MELBOURNE
FESTIVAL
Melbourne Festival is one of
Australia’s flagship international
arts festivals and one of the
major multi-arts festivals of
the world, in terms of quality
of work, innovation of vision,
scale and breadth of program.
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Each Festival brings an unparalleled feast
of dance, theatre, music, visual arts,
multimedia and outdoor events from
renowned and upcoming Australian and
international companies and artists to
Melbourne. In 2014, Melbourne Festival
also enjoyed a celebration of circus – an
art form quintessentially connected to
Melbourne as the home of Circus Oz, the
National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) and
the birthplace of Wirth’s Circus, a huge
travelling circus of international standard
and reputation which operated from the
late 1800s.
In 2015 we look forward to celebrating the
30th Festival as a key destination within
Australia’s cultural calendar. We continue
to ensure interstate and international
visitation by exclusively debuting and
premiering some of the finest national and
international artists and companies.
Through excellence, diversity and
accessibility, Melbourne Festival presents
the best possible artistic experience to as
many people as possible. We proudly offer
a wide variety of venues and ticket prices,
plus many free events.
The 2014 Melbourne Festival took place
between 10 – 26 October under the artistic
leadership of Josephine Ridge, Artistic
Director for 2013 – 2015.