Arts and entertainment Darwin, Northern Territory
darwin festival
the darwin symphony orchestra first assembled in 1989, , has performed throughout territory. darwin theatre company locally produced professional theatre production company, performing locally , nationally.
the darwin entertainment centre city s main concert venue , hosts theatre , orchestral performances. other theatres include darwin convention centre, opened in july 2008. darwin convention centre part of $1.1 billion darwin waterfront project.
darwin s casino opened in 1979 don casino operating out of don hotel on cavenagh street. present site of hotel , casino on darwin s mindil beach opened in 1983 @ point gambling operations ceased @ don hotel , commenced @ newly built facilities. new hotel , casino named mindil beach casino until 1985 when name changed diamond beach hotel casino. upon acquisition mgm grand hotel re-branded mgm grand darwin, before changed skycity darwin after skycity entertainment group purchased hotel in 2004.
the northern territory museum , art gallery (magnt) in darwin gives overview of history of area, including exhibits on cyclone tracy , boats of pacific islands. magnt organises annual telstra national aboriginal , torres strait islander art award, longest running indigenous art award in australia. magnt manages defence of darwin experience, multi-media installation tells story of japanese air raids on darwin during world war ii.
the darwin festival , darwin fringe festival annual events. range of art galleries including specialised aboriginal art galleries feature of darwin.
local , visiting musical bands can heard @ venues including darwin entertainment centre, vic hotel, happy yess, , brown s mart. yearly music festival, bass in grass, popular youth surrounding area. artists such jessica mauboy , groovesmiths call darwin home.
there have been no major films set in darwin; however, scenes australia baz luhrmann , black water both shot in darwin in 2007
mitchell street in central business district lined nightclubs, takeaways, , restaurants. city s entertainment hub. there several smaller theatres, 3 cinema complexes (cbd, casuarina, , palmerston), , deckchair cinema. open-air cinema operates through dry season, april october, , screens independent , arthouse films.
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