What a Year!
Total Attendance: 503, 603
Tickets Sold: 83,061
Box Office Income: $2,790,168
Number of Events: 56
Number of Free Events: 16
Number of Performances: 806
Number of Commissioned Works: 6
Number of Visual Arts Exhibitions: 13
Exclusives to Melbourne: 36
World Premieres: 18
World Premiere Television Events: 1
Australian Premieres: 12
International Productions: 37
Participating Artists: 1398
Sold Out Performances: 107
Average Ticket Price: $39.37
Economic Impact: $39.5 million
“One of the greatest benefits of the Festival is to be exposed
to the world of arts, and Michael Clark’s company shows
us contemporary dance at its most inventive and exciting.”
Sunday Herald Sun on come, been and gone
Melbourne Festival – Annual Report 2010
Michael Clark Company – come, been and gone
photo: John Sones
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