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2022 PROGRAM
HOT
AUGUST
NIGHTS
4-21 AUGUST 2022
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Good things take time, but time, well, it’s long years, international acts return to the
been tricky, hasn’t it? Some of the incredible Top End, bringing innovative ideas and
projects in this year’s Darwin Festival have energising perspectives on art, life, culture
been in the works for years – delayed, and community. We know you will love them
postponed or imprisoned by the pandemic. just as much as we do.
Others are spilling hot from the lips of artists,
Speaking of love, this year’s program feels
responding to the present moment. Some
like a love letter to a city that has changed
bring stories thousands of years in the telling
me. As I sign off on my sixth and final Darwin
to Festival audiences for the very first time.
Festival, I look back and know that my life
All are as bold and urgent as anything
has been made irrevocably richer for my
we’ve presented.
time here, for the opportunity to learn from
Felix Preval There is so much to celebrate in this year’s the bountiful cultures of the Top End and the
program. First Nations artists lead the chance to share it all with you, our incredible
Darwin Festival
conversation, telling their own stories, the audience. It has been an absolute pleasure.
Artistic Director stories of heroes and driving cross-cultural To the many artists, friends, Friends,
collaborations. New Northern Territory colleagues (and friends who are colleagues)
projects come to fruition, including two and loves who have made it so magical –
major works by Larrakia artists. South Asian thank you – I’ll buy you a drink when I see
artists take centre stage and, after two (very) you at Club Awi!
SANTOS OPENING
NIGHT CONCERT
BUNGUL
SPECIAL EVENT Northern Territory
Darwin Amphitheatre
Thu 4 Aug 7.30pm
Gates open 5.30pm
Duration 1hr 30mins
GURRUMUL’S MOTHER’S
Natasha Fyles Kon Vatskalis Ian Kew
BUNGUL, GURRUMUL’S FREE Register online
Chief Minister of the Lord Mayor of Darwin Festival GRANDMOTHER’S BUNGUL, NOTE Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander audiences
Northern Territory Darwin Chair GURRUMUL’S MANIKAY are advised that this performance contains the
image and voice of a deceased person.
With Darwin Symphony Orchestra No BYO alcohol. Unsealed bottles not
Darwin Festival is the Northern Darwin Festival celebrates our Darwin Festival has weathered the
permitted. Food stalls and bar on site.
Territory’s biggest festival of arts wonderful city and its unique COVID storm for the past two years,
and culture. Indigenous and multicultural art, food being able to go ahead against the Western music and Yolŋu tradition come together as
and culture. The Festival adds a real odds to deliver Dry Season we finally have the chance to bring the transformative
Excitement has been building, and ceremonial concert Buŋgul to Darwin.
sparkle to Darwin with 18 days and good times.
now this iconic Top End event is set to
nights of artistic adventures
take over the Territory’s capital. Each This would not be possible without Pack a picnic and bring the family to experience the
and activities.
year it attracts a slew of national and the incredible support of the Northern traditional songs, dances and paintings that inspired
international acts who perform across Locals and visitors are spoiled for Territory Government, City of Darwin Gurrumul’s final album Djarrimirri (Child of the Rainbow)
numerous venues, creating a vibe choice as the Festival takes over and our other corporate partners, as in an opening night celebration performed by Yolŋu
across the city that Territorians and theatres, galleries, parks and other well as our dedicated and inspiring dancers, songmen and the Darwin Symphony Orchestra.
visitors can share. venues across the city. City of Darwin staff, board and volunteers. Most Assisted by the Australian Government’s Major Festivals Initiative, managed by
the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, in association with the
is proud to support Darwin Festival especially, there would be no Festival Confederation of Australian International Arts Festivals Inc., commissioned by
This high-calibre program really does This project was initiated by the Yunupiŋu family and Skinnyfish Music
to help create an event for the whole without you, our audience. We are Produced by Perth Festival and Skinnyfish Music Perth Festival, Darwin Festival, Adelaide Festival, Rising, Sydney Festival and
feature something for everyone, so buy
community. I hope to see you out thrilled to be bringing you another Proudly supported by
Brisbane Festival.
your tickets early or risk missing out.
amongst the action in August. outstanding hot August nights program.
Photo: Anna Reece
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BALARR
“You are walking on Larrakia Land
and when you leave our message
will stay with you - please remember
INYINY
the Larrakia People and that you have
travelled the sacred lands of
my ancestors.”
BILAWARA LEE
An epic spectacle of light,
movement and sound
transforms the night sky
Led by Larrakia artist Jenna Lee, supported by elders
from the Larrakia community, in collaboration with music SPECIAL EVENT Northern Territory/Australia
producer Kuya James and composer Lena Kellie, balarr
inyiny (bah-lahrr een-yeen-y), meaning Light Dreaming, is Jervois Park
a once-in-a-lifetime experience for the whole family.
Fri 19 – Sun 21 Aug 7pm
See 160 drones take flight from Jervois Park in a
breathtaking choreographed sky show illustrating Larrakia Duration 45mins
songlines that run down Darwin’s coastline. FREE
Following on from the Fremantle Biennale’s Australian
premiere of First Lights with Moombaki, balarr inyiny uses NOTE Parking is available at Darwin Waterfront and
State Square car parks.
new technologies to bring to life ancient stories of this
place, transforming the way we understand Larrakia Jervois Road closed from 6pm each night.
culture and our shared relationship to country.
Settle in to Jervois Park from 6pm for a special Welcome Presented by Darwin Festival and Fremantle Biennale
to Country at 7pm before each drone performance. Don’t
miss this illuminating free, family-friendly experience.
Proudly supported by SMEC and Northern
Land Council
Ilona McGuire, Moombaki, 2021, Derbarl Nara (Coogee
Beach). Commissioned by the Fremantle Biennale for
CROSSING 21. Photo: Duncan Wright.
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TIM
MINCHIN
Satirist, provocateur and
musical genius Tim Minchin
makes his Darwin debut
The world needs a good laugh, and who better to deliver
it than someone with not only wit and charisma, but
unbelievable musical talent to boot!
One of the world’s most popular Aussie live acts, comic
virtuoso Tim Minchin has been selling out award-winning
gigs in the UK, US and Australia for over a decade, with
his most recent tour, BACK, seen by over a quarter of a
million people. Now he heads to Darwin Amphitheatre
with his band to perform a set list of material from all
corners of his eclectic repertoire.
Don’t miss this huge night of Festival entertainment under
the stars!
SPECIAL EVENT // MUSIC
Darwin Amphitheatre
Sat 13 Aug 8pm
Gates open 5.30pm
Support 6.30pm
Duration 3hrs
Full $95 ‘Is it a comedy gig? Is it a rock gig?
Concession $91 With Tim Minchin you get both on
$4.95 transaction fee applies the same night.’
NOTE No BYO alcohol. Unsealed bottles not THE INDEPENDENT (UK)
permitted. Food stalls and bar on site.
