Bermuda Festival

Bermuda Festival

January-FebruaryThe winter season on the island of Bermuda brings on a schedule of performing arts events known as the Bermuda Festival, which began in 1976. Yehudi Menuhin was instrumental in organizing the first festival and performed on its 20th anniversary in 1996. Offerings include theater, dance, opera, classical, and modern music performances from around the world. The 2002 Festival brought the dazzling Shanghai Circus to the island.
CONTACTS:
Bermuda Festival Ltd.
Jardine House, 33-35 Reid St.
P.O. Box HM 297
Hamilton, HM 12 Bermuda
441-295-1291; fax: 441-295-7403
www.bermudafestival.org
SOURCES:
GdWrldFest-1985, p. 22
IntlThFolk-1979, p. 50
MusFestAmer-1990, p. 157