1/24Australian Dance Theatre’s world premiere of The Beginning of Nature at WOMADelaide 2016. Picture: Rob Sferco
The wonder of Womadelaide 2016
WOMADELAIDE enjoyed a capacity opening night and the festival continued to entertain audiences over its four days.
2/24Australian Dance Theatre dancers lean on each other during the world premiere of The Beginning of Nature at WOMADelaide 2016. Picture: Rob Sferco
3/24A huge crowd enjoyed the performance of Angelique Kidjo and The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra on Stage 1 at WOMADelaide 2016. Picture: Rob Sferco
4/24Djuki Mala offered a new type of indigenous physical theatre, with energetic dance embellished by comedy and clowning to tell new stories about Yolngu culture. Picture: Rob Sferco
5/24Vionlist PJ Chabot from Orange Blossom on stage 2 at WOMADelaide 2016. Picture: Rob Sferco
6/24An expressive Hend Ahmed Hassan from Orange Blossom. Picture: Rob Sferco
7/24Sacrilege by UK artist Jeremy Deller is an inflatable life-sized replica of Stonehenge that proved popular with families . Picture: Rob Sferco
8/24St Germain returned with its nu-jazz, electronic loops, percussive grooves and an emphasis on Malian rhythm. Picture: Rob Sferco
9/24Guest conductor Gast Waltzing worked wonderfully well with Angelique Kidjo and The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. Picture: Rob Sferco
10/24Angelique Kidjo’s performance with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra proved a winning combination. Picture: Rob Sferco
11/24Ukrainian band DakhaBrakha added spice to its Ukrainian folk music, adding Indian, Arabic, African, Russian and Australian traditional influences to create a fascinating trans-national sound. Picture: Rob Sferco
12/24DakhaBrakha’s cellist Nina Harenetska at WOMADelaide. Picture: Rob Sferco
13/24Middle East soul diva Ester Rada dances on stage one at WOMADelaide. Picture: Rob Sferco
14/24Tanmoy Bose, Debashish Bhattacharya and Anandi Bhattacharya played late on Friday night. Picture: Rob Sferco
15/24Wade Schuman of New York band Hazmat Modine on stage one. Picture: Rob Sferco
16/24The Spooky Men’s Chorale sang a raucous mix of Georgian church songs, lusty ballads and vaudevillian nonsense with a devastating combination of beauty and silliness. Picture: Rob Sferco
17/24Guitarist Joey Burns from Calexico on the main stage at WOMADelaide. Picture: Rob Sferco
18/24Vionlist Jane Harbour from UK folk band Spiro playing on stage 3 at WOMADelaide. Picture: Rob Sferco
19/24Indian singer Asha Bhosle displayed her extraordinary vocal range on stage one. Picture: Rob Sferco
20/24Calexico trumpeter Jacob Valenzuela. Picture: Rob Sferco
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