Photo: Kevin Patrick Robbins
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SUNSHINE RODNEY BELL
SUPER GIRL
By Andrea James
MEREMERE
By Movement of the Human
See you courtside for the THEATRE Emotive live music, powerful
heart-warming story of The Playhouse, Darwin Entertainment Centre dance and charismatic
Wiradjuri Australian tennis Fri 12 Aug 8pm storytelling in a life-changing
legend Evonne Goolagong Sat 13 Aug 1pm & 6.30pm theatrical experience
Duration 1hr 35mins
A young girl hits a ball against the tin wall of her family’s Meremere is a stunning autobiographical multimedia
Courtside $65 dance work that follows the inspirational life journey of
home. This is where it all began for Evonne Goolagong.
Hers is a quintessentially Blak Australian story about Full $55 critically acclaimed dancer and performer Rodney Bell.
a girl from the bush who dared to dream – and who Concession $51
Internationally renowned for his physically integrated
became world number one and a household name Under 18 $25 performance, Bell become a principal dancer in the
by the age of 19. Friends $46.75 US with AXIS dance company. But when his time at
Written and directed by Yorta Yorta/Gunaikurnai $4.95 transaction fee applies the company ended, he found himself living on the
theatremaker Andrea James, Sunshine Super Girl is a streets of San Francisco. Meremere is his courageous
celebration of spirit and passion over adversity, and a POST-SHOW TALK Following the 1pm response to an incredible series of life events. Layered
tribute to a woman whose sporting prowess continues to performance on Sat 13 Aug. and compelling, it weaves a tapestry of light, colour and
inspire a nation. With its distinctively Australian sensibility sound, integrating documentary footage, interviews,
and humour, it asks us to consider our nation’s future and NOTE Experience the show courtside by booking a movement and imagery into one extraordinary
the part we can play for the next ‘Goolagong’ waiting in ticket in the onstage seating bank that faces experience. Whether you’re a lover of dance, music or
the wings. out into the auditorium. the spoken word, Meremere will have you entranced.
Produced by Performing Lines
THEATRE // DANCE Aotearoa New Zealand
Proudly supported by
Studio Theatre, Darwin Entertainment Centre
Thu 18 & Fri 19 Aug 7pm
Sat 20 Aug 2pm & 7pm
Duration 1hr
Full $44
Concession $40
Friends $37.40
$4.95 transaction fee applies
POST-SHOW TALK Following the 2pm
performance on Sat 20 Aug.
NOTE Contains smoke or haze effects.
‘Profound and
wonderfully crafted.’
‘Commanding THEATREVIEW (NZ)
and poetic.’
WITNESS
Photo: Brett Boardman Photo: Tom Hoyle & Ian Hammond
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MAUREEN
HARBINGER
‘A hell-dark clownscape
... It’s ghoulish and
human and
OF DEATH
By Jonny Hawkins & Nell Ranney
oddly comforting’
SYDNEY
MORNING
HERALD
MITCH JONES
AUTOCANNIBAL 'Catches you like a fly
in a web of storytelling.'
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
When there’s no food or water CIRCUS // PHYSICAL THEATRE
and all life has disappeared Studio Theatre, Darwin Entertainment Centre
what’s left of your body Fri 5 Aug 7.30pm
can start to look Sat 6 Aug 2.30pm & 7.30pm Spend a night with a grand THEATRE
disturbingly delicious… Sun 7 Aug 4pm dame and dilettante of death Brown’s Mart Theatre
Duration 55mins Tue 9 – Fri 12 Aug 5.45pm
Provocateur Mitch Jones imagines our dystopian future Framed by velvet, Jatz crackers and cigarettes, Maureen
Full $44 invites you into her bohemian living-room for a journey of Sat 13 Aug 1pm & 5.45pm
in AutoCannibal, a gruesomely funny work that explores
environmental destruction through the metaphor of an Concession $40 exquisite storytelling brimming with acerbic life advice, Sun 14 Aug 5.45pm
individual body. Friends $37.40 spirited friends now gone and the dauntless potency of
Duration 1hr 15mins
limitless imagination.
Mesmerising, poignant and terrifyingly hilarious, this $4.95 transaction fee applies
Full $40
unnerving merger of circus, performance art and physical With minimal costume or props, writer and performer
NOTE Contains smoke and haze effects. Jonny Hawkins transforms into Maureen, a razor-tongued Concession $36
theatre will have you on the edge of your seat as you
contemplate our shared fate in a world destroyed by doyenne inspired by Hawkins’ friend and self-described Friends $34
irreversible climate change. “working class glamour queen”. Maureen: Harbinger of $4.95 transaction fee applies
Death is a stirring solo performance that celebrates the
wisdom of female elders and pays tribute to those too NOTE Contains cigarrette smoking.
often overlooked by society.
Photo: Jacinta Oaten Photo: Yaya Stempler
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PATRICK LIVESEY
& WIL KING
DIRT
By Angus Cameron
A Russian and an Australian walk into a bar. Neither
is who they say they are. This smash-hit queer thriller
traverses the exhilarating course of one night where two
people meet, drink and party in modern-day Moscow.
Both need something from the other, both have
something to hide… Written by Angus Cameron and
directed by Bronwen Coleman, Dirt is a thrilling
and seductive exploration of sexuality, solidarity
and persecution.
THEATRE
Brown’s Mart Studio
Fri 19 & Sun 21 Aug 6pm
Sat 20 Aug 1pm & 6pm
Duration 55mins
THE COLD
RECORD
Full $34
Concession $30
Friends $28.90
By Kirk Lynn
$4.95 transaction fee applies
A secret performance. A one man show. This is the
story of a 12-year-old boy who tries to set the record for RAGHAV HANDA
TWO
the most sick days and in the process falls in love with
the school nurse and learns to appreciate punk rock.
You’ll leave with a mix tape made from the audience’s
memories and a promise never to speak about what you
witnessed – or else. Punchy and passionate, The Cold
Record is a time travel through punk, performed with
insightful wit and inventiveness. Join Raghav Handa and Maharshi Raval for an DANCE
intergenerational, interdisciplinary bromance between
THEATRE USA a dynamic contemporary dancer and a maestro Brown’s Mart Theatre
Tabla musician. TWO is a joyful celebration of trust, Fri 5 & Sun 7 Aug 6pm
Brown’s Mart Rehearsal Room as two friends test the power hierarchy inherent in the
Sat 6 Aug 1pm & 6pm
Wed 10 – Sun 14 Aug 6pm & 7.30pm Indian Kathak tradition through dance and dialogue,
optimistically imagining new ways of working. With Duration 1hr
Brown’s Mart Studio impressive physicality, virtuosic music and a series
Full $40
of witty, intimate encounters, TWO is a testament to
Sun 14 Aug 1pm friendship, respect and profound exchange. Concession $36
Duration 1hr Friends $34
$4.95 transaction fee applies
Full $36
Concession $32 Proudly supported by POST-SHOW TALK Following the 1pm
Friends $30.60 performance on Sat 6 Aug.
