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Harmonising in the desert

The Desert Harmony Festival features 17 days of cultural, contemporary, Indigenous and youth events in the heart of the NT.

11 Aug 2014

Richard Watts

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Performing Arts

Joseph Shannon, Winanjjikari Music Centre Musician, Tennant Creek; image via Desert Harmony Festival

From the stand-up comedy of Deadly Funny to the local talents of Barkly Divas, a three-day workshop program for aspiring female Indigenous singers and songwriters; and from poetry night The Dirty Word to a special outdoor screening of Rolf De Heer’s Charlie’s Country under the stars, the Desert Harmony Festival is celebrating its 25^th anniversary in style.

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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