"continued until 2008. 1981 was a watershed for comedy at the Fringe too. It was the first year of the Perrier Award (now known as the Edinburgh Comedy Awards). The alternative comedy scene was also beginning to take shape. Previously, comedy at the Fringe had taken the form of student revues. Now stand-up was becoming a feature. According to Alexei Sayle, ""The Fringe then was entirely University revues and plays; there was not a single piece of stand-up comedy until me and Tony [Allen] arrived."" Comedy began an ascent which would see it become the biggest section of the programme"
"Perth Festival The Perth Festival (previously Perth International Arts Festival) is Australia's longest running cultural festival, held annually in Western Australia. The program features contemporary and classical music, dance, theatre, opera, visual arts, large-scale public works, Lotterywest Film Festival and the Perth Writers Festival. The festival runs every year from February to March, the Lotterywest Film Festival runs from November to April, and the Perth Writers Festival occurs in February. The artistic director from 2016 to 2019 is Wendy Martin. The current executive director is Nathan Bennett. The festival was created in 1953 by the University of Western Australia, making"
"second year. In 2015, the festival was at the Old Port of Montreal. In 2016, it will be in Verdun. International Percussion Festival The International Percussion Festival () is an annual festival of percussion instruments in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The festival takes place on different places around Montreal each July over a period of six days . The festival is a nonprofit organization presenting over 500 local and international musicians, on 4 stages, attracting close to 200,000 spectators annually. The Percussion Festival whas a different theme each year. The festival was founded in 2002 by Gilbert Lucu and France Cadieux."
"Nuits de Fourvière The Nuits de Fourvière (Nights of Fourvière) is a festival with theater, circus, music, dance, and film presentations. The festival has taken place every summer since 1946 in the Théâtre antique de Fourvière, and in the Odéon de Lyon (since 1952) in the 5th arrondissement near the Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière. The festival was first managed by the Charbonnières-les-Bains casino, then by the Rhône department starting in the early 1990s. Since 1 January 2005 it has been managed by Grand Lyon. It is tradition for spectators to throw their seat cushions toward the stage at the end"
"of the performance to show their appreciation. Nuits de Fourvière The Nuits de Fourvière (Nights of Fourvière) is a festival with theater, circus, music, dance, and film presentations. The festival has taken place every summer since 1946 in the Théâtre antique de Fourvière, and in the Odéon de Lyon (since 1952) in the 5th arrondissement near the Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière. The festival was first managed by the Charbonnières-les-Bains casino, then by the Rhône department starting in the early 1990s. Since 1 January 2005 it has been managed by Grand Lyon. It is tradition for spectators to throw their seat"
"name of the festival. 2015 Awardees Include: 2017 Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea) <br> 2016 Nancy Meyers (The Intern), (The Holiday)<br> 2015 Brian Helgeland (42), (A Knight's Tale)<br> 2014 Jim Sheridan (My Left Foot), (In the Name of the Father)<br> 2013 Callie Khouri (Thelma & Louise), Nashville<br> 2012 Eric Roth (Forrest Gump, The Insider, Munich)<br> 2011 Caroline Thompson (Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas)<br> 2010 David Peoples (Blade Runner, Unforgiven)<br> 2009 Steven Zaillian (Schindler’s List, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)<br> 2007 John Milius (Apocalypse Now, Conan the Barbarian)<br> 2006 Shane Black (Lethal Weapon, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang)<br> 2005"
"Lou Harrison, Pauline Oliveros, Terry Riley, Philip Glass, Rhys Chatham, and Earle Brown, but not Milton Babbitt, the composer whose 1958 essay ""Who Cares if you Listen?"" created a cold war between the public's desire for new sounds and the modernist composer's desire to sound new. San Francisco followed in 1981, Chicago in 1982, Washington, D.C. in 1983, Hartford, Connecticut in 1984, Los Angeles in 1985, Houston in 1986, Philadelphia in 1987, Miami in 1988, returning to New York in 1989 and ending in Montreal in 1990. The festival always had workshop components and provided many points of contact between"
"Perthshire Amber Perthshire Amber is a music festival that took place annually in central Scotland from 2005 to 2016. First organised by Dougie MacLean as a two-day event in 2005, within a few years it had grown to a 10-day event. The 2016 event scaled back to four days in length and the festival is not scheduled to be held in 2017. In 2005 it began as a two-day event. It was sold-out in its third year. The fifth festival in 2009 was held over ten days. In 2014, around 9000 visitors were expected to attend shows at 25 venues,"
