Art / Culture in Australia
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CHINA, 2015/09/30
Victoria struck an historic five-year cultural exchange transaction with China on Thursday, the initial Australian national to sign an agreement of any kind with the Asian economic powerhouse.
Victoria's Premier Daniel Andrews and China's Vice Cultural Minister Ding Wei announced the mega-transaction, which will foster the sharing of arts programs between the regions.
"This will be a great exchange in terms of fine art, music, dance theater, but it's as well a great opportunity for staff, and those who are employed within the dynamic and growing industries to be able to travel to and from China," Andrews said in comments published by Australian media on Thursday.
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AUSTRALIA, 2014/01/10
Sydney Festival 2014 opens today in an explosion of exceptional theatre, dance, music, visual arts, film and additional that will bring the harbour city to life from January 9-26.
Sydney Festival 2014 is comprised of 106 events, 21 of which are free. With 372 performances across 33 indoor and outdoor venues, Sydney Festival 2014 features 722 artists from 80 companies across 17 nations, in 10 world premieres, 4 Australian premieres and 13 Australian exclusives.
In Sydney's famous outdoor venue The Domain, two fantastic free events are set to delight, kicking off with Chicago's R'n'B, soul and disco diva Chaka Khan on the opening weekend, and Sydney Symphony Orchestra performing Gustav Holst's astrological suite The Planets, conducted by Hamburg National Opera Artistic Director Simone Young, in Symphony in the Domain.
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AUSTRALIA, 2013/01/13
The 13th annual festival of Eritrean community members in Australia and New Zealand has opened with patriotic zeal in Melbourne city.
In opening remarks, Mr. Beshir Idrisnor, Eritrean Consul General in Australia, indicated that the event is being celebrated at a time at the same time as the country's development drive has gained momentum and enemy conspiracies have ended up in utter failure thanks to popular participation.
