2011 Melbourne Festival
From 6 to 22 October 2011, Melbourne Festival presented a feast of theatre, dance, music and visual arts from both Australian and
international companies and artists to the city of Melbourne.
Theatre
Music – Contemporary
Outdoor Events
Aftermath – Jessica Blank & Erik Jensen
(USA)
Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson,
Rob Sonic and DJ Big Wiz (USA)
Angels-Demons. Parade – AES+F (Russia)
Foley – Ilbijerri Theatre Company
(Australia)
Bachelorette (New Zealand), Rat Vs Possum
(Australia)
Ganesh Versus the Third Reich –
Back to Back Theatre (Australia)
Black Dice (USA), Lucky Dragons (USA)
Half-Real – The Border Project (Australia)
Konono No. 1 (Congo),
Bachelorette (New Zealand)
Hedda Gabler – Schaubühne Berlin
(Germany)
Lucky Dragons (USA),
Geoffrey O’Connor (Australia)
Journeys of Love & More Love – motiroti
(International)
Mono (Japan), Wintercoats (Australia),
Kangaroo Skull (Australia)
Rhinoceros in Love – National Theatre
Company (China)
notes from the hard road and beyond Joss
Stone, Rickie Lee Jones, Mavis Staples,
Emmanuel Jal, Paul Dempsey, The Black
Arm Band (International)
Site Unseen – Theatre Works (Australia)
The Rehearsal, Playing the Dane – Pan Pan
Theatre (Ireland)
Whiteley’s Incredible Blue – Barry Dickens
(Australia)
Okkervil River (USA),
Roller One (Australia)
Sulumi (China), Qua (Australia)
Dance
The Narcicyst (Iraq),
Omar Offendum (Syria)
Assembly – Chunky Move & Victorian
Opera (Australia)
Will Sheff (USA), Jimmy Stewart
(Australia), Mike Noga (Australia)
Aviary – Phillip Adams BalletLab
(Australia)
Visual Arts
Double Think – Byron Perry (Australia)
A Different Temporality (Australia)
Political Mother – Hofesh Shechter
Company (UK)
In camera and in public (International)
Intimate Publics – Utopia (International)
We Came from the East – Jecko Siompo
(Indonesia)
It’s a jungle in here – Isobel Knowles &
Van Sowerwine (Australia)
Music
James Rhodes (UK)
KURSK: An Oratorio Requiem – Davis
Chisholm (International)
Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra
(International)
Quartethaus – ANAM (Australia)
look closer – Daniel King (Australia)
Power to the People (International)
Tall Man – Vernon Ah Kee (Australia)
The Solo Projects – Andreas Exner
(Germany) & Rose Nolan (Australia)
War at a Distance – Harun Farocki
(Germany)
Sun Rings – Kronos Quartet (USA)
The Manganiyar Seduction –
Roysten Abel (India)
The Visionary – Seraphim Trio (Australia)
Page 15
Cacophony: The Art of Conflict – The
Electric Canvas (Australia)
Circus
Tom Tom Crew – Strut & Fret (Australia)
Opera
Mozart’s The Magic Flute – Isango
Ensemble (South Africa)
Film
Give Peace a Chance – AFTRS (Australia)
Forums & Discussions
Come Together: Artists in Conversation
(Australia)
Intimate Publics – Utopia @ Asialink
(International)
Jello Biafra (USA)
Provocateur: The Rebellious Text – Red
Stitch (Australia)
You Say You Want a Revolution – The
Wheeler Centre (International)