Celebrate Bollywood at this year’s Childers Festival with a range of Bollywood inspired performances and workshops on Saturday 27 July.
Crescent Street presents: Bollywood
Crescent Street presents: Bollywood is an afternoon and evening of music, dance, and colour, running from 3 to 9 pm, featuring an appearance from Australian Bollywood star Tania Zaetta.
Indian Malayali Community in Bundaberg presents a traditional performance that combines powerful percussive beats with vibrant melodies.
Learn all the moves from Brisbane’s premier Bollywood Dance Company, Dance Masala, in an uplifting and interactive dance workshop.
Enjoy the festival atmosphere throughout the afternoon with DJ Desi, Happiness Yoga, and Henna workshop, and keep an eye out for Eesha Elephant, an amazingly lifelike puppetry elephant that will wander amongst the crowd.
As the sun sets, the entertainment on the Crescent Street stage continues with SoulCutz’ cabaret style performance with a repertoire spanning decades of musical greats.
Magic Carpet Ride will then take the audience on a trip through classic rock, party tunes and Aussie favourites with a three piece brass section, powerhouse vocals and loads of energy sure to get the audience up and dancing.
Childers Festival favourites
Saturday is also full of returning events that are favourites with Childers Festival fans.
Art enthusiasts can try their hand at something new with free mini artist workshops, artist chats and artworks for sale at Arts in the Park, supported by Childers Visual Arts Group in Millennium Park.
Chill out at CHARTS offers art lovers the chance to enjoy the latest exhibition at Childers Arts Space, Creation Station: A Retrospective, which celebrates the long history of the Childers Visual Arts Group.
Saturday’s Multicultural Mass Service is a long established feature of the festival line up, celebrated at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church from 6 pm, with prayers in different languages and parishioners wearing their national dress.
History lovers can enjoy two tours that delve into the fascinating story of Childers, with a behind the scenes tour of the historic Paragon Theatre, and an informative bus tour of the town led by fourth generation resident Warren Martin.
Opera by the Lake will see attendees entertained by one of Australia’s most beloved tenors, Mark Vincent and homegrown soprano superstar Suellen Cusack, in a relaxed, picnic style setting at Lake Redbrook.
For further information and tickets, check out the full Childers Festival program online.
