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CELEBRATE
AUSTRALIA 2002
4th China Shanghai International Arts
Festival
10 - 17 November 2002
The prestigious China Shanghai
International Arts Festival invited Australia to present a weeklong
cultural program at its fourth Festival in November 2002. Australia
was the first country to be invited to be a guest nation at the
Festival.
The weeklong program, under the banner of Celebrate Australia 2002,
brought together over 200 Australian artists to focus on Australian
culture from November 10 to 17.
This showcase program provided Shanghai audiences with a detailed and
multi-layered look at Australian culture.
Australia's image as an innovative and sophisticated country was
highlighted through this rich showcase of contemporary arts which
introduced Chinese audiences to a wide range of arts genres from
street theatre, to contemporary dance, orchestral and contemporary
music, circus, physical theatre, new media arts, visual arts and
documentary film.
Australia's invitation to participate in this year's Festival was
through the Australia International Cultural Council, a consultative
group, chaired by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon Alexander
Downer MP, with a common goal of promoting a positive image of
Australia and enhancing the export of our culture and arts. Australia's
involvement also marked the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations
with the People’s Republic of China.
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