"at the Fine Arts Center in New Orleans' Garden District. The next three Festivals took place at the Mid City Rock n' Bowl. In 2006, it temporarily moved to Memphis due to the effect of Hurricane Katrina. The Festival moved back to New Orleans the following year and was held at the House of Blues in the French Quarter. The 2011 Stomp is being held in September at the Howlin Wolf club in New Orleans. The Festival was named after a song by Lazy Lester who also has appeared at the Festival. The Ponderosa Stomp Foundation organizes varied programming, ranging"
"Fairie Festival The Fairie Festival (also known as the May Day Fairie Festival, or Pennsylvania Fairie Festival) is a music and arts festival currently held annually in Glen Rock, Pennsylvania, that began in 1991. The festival's primary theme is to ""celebrate the beginning of spring and all of the faerie and nature spirits' return to the warm world"". The May Day Fairie Festival is the brainchild of Rob and Lucy Wood, owners of Spoutwood Farm, an organic farm in the Community Supported Agriculture movement. It began as a tea party for about 100 friends and their children, and attendance has"
"festival's genetic code"" explained François de Mazières in 2009, also the mayor of Versailles. The creators chose the name of the festival in reference to the link between Versailles and Molière. Launched in 1996, under the leadership of Francis Perrin, the then director of the Théâtre Montansier, who went around the streets of Versailles on his cart, with his troupe. He staged The Jealousy of Barbouille (La Jalousie du barbouillé ) and then, in 1997, The Flying Doctor (Le Médecin Volant) and The Mad (Les Fâcheux ). In 1999, he passed the flame to Jean-Daniel Laval, who took charge of"
"Lauro - Delirium (Cirque du Soleil) and Ric'key Pageot (keyboardist for Madonna, Jill Scott, Earth, Wind & Fire), G'nee (La Voix 2014), Sarah MK (Montreal International Jazz Festival 2012), Warren ""Slim"" Williams (performed with The Spinners, The Drifters and The Temptations), 2005 Maple Blues Awards winner Dawn Tyler Watson, Henri-Pierre Noël, and many more. Afrophilya Afrophilya (sometimes spelt Afro-phil-ya, derived from Afrophile) is an international music festival founded in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The festival was launched in February 2011 at Le piano rouge soul lounge to coincide with the celebration of Black History Month. Afrophilya is a contemporary view of"
"Visa pour l'Image Visa pour l'Image international photojournalism festival established in 1989, which takes place every year in the entire city of Perpignan, from late August to mid-September for a period of 15 days. This is the main and most important festival of photojournalism in France. This festival not only offers exhibitions spread across the city, but also conferences, international meetings and discounts prestigious global photographers rewarding the best stories. The most famous photographers around the world will visit the festival. Photographers such as Herb Ritts and have participated in the festival. The association of Paris Match, Photo and other"
"the festival wowuld be taking an indefinite break. The first event took place on 14 September 2012; around 6500 persons attended the festival. It has returned every year since, as of 2017. The festival takes place in the North of Wales in the village of Portmeirion on the Snowdonia coast in the Welsh county of Gwynedd. The village location is composed of many edifices inspired by the artchitecture of an Italian coastal town. Portmeirion village was built between 1925 and 1978 by the architect Sir Clough Williams Ellis. The festival takes place throughout the village, with the main music events"
"2005 Spain: Zaragoza, Feria de Zaragoza – 18 June 2006 Spain: Zaragoza, Feria de Zaragoza – June 2007 22nd 23rd Chile: Santiago, Pista Atlética Estadio Nacional – 1 April 2008 Spain: Zaragoza, Feria de Zaragoza – July 2008 11th 12th (Cancelled due to rain) Brazil: São Paulo, Anhembi Convention Center – October 2013 19th 20th Brazil: São Paulo, Anhembi Convention Center – April 2015 25th 26th Brazil: Curitiba, Pedreira Paulo Leminski – 28 April 2015 Brazil: Porto Alegre, Estádio Passo d'Areia – 30 April 2015 Argentina: Buenos Aires, Ciudad del Rock – 2 May 2015 Germany: Sankt Goarshausen, Loreley Freilichtbühne"
"2005 – Rome Film Festival 2006 With Véronique Porral and Antoine Formica. Cinematography: Yorick Leseaux. Production: Les Films du Bélier with the participation of France 2, of the CNC (National Center of Cinematography) COSIP and the support of the Rhône-Alpes Region and the Département of the Haute-Savoie. “Prix de qualité” Prize of the CNC (National Center of Cinematography). Selection of the Vendôme Festival – Locarno Festival – Rome Festival – Rencontres du cinéma Européen de Vannes (Vannes European Film Meetings) (Prix de la ville de Vannes / Prize of the City of Vannes) – Short Film Festival of Nice –"
"International Percussion Festival The International Percussion Festival () is an annual festival of percussion instruments in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The festival takes place on different places around Montreal each July over a period of six days . The festival is a nonprofit organization presenting over 500 local and international musicians, on 4 stages, attracting close to 200,000 spectators annually. The Percussion Festival whas a different theme each year. The festival was founded in 2002 by Gilbert Lucu and France Cadieux. The first festival was held in Venise-en-Québec near the United States border, although was moved to Longueuil starting in its"
