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RegisterUpdate on Events Affected by COVID-19. Parrtjima – A Festival in Light has been rescheduled to 11-20 September 2020 ...
Everything you need to know about the new dates for Parrtjima.
There’s a place where birds chatter in the gum trees, fingers of light caress the red dirt and shooting ...
Parrtjima brings $1.8m into the Red Centre 2 August 2019 From 5 to 14 April, Parrtjima Festival attracted over ...
Parrtjima 2020 celebrates ‘Lifting our Spirits’ as the festival continues to tell age-old Aboriginal stories through new technologies. Held across Mparntwe (Alice Springs), this year the focus will be on water, the cosmos and country with a diverse program that includes the lighting of the majestic MacDonnell Ranges, unique, large-scale sculptural installations and stories ...
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The Ebb and Flow of Sky and Country Prepare to be amazed as 2km of the majestic MacDonnell Ranges are illuminated with spectacular lighting effects that reflect the colours and movement of the changing seasons. The light show is accompanied by a dynamic soundscape and narration by AGB Events First Nations Adviser Rhoda Roberts ...
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Werte has been inspired by an artwork by Kumalie Kngwarraye Riley, which takes as its central motif Werte (pronounced Woord-da), the concentric lineal work that speaks of meeting places, and is so relevant to the Central Desert art styles. Among the highlights is artist Greg McAdam’s enormous glowing sphere, Grass Seed, measuring seven metres ...
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Immerse yourself in the stories, symbols and knowledge of Aboriginal culture as you wander through a beautiful animated sequence of curated artworks projected on to the sands of Desert Park. A giant, seamless canvas on Country, let the sand trickle through your fingers and discover how each of the seven artworks, by artists from ...
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Come join in the festival ambience created throughout Todd Mall festooned with lanterns through the trees and a kaleidoscope of lights painting the pathways in the evening. The beautiful Grandfather Tree at the crossroads of the Mall will also be theatrically lit and accompanied by an audio recording by Traditional Owner Peter ‘Coco’ Wallace ...
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