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The Plants

Visual Arts Installation
Festival Plaza
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7 dates

Dates

  • Times

    • Tuesday
      10:00 am — 2:00 pm
    • Wednesday
      10:00 am — 2:00 pm
    • Thursday
      10:00 am — 2:00 pm
    • Friday
      10:00 am — 2:00 pm

Accessibility

Have you ever made music with a marigold? Composed with a chrysanthemum? Or listened to some lavender? 

The Plants is a wonderous musical installation that invites participants to create their own musical compositions using unique digital instruments…. Plants! Create the musical experience for yourself and around you through combining organic matter and bespoke digital sensors – it will be unlike any musical instrument you have seen, heard or played before! 

DreamBIG is offering a limited number of 'The Plants' workshops

Details

  • Year levels: Years 2-6
  • Location: Festival Plaza
  • Dates and times: 7–9 May & 13–16 May 10am, 11.45am & 1pm
  • Duration: 50mins
  • Admission: FREE (bookings required)

Accessibility
Year Levels

Performance Location: Festival Plaza

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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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