OzAsia Festival in Adelaide with Schnithouse

 The October 21 to November 7 festival will present 11 world premieres, one of which will be the debut theatre work by author Michael Mohammed Ahmad, whose novel The Lebs was a finalist in the prestigious Miles Franklin Literary Award in 2019. There is more about OzAsia & Schnithouse Rundle Street.

The festival’s popular Moon Lantern Parade will expand from a one-night event to a four-day experience, the Lucky Dumpling Market will return to Elder Park, and there will be a new writing and ideas program – In Other Words – on the Adelaide Riverbank Lawns.

Shun Wah, executive producer of the arts company Contemporary Asian Australian Performance, took over the reins as OzAsia artistic director last year but the pandemic forced the cancellation of the 2020 festival, which was replaced instead by an online series of talks.

Several artists will travel from overseas for the 2021 OzAsia: UK-based pianist Belle Chen is presenting the Australian premiere of her work Destinations, a show using electric keys, synthesizers and visual installations; Japanese choreographer and dancer Yui Kawaguchi is coming from Europe for a work created with local performer Alison Currie; and Singapore-based theatre director Jeffrey Tan will present a show called Open Homes, created in collaboration with six Asian-Australian storytellers.

The vast majority of the artists, however, are based in Australia – and Shun Wah is not unhappy about that.

Among the established artists in the line-up are seasoned OzAsia Festival performer Mindy Meng Wang, a Chinese-Australian musician and composer who will present the world premiere of her new work When at The Lab in Light Square. When is described as a poignant and immersive audio-visual meditation on life during global lockdown, incorporating the ancient Chinese harp (guzheng), electronic cello, synthesizer and film footage.

Shun Wah says the festival will also feature a number of exciting new Asian-Australian voices, such as theatre-maker Anchuli Felicia King (writer of the satirical play White Pearl, announced previously), writer Michael Mohammed Ahmad and dancer-choreographer Raghav Handa.

Well you can enjoy all of this in Adelaide along our delicious foods at Schnithouse Rundle Street. You can enjoy german dishes like Adelaide Schnitzel, Chicken Burgers, Beers, Wine & More. 

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