Great to see people out, being happy! A fantastic range of events. Incredible variety, easy access, something happening every day.
DanceSite changed my life!
The Desert Harmony Festival is a 10 day multi-arts celebration that showcases the distinctive arts and culture of the Barkly region – Indigenous and non-Indigenous, traditional and contemporary.
Come and join us!
Every year, as spring arrives, the festival celebrates the dynamic community strengths of Tennant Creek and surrounding communities. Audiences of over 2000 people enjoy the performances, exhibitions, artists' marketplace, dance, music, literature...
With a fantastic variety of mostly free events, the Desert Harmony Festival offers the best artistic and cultural experiences to the community and its visitors.
Many local organisations participate: schools, emergency services, childcare and aged care facilities, health agencies, local businesses, musicians, dancers, visual artists and artisans who live and work in the district. Each bring their interests to the Desert Harmony Festival, leading to connections, reflection, dynamic exchange, spontaneity and fun!
This year’s program can be downloaded from the link at the upper left of this page. It includes:
- Barkly Captured photo walls and exhibition
- Street Parade
- Double Vision - Youth performance
- Circosis circus workshops
- Multicultural night
- Regional Arts Market
- Culture Carnvial
- Verdi's La Traviata presented by Oz Opera (ee beliow)
- Film screenings: St Kilda Film Festival; Beck Cole's Here I Am - Desert Harmony Church Service
- Song Peoples Sessions featuring Shellie Morris, Warren H. Williams and traditional Yanyuwa nad Warumungu singers
- DanceSite 2011 - including the Mornington Island and Red Flag dancers; presented by Artback NT
- Barkly Area Music Festival, featuring Iwantja and including the inaugural Community Battle of the Bands
The artwork featured in this year's Festival poster is by Kaye Beasley of Epenarra.
BARKLY CAPTURED! PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT AND WORKSHOPS
Imagine a photograph taken by you, printed on a large banner, displayed in Tennant Creek's main street! Our exciting Festival photography project is underway: over 2000 images taken by shutterbugs throughout the Barklyregion will be on display around Tennant Creek very soon. Look out!
Opera Australia's Oz Opera presents
Verdi's La traviata Experience one of the greatest love stories of all times in this exquisite and sparkling production, which is a satellite event to this year's Desert Harmony Festival!
Tuesday 23 August
7.30 pm at the Civic Hall, Peko Rd, Tennant Creek
Tickets on sale now: $45 full / $40 concession
Book at Barkly Regional Arts: 08 8962 2799 (cash sales only)
or online at www.greentix.com.au (transaction fees apply).
More production info: www.ozopera.com.au
The Desert Harmony Festival is proudly presented by Barkly Regional Arts, and its supporters and sponsors.
