A showcase of the oldest continuous cultures on Earth through the newest technology against the backdrop of the MacDonnell Ranges, Alice Springs/Mparntwe....
Parrtjima features light installations, artworks, performances, interactive workshops, music, film, and talks responding to the 2023 festival theme 'Listening with Heart'....
“To understand our connection with the universe we have always looked two ways; everything is written twice, once in the ground and once in the sky.” – Parrtjima Curator, Rhoda Roberts AO....
Watch the natural canvas of the MacDonnell Ranges in Central Australia come alive at Parrtjima, an annual showcase of the nation’s oldest living culture....
The Parrtjima – A Festival in Light returns illuminating 2km of the MacDonnell ranges with a theatrical combination of coloured lighting, projection mapping and sound, immersing viewers in an enhanced natural beauty....
Three original light and sound installations will feature, including a series of large 1950s-style circle skirts imprinted with the watercolour artwork of Lenie Namatjira, granddaughter of Albert Namatjira....