Stari Most
| Date / Time | Venue / Cost |
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| Schools | |
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Friday Apr 1: 11:45AM - 12:45PM |
Her Majesty's Theatre Per Person: $15.00 Equity: $11.00 |
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Friday Apr 1: 7:00PM - 8:00PM |
Her Majesty's Theatre Per Person: $15.00 Equity: $11.00 |
| Families | |
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Friday Apr 1: 11:45AM - 12:45PM |
Her Majesty's Theatre Per Person: $20.00 Group: $15.00 |
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Friday Apr 1: 7:00PM - 8:00PM |
Her Majesty's Theatre Per Person: $20.00 Group: $15.00 |
This special closing event is a beautiful orchestral and choral work celebrating people, place and ritual and features 100 young performers.
The Mostari, or keepers of the Mostar bridge, have for centuries past dived off the bridge in a display of heroism and bravado, plunging 24 metres into the icy green waters of the Neretva River below. The 400-year old bridge was destroyed in 1993 during the horrific disintegration of former Yugoslavia. Tank shells sent chunks of medieval stone tumbling into the water.
Some of the divers died defending the bridge during the war. Now the old bridge has been reconstructed and those who survived can dive again. But where Stari Most once united East and West there are now deep social divisions.
An intense and lyrical work, Stari Most carries at its heart a strong message of reconciliation.
Conducted by Richard Chew with Douglas McNicol, Joanna McWaters, Young Adelaide Voices, children’s choir and chamber orchestra.
Official Closing Event
