique winter festival runs across June and July showcasing the fascinating marine creatures and their environment. Whyalla comes alive with markets, art exhibitions, talks, workshops and family friendly activities. Also expect unique experiences including snorkelling, diving and glass-bottom boat tours to see the spectacle up close.
The Lark
June 25 to July 5
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Star of the stage and screen Noni Hazlehurst brings this critically acclaimed one-woman show to Adelaide. Follow Rose Grey as she says her final goodbye to the small, derelict Melbourne pub that has been the constant across her life. Written by Daniel Keene and directed by Matt Scholten, The Lark is a powerful meditation on life, loss and change, and is showing at the Space Theatre.
COMING UP
Of this Earth: transforming culture and Country through First Nations Ceramics
July 4 to September 6
This exhibition highlights cultural continuity and contemporary artistic expression through works of art drawn from the national collection. Explore more than 30 featured works from 28 significant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists showcasing diverse techniques, narratives and innovations of First Nations ceramic practice across Australia. This National Gallery Touring Exhibition, supported by the Australian Government through Visions of Australia, is showing at the Bay Discovery Centre at Glenelg.
Unsound
July 10-11
Dive into a world where music breaks free from convention and soundscapes defy expectation as Unsound Festival returns across three venues for Illuminate Adelaide. Expect groundbreaking experimental sound from the award-winning Hania Rani (Poland), New York-based rapper Billy Woods (US), influential composer and producer Suzanne Ciani & Actress (US & UK), LEYA (US), YHWH Nailgun (US) and many more including local artists.
A Night at the Ballet
July 24-25
Join the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra as it celebrates the music of dance at the Festival Theatre. Experience sweeping melodies, dramatic storytelling and some of the most beloved classical arrangements to have been written for the dance stage. Make the evening into a night out as ASO collaborate with Sofitel Adelaide for one night only. Expect canapes, a two-hour drinks package and an intimate conversation with The Australian Ballet’s music director Jonathan Lo and ASO’s principal cello Sharon Grigoryan on Saturday, July 25.
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