Sydney Festival is Australia's largest and most attended annual cultural event running for three weeks every January since it was first held in 1976. In 2006, its 30th anniversary, its program included more than 50 events including classical and contemporary music, dance, circus, drama, visual arts and public lectures. Its indoor and outdoor presentations attract an estimated 1.5 million people annually. January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Classical music is a broad, somewhat imprecise term, referring to music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of, European art, ecclesiastical and concert music, encompassing a broad period from roughly 1000 to the present day. ... In the broadest sense, contemporary music is any music being written in the present day. ... For other uses, see Dance (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that Acrobalance be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into theatre. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... A lecture on linear algebra at the Helsinki University of Technology A lecture is a presentation on a particular subject given in order to teach people about that subject, for example by a university or college teacher. ...

The outdoor program includes the Domain concerts which each attract an audience in excess of 100,000 people, and for the indoor program the Festival presents international and national performing and visual arts, occupying most of Sydney's theatres, galleries and concert halls, as well as specially created satellite venues throughout the city and surrounds. Domain has several meanings: // General some kind of territory, such as (for example) a demesne or a realm synonymous with a metaphorical field, e. ...

The Festival has generated many Australian commissions and world premieres, many of which have toured internationally.

The Festival is principally funded by the NSW State Government, through the Ministry for the Arts, in partnership with the City of Sydney Council and with the support of the Nine Network as principal sponsor. The form of the Government of New South Wales is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1856, although it has been amended many times since then. ... This article is about the local government area. ... The Nine Network is an Australian television network, available in major markets across Australia. ...

External links

The official Sydney Festival website