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Boehme out and Martin in as YIRRAMBOI changes Creative Directors

The sudden dismissal of Creative Director Jacob Boehme, and the speed with which he was replaced, has left some in Melbourne’s arts sector scratching their heads.

5 Nov 2018

Richard Watts

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Ex-YIRRAMBOI Creative Director Jacob Boehme; image supplied.

No explanation has been offered for the abrupt dismissal of respected Aboriginal artist and arts leader Jacob Boehme, who last week was removed as Creative Director of YIRRAMBOI, the City of Melbourne’s First Nations arts festival.

The new Creative Producer, Caroline Martin, was announced today (Monday 5 November).

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Richard Watts

Richard Watts is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM, and serves as the Chair of La Mama Theatre's volunteer Committee of Management. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, and was awarded the status of Melbourne Fringe Living Legend in 2017. In 2020 he was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize. Most recently, Richard was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Green Room Awards Association in June 2021. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts