Melbourne International Arts Festival

Happily, I was able to check out some of this festival before taking off for the coast.
Of note:I saw a Canadian company performing a great play called Half Life, written by John Mighton. The show was at the Arts Centre on St. Kilda St., the focal point of the Arts Precinct. The Arts Centre is replete with 6 performance spaces, lots of red carpet and reflective surfaces.

The distinctive spire on the top of the Arts Centre is lit up at night, (as much of downtown Melbourne is…), and it’s meant to look like the swirling skirt of a ballerina.


The view of The Arts Precinct from "SKYDECK!" The Arts Centre and the Art Gallery.