WOMADELAIDE – Exciting announcements

WOMADELAIDE WORKSHOPS

The WOMADelaide Workshops program is here and it is packed full of exciting hands-on opportunities to learn and interact with the facinating talents and cultures of our visiting WOMADelaide artists!

Discover the Turkish electric baglama, the electric oud and the darbuka drum withBaBa ZuLa, learn the traditional Sahrawi percussion patterns of the Western Sahara with Aziza Brahim, and get the chance to interact with some of Australia’s leading choreographers in a dance workshop led by Dancenorth, Lucy Guerin Inc. & Senyawa.

We also have some special new additions to our wildly popular Morning Yogasessions. Joining our partnership with lululemon this year are local studios Cosmic Yoga and Power Living Australia, plus Grammy-nominated Toni Childs – now also a yoga teacher – will be leading a special extended yoga workshop on Sunday 12 March!

See the full program of Workshops HERE

ARTISTS IN CONVERSATION

Sit in on a one-on-one chat with some of the festival’s biggest names with our popularArtists In Conversation series and get a unique insight into the fascinating minds, music and worlds of visiting WOMADelaide artists! This year’s Artists In Conversation series features Archie Roach & Uncle Jack Charles, Aziza Brahim, Bebel Gilberto, Hanoi Masters, Inna Modja, L-FRESH The LION, Oumou Sangaré (pictured), and Toni Childs.

WOMADELAIDE EXCLUSIVES

Every year we aim to present an extraordinary meeting point for cultures, performances and artistic creativity from around the world. Check out the impressive list of artists we are bringing to Australia this March that you can only see at WOMADelaide 2017!

EXCLUSIVE TO WOMADelaide 2017

LIFE ON MARS!

One of the many highlights of our Planet Talks program this year will surely be the “Human Life On Mars” panel featuring Josh Richards and Carmel Johnston.

Presented in conjunction with Uni SA and the Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre, you can also catch Carmel and Josh in conversation with Angela Catterns* on the eve of WOMADelaide at a special Hawke Centre Lecture on Thursday 9 March. Entry is free with registration HERE.

*You’ll also be seeing a lot of Angela Catterns at WOMADelaide this year as MC of the Foundation Stage!

THE WORLD’S MOST UNIQUE FESTIVAL ACCOMMODATION PACKAGE?

WOMADelaide have partnered with the Adelaide Zoo to create
WOMAD Wild Nights at The ZOO – one of the most unique festival accommodation packages* in the world!

In addition to 4 nights accommodation at the Adelaide Zoo, packages include four-day WOMADelaide passes, a special night safari, morning Panda & Friends tour, daily continental breakfast, a WOMADelaide welcome pack and more.

Read all the accommodation and bookings details HERE and you could soon be sleeping with the Pandas on WOMADelaide’s doorstep! *Terms and Conditions apply and number of packages are extremely limited.