"year's chorus and quartet champions. The convention is usually held in a city in the continental United States but has thrice been held internationally (England 1977, Canada 1962, 2007) and four times in Hawaii (1969, 1987, 2008, 2013). A ""spectacular fifty-year anniversary celebration"" was held in New Orleans during the 1995 convention and the competition was to be held there a decade later in 2005, but was moved due to Hurricane Katrina. From 2015 to 2017, the city of Las Vegas hosted the convention – the first time that the event has stayed in the same location for more than"
"Performing Arts Center in San Juan, celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2006 with a performance of the Philadelphia Orchestra under the musical direction of Maestro Christoph Eschenbach. The Prades Festival established by Casals in France in 1950 was renamed the Pablo Casals Festival in 1982. Casals Festival The Casals Festival is a classical music event celebrated every year in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in honor of classical musician Pablo Casals. The festival was founded in 1956 by Pablo Casals. It was promoted by Teodoro Moscoso and David Ogilvy with the objectives of changing the image of Puerto Rico and promoting"
"International Arts Festival, Sydney Festival, Perth International Arts Festival, Adelaide Festival of Arts, Music at the Anthology, Totally Huge New Music Festival, Scintilla Divina Festival, Audio Art Festival, NWEAMO, REV01, BEAP, the NowNow, What is Music, The Knitting Factory, Make-it-Now, DC 8th International Dance+ Improvisation Festival, ACMI, SDSU, University of Illinois, STEIM, HarvestWorks, CEMI and Kyoto Seika University. Honours include a Sounds Australian Award (1989) and a Churchill Fellowship (1995) to study electronic music in the United States and Europe. With Graham Collier Lindsay Vickery Lindsay Vickery (born 1965) is an Australian composer and performer. Lindsay Vickery was born in"
"2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009, 'Best Major Festival' in 2010, 2012 and in 2015, 'Fan's Favourite' in 2011 and 'Best Innovation' in 2005. The festival was held annually in late summer since 2004, in a small country park called 'Robin Hill' on The Isle of Wight. The event is organized by Rob da Bank and is an offshoot of his Sunday Best record label and club nights. Creative Director and wife Josie da Bank and co founders / partners John Hughes, Ziggy Gilsenan and Ben Turner are also involved in organising the event. The Isle of Wight was chosen for"
"Festival International The Festival International de Louisiane is an annual music and arts festival held in Lafayette, Louisiana celebrating the French heritage of the region and its connection to the Francophone world. The festival was first held in 1987 and has become very popular, attracting musicians, artists, and craftsmen from around the world. The festival is held outdoors, in Downtown Lafayette, the last full weekend in April, and is free to the public. Estimates for attendance include 400,000 in 2016. The festival was voted the ""Best World Music Festival"" by About.com readers in their 2012 and 2013 Readers' Choice Awards."
"Pemberton Festival The Pemberton Festival was a three-day summer music festival inaugurated in 2008. It was held in Pemberton, British Columbia, a village just north of popular ski resort Whistler. Produced by Live Nation Canada, the festival featured primarily rock and indie rock musicians, with a small proportion of hip hop. Musicians played on one of two stages, picturesquely situated at the foot of Mount Currie and the surrounding mountain range. The site, a hayfield, was discovered by concert-promoter, Shane Bourbonnais, of Live Nation, just down the street from his home. He emphasized event sustainability and environmentalism as priorities in"
"from 1981 through 2001. The town is home to several cultural festivals, including the Festival of the Sound classical music festival, an annual dragonboat race and a buskers' festival which takes place as part of the town's Canada Day festivities. The Charles W. Stockey Centre for the Performing Arts serves as the principal performance venue during the Festival of the Sound, and also hosts concerts, live theatre and other cultural events throughout the year. There are several provincial parks in the Parry Sound area, including Oastler Lake, The Massasauga and Killbear, as well as numerous provincial conservation reserves, including the"
"Fringe World Fringe World Festival is an annual multi-arts fringe festival held in Perth, Western Australia during the city's summer festival season of January/February. Fringe World is recognised as the third largest Fringe in the world. The 2018 Festival recorded over 368,000 tickets sold, valued at $10.1 million and attendance at free and ticketed events was almost one million. The annual program of events features artists and acts from a range of styles including circus, cabaret, comedy, music, dance, theatre, film and visual art. Fringe World is produced by Artrage who is recognised as one of the largest and most"
