Jonathan Holloway (artistic director) explained

Jonathan Holloway (born 15 January 1970) is an artistic director and theatre director.[1] Originally from Sheffield in the north of England,[2] he is currently the artistic director of Melbourne Festival.[3] Previously he established the National Theatre's Watch This Space Festival,[4] was artistic director and chief executive of the Norfolk and Norwich Festival[5] and most recently the artistic director of the Perth International Arts Festival.,[6] which culminated with The Giants by Royal de Luxe, one of the largest arts events ever staged in Australia.[7]

Biography

Holloway grew up in Sheffield in the north of England.[8] He studied drama at University of Exeter, and started his programming career whilst reading drama there,[9] promoting and presenting bands and artists including The Sugarcubes, Thom Yorke (pre-Radiohead), Siouxsie and The Creatures, Transvision Vamp and The Inspiral Carpets.[1]

He was resident theatre director of the Wilde Theatre in Bracknell (directing under the name Jack Holloway) and in July 2003 was creative director of Elemental, a large-scale theatre, music and spectacle event at Chalon dans la Rue festival in Chalon-sur-Saône, France.[10]

From 1997–2004 he set up and ran the National Theatre's events department on London's South Bank, where he was the founding manager of Watch this Space, the Festival of Lights and co-wrote/directed Robin Hood in the National's Loft Theatre.[4]

From 2004 to 2011 he was artistic director and chief executive of the Norfolk and Norwich Festival, during which time audiences grew from 35,000 to 278,000 and ticket sales tripled to over a third of a million Pounds, making it the fourth largest city arts festival in the UK.[5]

In March 2015 he completed four years as artistic director of the Perth International Arts Festival.[11] He commissioned and programmed Australian premieres including the final three piano etudes from Philip Glass; Landfall by Laurie Anderson and the Kronos Quartet; The Refusal of Time by William Kentridge; Between the Desert and the Deep Blue Sea: A Symphony for Perth by composer Tod Machover; keynote speeches from writers Martin Amis, Lionel Shriver and Margaret Atwood; Situation Rooms by Rimini Protokoll; and Scattered Light by Jim Campbell.[12] [13]

For the opening event for the 2012 Festival, Holloway programmed Place des Anges by Studio Cirque, which attracted 30,000 people.[14] and won the Helpmann Award for Best Special Event

His closing event in 2015 was The Giants by Royal de Luxe. Through many months of research and many trips to Western Australia, Royal de Luxe designed a story that drew as much from Nyoongar culture as it did from the legacy and myth of the ANZACs.[15]

In January 2015 Holloway was appointed artistic director of Australia's Melbourne International Arts Festival.[16]

