Everything about The Adelaide Festival Of Arts totally explained
The
Adelaide Festival of Arts is an
arts festival held biennially in the
South Australian capital of
Adelaide. One of the world's greatest celebrations of the arts, it's internationally renowned and the pre-eminent cultural event in
Australia.
Begun in
1960, the Adelaide Festival is held in the autumnal month of March of every even-numbered year. It is actually made up of several events, but overall features include
opera,
theatre,
dance,
classical and
contemporary music,
cabaret, and
new media.
The festival is based in the
city-centre, principally in venues along the cultural boulevard of
North Terrace, but also elsewhere in the city and its
parklands. The
Adelaide Festival Centre and
River Torrens usually form the nucleus of the event, and in recent years
Elder Park has played host to opening ceremonies. The success of the event is sometimes attributed to the city's unique design (known as
Light's Vision) which provides many pleasant settings within short distance of each other.
History
The Adelaide Festival finds its origins in efforts by
Sir Lloyd Dumas in the late 1950s to establish a major arts festival that would bring to South Australia world-class cultural exhibitions. In 1958, Sir Lloyd organised a gathering of prominent members of the Adelaidean business, arts and government community to gain support for such a festival. The proposal for an event similar to the
Edinburgh International Festival was supported and members of the group formed the first Festival Board of Governors.
The event began to take form when Sir Lloyd partnered with
John Bishop, Professor of Music at the
University of Adelaide. The two gained the support of the Lord-Mayor and
Adelaide City Council and a financial backing of fifteen thousand pounds. A number of leading businesses sponsored the first festival including
The Advertiser, the
Bank of Adelaide,
John Martin & Co., the
Adelaide Steamship Company, and
Kelvinator.
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