Being an obedient sort, I went to the website and it seems that, having had a few months to settle into their new roles, Laura and Harun, the new co-artistic directors of Fierce are starting to let their influence hang out.

Their blog’s up and running and has a few interesting bits n bobs on it already. Harun has compiled a list of Thoughts, recollections and impressions of a city new to me (well, him) and there’s a joint post mulling the role of arts festivals generally which includes this observation:

it is increasingly the case that performance and music festivals operate as informal touring circuits; with one successful show passed like a baton from festival to festival. Although this may serve the reputation of a particular show, is this the role of a festival?