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Lepage, locals, and insect sex: Adelaide Festival’s 2014 program unveiled

David Sefton’s new festival features everyone from Isabella Rossellini to Matthew Barney, and just a dash of synchronicity.

29 Oct 2013

Richard Watts

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Photo: Isabella Rosselini’s Green Porno

Liverpool-born David Sefton speaks enthusiastically – and in the message-conscious world of major arts events, sometimes surprisingly candidly – as he discusses his relationship with one of Australia’s oldest and best respected international arts festivals.

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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