The Latest Breaking News from Dark Mofo

Would you eat a possum? ‘Ecologically, it’s all very much above board’

At Dark Mofo’s Winter Feast, punters queued for brushtail bao. It took the chef behind the dish six months of tinkering to persuade people to try it

The Guardian - AU · Jun 24

‘Distressingly beautiful and disorienting’: the Willem Dafoe film that only one person can see at a time

A porter escorted Nick Buckley to his seat in an empty theatre in Hobart. Loris Gréaud’s new movie, part of Dark Mofo festival, left him questioning everything

The Guardian - AU · Jun 15

Ship comes in for Dark Mofo through ferry collaboration

Work on winter festival Dark Mofo's project on one of two delayed Spirit of Tasmania ferries, which will include robotic dogs, is in its final stages.

AAP · Jun 8

480 sheeps’ heads in jars: Dark Mofo opens with another gory provocation

Trawulwuy artist Nathan Maynard’s installation intends to educate on Tasmania’s violent past – but will the lesson be lost

The Guardian - AU · Jun 6, 2025

Dark Mofo festival returns with screams and a car crash

Scream until you can't breathe ... the boundary-pushing Dark Mofo returns, with a head-on collision and the festival's traditional nude swim.

AAP · Apr 3, 2025

Dark Mofo Has Been Nixed For 2024 So Alert The Coven & Redirect Your Broomsticks

Two staple rituals will continue but the rest of the fest is donezo.

Pedestrian.tv · Sep 22, 2023

Dark Mofo’s 36-hour rave: either the best bush doof or worst orgy ever

Running from noon until midnight for three days, Trance was part party, part endurance theatre, part provocation for the sake of it

The Guardian - AU · Jun 13, 2023

Dark Mofo festival in Hobart committed to change after controversy in 2021. How has it followed through?

As Dark Mofo approaches its final weekend, a promised First Nations advisory group and seed funding are still works in progress, but the festival maintains it is committed to doing better.

ABC News · Jun 16, 2022

Dark Mofo 2022: one year on from major controversy, has the festival learned from its mistakes?

Leigh Carmichael says his festival has changed for good, after last year was dominated by outrage and a boycott. But there’s still work to be done

The Guardian - AU · Jun 16, 2022

Rising: Melbourne’s long-awaited arts festival is a smorgasbord of immersive sonic and visual experiences set to reawaken the city

Having been delayed by COVID for two years, Melbourne’s newest cultural festival is set to wow audiences with headliners Sampa the Great and Masego and a raft of public art events.

ABC News · Jun 2, 2022