"event. 1989-2003: 1989 continued the new pattern with the spotlight on France, followed by the United Kingdom (1990); Japan (1991); Spain & the New World (1992); Mexico (1993); Italy (1994); Turkey (1995); West Africa (1996); China (1997); Islands of the Caribbean (1998); Southern Africa (1999); Brazil for the 2000 Millennium; Ireland (2001); and a revisit to France in 2002 and Mexico in 2003. After twenty years, the City Ordinance regarding the festival's unique status lapsed, and downtown Houston was in the throes of a major renaissance of urban development and street improvements. Possible congestion and other factors presented the foundation"
"at The Rolling Stones concert in 2015). The festival is also known for its eclectic musical selection and its urban setting, with most venues in the downtown area and within walking distance of each other. The festival has been taking place annually since 1968. First editions were organized by a group of businesspersons and artists of Quebec City in order to show the artistic, economic, and tourist potential of the region. During the 1970s and 1980s, the festival specialized in musicians from the Francophonie and world music. The festival grew substantially during the last decade after its decision to diversify"
"Heritage Lottery Fund Award, made in 2003, enabled significant renovations including cleaning the lake, building a new cafe and children's playground and resurfacing and repairing the tennis courts. The park now contains tennis courts, a running track, a softball field and many open spaces for various leisure activities. The park has hosted several live music performances and music festivals. 1967: Jimi Hendrix, 1986: The Damned,1987: Acid Daze Festival, 1990: The Mission, 1990-2003: Fleadh Festival, 1992: Madstock!, 1992: A Gathering of the Tribes,| 1993: Bob Dylan, 1993: Great Xpectations Festival., 1996: Sex Pistols, as part of the Filthy Lucre Tour, 1997:"
"Corman 2005 - Ray Harryhausen 2005 - Paul Naschy 2004 - not awarded 2003 - Lloyd Kaufman 2002 - Paul Verhoeven 2001 - Dario Argento 2000 - Wes Craven The Silver Scream Award is voted by the audience of the festival. The Méliès Awards are an initiative of the European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation (EFFFF), the AFFF since 1996 member. Eight so-called affiliated festivals granted each year to two Silver Méliès Award during their festival, namely one for the best long and one for the best short film fantastic. The winners then join the two things Méliès d'Or Awards, which"
"ones and newcomers. Following Claude's death, the organisation of the festival was handed over to Mathieu Jaton. Main partners of the Festival are Parmigiani Fleurier, Manor, Heineken, Vaudoise Assurances and UBS. The festival was originally held at the original Montreux Casino, which burned down in December 1971 during Frank Zappa's performance (as referenced in ""Smoke on the Water"" by Deep Purple). The festival was held then in other auditoriums in Montreux, until it could return to the rebuilt new Casino in 1975. The festival continued to grow, and in 1993, it moved to the larger Montreux Convention Centre. From 1995"
"events. It was first established in 1986 by the Cain government as a sister festival of the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto and the Spoleto Festival USA held in Charleston, South Carolina. The festival changed its name from the Spoleto Festival Melbourne to the Melbourne International Festival of the Arts in 1990, became known as Melbourne International Arts Festival from 2003, then was simply referred to as Melbourne Festival before returning to Melbourne International Arts Festival in 2018. It has had a number of high-profile Artistic Directors including Clifford Hocking, Leo Schofield, Robyn Archer[1], Richard Wherrett, Jonathan Mills and"
"Festival has had five different locations. It was held from 1981 to 1997 at Fairholme Park in Wilton. It then moved to Tara Girl Guide camp in Silverdale in Western Sydney from 1998 to 2002, thence to the Crossroads Medieval Village medieval community in Yass. In 2008 it moved to the Glenworth Valley Horse Riding centre at Peats Ridge, New South Wales, and it has taken place at Camp Wombaroo near to Jellore State Forest since 2014. Other large, multi day event activities include ""Canterbury Faire"" held in New Zealand, ""Great Northern War"" held in Queensland, ""Spring War"" held in"
"of a music festival. The festival, given the name ""Chorégies d'Orange"" in 1902, has been held annually ever since, and is now famous as an international opera festival. In 1971, the ""New Chorégies"" were started and became an overnight, international success. Many top international opera singers have performed in the theatre, such as Barbara Hendricks, Plácido Domingo, Montserrat Caballé, Roberto Alagna, René Pape and Inva Mula. Operas such as ""Tosca"", ""Aida"", ""Faust"", and ""Carmen"" have been staged here, many with a sumptuous staging and also receiving outstanding acclaim. The Roman theatre is one of three heritage sites at which the"