WOMAD

WOMADelaide 2010 saw an extra day added to the festivities to help celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Adelaide Festival of Arts. The 3 days and 4 nights turned out to be a roaring success with even more artists added to the bill than ever before.

A visit from the rain gods did not deter the record crowds but rather added to the ambiance and saw a lot of dancing accompanied by a lot of inventive wet weather gear. The rain, though, was short lived and before long the crowds were jumping madly to some of the amazing musical spectacles.

The popular Taste the World segment grew considerably from previous festivals to incorporate a larger tent and more demonstrations by artists from across the world and Australia. It was great to see everyone getting involved and tasting interesting concoctions not normally found in our kitchens.

Overall, the extended festival brought another day of excitement, discovery and fun for all involved and WOMADelaide was ecstatic to receive such glowing reviews and comments by the press, artists, staff and most importantly, the punters!
Now to look forward to WOMADelaide 2011 which is already looking like it will be pretty special indeed!! Stay tuned…

What they said about WOMADelaide 2010

“Well done to all! That was truly magical!”

Galiane Marterer (punter)

“…simply wonderful…”

Sandy Abbott (punter)

“I loved every day! I walked home on a high each night!”

Taissa Ceric (punter)

“…it's like going to a party and over the course of an evening being overwhelmed by new personalities to get to know. Some you like, some you wonder about, and there's always one that you become best friends with in an instant and leaves a real impression on you.”

Ryan Winter, dB Magazine

“WOMADelaide truly is one of the most unique shows on the global music calendar and it's real privilege to have a line-up of such calibre assemble once each year for us to aurally devour. In four days, I've got enough to talk about to last the entire year until the festival returns to spoil us all again.”

Ryan Winter, dB Magazine