Art revives intimacy for a lucky few

In a social media-saturated world where anyone can talk to everyone, performances created for audiences of one or few have a remarkable appeal.
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Publicity image for James Berlyn’s I Know You’re There via perthfestival.com.au

What’s the first thing you do when you wake up? Chances are, like many people, you sleepily scroll through your Facebook and Twitter feed to see what you’ve missed overnight. After commenting on an article or sharing a post or two, you might then check your emails to see if anything urgent has landed overnight – all this while you’re still in bed.

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Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts