“Under artistic director Wendy Martin, Australia’s longest-running arts festival has become a site of storytelling and exchange where the personal stories of locals are treated with as much reverence as a masterwork by theatre luminary Robert Lepage.”
ABC News Online
The 2018 Festival was experienced by 460,000 people. Hundreds of thousands of people were stopped in their tracks in the city by the extraordinary sound work Siren Song at dawn and dusk each day; 15,000 people visited the Museum of Water for the intimate experience of sharing stories; and nearly 1000 people became part of an instant community as they waited in line for hours to see the 24 hour durational performance The Second Woman.
The Festival’s impact was felt not only in packed theatres but through the extensive Festival Connect program offfering opportunities for audience participation and deep engagement, through skills and community development workshops and the Education programme attended by over 6,000 students.
Photographs Top L- R: The Second Woman, Compagnie XY, Siren Song