Boards

Honours

Personal

As of January 2015 Holloway lived in Melbourne with his wife Jenny Vila and two children[20]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ABC Classic FM - Midday - Artistic Director of Perth Festival Jonathan Holloway. ABC Classic FM. 2015-11-24. 20 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151220024202/http://www.abc.net.au/classic/content/2012/02/20/3434943.htm. live.
  2. Web site: Outgoing Perth Festival artistic director Jonathan Holloway to head Melbourne Festival from 2016. The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 January 2015 . 2015-11-23. 6 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151006072623/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/outgoing-perth-festival-artistic-director-jonathan-holloway-to-head-melbourne-festival-from-2016-20150122-12w2wj.html. live.
  3. Web site: Melbourne Festival announces new Artistic Director Australian Arts Review. artsreview.com.au. 23 January 2015 . 2015-11-23. 8 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208060747/http://artsreview.com.au/melbourne-festival-announces-new-artistic-director/. live.
  4. Web site: The British Theatre Guide: Interview with Jonathan Holloway. www.britishtheatreguide.info. 2015-11-25. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081703/http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/otherresources/interviews/JonathanHolloway.htm. live.
  5. News: Arts festival boss to step down. BBC. 2010-08-03. 2015-11-25. 24 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151124051801/http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/norfolk/hi/people_and_places/arts_and_culture/newsid_8882000/8882280.stm. live.
  6. Web site: New PIAF director announced. au.news.yahoo.com. 2015-11-25. 8 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208102928/https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa/a/7701242/new-piaf-director-announced/. live.
  7. News: Giant nod to Anzac legend at Jonathan Holloway's final Perth festival. The Australian. November 7, 2014 .
  8. Web site: Outgoing Perth Festival artistic director Jonathan Holloway to head Melbourne Festival from 2016. The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 January 2015 . 2015-11-25. 6 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151006072623/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/outgoing-perth-festival-artistic-director-jonathan-holloway-to-head-melbourne-festival-from-2016-20150122-12w2wj.html. live.
  9. Web site: Exeter alumnus, Jonathan Holloway, recalls fond memories of his time at university. The Humanities Blog. 2015-11-24. 8 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208054944/http://blogs.exeter.ac.uk/humanities/2015/06/09/artistic-director-of-the-melbourne-festival-and-exeter-alumnus-jonathan-holloway-recalls-fond-memories-of-university/. live.
  10. Web site: Melbourne Festival announces new Artistic Director Australian Arts Review. artsreview.com.au. 23 January 2015 . 2015-11-25. 8 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208060747/http://artsreview.com.au/melbourne-festival-announces-new-artistic-director/. live.
  11. News: Jonathan Holloway to lead Melbourne Festival from 2016. January 22, 2015. 24 November 2015. 14 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170514014644/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/arts/jonathan-holloway-to-lead-melbourne-festival-from-2016/news-story/5585865505cc16bc93738d8ffde51d28. live.
  12. Web site: Big shoes to fill at Perth International Arts Festival. News The University Of Western Australia. 2015-11-24. 19 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151019185234/http://www.news.uwa.edu.au/201406136748/arts-and-culture/big-shoes-fill-perth-international-arts-festival. live.
  13. Web site: A triumph in every possible way. au.news.yahoo.com. 2015-11-24. 8 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208102913/https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/entertainment/events/a/16283519/a-triumph-in-every-possible-way/. live.
  14. Web site: Play time in the city of angels. au.news.yahoo.com. 2015-11-24. 8 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208043605/https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/entertainment/a/12879045/play-time-in-the-city-of-angels/. live.
  15. Web site: Jonathan Holloway bids farewell to Perth Festival with a giant performance - Watch - ABC Arts Australian contemporary art and culture reviews, news & videos. www.abc.net.au. 2015-11-25. 8 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151108213622/http://www.abc.net.au/arts/blog/Video/jonathan-holloway-bids-farewell-to-perth-festival-with-a-giant-performance/default.htm. live.
  16. Web site: Melbourne Festival: Jonathan Holloway to be artistic director from 2016. 22 January 2015. The Australian. Westwood. Matthew.
  17. Web site: Melbourne Festival announces new Artistic Director Australian Arts Review. artsreview.com.au. 23 January 2015 . 2015-11-24. 8 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208060747/http://artsreview.com.au/melbourne-festival-announces-new-artistic-director/. live.
  18. Web site: Ambassador for Children and Young People. Commissioner for Children and Young People. Government of Western Australia. 24 November 2015. 29 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160229025123/http://www.ccyp.wa.gov.au/files/Booklet%20-%20Ambassador%20Profiles.pdf. live.
  19. Web site: PIAF head gets farewell tribute. au.news.yahoo.com. 24 November 2015. 5 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305135625/https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/entertainment/events/a/26559098/piaf-head-gets-farewell-tribute/. live.
  20. News: Jonathan Holloway to lead Melbourne Festival from 2016. 24 November 2015. 14 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170514014644/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/arts/jonathan-holloway-to-lead-melbourne-festival-from-2016/news-story/5585865505cc16bc93738d8ffde51d28. live.

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