Genre Arts Years active 2007-present | Frequency Annually | |
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Location(s) Adelaide, South Australia Organised by Adelaide Festival Centre | ||
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OzAsia Festival is an Asia-focussed arts festival in South Australia which the Adelaide Festival Centre presents for two weeks in late September to early October each year. OzAsia Festival features theatre, dance, music, film and visual arts from across Asia. Each year, the programme presents works by artists from Asia, outdoor events and food stalls. Artists including Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Ryoji Ikeda, Meng Jinghui, Melati Suryodarmo and Teater Garasi have all presented Australian premieres at the OzAsia Festival. In past years, OzAsia Festival has focussed on specific regions in Asia, including Korea, Japan, Malaysia, India, China and Indonesia.
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History
After the Government of South Australia wiped a $28 million debt from Adelaide's Festival Centre in the 2005-2006 State Budget, the Festival Centre began a five-year financial rebuilding programme. OzAsia Festival resulted from the Government of South Australia and the Adelaide Festival Centre partnering in 2007 to create a new arts festival of national and cultural significance, and was one of several ideas to revive the Adelaide Festival Centre. OzAsia Festival is built on two key guiding principles: the contribution of Australian artists and performers who identify with an Asian cultural heritage and the constant stream of collaboration between Australia and its regional neighbours.
Events
The Moon Lantern Festival is a free public event and an integral part of OzAsia Festival that coincides with the Mid-Autumn Festival, which is an official harvest festival traditionally celebrated by the Chinese and Vietnamese. The Moon Lantern parade begins after sunset, and is followed by fireworks over the River Torrens.
In 2015, Adelaide’s Riverbank Precinct was transformed for the first time into a hawker-style market with Asian food, themed bars, roving entertainers and free performances every night of the OzAsia Festival.The Adelaide Night Noodle Markets featured for the first time in 2015 at the Adelaide Festival Centre Precinct as part of OzAsia Festival. For eleven nights, patrons were able to sample Asian cuisine from the variety of Asian food stalls. It was the first time the Night Noodle Markets have run in South Australia, following successes in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.
In 2016, OzAsia Festival presented a special outdoor live music concert series in the riverbank precinct's Elder Park to celebrate its 10-year anniversary. The free event ran for ten days and featured top international performers from across Asia.