VISUAL ARTS & FILM
For the second year the popular Melbourne
Art Trams project took art to the streets
with eight moving artworks covering
each of Melbourne’s tram routes. Framed
Movements examined the shifting boundary
between performance and visual art.
A documentary film and photography
exhibition explored the incredible story of
Vivian Maier, a street photographer from
Chicago that kept her talents secret from
the world until negatives were discovered
years after her death. The film program
Arts, Politics and Protest explored the
intersection between art and politics with
films from Egypt, Italy, the United Arab
Emirates and India. Many members of
the public also rode on the Golden Mirror
Carousel, created by Carsten Höller on
display at the National Gallery of Victoria.
EVENTS FOR FAMILIES
In 2014, Melbourne Festival showcased
a variety of family shows. The extremely
popular Belgian circus work Carrousel des
Moutons charmed ages 3+, PRIMO took
place inside a pool and was enjoyed by
toddlers, and from the UK Something Very
Far Away told a heart-warming story of
love and loss told through puppets and live
animation.
EDUCATION
The Education Program for primary and
secondary school groups allowed students
to experience the very best of international
arts with subsidised ticket pricing and
learning resources – plus an array of
free events. Schools were directed to
information on 20 events appropriate for
Secondary students and four events geared
to Primary students.
FOXTEL FESTIVAL HUB
The Foxtel Festival Hub returned to the
banks of the Yarra River, offering festival
goers a pop-up performance space, a
uniquely Melbourne food and beverage
experience and a fun destination to catch
up with friends.
Three weeks of brilliant
cultural stimulation.
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NILS FRAHM | PHOTO: DAVID HARRIS
MUSIC
From the UK, Aurora Orchestra are known
for reinventing the concept of the chamber
orchestra and cross-pollinating with other
genres and art forms. Aurora made their
long-awaited Australian debut with a weeklong residency that showcased their diverse
repertoire, breathtaking musicianship and
originality of programming.
The Festival’s ambitious three-year program
presenting all 68 of Joseph Haydn’s string
quartets continued in a range of formats
and venues including iconic Collins Street
Baptist Church, a private home and pop-up
venue purpose-built for string quartets,
Quartetthaus.
The showcase of contemporary music
included techno music legend Jeff Mills
teaming up with the Melbourne Symphony
Orchestra, Greek pop superstar Mihalis
Hatzigiannis at The Annual China Southern
Airlines Concert in the Sidney Myer Music
Bowl, multi-Grammy jazz guitarist Pat
Metheny and an outstanding selection of
acts at the Foxtel Festival Hub.
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