Darwin Festival

In Conversation

Talks & Workshops | Free

Darwin Festival presents an exciting program of talks from local and visiting artists.

Looking Back, Racing Forward
Mon 16 August 12pm
Three of the Top End's creative legends: Ali Mills, Bong Ramilo and Gary Lee join up for a chat with Darwin Festival Artistic Director Jo Duffy as they attempt to decipher urban myth from historical fact.

Related events: Club Sunshine, Darwin Rondalla

Ngarukuruwala: We Sing Songs
Tue 17 August, 12pm
Last year, the Strong Women’s Group from Nguiu made a monumental journey to the National Archive Institutions in Canberra to repatriate treasured sounds and images to their rightful home on the Tiwi Islands. Teresita Puruntatameri and co-collaborator Genevieve Campbell recount their tales of journeys shared and their pride in a project that has opened minds, doors and hearts.
Related event: Ngarukuruwala: We Sing Songs

Head Full of Love
Thu 19 August, 12pm
One of Australia’s most respected theatre directors Wesley Enoch talks with the charismatic cast of Head Full of Love, a world premiere play based on Central Australia’s famed Beanie Festival and the humble people and artworks that abound at this curious event. The play opens at Brown’s Mart Theatre on Tuesday 24 August.
Related event: Head Full of Love

Trans Cultural Jazz
Wed 25 August, 12pm
At the cross-road between traditional and contemporary jazz, sits an extraordinary group of musicians who will gather in Darwin for the 2010 Festival. Australian jazz aficionado Sandy Evans; new music producer, Tos Mahoney; bassist, Michael Galeazzi; Guru Kaaraikkudi Mani and Adrian Sherriff represent the international artists who are challenging the old with the new.
Related events: Five Elements, The Java Quartet

Rhoda Roberts
Sat 28 August 12pm
Bundjalung woman, founder of the Dreaming Festival and current Artistic Director of the Garma Festival, Rhoda Roberts talks about her experiences, hopes and dreams for Indigenous Australian artists. Rhoda is an artist in her own right and we are immensely proud to be working with her on her new creation BodymARKS for Wanga Mirak, our 2010 closing event.
Related event: Wanga Mirak: BodymARKS

Venue: Northern Territory Library, Parliament House
Duration: 60mins
FREE