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Excellent festival highly professional
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I had one of the best times of my life.. It was fantastic!!!
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Well done.
deadly dancing!
Click here to download the 2012 Spirit Festival Program in PDF
National Aboriginal Cultural Institute Tandanya presents
SPIRIT FESTIVAL 2012 Feb 24 - Feb 26 Mullawirraburka -Rymill Park next door to Tandanya cnr Grenfell and East Terrace
South Australia's premier Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts and Cultural Festival is an annual FREE family friendly event held in the heart of the city and features the very best music, ceremony, cultural workshops, forums and visual arts. We're proud to be the main concert on the Fringe Festival opening night featuring KINEMAN KARMA, ZENNITH and BIG BOLD AND SEXY STAR MS. CASEY DONOVAN. Hosted by Kevin Kropinyeri.
Saturday you can hear music from sun up to sun down with GLENN SKUTHORPE, EDDIE PETERS, TONY MINNIECON & SOULED OUT, THE CASM SOUL BAND and new comers BECK GOLLAN and ELLIE LOVEGROVE. Our SPIRIT DANCE CEREMONY hosted by Frances Rings (Bangarra) on Saturday night from 7:30pm is a very special ceremony of traditional Inma and contemporary dance featuring Paitya Dancers ,Taikurtinna, Kuma Kaaru, Tal-Kin-Jeri, Piltati Inma Dancers, Tjanpi Inma, Leigh Warren Dancers, Ngarrindjeri/Pitjantjatjara and Yunkunytjatjara Dancers, GIZ TI dance featuring Albert David and Dancers, Mimili Mob, Wiltja Dancers, and Kurruru. Bring a blanket to sit on.
Our writers program is an exciting highlight this year. Presented in partnership with the David Unaipon College of Indigenous Education and Research- UniSA we launch SOUTHERLY PUBLICATIONS Indigenous writers edition with ALI COBBY ECKERMAN & LIONEL FOGARTY;THE TJANPI DESERT WEAVERS' new publication and WONGAIJDA WAVE-voices of many-with key note speaker the award winning DYLAN COLEMAN (SA) and also on the bill, graphic novelist BRENTON MCKENNA (WA) hosted by Cathy Craigie
Sunday we present a full day of music from WARREN MILERA, JIMBLAH, ROUGH IMAGE, COREY THEATRE, CAPER, BLACK DIAMOND and the NGARRINDJERI MIMINAR KAYKULAN CHOIR with dance from TAIKURTINNA, KUMA KAARU and TAL-KIN-JERI. Hosted by Matt Hein.
Closing the festival is WOMEN OF SOUL starring EMMA DONOVAN with EVIE J WILLIE and MISS MIN Sunday 9PM.
Try your hand at the different weaving styles under the guidance of women elders of the Kaurna, Ngarrindjeri, Pitjantjatjara and Yunkunytjatjara nations.
The Spirit Festival is a FREE family friendly drug and alcohol free event come and share in the oldest living culture in the world - All welcome!
Check the program and this site for more times. See you at the Festival.
On behalf of Tandanya we wish to acknowledge and pay respects to the Kaurna people - the traditional owners of the country on which Tandanya stands and where we celebrate.
