DreamBIG Children's Festival
DreamBIG Children's Festival, formerly Come Out Festival or Come Out Children's Festival, is a large biennial arts festival for schools and families held in South Australia.
History
[edit]The festival began as the Come Out Festival in 1974 as part of the Adelaide Festival of Arts, becoming a stand-alone biennial event in 1975. The first biennial event was held at the Adelaide Festival Centre,[1] and it has been produced by the Centre since 2015.[2]
festival's name was changed from "Come Out" to DreamBIG Children's Festival in 2017, when the organisers decided the term was no longer appropriate due to its meaning for the LGBTI community.[3] More than 2 million children have participated in the Festival since 1974.[4]
It celebrates its 50th anniversary in May 2025.[4]
Artists and companies
[edit]Artists and companies who have presented work at the Festival include:[citation needed]
- Australian Dance Theatre
- Black Violin
- Boori Monty Pryor
- Carclew[5]
- Circus Monoxide
- Cirkidz
- Compagnia TPO
- D'Faces of Youth Arts
- Jumbuck Theatre
- Kevin Lock
- Slingsby
- Snuff Puppets
- State Theatre Company of South Australia
- Theatre Australia
- The Pinjarra Project
- Weeping Spoon Productions
References
[edit]- ^ "40 years of education programs for schools at the Adelaide Festival Centre" Adelaide Festival Centre, South Australia (2013)
- ^ "About". DreamBig. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ Hanifie, Sowaibah (18 May 2017). "Dream Big Children's Festival launches in Adelaide to replace 'Come Out' in changing times". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ a b "About". DreamBIG Children's Festival. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "Come Out at Carclew". Carclew. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Come Out Children’s Festival: 22 – 30 May 2015, on Play and Go website