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Oral History - Lieven Bertels, 2015

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Unique IDOH-000520SeriesCity of Sydney oral history collection, 1982 - ongoingInterviewerMartin PortusProject nameSydney Festival DirectorsThemeArt and CultureDate of interview24th June 2015Date qualifierexactFormatAudio - DigitalSummary of interviewLieven Bertels, former Director of Sydney Festival 2016. Born in Belgium, he brought an international outlook to Sydney. Of festival makers he says “We are carnies. We travel around with a circus tent of ideas and we do our tricks but we will always have to learn the lay of the land some way.” He sees himself as a hands-on director interested in all aspects of festival-making: the concept, production, the fundraising, the finance. 2016 was Lieven’s third and final Sydney Festival; he handed the baton to Wesley Enoch in 2017 to direct the festival for a further three years. Lieven reflects on the changing nature of corporate sponsorship over the long life of Sydney Festival.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordNoBorn digital itemYes

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Lieven Bertels, 2015. Photograph by Prudence Upton

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SurnameBertelsGiven namesLieven

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SoundStereoDuration (hr:min:sec)02:35:16

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