a moving marriage of local and international works – with Indigenous voices front and centre
- Written by: William Peterson, Adjunct Associate Professor, Auckland University of Technology
Jada Narkle photographed by T.J. Garvie.Between COVID, increasing production and transport costs, and changing audience tastes, the country’s largest arts festivals have had to rebadge themselves.
Festivals in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth have all undergone major cultural shifts – generally away from internationalism. The new...