In the zoo where the Tassie tiger died, a bird and a whale find love
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By Cameron Woodhead
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Hobart, January 21-24
One advantage Hobart has over bigger cities is a wealth of atmospheric locations easily repurposed as temporary art spaces. The property boom and rampant gentrification all but wiped out such opportunities in Sydney and Melbourne, and the loss has been keenly felt.
Perhaps the most memorable venue in the Mona Foma festival’s Hobart leg was the former Beaumaris Zoo, where Second Echo Ensemble united performers with and without disability to create a mysterious and mythic work,