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Mamma Mia!

Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2021, 7:30 pm
Location: Scott Theatre

On a small Greek island, Sophie dreams of a perfect wedding — one which includes her father walking her down the aisle. But Sophie doesn’t know who he is!

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Kevin Marjoribanks Memorial Lecture

Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2021, 6:00 pm
Location: Online

Presented by Emeritus Laureate Professor John Hattie ONZM, Melbourne Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne, Chair of the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership.

Thinking the World from Africa: A Conversation with Achille Mbembe

Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2021, 5:30 pm
Location: Online

Achille Mbembe is one of the preeminent critical theorists and public intellectuals of the current and future world. His intervention is to think the world in-common and the condition of planetary entanglement from Africa.

Six-hour Guitarathon in Elder Hall

Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2021, 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Location: Elder Hall

Classical guitar students from the University of Adelaide's Elder Conservatorium of Music will embark on a six-hour performance marathon. In its fourth year the successful event will kick off at 4.00 pm, Saturday 13 November in Elder Hall.

Under the direction of senior lecturer Dr Oliver Fartach-Naini, 12 undergraduate and postgraduate students will perform an eclectic program of solo and chamber music.
"Rather than just preparing for performance exams and technique assessments, this unique event is a fun way for our up-and-coming performers to put on display some of the fantastic music we've been working on," says Dr Fartach-Naini.

"It’s also a less formal opportunity for audiences to get a taste of the many things classical guitar entails as people will be free to wander in and out of Elder Hall as they please, sampling high-calibre guitar music as well as delicious food and wine, staying for however long they like.”
The stylistically very diverse programme includes works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Johann Kaspar Mertz, Leo Brouwer, Miguel Llobet, Carlo Domeniconi, Philip Houghton, Astor Piazzolla, Bryan Johansson, Isaac Albeniz, Maximo Diego Pujol, James Rawley, Gary Ryan, Alan Thomas, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Fernando Sor and many more.

The non-stop event will culminate in a performance of the Elder Conservatorium Guitar Ensemble featuring the combined talents of Emanuel Auciello, Megan Robson, Connor Whyte, Eduardo Ruiz, Jack Daws, Callum Goodhand, Alexandra Shepherd, Caleb Lavery-Brook, Queenie Li and James Rawley.

Performances will start at 4 pm, with each performance lasting anywhere between 15 to 60 minutes.

This is a free event. Food and drink will be available for purchase at the event.

This event is proudly sponsored by Kay Brothers Winery.

This event is another example of how the University of Adelaide is playing an active role in the community as part of the Beating Heart of Adelaide.

Media Contact:
Dr Oliver Fartach-Naini, Elder Conservatorium of Music, The University of Adelaide. Mobile: +61 (0)414 597 228 Email
Kelly Brown, News and Media Manager, The University of Adelaide. Mobile: +61 (0)466 460 959 Email

Life Writing: Transnationalism, Translingualism, Transculturalism

Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2021, 9:00 am
Location: The University of Adelaide

Transnationalism is an increasingly popular phenomenon, reflecting and responding to the heightened interconnectivity between people and the receding economic and social significance of boundaries among nation states.

Southern Waters Symposium

Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2021, 9:00 am
Location: TBA

Water describes and sounds the South in resonant and manifold ways.

Educating Global Communicators Symposium

Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2021, 9:00 am
Location: Flinders University City Campus and Online

The symposium will bring together leading academic researchers and industry practitioners to explore communication study in universities and its impact on the practices of communication professionals internationally.