Great news for our Deep Listening fans – we have not one but two fascinating story tellers joining us for Saturday’s talk – Que Kenny, a cultural transgender footballer and cultural connector, and Emily Anyupa Butcher, a Warlpiri, Pitjantjatjara and Luritja woman from Papunya and Yuendumu, who has spent the…
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Due to adverse weather conditions and high winds we have stopped bus services to Alice Springs Desert Park. We are giving Grass Seed the night off and closing it down to keep it safe. We’re sorry our guests won’t be able to see this incredible installation in all its glory…
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We have an exciting update to the Deep Listening program this evening, with renowned chef Mark Olive joining us for an intimate chat. Mark has wowed Parrtjima fans with cooking demonstrations using beautiful bushfoods from the Red Centre region. Tonight we will learn more about what makes this Aussie icon…
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We’ve received so much interest in our program of Deep Listening talks, workshops and musical performances that we’ve moved these events to Alice Springs Desert Park, where we have more room. Please click HERE to check availability and register. See you at Desert Park!
Parrtjima – a 10-night Festival in Light experience will return to the Red Centre in 2021 from 9-18 April. The 2020 program commenced with a moving opening ceremony and Welcome to Country at Alice Springs Desert Park, and the Todd Mall program commenced with music by Stuart Nuggett, the first…
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Parrtjima – A Festival in Light begins in Alice Springs tonight, and promises to do exactly what this year’s theme suggests by ‘Lifting Our Spirits’. The 10-day event, which runs from 11-20 September, showcases one of the world’s oldest cultures through some of the newest technologies, and this year’s light…
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Update on Events Affected by COVID-19. Parrtjima – A Festival in Light has been rescheduled to 11-20 September 2020 in Alice Springs. The change in dates follows the Federal Government’s 13 March 2020 advice to cancel events of 500 people or more, in the immediate future, as a precautionary measure…
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