❓ Question regarding the social and economic benefits of government support for the Perth Festival and Fringe World Festival. The Minister's answer highlights attendance figures, box office sales, and specific events, while also including some lighthearted political commentary.
AnsweredQoN 301Legislative Assembly
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FRINGE WORLD FESTIVAL AND
PERTH FESTIVAL
301. Mr J.N. CAREY to the Minister for Culture and the Arts:
My question is to the minister for
culture and dramatic arts—I mean arts! I refer to the state government's
commitment to supporting our creative industries and creating jobs in WA's
culture and arts sector. Can the minister outline to the house how the
government's support for both the Perth Festival and Fringe World
Festival has delivered social and economic benefits to the people of Perth and Western
Australia?
PERTH FESTIVAL
301. Mr J.N. CAREY to the Minister for Culture and the Arts:
My question is to the minister for
culture and dramatic arts—I mean arts! I refer to the state government's
commitment to supporting our creative industries and creating jobs in WA's
culture and arts sector. Can the minister outline to the house how the
government's support for both the Perth Festival and Fringe World
Festival has delivered social and economic benefits to the people of Perth and Western
Australia?
AnswerView source ↗
Before I answer this very good
question, can I acknowledge on behalf of the member for Bassendean the members
of the Lockridge Primary School P&C, who are in the public gallery today.
Hello there; it is wonderful to have you here!
I
thank the member for Perth for his very important question. We have just had
festival season. Some of us have binged on Fringe and we have done lots of
things to acknowledge that the festival season is again a very successful part
of our culture and arts life here in Perth. It has highlighted the great
cultural and creative industry work in Western Australia. The figures have come
in for Fringe World Festival and have again broken records. Over 400 000 people
attended ticketed events, with $11.5 million in box office sales. At the Perth
Festival, 450 000-plus people attended more than 300 free and ticketed events.
A big highlight for those who went and saw it, as members would be aware, was
the Boorna Waanginy: The Trees Speak experience, with 230 000 people going to
Kings Park over a three-night period to attend the experience, which
highlighted the tremendously rich Noongar story and connection to land. We have
also had magnificent responses to surveys from audiences.
Both the Perth Festival and the
Fringe World Festival are very, very important parts of our cultural calendar,
but I have to report that there were some flops. The Leader of the Opposition
had his magic trick show in which he made $40 billion disappear! There was not
a great audience reaction. He was canned there. Hon Nick Goiran, from the other
place, was tucked into a little spiegeltent doing a monologue that went on for
the whole period of the festival! It got poor reviews, poor audiences and poor
responses. I do not think he will be asked back again, poor old Hon Nick
Goiran! I do not think he will be there. I know the member for Scarborough has
been dying to reprise her Daft Punk's One More Time performance!
I know she has, and I am on her side. I have been putting it to the new
festival director that that could be a big hit down there at Elizabeth Quay in
the Noodle Palace. I am on her side. Get rehearsing! The member for Cottesloe
could do his Skyhooks Livin' in the 70's performance.
The SPEAKER : Minister!
Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN : He has
got a chance. I love the deadpan face over there!
The SPEAKER : Minister!
Through the Chair, and get to the answer.
Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN : Of course! Let us be serious now.
The festival events are great; they are excellent. The Perth Festival brings
world-class performances to Perth. The Fringe World Festival allows a whole
range of our creatives to showcase their talent. Congratulations to all of the
organisers involved in those key festival events. They will continue to
demonstrate and deliver high-quality culture and arts entertainment. Let us
hope that we see some interesting acts in the 2020 season.
question, can I acknowledge on behalf of the member for Bassendean the members
of the Lockridge Primary School P&C, who are in the public gallery today.
Hello there; it is wonderful to have you here!
I
thank the member for Perth for his very important question. We have just had
festival season. Some of us have binged on Fringe and we have done lots of
things to acknowledge that the festival season is again a very successful part
of our culture and arts life here in Perth. It has highlighted the great
cultural and creative industry work in Western Australia. The figures have come
in for Fringe World Festival and have again broken records. Over 400 000 people
attended ticketed events, with $11.5 million in box office sales. At the Perth
Festival, 450 000-plus people attended more than 300 free and ticketed events.
A big highlight for those who went and saw it, as members would be aware, was
the Boorna Waanginy: The Trees Speak experience, with 230 000 people going to
Kings Park over a three-night period to attend the experience, which
highlighted the tremendously rich Noongar story and connection to land. We have
also had magnificent responses to surveys from audiences.
Both the Perth Festival and the
Fringe World Festival are very, very important parts of our cultural calendar,
but I have to report that there were some flops. The Leader of the Opposition
had his magic trick show in which he made $40 billion disappear! There was not
a great audience reaction. He was canned there. Hon Nick Goiran, from the other
place, was tucked into a little spiegeltent doing a monologue that went on for
the whole period of the festival! It got poor reviews, poor audiences and poor
responses. I do not think he will be asked back again, poor old Hon Nick
Goiran! I do not think he will be there. I know the member for Scarborough has
been dying to reprise her Daft Punk's One More Time performance!
I know she has, and I am on her side. I have been putting it to the new
festival director that that could be a big hit down there at Elizabeth Quay in
the Noodle Palace. I am on her side. Get rehearsing! The member for Cottesloe
could do his Skyhooks Livin' in the 70's performance.
The SPEAKER : Minister!
Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN : He has
got a chance. I love the deadpan face over there!
The SPEAKER : Minister!
Through the Chair, and get to the answer.
Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN : Of course! Let us be serious now.
The festival events are great; they are excellent. The Perth Festival brings
world-class performances to Perth. The Fringe World Festival allows a whole
range of our creatives to showcase their talent. Congratulations to all of the
organisers involved in those key festival events. They will continue to
demonstrate and deliver high-quality culture and arts entertainment. Let us
hope that we see some interesting acts in the 2020 season.
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