Program

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In the meantime, below is a very draft program subject to change as more presenters join us. If you have an exciting presentation you wish to share with us, please contact Aylwen.

The next Jane Austen Festival Australia will be held from 10-13 April 2014 at University House within the Australian National University and will celebrate 200 years since the publication of Mansfield Park. Plans are underway to bring you a program that – like the novel – is engaging, thought-provoking and diverting. 

Jane Austen Talks

Jane Austen’s use of letters in Mansfield Park and her personal letters referring to Mansfield Park

Visit one of Jane Austen's letters in the National Library of Australia

Mansfield Park and the Navigable World

“Mansfield Park and education”

'‘No moral effect on the mind: Music and education in Mansfield Park’

“The Genius of the Place”: Mansfield Park and the improvement of the estate.

Historic Talks/Presentations/Activities

Josephine - Good time girl, just another aristocrat, or a product of her time?

War of 1812 - First on the field, the last to leave.

The 95th Rifles

'Pugilism and Single-stick'

Graces

Fashion of 1814

Jane Austen's Pelisse

Period Outdoor Games

Sewing & Craft Workshops

Regency Day Cap

Mitts

Tambour Embroidery

Making a mushroom pleated trim

Tying Men's Cravats

Eyelets, buttonholes, and other fasteners

Regency Sleeves

Millinery Workshop

Trims

Conservation & Storage

Period stitching and construction techniques

Theatre & Dance

Maria Bertram on the Island

Punch & Judy

Lovers Vows

1814 Fashion Display

Pre-Ball Regency Dance Workshops

Jane Austen Festival Ball, Saturday night

Jane Austen Cotillion Dance, Sunday night

Jane Austen Festival Variety Night & Formal Dinner

Festival Friends Events

1. Day tour to Cooma Cottage, George Harcourt Inn and the National Museum of Australia Archives (maximum 20)

2. Costume Research study tables (maximum 10)

3. Visit to the National Film & Sound Archives on Saturday 12 April. (maximum 15)

Items to Note

- Become a Friend of Jane Austen Festival Australia at jafa2014.eventbrite.com

- Thursday Regency Games Night: 6.30pm-9pm Welcome Night with light refreshments, tea & coffee; regency games & sewing tables for those who need to finish their gowns (!) (Drawing Room, University House)

- Friday Night: Catered Dinner & Variety Night 6.30-10.30pm

- Saturday Night: Jane Austen Festival Ball 6.30pm-11.00pm

- Sunday Afternoon: Mansfield Park Symposium and various presentations followed by Jane Austen Cotillion Dance.

PRESENTERS AT THE 2014 JANE AUSTEN FESTIVAL AUSTRALIA

Tony Miller

John Potter

Alex Barnes

Stephen Gapps

Jodie Ruth

Melanie Green

Kelly Lock

Antonia Lai

Kelly Row

Joanne van Raaphorst

Adrienne Unger

Lynne Cook

Aylwen Gardiner-Garden

Carmela Mollica

Hilary Davidson

Janet Lee

Professor William Christie

Dr Gillian Dooley

Dr Heather Nielsen

Professor Christine Alexander 

Jacqui Newling

Dr John Gardiner-Garden

Sally Taylor

Peter Taylor

Deborah Mulhall

Gabriel Bieniek 

Rebekah Farry

Alison Goodman

Sandra Levy

Markus Adamson

If you have questions or would like to have a sales or display table at the festival, please contact:

Mrs Aylwen Gardiner-Garden

Director, JAFA 2014

aylwen@janeaustenfestival.com.au