“With her first festival done and dusted, Wendy Martin has put her stamp on Australia’s oldest annual cultural celebration, not just with major international acts, but also putting the focus back on the city, the state and its talent. It has been a Festival of high quality and deep connections.” The West Australian
“There was a warm, deep connection between artists and audience as ideas of great seriousness and moment were put forward in an open-hearted spirit of inquiry. The feeling of something being generously shared, not just seen, was paramount and even in the darkest of subjects — depression, violence against women — there was the strongest affirmation of life.” The Australian
Photographs top L-R: Home; Aditi Mangaldas, Within; Wynton Marsalis Swing Symphony
