Jonathan Holloway | artistic director | consultant | coach

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“Jonathan is a great orator and teller of stories.

His blue-sky thinking is a huge talent that he then translates into reality and delivers these wondrous events for audiences to talk about for years to come ... they always come out saying ‘that was amazing, really enjoyed the presentation and humour"

Trisha Comerford, Rio Tinto

Broadcasting

Margaret Throsby Interview

“During his time there audiences increased tenfold, tickets sales tripled, there were world premiers of important new music works, there were UK appearances of a whole host of international stars, hugely popular outdoor events, this man really has a Midas touch by the sound of it.”

The art of Hoaxes

Jonathan Holloway joins Myf Warhurst to unpack the thinking behind the mysterious artist Banksy and deconstructs other artistic acts of hoax and trickery to spark the human imagination.

Get Cereal

THE FIRE GARDENS Jonathan speaks on the magic involved in the 2018 Melbourne International Arts Festival with Pat and Imo on their radio programme produced by Melbourne's media community for young people.

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Lunch With ...

Over lunch, Sydney Morning Herald's Kylier Northover discovers Jonathan is "as fun and unexpected as his festival programming"

The Music

All The City's A Stage and Taylor Mac article "We need to talk about Seventeen. Actually, scratch that... we need to change the subject, take a break, indulge in some rejuvenating joy, and get some perspective. Welcome to Melbourne Festival 2017."

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Writing

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Travel article about Chile “…I am sat in 40-degree sunshine in the cafe of the main cultural centre of Santiago, Chile. Just 20 hours ago I was in pre-inauguration New York – snowbound, woe-drowned New York…”

Playlab Paper

Revitalise Platform Paper Why Theatre? with John Sheedy "...Creative thinkers make innovative leaders, in all fields. Creativity and the arts are at the heart of all the world's greatest cities, almost all of which have great theatres and arts opportunities..."

The Age

2016 : My year in travel "...The world is still changing so quickly, and while it seems as though it has been shrunk to fit ain an app, in reality old-school experiences are still at the heart of what we all want..."

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