Gravity and Other Myths’ cast members performing The Pulse at Adelaide Festival in 2021. Photo: Carnival Cinema.
When Gravity and Other Myths (GOM) Artistic Director Darcy Grant looks back on 2025, it may well be to mark the moment he added ‘international arts touring strategist’ to his already impressive list of titles.
Appointed to the GOM leadership role four years ago – a time the company, like others, was emerging from COVID ‘survival times’ – Grant says during those tense months, whenever he sat down to crunch the numbers on potential international touring opportunities, he noticed the same insurmountable stumbling block showing up with routine regularity.
ArtsHub's Arts Feature Writer Jo Pickup is based in Perth. An arts writer and manager, she has worked as a journalist and broadcaster for media such as the ABC, RTRFM and The West Australian newspaper, contributing media content and commentary on art, culture and design. She has also worked for arts organisations such as Fremantle Arts Centre, STRUT dance, and the Aboriginal Arts Centre Hub of WA, as well as being a sessional arts lecturer at The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).