$4.95 transaction fee applies
NOTE Contains flashing lights.
Proudly supported by
Produced by Performing Lines
Photo: Jacinta Oaten Photo: Joseph Mayers
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NT DANCE
COMPANY
WANA
SPIRIT
Larrakia man Gary Lang, Rirratjŋu lore man Banula
Marika and MIKU Performing Arts join together with
Darwin Symphony Orchestra’s String Quartet to create
the evocative new dance work Waŋa.
At the moment of death, the waŋa (spirit) takes a journey
that follows the sunset and the morning star back to the
East, where it’s meant to be.
Opening with an expressive interpretation that touches
on the funeral rites of the Yolŋu people, Waŋa moves
between ceremonial dance and Gary Lang’s own unique
style of contemporary ‘Indigenous ballet’. This moving
and epic production exquisitely captures both the pain
and relief of a spirit’s passing, and shares solace in the
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sorrow of those left behind.
DANCE WORLD PREMIERE Northern Territory
BALLET
The Playhouse,
Darwin Entertainment Centre
Fri 5 Aug 8pm
Sat 6 Aug 2pm
Duration 1hr
REGIONAL TOUR BALLET GALA Full
Concession
$45
$40
Friends $38.25
A dazzling gala night of ballet DANCE
$4.95 transaction fee applies
The Australian Ballet’s Regional Tour is spreading the joy The Playhouse,
NOTE Contains funeral rites of the Yolŋu people of
of dance around the country with a program of exquisite Darwin Entertainment Centre Arnhem Land.
ballet moments.
Thu 18 & Fri 19 Aug 7.30pm
A highlight will be Swan Lake Variations, a tribute to the Presented by NT Dance Company and Darwin
Duration 2hrs with interval Entertainment Centre.
beauty of the best-loved composer of ballet music,
Tchaikovsky. This never-before-seen piece has been Full $72
especially choreographed for the Regional Tour Ballet Supported by Darwin Festival’s Spotlight Creative Development Fund
Concession $62
Gala by former Artistic Director David McAllister. Also
Youth (30 & under) $52
included is a selection of pas de deux that highlight the
intimacy of dance performed by two artists. Under 18 $38
Friends $65
Don’t miss your chance to experience the magic of ballet
$4.95 transaction fee applies
live on stage.
Presented by The Australian Ballet in association with
Darwin Festival and Darwin Entertainment Centre
Photo: Simon Eeles Photo: Paz Tassone
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THE BOY TRICK OF THE
LIGHT THEATRE
WHO TRÖLL CITY OF
DARWIN
TALKED TEDDY
TO DOGS BEARS’
From the creators of The Bookbinder comes a story both
mythic and modern, combining storytelling, projection and
PICNIC
puppetry. As mobile phones become light sources, laptops
transform into skyscrapers and charger cords morph into
puppets, Tröll explores the digital world with magic, humour
and nostalgia that’s reminiscent of Stranger Things.
Adapted for the stage by Amy Conroy Darwin’s favourite family fun day
is back. And we’ve got a packed
From the book by Martin McKenna morning of free activities especially
THEATRE // FAMILY Aotearoa New Zealand
designed for youngsters (and the
Based on the best-selling memoir, this rough-and-tumble Brown’s Mart Theatre young at heart!).
tale, starring acclaimed Irish actor Bryan Burroughs,
fuses shadow puppetry, swinging Irish music and Thu 18 & Fri 19 Aug 5.45pm Bring the family (and your teddy) to
stunning physical performance to bring an epic true story Sat 20 & Sun 21 Aug 1pm & 5.45pm City of Darwin Teddy Bears’ Picnic
to the stage. Beautifully adapted by Irish playwright Amy and sing and dance along to Festival
Conroy, The Boy Who Talked to Dogs is a magical and Duration 55mins guests. Kick back on the lawn, picnic
mischievous tale of transformation, redemption and what on treats from our food vendors,
Full $32
happens when the underdog finds his pack. check out local stalls or get involved
Concession $28 in amazing artistic adventures.
Family of 4 $100
THEATRE // FAMILY Friends $27.20
FAMILY
$4.95 transaction fee applies
Studio Theatre, Darwin Entertainment Centre
The Esplanade
NOTE Contains smoke or haze effects.
Thu 11 & Fri 12 Aug 7pm
Suitable for ages 8+ and perfect Sun 7 Aug 9am-12pm
Sat 13 Aug 2.30pm & 7pm for those who were young in
the 90s. FREE
Duration 1hr 10mins
Full $44 NOTE Suitable for all ages.
Concession $40
Under 18 $20 Proudly supported by
Friends $37.40
$4.95 transaction fee applies
POST-SHOW TALK Following the 2.30pm
performance on Sat 13 Aug.
NOTE Contains themes of domestic violence,
theatrical smoke effects and loud noises.
Suitable for ages 12+
A Slingsby and State Theatre Company
South Australia production
Photo: Andy Rasheed Photo: Tabitha Arthur & Ed Watson Photo: Elise Derwin
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violinist Véronique Serret blend traditional songlines and
VÉRONIQUE SERRET modern storytelling in an exquisite collaboration that
HEARTLAND
will leave you reinvigorated and uplifted. Inspired by the
Australian landscape and the power of connection to
place, Heartland is a unique soundworld that blends the
poetry of William’s mother Aunty Delmae Barton, violin,
didgeridoo and guitar together with powerful, soaring
vocals and ethereal loops and electronic effects.
MUSIC
INPEX Sunset Stage
Sun 7 Aug 7pm
Duration 1hr
Full $40
Concession $36
Friends $34
$4.95 transaction fee applies
NOTE Seated performance.
Proudly supported by
Photo: Chris Schmitt Photography
AUSTRALIAN ART ORCHESTRA
‘One of the great innovators in
HAND TO EARTH Korean sounds… otherworldly,
mystical ambience.’
KIM SO RA
Hand to Earth is a call to open your ears. Eluding genre,
NEW YORK MUSIC DAILY
traversing continents and cultures and fusing the
ancient with the contemporary, this largely improvised
collaboration pushes the boundaries of musical forms.
Against a backdrop by trumpeter/composer Peter Knight,
LANDSCAPE
David Yipininy Wilfred on yidaki and Aviva Endean on
clarinet, Yolŋu songman Daniel Wilfred and Korean jazz
vocalist Sunny Kim weave their voices into a minimalist
soundscape, singing of timeless things – from the stars
to fire to the cooling rain.
Traditional Korean drumming MUSIC South Korea
MUSIC Northern Territory/Australia/South Korea done differently Studio Theatre, Darwin Entertainment Centre
Studio Theatre, Darwin Entertainment Centre Tue 16 Aug 8pm
Korean percussionist, performance artist and producer
Kim So Ra is celebrated for her uninhibited, boundary- Duration 1hr
Sun 21 Aug 5pm
crossing activities in the world music scene. Following
Duration 1hr the release of her second album Landscape last year, Full $44
she’s bringing her energetic drumming trio to Darwin. Concession $40
Full $40 Friends $37.40
Concession $36 Watching Kim performing live is astounding, her arms a
blur as they speed from one end of the drum to the other. $4.95 transaction fee applies
Friends $34
Drawing from traditional Korean rhythms, she adds her
$4.95 transaction fee applies own energy and flair to create a stunning fusion of old Proudly supported by
and new playing styles that she has taken around
the world.
