I Swallowed a Moon Made of Iron

Canadian composer and performer Njo Kong Kie transforms the poetry of Xu Lizhi into song. Njo’s score for solo voice and piano, combined with a rich tapestry of video imagery, delivers a contemplative and timely lament for our digital age.

tiaen tiamen Episode 1

After a glittering career creating works for Cloud Gate Dance Theatre and Martha Graham Dance Company, Bulareyaung’s tiaen tiamen Episode 1 is a bold statement, about the survival of culture, and launching into a future in which it continues to flourish.

A Notional History

In A Notional History, a performer, a journalist, and an activist excavate school textbooks, inherited memories, and video interviews of exiled revolutionaries – uncovering erasures, exclusions and questions around the Malayan Emergency.

Infinitely Closer

Join Singapore’s T.H.E Dance Company on stage in a ground-breaking immersive production that blends movement, holographic visuals, 3D sound, and a level of audience engagement rarely seen in contemporary dance. A profound piece about connection, freedom, and choice.

The Bridal Lament

A sumptuous audio-visual experience and song-cycle by award winning vocalist, producer and multi-disciplinary artist Rainbow Chan. Featuring a suite of new songs, The Bridal Lament brings to life a dynamic world of projection, movement and colour.

Paradise or the Impermanence of Ice Cream

Take a wild ride to paradise with Indian Ink’s powerful new play about impermanence – of life, love... and ice cream! Inspired by Ernest Becker’s Pulitzer prize-winning Denial of Death, and the vibrant, life-filled chaos of India’s most cosmopolitan city, Mumbai.


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OzAsia Festival: Annette Shun Wah Foreword

Something for everyone at OzAsia Festival

In Other Words returns to OzAsia Festival

Visual Arts at OzAsia Festival

Workshops & Masterclasses at OzAsia Festival

OzAsia Festival – Free Events

OzAsia Festival joins Adelaide Film Festival to present Contemporary Asian Cinema

Sarah Tiong: Masterchef Favourite Joins Poh Ling Yeow and Benjamin Law at OzAsia Festival

OzAsia Festival – Special Offers