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Don t criticise the sponsors, comics told
Comedians attending a major arts festival next year have been told they mustn’t say anything to offend the sponsors, who include a controversial fossil fuel giant.
Fringe World in Perth, Australia, is facing a backlash from performers over a clause in their contracts which commits them to doing nothing to ‘prejudice any of Fringe World’s sponsorship arrangements’.
And they have been told if they are not happy to accept those terms, they shouldn’t be applying to be in the programme.
Stand-up Tom Ballard, pictured, who has often spoken about climate change in his act, told Guardian Australia the clause was ‘a pretty obvious contravention of a commitment to freedom of expression’, adding: ‘I think we’re in really dicey territory.’
Artists outraged at Fringe World âgag clauseâ banning criticism of sponsors
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Artists and promoters have slammed one of Perthâs largest arts festivals over a âgag clauseâ in their agreements preventing criticism of corporate sponsors.
The clause, part of Fringe Worldâs sponsorship policy, seeks to âprotect the festivalâs partnershipsâ, but performers say it censors their art while putting the interests of the fossil fuel industry first.
Woodside has been a sponsor of Perthâs Fringe World since 2012.
Included in Fringe World’s artists’ registration pack, the contract also states: “If you have an objection to a Fringe World sponsor, we ask that you consider whether participation in the festival is the right platform for your presentation.”
Performers who spoke to Guardian Australia said the clause effectively amounted to a gag order, curtailing comment on anything from climate change to local politics.
Comedian Tom Ballard told the Guardian the clause was “disappointing and concerning”.
“It’s a pretty obvious contravention of a commitment to freedom of expression,” he said.
Woodside, Australia’s largest gas and oil exploration and production company, is listed as the event’s principal partner and has naming rights for the festival’s central entertainment hub, the Pleasure Garden.
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