David Jobling
Adelaide Festival Centre Wins Business Award
August 17th 2008 00:35
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Adelaide Festival Centre
Adelaide Festival Centre Wins Business Award
On Friday 1 August the Adelaide Festival Centre's OzAsia Festival was announced the winner of the Hong Kong Australia Business Association, SA Chapter (HKABA-SA), 2008 Business Award for importing of services.
The HKABA-SA Business Awards acknowledge high achievement by South Australian companies and organisations in trading with Hong Kong SAR and Mainland China.
Adelaide Festival Centre CEO and Artistic Director, Douglas Gautier, says, "The OzAsia Festival picked up this award in recognition of the successful South Australia / Hong Kong artistic and business partnerships that have got this new event off to such a good start, the award is also an acknowledgement of the importance of good cultural relations alongside business links."
The OzAsia Festival, now in its second year, celebrates the richness and diversity of our Australasian culture. The festival presents work from Australians who identify with an Asian cultural heritage, collaborative work between Australian and Asian artists and a diversity of contemporary and traditional cultural experiences.
Some highlights from this year's program include:
Moon Lantern Festival, a free family event in Elder Park, Sunday 14 September
Multi award winning dance drama Shaolin in Wind. This Australian exclusive will be performed by one of China's most vibrant performing arts groups the Zhengzhou Song and Dance Theatre in the Festival Theatre, Sunday 28 September
The Tale of Haruk - Korean company Tuida combines the acting traditions of both Eastern and Western clown in the Space Theatre, 17 - 20 September
OzAsia on Screen - a selection of documentaries, shorts and feature films showcasing the scope of screen culture throughout the Asia Pacific region at the Mercury Cinema, 17 - 24 September
OzAsia Symposium - exploring the cultural perspective of the developing relationships between Australia and Asia with local, national and international speakers,The Hon Kevin Rudd MP, Prime Minister of Australia, will give the keynote speech, Saturday 20 September
The OzAsia Festival is a unique event, which showcases and explores Australia's increasing cultural interaction with our northern neighbours. As such, the festival has attracted a great deal of interest nationally and on a regional basis within the arts and business communities, with this years sponsors including Santos, ETSA and Ironfish.
This year's OzAsia Festival will run from 14 - 28 September.
On Friday 1 August the Adelaide Festival Centre's OzAsia Festival was announced the winner of the Hong Kong Australia Business Association, SA Chapter (HKABA-SA), 2008 Business Award for importing of services.
The HKABA-SA Business Awards acknowledge high achievement by South Australian companies and organisations in trading with Hong Kong SAR and Mainland China.
Adelaide Festival Centre CEO and Artistic Director, Douglas Gautier, says, "The OzAsia Festival picked up this award in recognition of the successful South Australia / Hong Kong artistic and business partnerships that have got this new event off to such a good start, the award is also an acknowledgement of the importance of good cultural relations alongside business links."
The OzAsia Festival, now in its second year, celebrates the richness and diversity of our Australasian culture. The festival presents work from Australians who identify with an Asian cultural heritage, collaborative work between Australian and Asian artists and a diversity of contemporary and traditional cultural experiences.
Some highlights from this year's program include:
Moon Lantern Festival, a free family event in Elder Park, Sunday 14 September
Multi award winning dance drama Shaolin in Wind. This Australian exclusive will be performed by one of China's most vibrant performing arts groups the Zhengzhou Song and Dance Theatre in the Festival Theatre, Sunday 28 September
The Tale of Haruk - Korean company Tuida combines the acting traditions of both Eastern and Western clown in the Space Theatre, 17 - 20 September
OzAsia on Screen - a selection of documentaries, shorts and feature films showcasing the scope of screen culture throughout the Asia Pacific region at the Mercury Cinema, 17 - 24 September
OzAsia Symposium - exploring the cultural perspective of the developing relationships between Australia and Asia with local, national and international speakers,The Hon Kevin Rudd MP, Prime Minister of Australia, will give the keynote speech, Saturday 20 September
The OzAsia Festival is a unique event, which showcases and explores Australia's increasing cultural interaction with our northern neighbours. As such, the festival has attracted a great deal of interest nationally and on a regional basis within the arts and business communities, with this years sponsors including Santos, ETSA and Ironfish.
This year's OzAsia Festival will run from 14 - 28 September.
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