Adelaide Festival


Adelaide Festival

Two weeks in February-March in even-numbered yearsAdelaide, South Australia, metamorphosed from an isolated, culturally deprived city to a major center of art and culture worldwide, thanks to a group of visionary businessmen who originated this biennial festival of the arts in 1960. In 2004 the Adelaide Festival program included more than 50 performances, exhibitions, and workshops in dance, music, film, theater, opera, and the visual arts, featuring artists from all over the world. A writers' week is also featured. Events in the festival take place in the Festival Theatre, parks, churches, the Adelaide Town Hall, and other locations.
See also Adelaide Fringe Festival
CONTACTS:
Adelaide Festival
Level 9, 33 King William St.
P.O. Box 8221 Sta Arcade
Adelaide, SA 5000 Australia
61-8-8216-4444; fax: 61-8-8216-4455
www.adelaidefestival.org.au
SOURCES:
GdWrldFest-1985, p. 8
IntlThFolk-1979, pp. 19, 21