Red Dirt Poetry Festival, a five-day poetry and spoken word festival, returns to Central Australia today with a jam-packed program.
Creative minds and thought-provoking words will inspire and excite attendees who can attend a range of events including performance poetry, panels and workshops.
The program features an Araluen Arts Centre re-staging of Agapi & Other Kinds of Love. This is based on Plato's The Symposium, Agapi & Other Kinds of Love which is a modern hip-hop opera embedded in the ancient Greek storytelling tradition. Greek-Australian poet and rap artist Luka Lesson's reputation as one of Australia's best storytellers shines as he takes us on a journey through the Ancient Greek kinds of love.
There will also be the Australian Poetry Slam - Central Australian Heat, writing and publishing workshops, and Moonrise Poetry - a night of poetry and storytelling at the Earth Sanctuary under the stars. The festival will also host a unique event in which participants on camelback traverse the desert landscape meeting poets along the trail who will share their works.
The festival is supported by Northern Territory Major Events Company (NTMEC) through the Event Funding Program.
