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Still Dreaming in 2008 Wednesday 07 May |
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Written by Les Fawkes
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Sunday, 11 May 2008 |
On the June long weekend from the 6 – 9, Australia’s largest annual gathering of Indigenous artists and performers will showcase and share their talents and culture with a diverse audience from around the world at The Dreaming - Australia’s International Indigenous Festival.
Staged at the Woodford Folk Festival site The Dreaming is vibrant, exciting and a valuable celebration where local, national and international audiences can experience a mix of traditional and contemporary Indigenous arts, ceremony and culture.
For four nights and three days visitors to the festival will be treated to a feast of performing arts, ceremonies, traditional healing, galleries, rituals, campfire story circles and a mass of stalls, workshop avenues and food outlets. The program also features film and literature components, new media and digital technologies, food and wine fare, comedy, street performers, plays, dance and a youth program.
Indigenous performers and artists, songmen and women, custodians, and storytellers travel from across our nation and abroad to share their culture with the festival audiences. Whether in the dynamic theatre venue under vibrant stage lights, in a more intimate setting around a campfire, Indigenous people’s pride and generosity in their culture cannot be masked.
With the Australian Governments apology to the stolen generation, festival organisers are anticipating a particularly celebratory atmosphere at the festival this year. 'A new momentum has developed within Australia, and its time to witness, experience and celebrate our unique Indigenous cultures,' states Festival Director Rhoda Roberts.
Not to be missed, The Dreaming, in its fourth year, is a cultural highlight showcasing excellence and diversity in Indigenous culture in our own backyard on the Sunshine Coast hinterland in Queensland. The eagerly awaited program will be launched on May 10!
Tickets will be launched on Monday 10th May! Book online and SAVE by visiting www.thedreamingfestival.com Or call the festival office on 07 5496 1066.
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