Photo: Emma Luker
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NEW MUSIC
BELL BIRDS
Join Whistling Kite New Music for a series of stunning
concerts inspired by birdsong. The setting sun over
Darwin’s historic Audit House provides the perfect
backdrop for this captivating program centred around
the NT premiere of Western Australian composer Emma
Jayakumar’s ‘Bell Birds’. This beautiful string quartet
features alongside ethereal music for flute and clarinet by
enigmatic Italian composer Giacinto Scelsi.
MUSIC Northern Territory
Audit House
FINUCANE & SMITH’S
Tue 16 & Wed 17 Aug 6pm
Duration 1hr
TRAVELLING
Full $36
Concession $32
Friends $30.60
DANCE
$4.95 transaction fee applies
SONICDRIFT
Lie back on a mat, close your eyes and be taken away to
an otherworldly, intercultural sonic space. Featuring the
sounds of an ancient Yolŋu manikay, recorded by Rrawun
Maymuru + Nick Wales, fused with live performance
HALL 'Seductive, subversive
and bursting at the seams with
monstrous talent.’
from members of Arafura Music Collective and Larrakia Grab your friends, dust off THE AGE
singer Lena Kellie, SonicDrift promises to take you on an your sparkle-after-darks and
immersive and ethereal music adventure.
get ready to get down!
MUSIC Northern Territory From the creators of the world’s most awarded
provocative cabaret and Australia’s longest tour of variety
Audit House since the Gold Rush, comes the unmissable celebration CABARET
Wed 10 & Thu 11 Aug 6pm that is Finucane & Smith’s Travelling Dance Hall!
Packed with sultry songbirds and pyro showgirls, gothic INPEX Sunset Stage
Duration 1hr
glamazons and glittering Indian dancers, opera arias, Fri 12 & Sat 13 Aug 7pm
Full $36 moving Mudburra music and disco go-gos, this seductive
Concession $32 and subversive show celebrates the beauty in us all. Duration 1hr 10mins
Friends $30.60 Under twinkling lights and a starry sky, a line-up of stellar Full $38
artistes from across the globe are joined by a special
$4.95 transaction fee applies Concession $34
local talent.
Friends $32.30
NOTE Yoga mats and eye pillows available for a gold Led by cabaret game-changer Moira Finucane, a global
$4.95 transaction fee applies
coin donation or BYO. icon renowned for her wild mix of live art and burlesque
macabre, Finucane & Smith’s Travelling Dance Hall is a NOTE Seated performance. May contain traces of partial
Supported by Darwin Festival’s Spotlight Creative Development Fund cabaret extravaganza you won’t want to miss. nudity, haze, and ABBA!
Photo: Duane Preston Photo: Duane Preston
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QUEEN KONG
A powerful, mythological, immortal being called Queen
Kong journeys through time and space and finally
makes her long awaited Darwin appearance! The
Legend Of Queen Kong is a fully accessible, queer,
sci-fi extravaganza of meteoric proportions. Equal parts
rock concert and high-concept cabaret of interstellar
discovery, with accessibility baked into its core, this is one
hilarious, highly sensory, pop cultural romp through the
queer cosmos.
CABARET
INPEX Sunset Stage
Fri 5 & Sat 6 Aug 7pm
Duration 1hr 10mins
Full $40
Concession $36
Friends $34
$4.95 transaction fee applies
STEVEN OLIVER
NOTE Seated performance.
'Strap yourself in for one of the
BIGGER AND BLACKER most bizarre and unusual rides
You might know Steven Oliver from being sexy on ABC's of the festival.'
Black Comedy. Or perhaps from hosting Faboriginal on GLAM ADELAIDE
SBS. But his talents don't end there. Get ready for a bit of
a rap, a bit of a sing, a bit of a tap and a lot of shaking his
YUMMY ICONIC
ring. Bigger and Blacker has been described by Sydney
Morning Herald as a “tour de force” comedy cabaret,
and it’s guaranteed to get you laughing, thinking and
shimmying in your seats.
CABARET // COMEDY
Award magnets YUMMY are
INPEX Sunset Stage
back in Darwin for a fabulously
Wed 10 Aug 7pm sexy non-stop party! CABARET
Duration 1hr
With a wild new show that celebrates and subverts INPEX Sunset Stage
Full $40 cultural icons, legends and superstars, YUMMY ICONIC Fri 19 – Sun 21 Aug 7pm
Concession $36 is drag variety at its very best. YUMMY have changed
Friends $34 the world of drag cabaret with their breathtaking Duration 1hr
burlesque, sensational circus and outrageous drag acts.
$4.95 transaction fee applies Full $40
Concession $36
NOTE Seated performance. From its humble beginnings as a club night
in Melbourne, to now being loved and adored Friends $34
internationally, YUMMY has won hearts and minds $4.95 transaction fee applies
around the globe. Expect a powerful ensemble,
side-splitting comedy and out-of-this-world costumes. NOTE Seated performance. Contains partial nudity and
strobe lighting.
Photo: Dylan Evans Photography Photo: Elleni Toumpas Photo: Joel Devereux
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*conditions applyBETTY LOU WALL
THAT ONE TIME I
GRUMBLE
"Transformative and JOINED THE ILLUMINATI
WILD. See Grumble."
Do the Illuminati actually exist? What’s their big secret?
PEACHES And can a 25-year-old with social anxiety, insurmountable
ENEMIES OF
HECS debt and a penchant for using their birthdate as
their PIN somehow infiltrate the global elite?
GROOVINESS EAT SH!T
Multi-award-winning comedian Lou Wall takes you down
a rabbit hole into the darkest and strangest corners the
internet has to offer in this combination of stand-up and
deranged PowerPoint presentation. Featuring original
You are invited into a sensual, CABARET songs, hilarious anecdotes, a fake ID and mediocre NBN,
you'll witness the Wild Wild West of musical comedy.
surreal and sublime experience Brown’s Mart Theatre
CABARET // COMEDY
Join all-singing, dancing, howling and loving Cabaret Tue 16 – Sat 20 Aug 7.30pm
du Sex Clown, Betty Grumble (performance artist
Duration 1hr 20mins Brown’s Mart Studio
Emma Maye Gibson) as she brings her latest offering to
Darwin. Enemies of Grooviness Eat Sh!t is poetry, tribute, Full $40 Fri 12 & Sun 14 Aug 6pm
a rock‘n’roll performance art collision, love scene and Concession $36 Sat 13 Aug 1pm & 6pm
revenge fantasy. It’s a self-reflective, regenerative dive
Friends $34 Duration 55mins
into the compost bin of making and moving through the
trouble. Let’s have fun! $4.95 transaction fee applies
Full $34
NOTE Suitable for 18+ Concession $30
Contains strobe lighting, full frontal nudity and Friends $28.90
discussion of violence and sexual violence.
