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The Shadow KingCo-created by Tom E. Lewis & Michael KantorA MALTHOUSE THEATRE PRODUCTIONThe greatest of all epics about nation, is finallyan epic about our nation•THEATREWhereDarwinThe Amphitheatre, George’s GreenKatherineGodinymayin Yijard Rivers Artsand Culture CentreWhenDarwinTue 19–Fri 22 Aug 7.30pmKatherineTue 26 & Wed 27 Aug 7.30pmDuration 1hr 45minsThe LepidoptersAUSTRALIA/INDONESIAGet set for a multimedia experience of intergalacticproportions when the science-fiction space-operaThe Lepidopters comes to town.PHOTO: SELINA OU•MUSICFrom the seeds of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy,King Lear, emerges an explosive Northern Territoryreinterpretation – the tale of a community dividedby greed, pride and ambition. Epic and provocative,The Shadow King reworks Shakespeare’s timelessstory as a sprawling, blood-soaked tale of twoIndigenous families in Australia’s north. Probingour understanding of kinship, country and belonging,this majestic and physical contemporary retellingweaves a parable that echoes our nation’s historyand speaks to the current circumstances inIndigenous Australia.Told through a powerful combination ofShakespearean pathos with modern English,Aboriginal and Kriol languages, music anddance, The Shadow King brings together someof Australia’s foremost Indigenous performers,including the Territory’s own Tom E. Lewis(The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith), Jimi Bani(Mabo), Kamahi Djordan King (Wulamanayuwiand the Seven Pamanui) and Frances Djulibing(Ten Canoes, Wrong Skin) along with the musicaltalents of Bart Willoughby (Yothu Yindi) andDjakapurra Munyarryun.Working across cultures and generations,The Shadow King is an unmissable theatricalevent of a scale and significance to match theland on which it’s made. After wowing audiencesin capital cities around the country, this NTinspiredepic is finally returning to its roots withseasons in Darwin and Katherine as part of thisyear’s Festival.“Fascinating, ultimatelyshattering theatre.”ABC ARTSTicketsDarwinFull $48Conc & Group (8+) $43KatherineFull $30Concession $25BookingsDarwin08 8943 4222 darwinfestival.org.auKatherine08 8972 3751 gyracc.org.auAttentionPerformed in Yumpla Tok (TorresStrait Creole), Kala Lagaw Ya(Torres Strait Creole), Gupapuyngu(Yolngu), Katherine Kriol, Baard &Modern EnglishThis project has been assisted by the AustralianGovernment's Major Festivals Initiative, managedby the Australia Council for the Arts, in associationwith the Confederation of Australian InternationalArts FestivalsPerformances in Katherine supported by NorthernTerritory Government and Katherine TownCouncilThis visually impressive and aurally astoundingcollaboration combines the talents of Melbourneinter-media mavericks Slave Pianos, Indonesian art/punk music collective Punkasila, virtuoso pianistMichael Kieran Harvey, Indonesian singer/dancerRachel Saraswati and local Darwin artists andmusicians for one incredible multimedia, crossculturalart odyssey.A four-part science-fiction comic written by Markvon Schlegell and Derham Groves, and drawn by‘Iwank’ Erwan Hersi Susanto, The Lepidopterstells the story of an invasion of the Indonesianarchipelago by alien moths, who plan to coloniseEarth by engaging in inter-species reproduction.The fourth part, newly written especially for DarwinFestival, sees the hybrid moths settling in the Top End.The first three chapters of this wonderfullyweird event wowed audiences at MONA FOMA,Artshouse Melbourne and most recently inYogyakarta. And now these incredible artists areset to unleash their theatrical spectacular musicalmadness on Festival audiences.Scored for the unusual instrumentation ofsoprano, virtuoso keyboard player, mystic-punkband (processed voice, just-intonation electricguitars and bass, noise machines, electronicdrums) and analogue electronics, and featuringprojected illustrations and film, The Lepidopterspromises to be a visceral, beautiful Festivalexperience.WhereThe LighthouseWhenWed 20 Aug 7pmDuration 1hrTicketsFull $38Conc & Group (8+) $32Bookings08 8943 4222 darwinfestival.org.auSupported by the Consulate of the Republic ofIndonesia“The cast is excellent.The band are incredible;the interweaving of songsand soundscapes conjurea sort of wild magic.”HERALD SUN19 BUY TICKETS darwinfestival.org.au 08 8943 4222PHOTO: DAYBREAK FILMSdarwinfestival.org.au 08 8943 4222 BUY TICKETS 20