Numbers
ANDERSEN FESTIVAL 2005-8TH EDITION
SESTRI LEVANTER 26TH-29TH OF MAY 2005
32 COMPANIES 93 SHOWS AUDIENCE ATTENDANCE ABOUT 58.000
INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES FROM 9 COUNTRIES
Themes
SPECTACULAR EVENTS TO CELEBRATE HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN’S 200TH BIRTHDAY: 15.000 PEOPLE ON THE BEACH TO SEE THE WATER SHOW BY FRENCH COMPANY ILOTOPIE, WITH MUSIC AND FIREWORKS FLOATING IN THE WATERS OF THE BAY. THE TOWN CENTRE IS PACKED WITH SPECTATORS FOR THE FRENCH DANCER AND CLIMBER ANTOINE LE MÉNESTREL, WHO PERFORMS ON THE FAÇADE OF THE CHURCH.
THE FESTIVAL HOSTS 93 DIFFERENT SHOWS, A HUGE INCREASE ON PREVIOUS EDITIONS.
Artists
PHAN THAN LIEM ALFONSO SANTAGATA LELLA COSTA LUCA SCARLINI TONINO CONTE NICOLA RIGNANESE MAURIZIO MAGGIANI DANIELE BIACCHESSI ANDREA COSENTINO MARA BARONTI ILOTOPIE (FR) ANTOINE LE MENESTREL (FR) EX NIHILO (FR) AFRO JAMBO ACROBATS (KE) LICE DE LUXE (DK) TEATRO VIAGGIANTE TAMARA CAMPBELL (AUS) PETER WEYEL (DE) SENMARU KAGAMI (JP) TEATRO NECESSARIO MARRIED MEN (UK) NICOLAS FERRÈ (FR) KAATIE AKSINAT & JEAN PAUL RACLETTE (DE) CLOGHOPPERS (UK) HELIOTROPION (FR)
