Jane Austen Festival of Australia
From Monaro Folk Society
2010 Program
*The Men from Sense and Sensibility *Sense & Sensibility: A full stage performance, 2 hours *The significance of London in Sense and Sensibility *Round-table discussion on the novel Sense and Sensibility *How Jane Austen uses music and musicianship to develop her characters *Regency weddings and their inclusion in Jane Austen's novels *Sense and Sensibility: Behind the Scenes *From Page to Stage: adapting Jane Austen's work for stage and screen *Play: concerning the proposal that Jane Austen received from Harris Bigg-Wither, using excerpts from Jane Austen's letters, juvenilia and full-length novels. *Thursday: Opening Night *Friday: A Very Special Regency Dinner with concert, dance displays and entertainments of the day. *Saturday: A Grand Regency Ball *Sunday: Grand Regency Promenade & Picnic *"Regency": An Exhibition of Antique Fashion, Prints & Rare Books from the days of Jane Austen *How to "Talk Regency" *Regency Ettiquette *Jane Austen's women and their crafts *Impro Theatre Company *Regency cooking *Regency hair styles *Regency games & sports *Regency fencing and dueling *Regency Fashion *Regency Reticule & Embroidery Workshop *Dressing Jane Austen *Bonnet-making Workshop *Making a regency turban *Sewing Children's Regency Garments *Pre-Festival Dress-Making Classes for Adults *Children's Regency Sewing Classes *Regency Sewing Workshops - Beginning Handsewing & Intermediate Handsewing *Costume Research - for Friends of the Jane Austen Festival only [close-up inspection of antique regency clothing] *Learn to dance like Jane Austen - beginners *Jane Austen's Music *Regency Dancing - longways *Regency Dancing - sets *Regency Dancing - flourishes and finishing *Pre-ball dance classes *Pre-Festival Dance Classes *Dance Display Troupe Opportunities *Church Service in Historic St Johns Church Hall, Common Book of Prayer *ACT Library Displays & Movie Screenings
2010 Presenters
*Prof. Gillian Russell, Head, School of Humanities, Faculty of Arts, Australian National University *Dr Sarah Ailwood, Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Canberra *Dr Gillian Dooley, Honorary Research Fellow in English, Flinders University, South Australia *Deborah Mulhall, Playwright and Director, Sydney *Dr Gillian Polack, Food Historian & Lecturer, Australian National University *Ms Jennifer Forest, Author, Jane Austen's Sewing Box *Dr John Gardiner-Garden, dance historian, choreographer, musician, band leader and artistic director of Earthly Delights Historic Dance Academy *Mrs Aylwen Gardiner-Garden, Historical Costume Expert & Festival Director *Mr William Steed, Linguist, Australian National University *Mrs Julia Ermert, Jane Austen Society of Australia *Ms Lynne Cook, President, Australian Costumers Guild, South Australia *Mr Michael Wischermann, Chef *Miss Melanie Green, Humanities undergraduate, ANU & Earthly Delights Historic Dance Academy *Mr Christopher Morten, Earthly Delights Historic Dance Academy *Miss Charlotte Fletcher, Musician, Sydney *Miss Elizabeth Warren, Earthly Delights Historic Dance Academy *Improv Theatre Company, Canberra *Ms Jenny Williams, Actors Centre Australia, Sydney
