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7 October, 2017
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'Home' sound installation
Date/Time: Tuesday, 3 October 2017 - Sunday, 15 October 2017, all day
Location: Goodman Lawns, North Terrace Campus
Cost: FREE
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The Confucius Institute and Adelaide Festival Centre present the 'Home' sound installation by one of Hong Kong's most exciting artists, GayBird Leung. Exclusively for Adelaide, Leung has developed a large-scale artwork that will spread across the Goodman Lawns for audiences to explore from Tuesday, 3 October to Sunday, 15 October 2017.
This art installation consists of sculptures representing a literal interpretation of the Chinese character for home (家) - a pig under a roof. As you move through the installation during the day, the sculptures are complimented by playful sounds. At night, the sculptures emit a brilliant white light. This creates a stunning landscape on an iconic Adelaide location, evoking Chinese traditional and contemporary ideas of home and family.
This special outdoor art installation has been commissioned by the Confucius Institute at The University of Adelaide with assistance from the Art Gallery of South Australia and Adelaide Festival Centre to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the Confucius Institute in Adelaide.
This event is part of the OzAsia Festival.
Contact: Ms Sarah Hoggard, Email: sarah.hoggard@adelaide.edu.au, Website: http://confucius.adelaide.edu.au/, Confucius Institute, School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Business: +61 8 8313 5819
LETTICE AND LOVAGE by Peter Shaffer
Date/Time: Wednesday, 4 October 2017 - Saturday, 14 October 2017, 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Location: Little Theatre, (The Cloisters), North Terrace Campus
Cost: $28 Full, $23 Concession
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"Enlarge! Enliven! Enlighten!"
Miss Lettice Douffet is an enthusiastic (or some might say eccentric) tour guide at Fustian House, one of the dullest stately homes in Wiltshire. To brighten her tours, she embellishes the history of the house reinventing the truth to such an extent that her flights of fancy almost rival its flight of stairs and certainly raise the concerns of The Preservation Trust. Enter Miss Lotte Schoen, who is tasked with bringing her back down to earth.
Seemingly polar opposite women, when they discover they have a shared passion for history, particularly re-enacting the deaths of famous women, an unlikely friendship develops. With Lettice bringing her late mother's theatrical flair and family motto to everything she does, could it be that, like adding the herb lovage to enhance bland flavours, she could have the same effect on Miss Schoen?
Chalk and cheese. Oil and water. Lettice and Lovage.
Written by the playwright of Amadeus, Equus and Royal Hunt of the Sun, Lettice & Lovage is both hilarious and touching and is guaranteed to make you laugh!
Cast: Anita Canala, Sharon Malujlo, Jack Robins and Tracey Walker
Contact: Theatre Guild, Email: theatreguild@adelaide.edu.au, Website: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/theatreguild, Administrator, University of Adelaide Theatre Guild, Business: +61 8313 5999, Fax: 8313 5019
Confucius Institute Annual Lecture: Australia and China in the 21st Century
Date/Time: Saturday, 7 October 2017, 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Location: Elder Hall, North Terrace Campus
Cost: FREE but registration essential
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The Confucius Institute and the Adelaide Festival Centre present:
Australia and China in the 21st Century
Speaker: Frances Adamson
Former Australian Ambassador to China (2011-2015) and current Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Frances Adamson will discuss her perspectives on Australia and China as both countries move forward in the 21st century.
Held in Elder Hall this free public lecture will feature an address from Secretary Adamson and a chance to ask questions in a Q&A session.
Please register at: confucius.institute@adelaide.edu.au
This event is part of the OzAsia Festival.
Contact: Ms Sarah Hoggard, Email: sarah.hoggard@adelaide.edu.au, Website: http://confucius.adelaide.edu.au/, Confucius Institute, School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Business: +61 8 8313 5819
