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William Barton & Australian String Quartet Square Circles

19 March – 5 April 2025

Western Foyers

Cinema

Square Circles uses emerging digital storytelling to create a visual landscape which draws from William Barton’s country, culture and dreaming through the music of William along with long-time friend and collaborator violist Stephen King and the Australian String Quartet.

This is a free event. No registration is required.

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Explore country, culture and dreaming through an immersive artwork

Set to a score performed and recorded by Barton and the Australian String Quarteton on Peramangk Country at Ukaria Cultural Centre, this stunning blend of music and visual artistry from Go Patterson Films and Jumpgate offers a rare fusion of culture and technology.

The work, directed by Barton and the Australian String Quartet’s Stephen King, was premiered in a pop-up ‘dome’ inside the Queen’s Theatre in Playhouse Lane in the Adelaide CBD, as part of the Illuminate Adelaide Festival and has been re-imagined for this space at Sydney Opera House.

Presented by Sydney Opera House

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Credits

William Barton & Stephen King
Directors

Mark Patterson & Anton Andreacchio
Producers

Carlo Andreacchio & Edward Watson
Lead Visual Artists

William Barton
Composer

William Barton and the Australian String Quartet
Music Performed by

Jumpgate VR
VR Production

Go Patterson Films
Production Company

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