Tag: Carnivals and Festivals
Great audience lures French dance to Adelaide
One of Europe's leading dance companies says the high standard of Australian audiences convinced it to be part of this year's Adelaide Festival.[MORE]
Moomba monarchs on parade
Molly Meldrum and Kate Ceberano paraded through the streets of Melbourne as the city's Moomba monarchs.[MORE]
Adelaide Fringe a box office hit
Adelaide's Fringe festival has set a box office record with 10 days still to go.[MORE]
Live Aid funded Ethiopian rebels
An investigation has found almost all the money raised by the Live Aid and Band Aid concerts in the 1980s went to Ethiopian rebels.[MORE]
Govt reviews festivals, events
The ACT Government has commissioned a review of festivals and events in the Territory.[MORE]
Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson to curate Vivid
American rock legend Lou Reed and his wife Laurie Anderson will co-curate this year's Vivid Sydney festival.[MORE]
Music festivals need transport plans
The Public Transport Authority says taxpayers should not have to foot the bill to get people to and from major events.[MORE]
3D Shrek to open Tribeca
The world premiere of Shrek Forever After will raise the curtain at New York's Tribeca Film Festival on April 21.[MORE]
Too much wind bad for astronauts
High winds in Adelaide have claimed two high-profile Fringe festival figures.[MORE]
Malouf credits Homer in fiction prize win
The first book published in a decade by Australian author David Malouf won a major fiction prize.[MORE]
35 Mardi Gras revellers charged
New South Wales police say 35 people were charged with various offences during last night's Mardi Gras.[MORE]
Mardi Gras parade struts through Sydney
Thousands of people have lined the streets of Sydney to cheer on Australia's largest gay pride parade.[MORE]
Promise of annual Adelaide Festival
As the 50th anniversary Adelaide Festival of Arts starts, there is a promise to make it annual.[MORE]
Adelaide's 50th-year festival is all heart
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The sun is shining on Adelaide as hundreds of artists from around the world descend on the South Australian capital for its 50th-year arts festival. [MORE]
50 years on, Adelaide lights up for Festival
Coloured lighting on city buildings marks official opening of the 50th anniversary Adelaide Festival.[MORE]
Disappointment over decision to move Snowy festival
People in a New South Wales Snowy Mountains community have expressed their disappointment about a decision to move an annual festival away from Dalgety.[MORE]
Sydney Film Festival gets $2.25m boost
Australia's oldest continuous film festival will get a major funding boost to help secure thousands of jobs and the future of the national film industry.[MORE]
Blanchett pleads for performing arts fund
$30 million over three years is needed to boost the performing arts industry, says Cate Blanchett.[MORE]
Will the pandas like Womadelaide?
Adelaide Zoo might be about to find out what sort of music its pandas like - or dislike.[MORE]
Dream come true for Moomba queen Ceberano
Singer Kate Ceberano says it is a dream come true to be named Melbourne's Moomba queen for 2010. She will share the honour with Moomba king, Molly Meldrum.[MORE]
Madonna gets into the groove at Carnival
Pop superstar Madonna and toyboy boyfriend Jesus Luz get into the groove at Rio's Carnival.[MORE]
Heavy rain hurts festival
Organisers of an agricultural show on the New South Wales Far South Coast say the weekend rain has impacted on gate-takings.[MORE]
Womad SA spin-off put back to 2011
The organisers of Womadelaide have pushed back a plan for a spin-off event.[MORE]
Festival goers pack Launceston City Park
Launceston's food, wine and arts showcase, Festivale, is expecting 45,000 visitors through the gates by the time the event wraps up this afternoon. [MORE]
