Bookings
School bookings open 24 September 2024 for all DreamBIG 2025 events and performances.
9 shows
Transport subsidies are available for regional and equity schools.
If travel costs prohibit attendance at an Adelaide Festival Centre presented performance or workshop, subsidies are available to eligible schools. Learn more or apply.
At the core of our being is the want to feel connected - to belong, to find our place and to celebrate the threads that connect us all.
String Symphony is the story of Leor, a giant marionette made of over one kilometre of woven rope, waiting to be brought to life by DreamBIG’s audience. Giving up to 30 young people the opportunity to puppet Leor each performance, follow Leor as he explores his place in the world.
Please note that Spare Parts Puppeteers recommend students aged 7+ wield the puppet (and will select audience members to participate accordingly), but students of all ages can enjoy the performance.
Please note that the performance will proceed rain or shine, and will only be cancelled if the performers feel unsafe to proceed. It is possible that the performance time may be slightly adjusted to accommodate poor weather – the DreamBIG team will be in touch on the day if this is the case.
Image | Danica Zuks
- Accessibility
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This venue is wheelchair accessible.
- Get Involved - this activity is hands on. Participants are encouraged to get in on the action through dancing, making, or sharing their thoughts and ideas
- Outside - This activity takes place outside, and participants are encouraged to dress for the weather.
- A relaxed attitude is taken to noise and movement among the audience.
- Audience members will be asked to stand around the performance space. Seating can be provided upon request.
- Faciliators will assist any audience members who participate in the performance
- An Auslan Interpreter can be provided upon request
- Download the Visual Story for 'String Symphony'
- Age Suitability
- Ages 5-14
- Runtime
- 45 minutes
- Year Levels
- Reception – Year 8
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School Performances
Performance Location: Festival Plaza
You can access Festival Plaza from King William Road, near the corner of Elder Park. You can also walk from North Terrace via the laneway alongside SkyCity Casino or by crossing the footbridge from Adelaide Oval.
Access
If you require an accessible drop off area, use the drive through zone just off King William Road, approximately 100 metres north of the car park entrance. This is are is accessible when traveling north on King William Road. When King William Road is closed for major events, the nearest accessible drop off area is on the west side of Adelaide Festival Centre, alongside Festival Drive under the Riverbank Footbridge.
Taxi services
There is no formal taxi rank on King William Road, but taxis can use the drive through zone just off King William Road, approximately 100 metres north of the car park entrance. This is accessible when traveling north on King William Road.
The nearest taxi ranks are located on North Terrace, outside the Casino and Railway Station, and on King William Street next to Rundle Mall.
Car parking
The closest parking is available at Festival Plaza Car Park, accessible from King William Road or Montefiore Road. You can also use the Convention Centre’s Riverbank Car Park or one of a number of nearby city car parks.
Public transport
Accessible by many forms of public transport. Including trains, buses, the tram (stop at Railway Station) and a free bus service that operates on a loop throughout the city and North Adelaide with stops on the corner of King William Road and North Terrace.
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