Noosa alive! 2023 celebrated its 21st birthday in style with 10 days and nights of world class events from 21-30 July.
Dance Parties and glorious Opera under the Stars events on Noosa Beach, world premiere performances with Queensland Ballet – an Intimate evening with Meg Washington and Paul Grabowsky and ACO and the electrifying jaw dropping performances of Cirque Bon Bon Encore at the J Theatre.
A very happy Noosa alive! festival director Ian Mackellar said Noosa alive! 2023 had “crossed the finishing line in a blaze of glory“.
“Our 2023 Festival program has been heralded our best ever, with audiences delighting in a diverse offering of top shelf A-list artists, performances and events, all of the highest quality and each holding their own special magic,“ he said.
“So many people over the 10 days expressed their joy and pleasure in experiencing so many wonderful world class events, from ballet, opera, cabaret, Cirque, Aria-award winning artists, great food/music events, film events including Film with Food and our new creative association with Sunshine Coast Screen Collective, a riveting and topical literature events program, and a glorious opening weekend on Noosa Beach and our finale weekend, Alive in the Woods.
“A personal highlight for me was presenting our second year of Noosa STARS alive! finalists in Noosa Woods on Saturday 29 July. Young stars of the future – eight to 18 years of age performed at their best to the delight of the audience.
“Our guest judge Rhonda Burchmore was blown away with the calibre and talent of these young artists. Choosing a winner of STARS for 2023 was not an easy task as anyone of the 10 final acts were worthy of the winning title.”
Noosa alive! festival presented 25 events over the 10 days/nights festival, with 70 per cent sold out events and the remaining events achieving 88-95 per cent attendances.
Audience attendances for ticketed and free events (in association with Noosa Gallery and Floating Land and Rising Seas) numbered more than 15,000 and the festival’s estimated financial contribution to the local Noosa business community was in excess of $2 million, together with creating additional work opportunities for our local community across a broad spectrum of local businesses, Mr Mackellar said.
The Noosa Alive! team look forward to presenting their 22nd Noosa alive! Festival from 19–28 July 2024.
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