$4.95 transaction fee applies
TRIPOD
Produced by Performing Lines
Three-man guitar-based singing jokester group
Tripod have delighted audiences with their loosely
choreographed, expertly timed comedy stylings for
25 years. Think three-part harmony arranged with
extraordinary complexity – accompanied by guitars and
piano – performing witty and hilarious tunes, and you’ve
got a live Tripod concert. Be there when they bang out a
bunch of new stuff – plus whatever favourites take their
fancy on the night.
CABARET // COMEDY
INPEX Sunset Stage
Wed 17 & Thu 18 Aug 7pm
Duration 1hr
Full $42
Concession $38
Friends $35.70
$4.95 transaction fee applies
NOTE Seated performance.
Photo: Liz Ham Photo: Nicole Cleary
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DIDGERIDOOZY RESPAWN
JAYASINHA
Join Dane Simpson, star of the hit show Aborigi-LOL,
for a night of gut-bustingly funny stories, fun facts and
Do you believe in life after... life? Alt-comedy ace Vidya
Rajan brings you an hour of fun obsessed with the big
DIL’ICIOUS
big laughs. A masterful storyteller with an infectiously questions (will I reincarnate as a dung beetle?) and the
upbeat presence, Wagga Wagga’s favourite son small questions (does mother love me?). With an eye From antelope meat in the I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out
promises an hour of cracking tales that will have you for the silly and surreal, Vidya is making a name for of Here jungle to fine dining cooking in the Celebrity
in stitches. Discover the what, why and how of the being innovative and sharply hilarious. Don’t miss this MasterChef kitchen, Dilruk Jayasinha has tasted the
didgeridoo and have a hell of a lot of fun along the way! giddy mix of stand-up, sketch and passive-aggressive full spectrum of reality TV cuisine. He returns to where
PowerPoint from an exciting new voice. he does his best work, the stage, and has cooked up
a brand-new hour of delicious stand-up that Darwin
COMEDY audiences are sure to salivate over.
COMEDY
INPEX Sunset Stage COMEDY
Brown’s Mart Studio
Tue 9 Aug 7pm
Fri 5 & Sun 7 Aug 6pm INPEX Sunset Stage
Duration 1hr
Sat 6 Aug 6pm & 8pm Tue 9 & Wed 10 Aug 9pm
Full $38
Duration 1hr Duration 1hr
Concession $34
Friends $32.30 Full $34 Full $40
Concession $30 Concession $36
$4.95 transaction fee applies
Friends $28.90 Friends $34
NOTE Seated performance.
$4.95 transaction fee applies $4.95 transaction fee applies
‘Side-splitting NOTE Seated performance.
down-to-earth
humour.'
GLAMADELAIDE
‘He has an innate ability to
make even the worst of the
worst worth a hearty laugh.’
TIME OUT
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*conditions applySCOUT BOXALL ZOË COOMBS
BUCK WILD MARR
Scout Boxall brings their trademark manic energy back
to Darwin with a show that offers a peek inside their
THE OPENER
glitching, shimmering, elastic bipolar brain. Directed
We regret to inform you Dave is back. The Opener is a
by Michelle Brasier, Buck Wild is an immersive hour of
long-awaited kaleidoscopic mobius strip of pants-wetting
carefully organised cerebral chaos with interwoven stand
gags and the latest fiasco from comedy mastermind
up, stories and original songs that defy genre, gender,
Zoë Coombs Marr. A lesbian comedian plays a hack
common sense and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual.
male comedian who’s just come out of a coma. He’s
processing the modern world all at once and bursting with
hot takes. What could go wrong? This acid-fueled balm for
COMEDY our times is not to be missed.
Brown’s Mart Studio
COMEDY
Tue 16 – Thu 18 Aug 6pm
INPEX Sunset Stage
Duration 1hr
Sun 14 Aug 7pm
Full $34
Duration 1hr
Concession $30
Friends $28.90 Full $38
$4.95 transaction fee applies Concession $34
Friends $32.30
$4.95 transaction fee applies
NOTE Seated performance.
BARNIE DUNCAN
NATH VALVO BUNNY
BACK IN THE HABIT ‘Dave is a comedy turducken Multi-award-winning comedian and theatre maker,
Barnie Duncan, burrows into the specific freedom a
of gross-out gags, absurdist dancefloor at 3am can bring in his love letter to clubbing
Festival favourite and complete show off Nath Valvo
arrives in Darwin with his brand-new show. Pandemic
humour and sharply observed and exploration of grief. An hour of physical theatre,
schmandemic! Nath still achieved heaps in the last year parody.’ stand-up comedy and musical highs to trigger the
release of endorphins featuring nightclubs, penguins,
– he recorded his own stand-up special and nabbed
THE AGE bass guitars and an original soundtrack by legendary
himself some new Tupperware using reward points. He
house music DJ and producer, Dick 'Magik' Johnson.
also has an onslaught of new jokes. Nath’s hilariously
physical, high-energy comedy is impressing critics and
winning crowds across the globe. Come witness this ex COMEDY Aotearoa New Zealand
high school drama captain in full flight. We promise it will
be all killer, no filler! Brown’s Mart Studio
Tue 9 – Fri 12 Aug 8pm
COMEDY
Duration 1hr
INPEX Sunset Stage Full $34
Tue 16 Aug 7pm Concession $30
Duration 1hr Friends $28.90
$4.95 transaction fee applies
Full $38
Concession $34
Friends $32.30
$4.95 transaction fee applies
'Hilarious and heartbreaking
NOTE Seated performance.
in equal measure…
You’ll struggle to stop laughing.'
NZ HERALD
28 BUY TICKETS darwinfestival.org.au | 08 89434222 DONATE to Darwin Festival’s Spotlight Creative Development Fund 29EMMA DONOVAN ARLO PARKS
& THE PUTBACKS Grammy-nominated London soulstress Arlo Parks is
kicking off her first ever Australian tour in Darwin. To
say we’re excited is beyond an understatement!
Settle in for a soulful start to your music nights in Festival
Park. Australia’s Queen of Soul Emma Donovan and In Arlo’s world, words are as useful as photographs.
Melbourne rhythm combo The Putbacks are bringing Luscious, expressive vignettes pepper the poetic lyrics
the groove and we promise you’ll be up and moving in her groove-along tunes, where sweet, ruminative indie
for this banging set. Emma’s songwriting is optimistic, pop meets soul. And when she performs live with that
impassioned and bruisingly honest. The Putbacks angelic voice, the result is pure heaven.
are stone cold pros with a sound that is fluid and raw.
