FRIDAY - 6.00pm Zoo Stage

SUN OF AFRICA (IVORY COAST/AUSTRALIA) – AFRICAN DANCE WORKSHOP
Dancer, choreographer and musician Jean-Marc Agbogba arrived in South Australia from West Africa in 2010 and established his Sun of Africa dance company. Previously a joint director and performer in Ivory Coast’s Munlato Dance Company, Jean-Marc now conducts African dance and Afrotonic fitness classes in conjunction with Ausdance Dance Studio SA.

FRIDAY - 8.00pm Zoo Stage

EAST JOURNEY WORKSHOP
Ngalkanbuy Mununggurr, Malngay Yunupingu, Rrawun Maymuru, PJ White and Arian Pearson will talk about the oldest instrument used today in Aboriginal ceremony and music, the yidaki (or didgeridoo), how it is made, how the sound is created, and what significance it holds to Aboriginal people of Arnhem Land.  The audience will be invited to participate and to learn to play.  

SATURDAY - Midday Zoo Stage

LA BOMBA SALSA WORKSHOP
The authentic salsa spirit has pulsed in Adelaide since La Bomba began presenting authentic Latin entertainment and dance tuition in 1999. La Bomba's diverse crew of dance instructors and performers reflect a vibrant multicultural mix, hailing from Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Brazil, Argentina, South Africa, the Philippines, Serbia, Italy and Australia.

SATURDAY - 2.00pm Zoo Stage

MARA & MARTENITSA CHOIR WORKSHOP
‘The Big Dance’ – let expert Balkan dance master Gary Dawson guide you around the dance floor with his impeccable skill and witty charm, and be transported by the exhilarating virtuosity of the Mara! Band and some of the thrilling voices of the Martenitsa Choir.

SATURDAY - 4.00pm Zoo Stage

BASSÉKOU KOUYATÉ & NGONI BA WORKSHOP
Ngoni Ba will demonstrate the sounds of the ngoni and Bassékou Kouyaté will recount the history of it and how it is the signature instrument of the griot praise singers of the Manden culture.  He will play a piece that was composed 400 years ago for a Bambara Emperor and show how it has been adapted to the current day.

SATURDAY - 6.00pm Zoo Stage

SAVOY FAMILY CAJUN BAND WORKSHOP
The Savoy Family Cajun Band will discuss different aspects of Cajun music, from twin fiddles, open tuned fiddles, vocal styles, guitar styles, to the Cajun accordion (Marc Savoy has been building this instrument for decades and is a master craftsman as well as musician). Also a brief mention will be made of the Cajun language and the song themes.

SATURDAY - 8.00pm Zoo Stage

ILLAPU WORKSHOP
Illapu will demonstrate different rhythms from Peru, Venezuela and Uruguay and explain the importance of the instrumentation and the different string, wind and percussion instruments used to create these particular rhythms. The audience will experience how the flavour ‘grows’ as they add different instruments; it will be like a journey to Latin America through music!

SUNDAY - 1.00pm Zoo Stage

THE SWING SESH SWING DANCE WORKSHOP
Overwhelming interest around the world in swing dance – especially the Lindy Hop, set to swingin’ jazz from the 1920s to the 1940s – prompted Chris Harm to start teaching weekly classes in Adelaide in 2004. Now directed by Luna Godfrey, the Swing Sesh is the only swing school of its kind in South Australia.

SUNDAY - 5.00pm Zoo Stage

AMPARO SANCHEZ WORKSHOP
Amparo and her musicians will explain and demonstrate with their instruments the roots and influences of alternative Spanish music, from flamenco to rumba and Cuban influences.  Amparo will also tell the story of where her lyrical influences come from and how vital social engagement is for her.

SUNDAY - 7.30pm Zoo Stage

NIDI D'ARAC WORKSHOP
A journey through the traditional music and dance from Salento, known as pizzica (‘sting’ in Italian), which is the local version of the Southern Italian tarantella.  Musician Alessandro Coppola will explain the roots of pizzica folk music while Anna Cinzia Villani will teach you how to dance it in a ronda.

SUNDAY - 7.30pm Speakers Corner, Stage 6

ABIGAIL WASHBURN WORKSHOP
Abigail Washburn will share the magic of old-time Appalachian music including murder ballads, fiddle tunes, blues, a cappella gospel as well as several styles of banjo (claw hammer, two-finger and three finger).  By the end you'll be dancing the basics, Appalachian clogging style! 

MONDAY - 1.00pm Zoo Stage

SOUL CAPOEIRA WORKSHOP
Capoeira is a 400-year-old Brazilian artform that fuses dance, martial arts, music, acrobatics and culture. Soul Capoeira is an Adelaide-based community organisation that formed in 2000 to teach this exhilarating hybrid dance in more than 100 schools, universities, community groups and kindergartens, and maintains a Capoeira academy in Adelaide.

MONDAY - 3.00pm Zoo Stage

CHRISTINE SALEM WORKSHOP
Christine Salem explains the story of La Réunion and the story of maloya, the island’s traditional music. Key percussion instruments will be demonstrated and select members of the audience can try them out.  The spirit of the workshop is to learn about trance, history and the customs and to play together!

MONDAY - 3.00pm Speakers Corner, Stage 6

HEATHER FRAHN WORKSHOP
Have you ever listened with your ‘third ear’? Heather Frahn explores the sounds of vocal harmonic overtone singing, along with Himalayan singing bowls and Chinese gongs. A keen student of these instruments under various teachers in the UK, USA, Europe and Australia, Heather offers a fascinating look into harmonic sounds.

MONDAY - 5.00pm Zoo Stage

ARPAKA DANCE COMPANY WORKSHOP
Artistic Director Dennis Newie will talk about the history of Arpaka and join dancer Hans Ahwang to teach a ‘sit down dance’ (Apaniyai Sagul) and a ‘stand up dance’ (Kadai Sagul).  Both of these are playful dances that are taught in the group’s community on Moa Island in the Torres Strait.

MONDAY - 7.00pm Zoo Stage

THE ALAEV FAMILY WORKSHOP
Three percussionists from The Alaev Family will show rhythms unique to their Bukhara (Central Asia) origins and tell the story of their grandfather’s musical career, which started when he was 10.  The workshop will include a beautiful piece where three doyras (frame drums) are played and the audience will also learn a Bukharian song.

MONDAY - 7.00pm Speakers Corner, Stage 6

SHUNSUKE KIMURA & ETSURO ONO WORKSHOP
Kimura and Ono, innovators of Japanese folk music, present the history, musical structure and technique of Tsugaru Shamisen (three string banjo) and Fue (traverse bamboo flute).  The audience is encouraged to join in and learn a song and clap along to keep the beat of the unique Tsugaru rhythm.