Festival revellers on the Riverbank Palais during the 2017 Adelaide Festival. Photo: Tony Lewis / Adelaide Festival

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Removing pontoon would kill floating venue: Festival director

If the city council forces the Adelaide Festival to remove its concrete pontoon from the River Torrens – as per an original agreement – it would likely end the Palais as a venue, executive director Rob Brookman has warned.

Local

"Eyesore": Festival wants to keep pontoon on Torrens till 2019

The Adelaide Festival has asked for permission to keep its concrete and steel pontoon on the River Torrens until April 2019 “on a semi-permanent basis”.

Arts & Culture

Our Adelaide with Rachel Healy and Neil Armfield

Ahead of announcing their debut program this Thursday, incoming Adelaide Festival co-directors Rachel Healy and Neil Armfield tell us that returning to work in the city is a kind of homecoming.

Adelaide Festival

Verschoor new interim CEO at Adelaide Festival

Windmill Theatre general manager and Adelaide City Councillor Sandy Verschoor has been appointed interim chief executive of the Adelaide Festival.

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Job losses likely at Adelaide Festival

A foreshadowed $1 million budget cut has forced the Adelaide Festival to look at an organisational restructure that is expected to result in job losses.