marcus westbury

In 2004 I took on the gig of Artistic Director and of Melbourne’s Next Wave Festival.

Next Wave is Australia’s leading festival whose brief is to develop the works of young emerging artists and one of Victoria’s handful of major festivals. Next Wave involved coordinating projects involving Australia’s best young artists and most of Victoria’s leading arts institutions.

Theme for the 2004 Festival was Unpopular Culture. The festival consciously moved away from Melbourne’s flashy arts infrastructure and embraced Melbourne’s inner-city laneways, old Dojos and empty buildings. 600 artists participated in 90 projects that attracted massive audiences and showed off the talent of a new generation of Next Wave participants.

For more information about what Next Wave is up to now visit the Next Wave web site.

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