Super-commuters go the distance for arts jobs

Arts jobs are so sought-after some people travel two or three hours a day or take a monthly 20-hour flight for the right gig.
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In a competitive career pool, the right job is hard enough to find. Locating it where you want to live may be impossible. International commuting, long drives and regular-out-of-town work are part of the price many pay for a career move in the arts.

Recently appointed concertmaster at Melbourne Symphony Orchestra violinist Eoin Andersen is about to become the epitome of the super-commuter. He will divides his time between Melbourne and his home city of Berlin, flying around 20 hours each way about once a month and enduring a regular 10 hour time zone change. The commute will be complicated by guest appearances in other international cities.

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Tara Watson
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Tara Watson is a Melbourne journalist & artsHub writer. Follow her on Twitter @TarasWatson