THE FUTURE OF THINGS PAST

Castlemaine State Festival began in 1976 through the vision of Berek Segan AM OBE. It has grown to become Australia’s flagship regional arts festival. 

The Festival programme has encompassed visual arts, music, theatre, opera, and dance and has been a major contributor in connecting people and developing enterprise within the regional community. Many organisations in the community have participated; schools, sporting groups, the local aged care facility, manufacturing and agricultural workers, street rod enthusiasts, musicians, designers, gardeners, heritage specialists, and the myriad of visual artists and artisans who live and work in the district. Each has brought their interests to the Festival, treading pathways to connection, reflection and innovation.

For 2017, Southpaw’s AD, Robby Graham, was commissioned to create a mass movement spectacular with a cast of community dancers, The Future of Things Past, for the opening ceremony.

a man and woman with a baby strapped to her help a young child hold a suitcase on stage
two dancers throw their arms out on stage with bright lights behind them
a group of silhouetted dancers point off stage
a silhouetted dancer gestures around a haze filled stage
the back of a family (mum holding baby and dad holding young girls hand) stand on stage holding suitcases looking into the audience
young family, mum holding a toddler with dad and daughter, dressed in navy hold suitcases
dancers bang on heras fences with drum sticks. in front of that young dancers hold signs saying enough is enough
dancers stood on grass pointing to a building
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