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Commissioned by OzAsia Festival

The Story of Chi

Terrapin and Contemporary Asian Australian Performance
Theatre Family Friendly $30 tickets for under 30
Space Theatre
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Twelve-year-old Chi’s world is torn between tradition and modern life as her family struggles to find balance in an unexpectedly turbulent time.

Amidst the turmoil, Chi meets Mizu, a young dragon facing his own separation from his family. This magical story of daring and adventure comes to life through body and shadow puppetry. Perfect for families, it’s a captivating coming-of-age tale that explores the bonds uniting us across generations.

Friday 1 November 6:15pm show is followed by a 15 minute Q&A.

Children and Family pricing

For family packaging, children or concession pricing is available for all The Story of Chi performances.

Image | Peter Mathew 

For schools

“Our students absolutely loved seeing the creative development of The Story of Chi - over six months later and they still refer to the experience, it had a real impact on their understanding of live theatre."

"The Story of Chi is a universal story about generational connection, patience, and understanding told through the eyes of an imaginative and sensitive teen. The use of puppetry was exquisite and added so much depth and poignancy to the characters and story.“- Catherine Carter, Drama Teacher, Brighton Secondary School

Each school matinee will be followed by a 15-minute post-show Q&A.

Thursday 31 October matinee is at capacity. Friday 1 November’s school matinee is booking fast.

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Accessibility
Age Suitability
Runtime
Year Levels
Australian Curriculum — Learning Areas
Australian Curriculum — Capabilities
Australian Curriculum — Priorities

In partnership with

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its arts funding and advisory body, and Playking Foundation.

CAAP is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW and assisted by the Australian Government through the Creative Australia, its arts funding and advisory body.

Terrapin is assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its arts funding and advisory body and through Arts Tasmania by the Minister for the Arts.


Key Creatives

Writers: Hiroki Kobayashi, Hoa Pham, Jeremy Nguyen  

Director: Kenneth Moraleda  

Puppetry Director: Sam Routledge  

Production Dramaturg: Tessa Leong  

Lighting and Set Designer: Benjamin Brockman

Costume Designer: Rita Naidu

Composer: Terumi Narushima

Puppet Makers: Danny Miller, Edith Perenott, Greta Jean

Performers: Samuel Lau, Eliane Morel, Mayu Iwasaki, Juanita Navas-Nguyen

Production Manager: Ingrid Rahlen

Stage Manager: Mads Hillam

Development Director: Courtney Stewart  

Development Designer: James Lew

Development Composer: Matt Hsu  

Development Cast: Yulan Jack, Meme Thorne

Development Partner: La Boite

School Performances

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Tue
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Fri
Sat
Sun

Mon 28 Oct

Tue 29 Oct

Wed 30 Oct

Thu 31 Oct

10:30am

Fri 01 Nov

Sat 02 Nov

Sun 03 Nov

Performance Location: Space Theatre

Space Theatre

You can enter the Space Theatre by foot from North Ter­race, Ade­laide Rail­way Sta­tion, Ade­laide Oval, or King William Road. 

From North Ter­race, walk down the laneway along­side SkyC­i­ty Casi­no. From King William Road, you can walk over Fes­ti­val Plaza (there’s a lift and esca­la­tor down to the Dunstan Play­house lev­el) or along the Walk of Fame from Elder Park.

Directions via Google

Accessible drop off

There is an acces­si­ble drop off area locat­ed off Fes­ti­val Dri­ve under the River­bank Footbridge.

A des­ig­nat­ed dis­abil­i­ty drop off is also avail­able 45 min­utes before per­for­mances. To access this drop off area, turn onto Fes­ti­val Dri­ve from King William Road, pass the Fes­ti­val Plaza car park entrance and stay left, dri­ving through the EOS Hotel vis­i­tor drop off loop to arrive at the Dun­stan Play­house & Space Theatre access drop off. 

Taxi services

The best place to be dropped off by taxi is on King William Road at the Fes­ti­val The­atre or on North Terrace. There is also a drop off area locat­ed off low­er Fes­ti­val Dri­ve under­neath the River­bank Footbridge. 

Car parking

The nearest car park is the Convention Centre Riverbank Car Park

  • Open: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
  • Location: Festival Drive (adjacent Montefiore Road), Adelaide
  • Entry: Festival Dr via King William Rd (Height: 2.0m) | Festival Dr via Montefiore Rd (Height: 2.0m)

Once you've parked, the eastern lift will take you to the promenade level where it's a short walk to the theatre. 

Go to Adelaide Convention Centre website

Public transport

Accessible by many forms of public transport including trains, buses, the tram (stop at Railway Station) and a free bus service that operates on a loop throughout the city and North Adelaide with stops on the corner of King William Road and North Terrace.

Go to Adelaide Metro website

We want to make your vis­it as enjoy­able as pos­si­ble and offer many ways to assist if sup­port is required.

Accessible seating

Patrons using a wheel­chair and those unable to man­age stairs can be seat­ed in the bal­cony or on floor lev­el depend­ing on the venue configuration. 

Lifts

Stair-free seat­ing is avail­able at the upper bal­cony lev­el only. 

Toilets

Accessible toilets are available at all Adelaide Festival Centre venues.

Assistance animals

Every theatre and event/function area of Adelaide Festival Centre is assistance animal friendly. 

Audio assistance

Space Theatre has hearing loop facilities, limited to particular seats in the venues.

Audience members who require hearing assistance are now able to enjoy the show via the Beyerdynamic Hearing System. Please advise the oper­a­tor at the time of booking. 

Find out more about our access services

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