Dark Mofo, Tasmania's winter festival: A walk on the dark side

By Paul Chai
April 30 2016 - 12:15am
Mona's southern facade viewed from Little Frying Pan Island, south of the museum. Photo: Remi Chauvin
Mona's southern facade viewed from Little Frying Pan Island, south of the museum. Photo: Remi Chauvin
The Bacchae. Photo: Pia Johnson
The Bacchae. Photo: Pia Johnson
Weather #4. Photo: Rosemary Laing
Weather #4. Photo: Rosemary Laing
The Funeral Party. Photo: Remi Chauvin
The Funeral Party. Photo: Remi Chauvin
The Nude Solstice Swim. Photo: Mona/Rosie Hastie
The Nude Solstice Swim. Photo: Mona/Rosie Hastie

A forest suddenly growing in a hotel lobby, a pagan ritual with shots of beetroot and bull's blood and raw deer's heart, male dancers dressed in elk horns and little else. The 2015 version of the Dark Mofo Festival, from The Museum of Old and New Art (MoNA), meant that last winter in Tasmania was pretty hot.

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