WOMADELAIDE 2001 PROGRAM
WHO’S ON WHEN
WORKSHOPS
VISUAL ARTS
WHAT'S ON_SITE
FOR KIDS
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Gilles Apap (France) & The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra (Australia)
Pato Banton and the Reggae Revolution (UK)
Meng Pichenda (Cambodia)
Csokolom (Netherlands)
Bob Brozman (USA)
Flook! (Ireland)
Richard Thompson (UK)
Dr Natesan Ramani (India)
Oliver Mtukudzi & The Black Spirits (Zimbabwe)
Karma County (Australia)
The Habibis (Australia)
John Butler Trio (Australia)
Nabarlek Band (Australia)
Eugenio Bennato and Musicanova (Italy)
Chemirani Zarb Trio (Iran)
Colors of Invention (France)
David Bridie (Australia)
Te Rama Nui (Cook Islands/Australia)
TaikOz (Australia)
Brazza (Australia)
DJ Derek
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Workshops[ back to top ]
WOMADELAIDE ARTIST WORKSHOPS
One of the great pleasures of WOMADELAIDE is getting to know the artists, their craft and their stories through a series of INTIMATE WORKSHOPS during the weekend. These are FREE to all ticketholders.

The program shown below is subject to updates
as artists confirm their availability.
 

FRIDAY
6.00pm Eugenio Bennato: The Tarantella
7.00pm Tango!
7.50pm DJ Derek
8.35pm Djivan Gasparyan

 

SATURDAY
12.00pm Dr Natesan Ramani
12.50pm Chemirani Zarb
2.30pm Sierra Maestra
3.20pm Pato Banton Reggae
4.10pm Bob Brozman
5.00pm Flamenco
6.00pm Drumming
7.00pm Barbara Luna
SUNDAY
12.00pm Iyer Brothers
1.35pm Singer/songwriters
5.00pm Mr David Blanasi
 
 

 

Visual Arts[ back to top ]
A VISUAL FEAST
Our richest program ever! From Rangoli ground paintings in the Indian tradition by visiting artist Ranbir Kaur and the Mandala of the Gyuto Monks, to the spectacular flags of international flag artist Angus Watt. There will be a special focus on the work of Anangu Pitjantjatjara artists from the Far North of South Australia.
 
ANANGU PITJANTJATJARA ART
ANGUS WATT
HUMANATURE
RANGOLI GROUND PAINTING

ANANGU PITJANTJATJARA ART
In a first for the festival, WOMADELAIDE is featuring the visual arts of indigenous Australians through the work of Anangu Pitjantajatjara artists.

Anangu are the people of the lands in the Far North of South Australia, from communities and homelands across the northern part of the State from the Stuart Highway across to the Western Australian border.

Their art belongs to perhaps the oldest surviving contemporary indigenous art movement in Australia and features a design approach known since the early 1940s as walka: Pitjantjatjara for design or pattern.

WOMADELAIDE has been working with Ananguku Arts & Crafts (the Anangu artists’ collective), Art Centres at Ernabella, Fregon, Indulkana and Amata and Country Arts SA towards presenting this remarkable but under-exposed work to the festival’s audience.

Anangu Ngura [ back to top ]
(People’s Camp)
On-site in the park you will find the largest-ever representation of walka and Anangu Pitjantjatjara art and craft, with Ernabella, Fregon, Indulkana and Amata art centres displaying and selling everything from ceramics and paintings to finely-crafted batiks and enchanting carvings. Few people have the opportunity to visit the art centres themselves, so this is a rare chance indeed, not just to buy works but to meet the artists themselves.

2001 Design [ click to enlarge ]
Our imagery for this year features details from a typically fine artwork from one of Ernabella’s rising stars, Lexie Michael, who will be present at the festival: Ernabella Walka (Pitjantjatjara: design or pattern) Tjanpi, Kuru Malu (Spinifex, Eyes and Kangaroo), 50cmx56cm acrylic on canvas, © Lexie Michael, Ernabella Art Inc.
 

Walka Flags
In a unique collaboration with international flag artist Angus Watt, a series of flags around the site will celebrate the walka. Angus visited Anangu Pitjantjatjara lands in November and worked with artists to produce flags using a mixture of painting and applique techniques. More flags will be made during the week leading up to WOMADELAIDE, with 24 Anangu Pitjantjatjara artists working with Angus in a workshop at the Port Adelaide headquarters of Country Arts SA. These flags will tour to WOMAD festivals overseas before returning to the communities in the Far North.

This project was proudly assisted by Country Arts SA, Arts SA and Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Commission.

ANGUS WATT [ back to top ]
Angus Watt’s approach to flagmaking has made him one of the most in-demand public art practitioners in the UK and Europe where, often working with his sister Shona, he has completed many major commissions and impressed hundreds of thousands of people with the beauty, simplicity and uniqueness of his creations.

In particular, the celebrated designer has made a substantial mark on the popular and prestigious WOMAD (World Of Music, Arts & Dance) festivals around the world. 

He has been commissioned to create work for WOMADs in Reading (UK), Sicily (Italy), the Gran Canarias, Caceres (Spain), San Francisco and Seattle (USA), Adelaide (Australia), Auckland (NZ), Singapore, Prague (Czech Republic), Las Palmas (Spain) and Johannesburg (South Africa) since 1994.

Angus set WOMADELAIDE aflutter with his spectacular creations at the 1999 festival.  This was the first time his work had been displayed in Australia and the visual impact, in the green and tranquil Botanic Park site, was immense.

