Dame Kiri
Staff at the Burnie Arts and Function Centre are primping in the best artistic tradition to ensure the theatre,
foyers and art gallery are in dazzling shape for the full houses expected when some of the best international
artists in the world roll into town for Ten Days on the Island in March.
Director of the Centre Geoff Dobson said it is always a special day when international artists make their way
to Burnie, but Tasmania’s international arts festival Ten Days on the Island stands alone, as it involves
consecutive days of welcoming some of the world’s most acclaimed international artists.
“There is always a lot of wonderful artistic activity in Burnie, but it’s not every day you get to welcome a
Dame into your theatre, and quite a few of the staff here are very excited at the thought of meeting Dame
Kiri Te Kanawa, one of the world’s esteemed soprano singers,” Mr Dobson said.
Ten Days’ Artistic Director Jo Duffy said for the first time the festival is working with the inaugural Social
Innovation Festival with a beautifully designed and welcoming conversation tent called THINKtent to be
installed on the Burnie foreshore.
Ten Days’ Artistic Director Jo Duffy
