It's been a tough few months for the Red Centre but the fabALICE festival is back, and aims to unite the community for a positive reason.
The fabALICE festival will feature performances from Alice Springs cabaret group the Desert Diamonds.abc.net.au/news/fabalice-drag-cabaret-festival-returns-alice-springs-diversity/102082360Thousands of people have gathered in the outback for a glittering weekend of drag and cabaret performances as the fabALICE festival returns to Alice Springs.
Arrernte drag artist Stone Motherless Cold said the festival "added some colour to the earth tones" of the Central Desert.The festival brings four days of glitter and colour to the outback. Stone said as one of Australia's "queer capitals", Alice Springs was the perfect backdrop for the festival. "We have the oldest continuing cultures in the world, we've got sistergirls and brotherboys and we've had them for 60,000 years," she said.Arrernte drag artist Stone Motherless Cold says the festival brings colour to the Red Centre.The festival comes as the Central Australian tourism sector battles soaring airfares and negative media attention.
"With all of the press that's going on, it's nice to have something that actually celebrates what's great about Alice," she said."We can bond over something more positive."Festival returns for fourth yearOrganisers said attendance had been growing every year and about 400 people were expected to attend the Gala Under the Stars, one of the festival's flagship events.
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