With a degree in Fine Art (sculpture) from Newcastle University in the UK and arts in the blood (father Tom was a celebrated painter), Angus grew up in a world where art and beauty was valued and encouraged.  He acknowledges this as a great source for his work.

He has won numerous Awards from the following British organizations – the Crafts Council, the Northern Arts Council, the Southern Arts Council and the South West Arts Council and was also a recipient of a Winston Churchill Fellowship.

Angus’s talent lies in his ability to be flexible and original and transform the broadest variety of outdoor spaces into colourful and stylish, changeable environments.  He has collaborated with students and fellow artists on many projects.

HUMANATURE
An alternative approach to the construction of public art monuments, HUMANATURE is a site-specific project which transforms plants and trees by day into monumental head sculptures by night.  The illusion is produced through slide or video projection of computer-manipulated portraits, pre-recorded video or live video feeds of actors onto trees, which have a similar 3-dimensional shape as a head.  The effect is a monumental head glowing in the darkness.

The Art of Rangoli: Ranbir Kaur (India)
The ephemeral ground art of Rangoli celebrates the creativity of thousands of women within the diverse cultures of India.  Ground painting is a living tradition, and Indian women’s ground art has remained a personal statement, a ritual which may celebrate a family occasion or simply be an offering to the gods to protect their home and family.  The tradition has been passed from mother to daughter for generations and is an artistic expression which manifests itself through many different materials and techniques, depending on the specific cultural context.  Women of all ages work with a variety of media including chalk, natural ochres, sugar paste, rice paste or grains etc.
Over the last ten years, since taking up residency in the UK, Ranbir Kaur has worked as an artist and teacher, to raise the profile of arts and crafts of Asian women, which for many are an integral part of their daily lives throughout the world.  Ranbir and her daughter Prabhmeet will create a series of Rangoli paintings over the Womadelaide weekend.  As well as, conducting workshops introducing children to the tradition of creating rangoli designs and the role they play within the lives of Indian women. 

Ranbir’s early life was spent both in India and Uganda, returning to India from Uganda before finally moving to the UK in 1989.  She has worked extensively in her field as an artist and teacher.  Whilst still in India she presented arts and educational programmes for national television, and since moving to UK her work has included training teachers, working in primary and secondary education as well as carrying out commissions and exhibiting in galleries and museums.  Her work in the arts and education has helped to engender a strong sense of identity, self-respect and confidence amongst Asian communities in the UK.
 

What's on-site[ back to top ]
Site Map
Global Village
A Green Event!
SmokeFree
SunSmart
Bike Park
Parking
Public Transport

Site Map
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The Global Village
Global eating. Global shopping. Global learning. A vast array of multicultural food, fine South Australian wines and ales, arts, crafts, instrument-makers and displays. A new (shadier!) layout including a coffee shop.

A full list of stalls will be uploaded soon!

WOMADELAIDE goes green: reduce, reuse, recycle
This year’s festival is South Australia’s first Ecovent. Ecovent has been devised by the SA Waste Management Committee which seeks to create, support and manage public events in an environmentally friendly manner.

WOMADELAIDE 2001 includes a challenge for us all: to significantly reduce the level of waste generated and dumped into landfill. Around the site you will find many specially marked and divided bins. Sorting your containers, paper and food scraps will enable them to be mulched, recycled, and in some cases reused.

Venue cutlery and stemless glasses will be made of corn starch and are totally compostable, just place them in the right bin and we’ll do the rest. Pink bin liners used in collection receptacles are also destined for the compost heap.

Visit the Ecovent display stand for advice and assistance in reducing waste in your home, office, anywhere at all.

Proudly supported by the SA Waste management Committee, KESAB, the Enironmental Protection Authority and WOMADELAIDE.

We’re SmokeFree
WOMADELAIDE supports healthy choices for the planet and all our friends. A healthy safe environment enhances the enjoyment of all people working, performing and attending the festival and so it is our policy to provide them with a healthy environment.

WOMADELAIDE acknowledges the harmful effect of passive smoking on everyone’s health. This means that smoke-free areas will be provided within Botanic Park: all food service areas, defined food consumption areas within the Global Village, Workshop and Children’s Activities areas and defined viewing areas in front of performance stages.

Patrons surveyed in 1997 and 1998 showed overwhelming support for the smoke-free message.

Be SunSmart
While Botanic Park offers large areas of shade, the sun can be fierce. Come prepared with broad-brimmed hats, long-sleeved shirts and plenty of sunscreen.

Bike Park
Cycle to WOMADELAIDE and dodge the parking hassles: cycling is the best way to enjoy the city and its major events. A secure bike park will be provided near the Frome Road entrance. Please note that this will not be accessible from Hackney Road. Best routes to WOMADELAIDE include the Torrens Linear Park and cycle paths along all major arterial roads.

Proudly supported by Bike South and Transport SA.

Parking
Please note that there is no parking on site and that residential streets in adjoining areas will be restricted. Best to park in the city and catch any O-Bahn bus or take the five-ten minute walk to the Frome Road entrance.

Public Transport
Make your journey to the city and then take the O-Bahn to Hackney Road. Please check transport timetables for late-night service details. For shuttle buses to the park, check the press on Saturday 8 February

For Kids[ back to top ]
In a festival atmosphere renowned for its young-family friendliness, Carclew Youth Arts Centre will host FREE activities for children through Saturday and Sunday afternoon.  Watch this space for details.