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Melbourne International Arts Festival
Melbourne International Arts Festival, formerly Spoleto Festival Melbourne - Festival of the Three Worlds, then Melbourne International Festival of the Arts, becoming commonly known as Melbourne Festival, was a major international arts festival held in Melbourne, Australia, from 1986 to 2019.
Also White Night, then Melbourne International Arts Festival, then Rising
Also White Night, then Melbourne International Arts Festival, then Rising
Melbourne International Arts Festival
After 34 years the sun has now set on Melbourne International Arts Festival.
At the heart of Melbourne's culture of creativity, Melbourne International Arts Festival curates unique experiences that bring people together and break new ground in culture and the arts.
Melbourne Festival is one of Australia's leading international arts festivals and has an outstanding reputation for presenting unique international and Australian events in the fields of dance, theatre, music, visual arts, free and outdoor events over 18 days each October.
First staged in 1986 under the direction of composer Gian Carlo Menotti it became the third in the Spoleto Festival series-joining Spoleto, Italy, and Charleston, United States. Known as Spoleto Melbourne - Festival of the Three Worlds, the Festival changed its name to the Melbourne International Festival of the Arts in 1990. In 2003, the Festival was renamed Melbourne International Arts Festival, and is now commonly known as Melbourne Festival.
The 2018 Melbourne Festival runs from 03-21 October.
Artistic Director is Jonathan Holloway.
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Melbourne Victoria 3001 Map
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