June 5 – 11, 2021
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Adelaide Cabaret Festival director Alan Cumming
As the Adelaide Cabaret Festival’s first international director, Alan Cumming is presiding over a hyperlocal program – and thinking about getting older.
The Influence
Pam Tanowitz
Acclaimed New York choreographer Pam Tanowitz discusses the influence of George Balanchine’s ballet Serenade on her own dance works, including one that will soon be performed by The Australian Ballet.
Fiction
Living memory
“For a time we moved into the [_____] memorial. Many had died, but we were not among them. Some among us had come closer than we would like to remember, but to not remember seemed a small destruction. There were no names inscribed on the [_____] memorial. In some ways this made it easier to inhabit. In any case, the names of the dead were carried with us. This wasn’t a radical occupation. Hardly utopian idealism. It was not even as simple as having nowhere else to go. We could move as freely about the world as the next person, give or take, if at the not insignificant expense of our histories. But there was nowhere else in which we recognised the greater scope of our lives, unabridged; each moment lit and shadowed by what we had survived. Did we hope, against all reason, that our lost might find us there? Yes. Of course. ”
Books
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Quotes
Hardship
“A week, in the scheme of things, is not a long time.”
The deputy prime minister offers his advice to Victorians who’ve lost work because of the lockdown. For this and other displays of leadership, McCormack earns an estimated $8328 a week.
Health
“… do not touch that ball.”
South Australia’s chief public health officer tells AFL fans to duck for cover if a football is kicked into the crowd at Adelaide Oval. Given the state of the vaccine rollout, this is probably Australia’s most robust public health strategy.
History
“We want to get them back to business … not to be distracted by things that happened in the past.”
The Defence minister says he’s sought legal advice about a new book detailing “blood lust” in Australia’s military. Just to confirm, “back to business” should not involve any war crimes.
Safety
“We take the confidentiality and privacy of individuals who are seeking to gain redress through this scheme very, very seriously.”
The Social Services minister implores people to trust the government to run the National Redress Scheme. Her comments came after a child abuse survivor’s private details were uploaded to a stranger’s myGov account.
Technology
“No. Not to my knowledge.”
The Victorian Health minister confirms the federal government’s Covid-19 app has not identified any Covid-19 hotspots. That’s the thing with all these apps though, just because they haven’t worked yet doesn’t mean your perfect match isn’t merely a swipe away!
Independence
“Would I prefer a world in which these allegations were never made? Yes.”
The ABC board member responds to criticism of the Christian Porter story. Would Australia prefer a world where a board member at the national broadcaster isn’t offering his personal opinion about serious accusations levelled against a senior politician? Yes.
