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Former Adelaide Writers’ Week director Laura Kroetsch is joining Writers SA as its new CEO in her first role since undergoing major surgery last year.
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SA arts and culture news in brief: Fifty years of musical theatre in the Hills, friends rally to support former Writers’ Week director, counting down to Coriole Music Festival, Mparntwe-based dance company bound for Adelaide, plus more.
Australian authors including Hannah Kent, Michelle de Kretser and David Malouf will join a line-up of international guests at a literary festival in Adelaide that promises to spark discussions about everything from cultural identity to cricket.
Former Adelaide Writers’ Week director Laura Kroetsch – now an adviser to OzAsia’s JLF Adelaide event – is a strong advocate for arts and ideas festivals, but says we need to be wary of confusing entertainment with political action.
In JLF Adelaide’s sophomore event, expect the madness of the world-renowned Indian literature festival with the boundary-pushing attitude of Dark Mofo’s Dark & Dangerous Thoughts.
Sydney Writers’ Festival CEO Jo Dyer is set to take over as the new director of Adelaide Writers’ Week following the departure of Laura Kroetsch.