Together this powerhouse group have won friends and
admirers (and awards!) all over the world. MUSIC United Kingdom
INPEX Sunset Stage
MUSIC Sun 7 Aug 9pm
INPEX Sunset Stage Duration 1hr
Fri 5 Aug 9pm Full $42
Duration 1hr Concession $38
Friends $35.70
Full
Concession
$42
$38
$4.95 transaction fee applies
CARLA LIPPIS
MONDO PSYCHO
NOTE Standing event. Limited seating available.
TROPICAL
Friends $35.70
$4.95 transaction fee applies
NOTE Standing event. Limited seating available.
Your ticket gains you entry to Club Awi after
the show (18+).
F STORM The rich and melancholic voice of Carla Lippis has
evoked a cathartic reaction in audiences everywhere
– from London’s West End to supporting Mötley Crüe.
There really is no other band like Tropical F Storm. Any One of Australia’s best-kept secrets, her sound oscillates
time you think you’ve sussed their murkily psychedelic between torch songs inspired by Angelo Badalamenti
approach, this avant-punk quartet take another thrilling, and dystopian avant-rock reminiscent of The Birthday
‘A tour de force freewheeling detour. Their lyrics are at times poignant, Party. Backed by a formidable five piece band for this
genuine and funny (sometimes all at once), and even
of funk and soul.’ when they’re angry, they’ll make you want to dance! With
performance, Carla channels her Italian heritage through
the suspenseful dissonance of Giallo and the witchcraft of
POP MATTERS a name perfectly suited to these turbulent times, Tropical the stregheria.
F Storm are set to rain down on the INPEX Sunset Stage
with their brain-melting apocalyptic art punk.
MUSIC
MUSIC INPEX Sunset Stage
INPEX Sunset Stage Thu 11 Aug 7pm
Sat 6 Aug 9pm Duration 1hr
Duration 1hr Full $40
Concession $36
Full $42
Friends $34
Concession $38
Friends $35.70 $4.95 transaction fee applies
$4.95 transaction fee applies NOTE Standing event. Limited seating available.
NOTE Standing event. Limited seating available.
Your ticket gains you entry to Club Awi after
the show (18+).
Photo: WILK Photo: Jamie Wdziekonski Photo: Alex Kurunis Photo: Daniel Noone
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*conditions applyTELENOVA ALEX THE MY SUNBURNT
Listening to Telenova’s enigmatic electro-indie-pop is
like watching a movie with the picture turned off. The
trio describe their sound as “cinema for your ears”, and
ASTRONAUT SOUNDTRACK
building glorious cinematic worlds is what they do best. An unforgettably original lyricist, Alex the Astronaut What does it mean to be a Territorian? Alice Springs
Evoking the elegance and feminine power of Lana Del creates music that cycles through a series of radiantly songwriter and producer Resin Moon (aka Dave Crowe)
Ray and Karen O, the sophistication of Massive Attack detailed slices of life. From the seemingly mundane brings together a group of the NT’s finest musicians to
and Portishead and the effortless energy of Khruangbin to utterly life-changing experiences, Alex imbues her explore this idea. Hear the unique landscapes of the
and Unknown Mortal Orchestra, the Telenova sound is songs with equal parts self-awareness and sensitivity, NT come alive with shimmering synths, ambient guitars
hard to pin down. But one thing’s for sure – it will have imagination and idiosyncratic humour. Her ease on stage and deep beats as artists including Caiti Baker, David
you enchanted and hooked in no time. is matched by her banter and storytelling, which when Garnham, Broadwing, Casii Williams, VJ Bumanlag and
combined with her song writing and singing, makes for VELIA (Donna Woods) perform My Sunburnt Soundtrack,
one pretty special set. Catch her on the INPEX Sunset a love song to the place we call home.
MUSIC
Stage as she tours the country with her latest album,
How To Grow a Sunflower Underwater.
INPEX Sunset Stage MUSIC Northern Territory
Thu 11 Aug 9pm
MUSIC INPEX Sunset Stage
Duration 1hr
Sun 14 Aug 8.45pm
INPEX Sunset Stage
Full $42
Duration 1hr
Concession $38 Sat 13 Aug 9pm
Friends $35.70 Full $38
Duration 1hr
$4.95 transaction fee applies Concession $34
Full $42 Friends $32.30
NOTE Standing event. Limited seating available. Concession $38
$4.95 transaction fee applies
Friends $35.70
$4.95 transaction fee applies NOTE Standing event. Picnic blankets welcome.
JAGUAR JONZE NOTE Standing event. Limited seating available. Your
ticket gains you entry to Club Awi after the
show (18+).
Supported by Darwin Festival’s Spotlight Creative Development Fund
Taiwanese-Australian multimedia artist Jaguar Jonze Proudy supported by
(Deena Lynch) has been gaining momentum in the
zeitgeist over the past two years. She received a J Award
for her advocacy and support of abuse survivors, made
a powerful bid for Eurovision: Australia Decides and
recently released her debut album Bunny Mode. Now
she’s bringing her iconic style and dynamic presence
to the tropics with an electrifying live show. Enigmatic
yet vulnerable, Jaguar Jonze transforms the toughest of
personal trials into dark, inventive music delivered with
defiant ferocity through smoky vocals.
MUSIC
INPEX Sunset Stage
Fri 12 Aug 9pm
Duration 1hr
Full $42
Concession $38
Friends $35.70
$4.95 transaction fee applies
NOTE Standing event. Limited seating available.
Your ticket gains you entry to Club Awi after
the show (18+).
Photo: Charlie Hawks Photo: She Is Aphrodite Photo: Jess Gleeson
32 BUY TICKETS darwinfestival.org.au | 08 89434222 DONATE to Darwin Festival’s Spotlight Creative Development Fund 33CONFIDENCE ELSY WAMEYO NGAIIRE
MAN Born in Nairobi and hailing from the Nilotic tribes of
Kenya, Adelaide singer, rapper and producer Elsy
We close our 2022 Festival with the RnB and future
soul sounds of a musical force of nature. Ngaiire has
Wameyo embraces her cultural heritage to create a forged a career that, while teasing at the mainstream,
In this world, nothing is certain except taxes, death
sound that is all her own. effortlessly crosses genre and art form, with a live
and Confidence Man. Not even a global pandemic
show that fuses art, fashion and music. Expect tight
could stop Janet, Sugar, Reggie and Clarence Tipped to be the next big thing in Australian music, Elsy’s
beats, outrageous costuming, big pop sounds and,
from producing an album so fierce, flirty and full of combination of afrobeats, African harmonies and soul
of course, Ngaiire’s stellar vocal force at this magical
anthems that you might need to sit down before grooves with a booming bass line and her rapid-fire
night of music under the stars.
you hit play. Welcome to the TILT era. A portable wordplay over the top is absolutely addictive. Get set for
party that’s levelled dance floors and flattened a trailblazing mix of RnB, gospel and traditional sounds
festival crowds as it’s rolled out across the world, a that completely shatters the mould. MUSIC
Confidence Man performance is designed to make
you dance and lose your cool. With their outlandish MUSIC INPEX Sunset Stage
costumes, choreographed routines and bossy lyrics,
this show promises to be OTT in all the right ways. Sun 21 Aug 8.45pm
INPEX Sunset Stage
Duration 1hr
Fri 19 Aug 9pm
MUSIC Full $38
Duration 1hr
SUNSHINE
INPEX Sunset Stage Concession $34
Full $42 Friends $32.30
Thu 18 Aug 9pm Concession $38
AND DISCO
$4.95 transaction fee applies
Duration 1hr Friends $35.70
$4.95 transaction fee applies
NOTE Standing event. Limited seating available.
