Whether art is an imitation of life or not is debatable but it surely leaves you with a food for thought to make your life a little more interesting and probably even worthwhile. Art forms of different types have mesmerized all and sundry through ages. The artists cannot do without expressing their inherent thoughts, their observations and feelings and the art lovers cannot escape their thirst for good art specimens.
Art basically takes different shapes in different parts of the world and Australia being an important center for rich art forms, draws the attention of thousands as far as the Arts Festival is concerned. The Perth International Arts Festival in Western Australia is a famous global cultural event and interests one and all.
Started by the University of Western Australia in 1953, the Perth International Arts Festival is the oldest of its kind in Australian subcontinent. Various manifestations of theatre, dance, music, film, visual arts and literature feature in this festival. Broadly sponsored by Lotterywest since 1992, this Arts Festival has graced the Australian canvas every summer since its inception. The three week long event draws around 3, 00,000 patrons and number of artists from all over the world. The principal aim of this festival is to promote and prop up local art to the international status.
The forthcoming Perth International Arts Festival 2008 is scheduled from 8th February to 2nd March 2008. Ranging from a Tim Supple production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream to John Tiffany’s Blackwatch; from Japanese ballet to surrealism in Metadance in Resonant Light; from Baroque classics of Bach Easter Oratorio and Vivaldi Gloria to Cesaria Evora; from amazing works of James Angus to Emily Wardill’s creative genius – this festival covers all. Apart from these, the Lotterywest Festival Films, Meet the Artists sessions and the Perth Writers Festival are other points of interest in the festival.
The venues staging the Perth International Arts Festival 2008 will include a whole range, namely, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre Pavilion 3, Old Treasury Building, Playhouse Theatre, Octagon Theatre, UWA, Dolphin Theatre, UWA, Quarry Amphitheatre, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA), Art Gallery of Western Australia, John Curtin Gallery, Fremantle Arts Centre, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, UW, Perth Concert Hall and the Government House Ballroom.
Shelagh Magadza, the Artistic Director of the Perth International Arts Festival 2008 has expressed her wish for a successful festival, culturally and economically, by keeping intact the mission of pursuing artistic excellence.
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