australia
TOP THREE: FESTIVALS
Garma Festival Taking place over four days of miny’ tji( art), manikay( song), bunggul( dance) and storytelling, Garma Festival is Australia’ s largest Aboriginal gathering and takes place in August in remote northeastern Arnhem Land. While the festival program, which includes movie nights, poetry recitals and cultural performances, is designed as an inclusive celebration of Yolngu culture, it’ s also an important meeting between clans and families.
FabAlice Inspired by 1994’ s The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, which tells the story of two drag queens and a transgender woman who road trip from Sydney to Alice Springs in a brilliant silver bus, FabAlice brings glitter, glamour and pride to the Outback city each March. The line-up includes standup comedy, cabaret shows, drag bingo and interactive screenings of! the film that launched it all.
Darwin Fringe Festival As the biggest local platform for emerging and independent artists, this festival is jam-packed with the colorful, outrageous and sometimes plain weird. Nearly 100 acts pop up across Darwin over 10 days in July, from songwriting workshops to circus acts, burlesque and events for kids. images: Tourism Australia; Tourism NT / Shaana McNaught; Michael Jalaru Torres
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