• CROSSROADS – Filipino Film and Society

    A thoughtfully curated program of Filipino films, assembled specifically for the 2017 Castlemaine State Festival, providing unique insight into Philippine cinema and the country’s eventful and intriguing past. (Image from film Thy Womb)

  • An Evening with My Bubba

    Scandinavian folk sensation, Sweden’s My Larsdotter and Iceland’s Bubba Tomasdottir, share a soulful sisterhood.

  • Charlie Siem and Ying Ho

    Charlie Siem is one of Britain’s brightest international classical violin sensations. In his 2017 Castlemaine State Festival and inaugural Australian appearance, Charlie will be accompanied by Pianist Ying Ho.

  • Livin’ La Vida Imelda

    A play about the life of Imelda Marcos.

  • Poet vs Pageant

    Through witty rhyme, Telia Nevile embarks on a 50-minute monologue about a pretentious but isolated word-nerd who tires of the way everyone celebrates beauty over intelligence

  • UNDER A WILLOW – a long way from China

    Where Butoh collides with ABBA and Mozart serenades a dance with a willow tree

CIRCOCENTRIC
AT CASTLEMAINE GOODS SHED

Contemporary circus is an open, connective and often extreme art form, which is endlessly testing the limits of the human body.

DRINK AND DINE

The Festival has teamed up with some of Castlemaine’s best drinking and dining establishments to satisfy your tummy and your taste buds during the festival.

  • It’s Not For Everyone

    Acrobat is one of Australia’s leading performance ensembles. Founded in the mid-90s, with roots in the circus form, they are revered internationally for their gritty and irreverent take on theatre.

  • The Spookmaster

    The Spookmaster is a frightfully fun story about families and the journey from adolescence.

  • Mietta Song Competition

    The Castlemaine State Festival in partnership with the Mietta Foundation presents the winners of the 2016 Mietta Song Competition.

FEATURE ON PHILIPPINES 

The Philippines, like its near neighbour, Indonesia, is young, dynamic and growing fast. Pinoys know how to have fun, unselfconsciously and exuberantly expressing their vitality through their food, music, and visual and performing arts.

CASTLEMAINE CREATED

The arm of the Festival dedicated to presenting and producing works by local artists and companies.

This year’s program includes over 30 Castlemaine Created presentations, in addition to over 80 Open Studios and Exhibitions by local visual artists.

Reducing CO2
Community Solar Project 

Castlemaine State Festival is aiming to reduce the CO2 problem by offsetting its emissions and contributing to further carbon emission reductions over time through investment in a community solar project.

BOX OFFICE

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