With Christmas around the corner and Fringe not too far behind, there are quite a few milestone events in the pipeline.
Something to pop in your calendars now, however, is all the shows that The Garage International will be hosting throughout the duration of the 2023 Fringe season.
The Garage International found behind the Adelaide Town Hall is located in a beautiful heritage-listed building steeped with history and culture.
The acoustics are brilliant and one can almost hear voices from the past and future.
But The Garage International (TGI) doesn’t only have its existing venue to look forward to next year. It has just announced the opening of its new 50-seater venue, The Garage International @ Crack.
Found on the 2nd floor of a popular café, Crack Kitchen, the space is ideal for solo shows such as comedy and storytelling.
For Adelaide Fringe 2023, TGI is bigger than ever and is presenting 32 exciting shows.
The programme promises to showcase highly diverse acts that will appeal to both young and old, adults, children and families, and to all genders, races and cultures.
Now that the international borders are open again, the TGI team will be highlighting artists from Italy, Switzerland, Sweden, the UK, Spain, Iran, India, Bangladesh, Japan, Angola, the USA and of course, our home-ground stars.
Some of this year’s highlights are:
Tom Corradini, founder and director of FISICO (Alba International Physical Theatre Festival in Italy) and acclaimed actor, brings his solo show, Mussolini, an emotional journey inside the complex mind of a controversial political leader who wanted to become King of Europe but ended up being its jester which promises to be funny and poignant.
From Switzerland, but also representing FISICO festival, is Elsa Couvreur’s solo piece The Sensemaker about a dystopian relationship between a woman and a computerised answering machine, a bot, we all know (and hate) so well. Funny yet frightening, makes you think about today’s world.
Are you ready for a sermon from the mound and spoken by the high priestess in Church of the Clitori? Don’t let the title mislead you. This is a very witty and uplifting hilarious theatre piece delving into what the clitoris actually means. The actors are Australian school teachers which will make you think, what a great way to teach sex education.
There will also be three storytelling shows from differing cultures. Glenn Shea, an indigenous Elder tells the first part of the Indigenous Trilogy, Three Magpies Perched on a Tree. Then Daastaan-EGuru Nanak, mystical songs of Non-Australian First Nations from India where this is followed by Steve Wilson in Camino Man, a story about a white Australian man’s journey of redemption as he travels across the Camino del Norte in Spain.
Stefanie Rummel from Germany brings a touch of France with a little, je ne sais quoi? Chansons: Piaf, Brel & Me – Musical Cabaret About France will pay homage to the great Francophone musicians of the 20th century.
From the USA, the lovable BasketballMan is back. Witness the best basketball tricks as he spins, dribbles and juggles his way into your heart. He will be joined by two more shows for kids and family, Strictly Barking from the UK and Journey to the Land of Sounds by Elias Faingersh from Sweden.
In its new venue, TGI @ Crack, the team has an array of comics who are here to make you laugh and cry and be involved. So grab a drink and immerse yourself in their shows why don’t you!
Last but not least, TGI have Shakti, Artistic Director of The Garage International with Japanese and Indian heritage and an internationally acclaimed artist in her own right with her two shows. Les Fleurs du Mal (The Flowers of Evil) based on the poetry of Baudelaire, an exotic fusion of Indian dance and yoga with free contemporary style gives a unique interpretation that requires you to leave your inhibitions behind and enter a world of surrealism and illusion.
Classical Indian Hindu Temple Dance shows the discipline of Shakti’s dances. “When the genius of the dance is touched by the hands of god.” (Dauphine Libre). You will be amazed with the intricate footwork and powerful movements.
The programme is varied and meant to attract a myriad of different show-goers. TGI’s aim is to offer people to experience meaningful performances which let them take back something that is more than just entertainment.
For more information about The Garage International and its 2023 Fringe programme, click here.
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