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‘A grand experiment’: Adelaide festival launches 2021 program after major overhaul – The Guardian
Staging an international arts festival in the middle of pandemic demanded bold decisions – and the cancellation of more than 200 artists
The Adelaide festival has launched its 2021 program after a nightmare year that has seen more than 200 international artists scratched from its form sheet and the program announcement itself pushed back after South Australia went into immediate lockdown a day before it was due.
Staging the international arts event in unprecedented times, organisers are still coming to terms with a massive hit to revenue from the 50% capacity rule in venues and an overhaul of insurance cover that will ensure festivalgoers…
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