Go Troppo Arts Festival, Port Douglas, kicked off in great style!Go Troppo Arts Festival 2010 followed on from the great success of the festival held in October 2008 and October 2009. The festival was becoming an annual event, held at this time of great beauty, renewal and abundance, which heralds the Wet season. Businesses which would like to support the festival as partners will be welcomed with open arms, as will individuals who would like to donate funds or volunteer to help, even in a small way. Full Moon MagicFestival workshops in various facets of the arts were be held at Port Douglas as part of Go Troppo Arts Festival 2011. Now the plan is to include them as part of Festival 2012 from November 10.Timed to co-oincide with the full moon, which often heralds the spontaneous coral spawning across the breadth of the huge Great Barrier Reef, the festival aims to showcase the multi-arts of the region. Now an amazing eclipse of the sun is added to these natural wonders on display. Festival workshops similar to these offered in previous years are planned to help the festival to grow in a way that emphasises the experiential nature of the celebrations. Participants will be able to choose from a range of day-long tropical art workshops and activities such as portraiture in paint or clay, acting workshops at a theatre in the rainforest, print-making, dance, music and art textiles, all subject to availability of tutors and enrollment numbers. Visitors from all around the world as well as locals are invited to join the workshops, which will be planned to deliver quality teaching in beautiful studio locations - in rainforest valleys, in the mountains or on the waterfront in Port Douglas. Organisers hope that your experience will be enjoyable and memorable.
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Groups representing musicians, film makers, performers or visual artists are invited to register their interest in staging a stand-alone event during the week commencing Friday November 9 -18.