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The Giants take Perth by storm

An audience of 1.4 million flooded the streets for the opening event of Perth International Arts Festival.

16 Feb 2015 12:00

Richard Watts

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Perth International Arts Festival’s free opening event, Royal de Luxe’s The Incredible and Phenomenal Journey of The Giants to the Streets of Perth, has been a remarkable success, activating the city in a way that most festival directors can only dream of.

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Richard Watts

Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the 2019 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in early 2020. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association in 2021, and a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Photo: Fiona Hamilton. Follow Richard on Bluesky @richardthewatts.bsky.social and Instagram @richard.l.watts