FAITH CHOIR
Full $42
Concession $38 NOTE Standing event. Limited seating available.
Friends $35.70 Your ticket gains you entry to Club Awi after
$4.95 transaction fee applies
the show (18+).
Drape yourself in something sparkly and ascend to disco
NOTE Standing event. Limited seating available. heaven for a night. Sunshine and Disco Faith Choir is the
brainchild of renowned Melbourne DJ Sunshine. Inspired
by a desire to unite her signature house and techno
sound with uplifting soul and gospel vocals, sung by a
live choir who bring an energy to the room unlike anything
else, Sunshine is dedicated to making the dancefloor
rejoice. Expect a show full of sequins, glitter, face paint
and dance classics more alive and ecstatic than you’ve
ever heard them. Keep the party going after the show at
the final Club Awi for this year’s Festival!
MUSIC
INPEX Sunset Stage
Sat 20 Aug 9pm
Duration 1hr
Full $42
Concession $38
Friends $35.70
$4.95 transaction fee applies
NOTE Standing event. Limited seating available.
Your ticket gains you entry to Club Awi after
the show (18+).
Photo: Josh Hourgan Photo: Jefferson Ofesi Photo: Jess Middleton
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*conditions applyNATIONAL
INDIGENOUS MARLON WILLIAMS
LATE NIGHT // MUSIC Northern Territory/Australia
MUSIC AWARDS
Mob, family, friends and fans – MUSIC
INPEX Sunset Stage
join us for a huge celebration Darwin Amphitheatre
Fri 5 – Sat 20 Aug 10pm-2am
This year everybody’s favourite late-night hot spot, of Indigenous music Sat 6 Aug 7pm
Club Awi, steps it up to a whole new level with DJs from Fri 5 Aug DJ DEXTER
Gates open 6pm
around the country (and some returning from overseas) with Planet Dale After two long, hard years of false starts and virtual
spinning the tunes alongside a host of local greats and Sat 6 Aug dameeeela ceremonies, one of Australia’s most important music Duration 4hrs
special guest performances. events returns to Darwin. The National Indigenous Music
with DJ Wrong Banana Full $40
From the ingenious hip-hop of DJ Dexter (ex-The Awards (NIMAs) welcomes back the broader Australian
Fri 12 Aug Teriyaki Mami Concession $33
Avalanches) to one of the country's most in-demand music community to its home under the stars on the
with Aunty Jonny picturesque land of the Larrakia people, for a night Group (10+) $32
selectors dameeeela, and from the bone-rattling bass
music and hyperactive dance tunes of Teriyaki Mama to Sat 13 Aug Future Roots honouring the achievements and diversity of Indigenous Friends $34
Sydney party starter DJ Charlie Villas, this Club Awi line- with Mista Monk (DJ set) music. Children under 12 FREE
up is set to make dance floor legends of us all! Fri 19 Aug DIOLA Over the past 18 years, the NIMAs has grown to become $4.95 transaction fee applies
Stay on after your 9pm INPEX Sunset Stage show on with DJ Micky Mas the leading event on the First Nations music calendar,
providing an important platform for the industry’s biggest NOTE This is an alcohol-free event. Glass and
a Friday or Saturday night and score free entry to the Sat 20 Aug DJ Charlie Villas
unsealed bottles not permitted.
club. And check out our exclusive range of Club Awi with The Huxleys and artists, as well as paying respects to those who have
merchandise – including bucket hats and bumbags – paved the way for the new breed of talent.
special guests
available online and at the bar! Presented by MusicNT
With Thelma Plum and King Stingray just the tip of the
All Tickets $15 at the door
live performance iceberg, the night is set to be a true
Friends FREE celebration of what has been a huge year of First Nations
music. Bring the family, bring a picnic and join us!
NOTE Suitable for ages 18+
Photo: Foldback Main Photo: Paz Tassone
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WITH DAVID GARNHAM & THE REASONS
TO LIVE BAND
WITH THE BLOODY MARYS
In the sea of flash-in-the-pan artists, Gabriella Cohen’s
music is timeless, not bound to any genre or trend. Her The Crooked Fiddle Band are a no-holds-barred
killer vocals and laidback, tongue in cheek demeanour, instrumental tour-de-force. Enter their world of frenetic
MUSIC AT
peppered with throwbacks to 60s girl groups and a Lou violin and epic soundscapes, where folk melodies,
Reed-esque drawl, make this genre-hopping genius monumental post-rock build-ups, cinematic battle
seriously cool. scenes and their teenage punk roots collide to create an
ecstatic style they call 'chainsaw folk'.
THE RAILS
With support from Territory faves David Garnham & The
Reasons to Live. With support from The Bloody Marys, whose localised
MUSIC Northern Territory/Australia brand of Celtic punk never fails to get the crowd up
and moving.
Fri 12 Aug
Darwin Railway Club
Sat 13 Aug
Fri 5 – Sat 20 Aug 8pm-10.30pm
Head to Darwin’s favourite
Full $38
year-round music venue, Concession $34
The Rails, for a Festival feast Friends $32.30
of music every Friday and $4.95 transaction fee applies
Saturday night NOTE Limited seating available.
Photo: Yanni Kronenberg
THE LAZY EYES PARVYN BAD//DREEMS CABLE TIES
WITH SCRUBFOWL WITH TUTUP MULUT
& BLACK WITH THE OVULATORS
Lockdowns may have stopped them in 2021, but fierce,
Combining the piquant feel of classic ‘60s psych
with sharp Gen Z wit, The Lazy Eyes have built a cult
following with their magnetic live set. Once you enter the
With influences from Björk to Anoushka Shankar,
Punjabi-Australian singer, dancer and musician
Parvyn presents hauntingly beautiful Indian melodies
ROCK BAND tense rock’n’roll trio Cable Ties are heading north this
year! With post-punk and garage rock forged together
Thanks to Guts Touring, two great rock bands go by a relentless rhythmic pulse, these three friends
vivid sonic world of these four talented musicians, you with mostly English lyrics over synthesisers, electric
head-to-head, taking over The Rails as part of an deliver smouldering feminist anthems that turn latent
won’t want to leave any time soon. guitar, bass, drumbeats, and vocal percussion.
extensive regional NT tour. From the rough and anxieties into a rallying cry.
