Brisbane Festival

Brisbane Festival
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FrequencyAnnual
Location(s)Brisbane, Queensland
CountryAustralia
Inaugurated1996 (1996)
Most recentSeptember 9, 2018 (2018-September-09)–September 29, 2018 (2018-September-29)
Organised byBrisbane City Council;
Queensland Government
Websitebrisbanefestival.com.au

Brisbane Festival is one of Australia's leading international arts festivals, and is held each September in Brisbane, Australia.[1]

Its presence dominates the city for three weeks in September and its line-up of classical and contemporary music, theatre, dance, comedy, opera, circus and major public events such as Sunsuper Riverfire attracts an audience of around one million people every year.

In 2019, Artistic Director David Berthold transformed the Festival into Australia's largest major international arts festival, presenting more works to more people than any other. [2]

History

Brisbane Festival was first held in 1996 as a joint initiative of the Queensland Government and Brisbane City Council, intended to foster the arts.[1] The festival evolved from Brisbane’s Warana Festival, first held in 1961.[3] Originally held biennially, Brisbane Festival became an annual event in 2009 when it merged with Riverfestival.[1] The festival has had four artistic directors; Tony Gould (1996–2004), Lyndon Terracini (2006–2009), Noel Staunton (2010–2014) and David Berthold (2015–2019).[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Major Brisbane Festivals. "History of Brisbane Festival". Major Brisbane Festivals. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  2. ^ https://www.brisbanefestival.com.au/media/870348/brisbane-festival-media-release_2019-program-launch_.pdf
  3. ^ a b Mackrell, Fiona (15 February 2015). "Brisbane Festival - Past to present". ArtsHub. Retrieved 6 January 2015.

External links

Media related to Brisbane Festival at Wikimedia Commons



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