Every time I speak to Baroque violinist Julia Fredersdorff, I hear something that utterly captivates me. I feel like Alice tumbling down the rabbit hole after willingly drinking the Kool-Aid. This is an artist who has been honing her craft since the age of six years, before embarking on a one-way journey to the other […]
Recently, I’ve been spending time with an incredible human called Hannah Moloney. Hannah is a permaculture educator, community worker, designer and best-selling author. She presents from Lutruwita/Tasmania on the ABC’s Gardening Australia. She is a time rebel as defined by Roman Krznaric in his book, The Good Ancestor. ‘Krznaric’s concept of the time rebel is […]
There’s something about artists. The way they inhabit the world, move through the environment and observe the stuff of life around them. They are extraordinary humans with an inherent curiosity and an innate way of connecting. Then they train hard, and experiment, and listen, and they create art in all its many forms to make […]
As the festive season unfolds and the year draws to a close, I find myself reflecting on the extraordinary journey we’ve taken together throughout 2023. This year has been nothing short of spectacular for Ten Days on the Island, and it’s all thanks to the unwavering support from our vibrant community. We set out with […]
Our excitement has been building these past few weeks as we’ve packed up our lives in Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand, and prepared for our journey to Lutruwita/Tasmania. We have since flown into Melbourne with our large German Wirehaired Pointer Charles and stopped over to catch up with family and friends. All three of us are […]
I’m thrilled to share an exciting update with all of you. Just recently, our team returned from an action-packed trip to Melbourne, where we dove headfirst into a maelstrom of events, including the Australian Performing Arts Market (APAM), RISING (a vibrant festival celebrating music, food, art, and culture under moonlight) and the Confederation of Australian International Arts Festivals (CAIAF) development site (yes, […]
The very first thing I want to do in my final blog is to congratulate my fabulous successor Marnie Karmelita on her well-deserved appointment. I’ve known Marnie for many years, we worked together at Perth Festival, and we’ve crossed paths many times since, in her roles at Brisbane Powerhouse and New Zealand Festival, and I […]
With mapali Sunset Gathering as our Festival Finale in Devonport, the sun literally set on Ten Days on the Island 2023. Before we look ahead, let’s enjoy some of the amazing memories of this festival just gone, starting with the perfect night we had for mapali! As the wind died away, the crowd’s anticipation was […]
COMMUNION: the state of sharing or exchanging thoughts and feelings; the feeling of being part of something. After the buzz of our Hobart launch last Thursday, we launched for a second time on Sunday at COMMUNION, Burnie’s welcoming and stylish new brewery, operated by Andrew Turner, a great supporter of Ten Days on the Island […]
The three shows we’re announcing this week are all pretty special. Individually they capture a characteristic of the 2023 festival, and together they speak to the diversity of the program to come. It’s always a thrilling moment for a festival when the first shows go on sale – it’s like sending up a bright flare […]
Optimism is our instinct to inhale while suffocating. Our need to declare what “needs to be” in the face of what is. Optimism is not uncool; it is rebellious and daring and vital. Musing on themes floating in the zeitgeist as we begin designing the 2023 Festival, the above quote from filmmaker Guillermo del Toro […]
Here at Ten Days on the Island we celebrate the inspiration, creativity, innate strength and unique voices of women artists and makers who contribute to the cultural vibrancy of our Tasmanian community. We celebrate those ‘belligerent optimists’ (as RBG called herself) who see, and strive for, the possibility of changing our troubled world for the […]