Embracing a flow state, her set moves through pop,
With support from up-and-coming Darwin five-piece tumble brand of jangling rock’n’roll of Adelaide’s With support from Darwin’s own post-punk outfit,
dance, RnB, soul and jazz, each song immersing you
ScrubFowl. pub-punk rock revivalists Bad // Dreems, to the The Ovulators.
in a world of different cultures.
celebration of culture, connection to country
Fri 5 Aug With support from electro Indonesian space music and the fight for social justice in the songs Sat 20 Aug
duo Tutup Mulut. of First Nation rockers Black Rock Band, this
double header features great music addressing
Sat 6 Aug important issues.
Fri 19 Aug
Proudly supported by
Photo: Jack Moran Photo: Michelle Grace Hunder Photo: Ian Laidlaw Photo: Spike Vincent
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*conditions applyFESTIVAL OPEN FROM 5PM FRI 5 – SUN 21 AUG
Closed Mon 8 & 15 Aug
PARK Step inside our Festival hub, where a
tropical winter wonderland of delicious
food, refreshing drinks and a world of
entertainment awaits!
Join us for a
Welcome to
Country at 5.30pm
Get your
Festival merch
at the Box Office
Divide your rubbish
at our recycling
stations and help us
Join as a Friend of the
Festival for nightly Snappy
Hour drink discounts, priority
on Fri 5 Aug or bars conquer waste entry privileges and more...
COVID-19 is still a thing so stay up to date with any relevant regulations at darwinfestival.org.au
40 41FESTIVAL
FEASTS
Indulge in a taste of the
Territory prepared by local
food vendors in Festival Park.
There’s plenty to tempt you FESTIVAL
every night of the Festival, ANTIPASTO BOXES
so get the family together, Picnic in the park before your show
FILOSFOOD CUCINA SOTTO
meet up with mates and enjoy
with a Festival antipasto box. Indulge
in a selection of cheeses, cured You’re invited to share in Filipino LE STELLE CHOW
delicious food and a meats, house made dips and more, style fusion cuisine that includes Pizza in the Park is something of A taste of South East Asia featuring
all lovingly prepared by Pony & Sid not only traditional favourites but the Golden Bowl winning laksa
refreshing drink. Catering Co. Available for online pre- nachos with Filos’ BBQ meat and
an institution – especially when it’s
wood-fired to order and topped from the 2021 Darwin International
order only at darwinfestival.org.au, so all the toppings. with a mouth-watering combination Laksa Festival. Treat yourself to
make sure to plan ahead! of local produce and Italian this Darwin tradition or a curry from
ingredients. Buon appetito! Thailand, Malaysia and India.
TRAMPOLINE
PHAT MANGO
BAMBOO DAMASQUINO DARLINGS A scoop of refreshing gelato is
For banging local food that’s a bit
NT THAI CAFÉ & PASTA CLUB
the perfect indulgence before a
different, you can’t go past Phat
LOUNGE ASSOCIATION
show, after dinner or anytime! And
Mango by Martin the Chef. Phat
at the Festival serves up great Serving up pillowy rice flour bao
RESTAURANT Delicious handmade pasta that
when it’s made just down the road,
you know it’s fresh. What Festival
local ingredients with Indigenous buns stuffed with meat, veg and Darwin’s own NT Thai Association honours traditional techniques is flavour will feature this year?
Get a taste of traditional Syrian
flavourings and their famous loads of fresh herbs – this is transports you to Asia with their given a Darwin spin. Made with
food cooked the old-fashioned
Territory Paella. traditional Taiwanese street food Thai hawker-style street food 100% organic flour and featuring
way. There’s something for
meets taco. Your bao comes with a classics like omelette pad thai simple fresh ingredients, Darlings
meatlovers and vegetarians in this
side of fries because, well why not! noodles and paw paw salad. screams “yum!”.
range of delicious kebabs, kibbeh,
shish tawook and salad.
Laksa Photo: Tourism NT Matt Cherubino
Background Photo: Steve Kelk for Foldback Media
42 43POWER AND WATER DARWIN SYMPHONY
BAMBOO ORCHESTRA
BANDSTAND FOUR LOST SONGS
Free music gigs while you kick back with a drink and Witness the exciting world premiere of a new song cycle by celebrated
some dinner? Don’t mind if I do! We’ve got an eclectic Australian composer Emma Jayakumar. Echoing this new commission by
line-up of some of the best local acts around (and a few Darwin Symphony Orchestra, Four Lost Songs celebrates the unique stories
blow ins) every night Festival Park is open, plus a chance told by four talented NT Indigenous poets and features work by Vaughan
to get dancing with local community groups on the Williams and Igor Sravinksy. Don’t miss this awe-inspiring meeting of music,
weekend. poetry and drama.
MUSIC // DANCE Northern Territory/Australia
MUSIC Northern Territory
Festival Park
Fri 5 – Sun 21 Aug 6.30pm & 8pm The Playhouse, Darwin Entertainment Centre
Sat 20 Aug 7.30pm
Fri 5 Aug In The Pink ABC RADIO
Sat 6 Aug
Sun 7 Aug
The Neo
Alice Springs World
DARWIN’S Duration 1hr 45mins with interval
HAPPY
Full $60
Chamber Orchestra
Concession $50
Tue 9 Aug Mandy Garling
HOUR IN
Group (10+) $50
Wed 10 Aug Alice Cotton
Under 30 $30
Thu 11 Aug Rob Edwards
FESTIVAL
Under 18 $20
Fri 12 Aug The Boats Ashore
Family of 4 $130
Sat 13 Aug The Darwin Rondalla
Friends $50
PARK
Sun 14 Aug Ray Dimkarri Dixon
THE HUXLEYS
$4.95 transaction fee applies
Tue 16 Aug Adam Scriven
Wed 17 Aug Crocodile Country Presented by Darwin Symphony Orchestra in association with Darwin Festival
Thu 18 Aug Alison Thorsteinsen and NT Writers’ Centre
Get up to speed on the latest Festival
Fri 19 Aug Crystal Robins The Huxleys are a dynamic duo of cataclysmic happenings in this fun, fast and
Sat 20 Aug The Nerve proportion. Infamous for their fabulous, otherworldly furious hour of guest performances
Sun 21 Aug RAAF Rock Band costumes, this performance art duo presents camp and interviews. Be part of the action
commentary and spectacle across the visual art, from our Festival hub or tune in to
FREE performance and entertainment sectors. Experience a ABC Radio Darwin’s Drive program.
visual assault of sparkle, surrealism and the absurd, as
Proudly supported by
The Huxleys perform with Simone Page-Jones in Festival
Park, at Casuarina Square and even make a late-night SPECIAL EVENT
appearance at Club Awi!
Power and Water
SPECIAL EVENT Bamboo Bandstand
Thu 11 Aug 5pm
Casuarina Square
Duration 1hr
Fri 19 Aug 6pm
FREE Bookings required
Festival Park
Sat 20 Aug 8.45pm
Proudly supported by
Duration 15mins
FREE
Proudly supported by
Photo:
Photo: Tim Connor
Nicol Askham
Photography Photo: Places of Worship, The Huxleys, 2021 Photo: Tim Nicol Photography
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