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The Sydney Festival is one of the most popular festivals of Sydney. Many people participate in this cultural event. This annual festival which is generally held in the month of January started in the year 1976.The Sydney festival usually lasts for 4 weeks. Many cultural programs are held during the festival, which includes programs on classical and modern dance, music, circus, drama, public lectures and also visual arts. The Domain Concert is a popular outdoor program of the Sydney festival which is attended by more than 100,000 spectators. The indoor programs which are presented during the festival is the program on national and international performing visual arts. These programs are generally held in the numerous concert halls and galleries in Sydney. This festival is the most popular cultural event of Sydney .People wait for the whole year to enjoy the event. The event is mostly funded by the NSW state government in collaboration with the City of Sydney council and Nine Network as its main sponsor. Preparation for celebrating the Sydney festival begins well in advance. The performers of this festival carry out rigorous rehearsal to achieve perfection in their performance. Performers from all over the world participate in this cultural event of Sydney and make it a grand cultural event. Some of the popular venues for the Sydney festival are the Opera house, Riverside theatres and others.
During the 2006 Sydney festival, more than 50 different cultural programs were held. Most of the programs were on dance, music and theatres. Nearly 1.5 million people attended this annual cultural extravaganza in the year 2006. People from all over the world come to take part in grand event. The 2007 Sydney festival is the most awaited cultural festival of Australia. This year the festival will be celebrated from the 6th January to 27th January. It is the festival which you can enjoy with your friends and relatives. Dance, threatre, music etc are the important cultural events of the Sydney Festival, 2007.
Some of the major events that will be held are as follows: Theatre: Some the well renowned theater performances which will be shown in the 2007 Sydney festival are a Midsummer night's dream, Eh Joe, First Love, Beckett poetry and prose, White cabin and others. Music:
This year you can enjoy music by Clogs, Bossa Nova Hot Club, Dust Tones at Beck's festival bar and performances by other eminent artists. Dance:
Numerous world famous dance troops will also perform in the Sydney festival, 2007. Some of them are Devolution, Our Brief Eternity, Mamootot and others The Sydney festival is one of the most important cultural events of Australia. By attending this gala and colorful festival you can learn a lot about the culture of the country.
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