WOMADelaide Festival Adapts Amid Middle East Conflict

0:00I'm Cory, and this is your Pulse of the City, Sydney News today. The Womodelade Music Festival has made some big changes to its lineup because of the ongoing Middle East conflict. Four acts can't make it to Australia due to travel restrictions, Alfiel Antico, and Go DuGong from Italy as Maya Hamzawi and being at Timbutu, the Bhutan. Balladeers and Stan's Cafe Theater Company, with their show, The Commentators. Their 20,000 flights have been canceled since the tensions escalated over the weekend, with actions involving the U.S., Israel, and Iran. Still, some flights are getting through, like one from Dubai that landed in Sydney last night carrying 200 Australians. It was part of 60 flights from the United Arab Emirates that day. Festival director Ian Scoby called the logistics a huge challenge in this tough situation. He praised the team and hundreds of artists for finding new routes to keep most performances on track. One of the affected acts, Alfiel Antico and Go DuGong, shared that they tried everything

1:04but couldn't safely reroute around their Dubai stopover amid. The geopolitical issues. The festival kicks off March 6th and runs through March 9th, highlighting global sounds even as world events test its reach. The Daily News Now is grateful to our sponsor for today's episode. Do not just listen to podcasts, get lost in them comfortably, us oli solelypillow.com