OzAsia Festival
ozasia festival simply ozasia asiafocused art festival south australia presented adelaide festival centre two week late october early november year feature theatre dance music film visual art across asia well outdoor event food stall year focused specific region country asia since festival included lucky dumpling market comprising numerous food stall set along river bank event included jlf adelaide offshoot jaipur literary festival ozasia festival presented word digital inperson literature festival government south australia wiped amillion debt adelaide festival centre – state budget festival centre began fiveyear financial rebuilding programme ozasia festival resulted government south australia adelaide festival centre partnering create new art festival national cultural significance one several idea revive adelaide festival centre inaugural ozasia festival held september– october stood two key guiding principle contribution australian artist performer identify asian cultural heritage constant stream collaboration australia regional neighbour program built four key pillar performing art visual art cultural debate community involvement first ozasia festival program produced executive director nick skibinski succeeded jacinta thompson festival director following year – festival undertook country focus initiative year emphasising particular country grow stronger cultural tie australia key country region korea japan india malaysia thompson last program china joseph mitchell became ozasia festival artistic director shifted program rationale focussing single country year instead showcase best contemporary art artist across asia including middle east western asia artist akram khan sidi larbi cherkaoui ryoji ikeda meng jinghui melati suryodarmo teater garasi presented australian premiere ozasia festival may annette shun wah appointed director festival taking joseph mitchell festival november cancelled owing covid pandemic south australia went ahead october november though show cancelled due covid reported festival organiser also cancelled participation hong kong cultural association south australia due use yellow umbrella symbol umbrella movement moon lantern parade free public event integral part ozasia festival celebrates midautumn festival official harvest festival traditionally celebrated chinese vietnamese moon lantern parade begin sunset followed firework river torrens ozasia film shown mercury cinema morphett street adelaide riverbank precinct transformed first time hawkerstyle market asian food themed bar roving entertainer free performance every night ozasia festival adelaide night noodle market featured first time adelaide festival centre precinct part ozasia festival eleven night patron able sample asian cuisine variety asian food stall first time night noodle market run south australia following success brisbane sydney melbourne ozasia festival presented special outdoor live music concert series riverbank precinct elder park celebrate year anniversary free event ran ten day featured top international performer across asia team behind adelaide fringe gluttony venue hub created presented lucky dumpling market ozasia festival located adelaide riverbank lawn beside riverbank footbridge lucky dumpling market showcased authentic asian cuisine market stall premium wine beer played host local international musician first time ozasia festival hosted southasian institution jaipur literature festival world largest free literary festival ozasia festival hosted word inperson event shifted predominantly digital focus due covid restriction ozasia festival celebrated th year attendance across ticketed free event year program artistic direction annette shun wah featured community national international artist country included world premiere one australian premiere seven adelaide premiere official website