Not lost in translation

Funding programs such as Catalyst encourage cross-cultural collaboration, but there’s more than language barriers to consider when embarking on such projects.
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A scene from The Age of Bones (Jaman Belulang); photo by Sarah Walker.

Embarking on cross-cultural collaborations with international partners inevitably entails complications. As well as such obvious challenges as language barriers and fundraising, cultural differences must also be considered. Even something as simple as allocating rehearsal time for a project can be complicated by the ways artists work overseas.

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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