Reuben Kaye, the new Artistic Director of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, has chosen the theme of Delicious Revolution for his inaugural program. (Read our interview with him on page 65.) Speaking to Limelight, he says, “From Aussie icons and international acts of immense fame to basement-dwelling unknowns . . . this is a festival of risks, leaps of faith, huge laughs and bigger heart.” Kaye will host the opening Variety Gala, front a series of free talks and unleash a solo show. He will also join the cast of the recent Australian tour of Jesus Christ Superstar for a night of song and backstage gossip in What’s The Buzz?. Other artists in the festival include Mahalia Barnes, Alfie Boe, Casey Donovan, Vince Jones, Jay Laga’aia, Lime Cordiale with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Em Rusciano and Ursula Yovich, to name just a few.

Limelight Editor’s Choice

Denied the right to perform publicly in her homeland of Iran, Tara Tiba has risen as an expatriate trailblazer.

Her spine-tingling vocals have won her awards and fans the world over.

In OMID, ARIA-nominated for Best World Album, her rousing, genre-defying artistry weaves traditional Persian music and poetry with jazz, Latin and contemporary music.

Tiba returns with renewed creative force, giving voice to resilience, transformation and the defiant power of hope.