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SA arts and culture news in brief: City arts dashboard highlights early impact of pandemic, Ticketek to replace Festival Centre’s BASS box office, a taste of ‘neon punk’ in outback SA, how to experience augmented reality at home, and more.
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The Adelaide Festival Centre has announced its BASS box office will be taken over by national ticketing provider Ticketek, saying the controversial move is “not privatisation, it’s outsourcing”.
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Building works on the new Festival Plaza will force the closure of the Adelaide Festival Centre’s largest venue, the Festival Theatre, for up to seven months from mid-July.
Hand-painted with a brush over just 25 days, artist Yvonne East’s 130sqm mural snaking up a wall of the rebuilt Her Majesty’s Theatre is a striking tribute to both theatre tradition and South Australian flora.
The Adelaide Festival Centre is about to embark on a new era of philanthropy with the current foundation chair and manager both set to leave their roles in the coming month.
Adelaide Cabaret Festival has almost sold out its early allocation of tickets for two 2021 headline shows within days of them going on sale, prompting the introduction of waitlists in the hope that more seats can be added if COVID restrictions ease.
