Arts
Elena has been Creative Producer of events and shows since 2006. Specialising primarily in circus, variety and multi-artform shows, Elena makes and tours shows which have included Rouge, Dinosaur Time Machine, Papillon, Le Petit Circus, So You Think You Can Drag, Shake It and more, and have toured extensively around Australia and to Europe and Asia. Elena has worked on a variety of events and festivals. She is co-producer of Gluttony, one of the big hubs at the Adelaide Fringe Festival, and was the Director of Harlequins, the premiere event for children as part of Canberra's year-long Centenary Celebrations in 2013. She has run Bally On High in 2012 and 2014 and Anstey Village Festival in 2018 in Melbourne, and collaborates on the artistic program at the National Folk Festival, Floriade Australia and Corinbank Festivals in Canberra.Gluttony is a hub at the Adelaide Fringe Festival. Gluttony was born in 2011 and has grown extensively since. 2018 saw over 500,000 people come through the gates, with over 170,000 tickets sold. The site had 12 ticketed venues ranging in size from 80 to 600 seaters as well as eight activation venues including an Escape Room, a Karaoke Caravan and a Nerf Arena. In this epsiode: We chat about what a venue does in terms of programming. Why Elena puts dragons in your email. Yes you read that correctly! We have a very honest conversation about who is making money or not in the fringe circuit and why commerical is not a dirty word.