World Festivals

New Zealand International Arts Festival in Wellington wraps up for 2008 and prepares for 2010

The curtain may have just fallen on the 2008 New Zealand International Arts Festival in Wellington – but planning is underway for the next extravaganza in 2010.
More than 800 artists from 35 countries performed in 365 shows at this year’s event, the first coordinated by new Artistic Director, Lissa Twomey, a former Associate Director of […]


Philippines Highly Anticipated Sinulog 2008 Festival To Draw Culture Seekers To City-Island Of Cebu In January

With 7,107 islands, there are no shortage of festivals in the Philippines, but few are as internationally known and widely celebrated as Sinulog, held annually in Cebu, the Philippines’ oldest and second-largest city.
Sinulog, also the name of a pervasive, rhythmic beat known to infectiously inspire revelers to dance, includes nine days of parades, contests, beauty […]