Ten Days on the Island
What? This biennial fest is perhaps one of the best Australian Arts Fiesta taking place in Tasmania. There is no fixed venue for the festival. The entire state of Tasmania is a part of this cu
ltural celebration and events take place at the different cities of the country.
The Festival as it is reflected in its very name continues for ten days and Tasmania is at its best during that time. Lights, music, gourmets and revelry is what you can find everywhere across the state.
The ten days on the Island festival catch the attention of atleast 1,40,000 , spectators. The multi- art structured event invents the cultural singularity of islands, presenting world renowned artists and acts from island positions alongside the best talents of the Australian continent. But it's the Tasmanian artistes who dominate the festival.
The Wide array of events in the festival includes performa
nces, visual arts, writing and and a whole range of gastronomical delights. D ance, theatre, music, opera, film, literature, exhibitions and installations, inspiring discussions, cookery feasts and a lot more is there to be enjoyed at this landmark event.
When? 15 - 24 March, 2013
Where? Tasmania
Festival Website? Ten Days
History?
Ten Days was the brainchild of former State Premier Jim Bacon, whose determination and enthusiasm for Tasmania, its cultural identity and its potential to host a dynamic new event with the creative exploration of island cultures at its heart, saw the inaugural event in 2001.
With Artistic Director Robyn Archer at the helm, the first Ten Days established itself as the State’s premier cultural event, presenting a programme of events which were both a critical and a commercial success.
Elizabeth Walsh took over the reins as Artistic Director in 2007 and has nurtured the growth and creative development of an event with 100,000 participants in its first year, to double that number in 2009. Over the last five festivals, Ten Days has presented both world and Australian premieres and some of the most fondly-remembered events include Ballads (CoisCeim Dance Theatre, Ireland, 2001), French Masters From The Musee Leon Direx (2005), Choral Island (2003), Dublin By Lamplight (The Corn Exchange, Ireland 2007), No2 featuring Madeleine Sami (2001), Andrew Lawrence-King’s Ancient Songs From a Small Island (2005) and Metamorphosis (Theatre Vesturport and Lyric Hammersmith 2009).
