South Australian Outback
The outback Australian train known as the Ghan heads north about 120 kilometres south of the town of Alice Springs. At over one kilometre in length, the outback Australian train known as the Ghan, heads north about 120 kilometres (85 miles) south of the town of Alice Springs in Australia's Northern Territory, February 2, 2004. Reuters/Tim Wimborne

OzAsia Festival director Joseph Mitchell invites everyone to take part in Australia’s leading international arts festival completely dedicated to commitment with Asia. Adelaide Festival Centre’s OzAsia Festival 2015 kicked off on Sept. 24 and the annual festival in Adelaide will end on Sunday, Oct. 4.

The official OzAsia Festival website revealed that the programs included from Sept. 24 to Oct. 4 will showcase Asia in the 21st century through the traditional art genres such as dance, theatre, music, performance art and technology. The festival’s attendees can experience the work of world-leading artists such as Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Ryoji Ikeda, Meng Jinghui and Melati Suryodarmo during the Australian premieres as well as the debut of internationally renowned performance collective Teater Garasi from Indonesia and Japan’s Miss Revolutionary Idol Berserker.

A huge crowd already attended the colourful Moon Lantern Festival held at Elder Park on Sunday night, Sept. 27, as part of the 2015 OzAsia Festival. “The opportunity for our neighbouring countries to showcase their culture and their arts, helping us to enhance and improve and make a much closer connection and relationship with our neighbouring countries, I'm so proud of what we're doing here in South Australia,” South Australia Governor Hieu Van Le stated in an abc.net.au report.

OzAsia Festival 2015 also debuts an outdoor event called Adelaide Night Noodle Markets where delicious street food will be served like dumplings, pad Thai and dosa while being accompanied with free performances and well-designed spaces. InDaily reports the attendees can experience the Asian hawker-style market throughout the OzAsia Festival starting at 5 p.m. on week days and noon on weekends.

Meanwhile, the other outdoor events to look forward to at the 2015 OzAsia Festival are “INDOfest,” “The Spice of Life” and “Shedding Light.” With INDOfest, those at the event can explore and enjoy the culture of Indonesia through delicious food, traditional dances, games, live music and family-friendly activities at the Migration Museum, SA Museum, Art Gallery of SA and SA Library.

At the Migration Museum, the outdoor event “The Spice of Life” will be celebrating the variety of South-East Asia’s cultures and tastes though different spice-themed activities like cooking demonstrations from 2015 MasterChef contestant Rose Adam, a fashion parade of Asian attires and jewelry making from spices. With “Shedding Light,” the attendees can experience a fun ride with sepeda lampu, a neon-glowing, pedal-powered cruiser.

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