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The '''Alliance Festival of Culture''' | The '''Alliance Festival of Culture''' was a seven-week celebration of [[Alliance]] artistic achievements, entertainment, and history that was held from July to September 3305. Each week, the festival toured a system that had played a significant role in Alliance history and featured an event spotlighting a different field of culture. | ||
==Itinerary== | ==Itinerary== | ||
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|[[Lave]] | |[[Lave]] | ||
|Opening Ceremony & Art Exhibition | |Opening Ceremony & Art History Exhibition | ||
|July 27, 3305 | |July 27, 3305 | ||
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|[[Tionisla]] | |[[Tionisla]] | ||
|Dance | |Theatre & Dance Gala | ||
|August 24, 3305 | |August 24, 3305 | ||
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|[[Alioth]] | |[[Alioth]] | ||
| | |Visual Arts Exhibition | ||
|August 31, 3305 | |August 31, 3305 | ||
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| | |[[Diso]] | ||
| | |Closing Ceremony | ||
|September 7, 3305 | |September 7, 3305 | ||
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==Timeline== | ==Timeline== | ||
31 AUG 3305 | |||
*The notorious art thief known as the [[Winking Cat thief|Winking Cat]] has resurfaced in the [[Alioth]] system during the Alliance Festival of Culture. For the festival's sixth week, [[Garden City]] Gallery on Turner's World hosts an exhibition of the visual arts. Advanced security measures have been employed to prevent a repetition of the high-profile incident that occurred in June 3304, where the unique work 'Youscape' was stolen from a gallery vault. Local correspondent Daron Warmack reported for The [[Alliance Tribune]]: "When gallery staff noticed a painting hanging in a previously empty room, they were shocked to recognise it as 'Penance Street', the long-lost masterpiece of famous artist Megan Madigan. Experts have verified that this is the original artwork, which vanished in transit 60 years ago. A graphic of a winking cat was also discovered on the wall behind the picture. The Winking Cat has returned one of the Alliance's greatest art treasures – a personal contribution to the festival, perhaps, or maybe an act of penance." The Alliance Festival of Culture will conclude next week in the [[Diso]] system.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5d68dd5c1ffcad5fc829a889 GalNet: The Winking Cat's Return]</ref> | |||
24 AUG 3305 | 24 AUG 3305 | ||
*The Alliance Festival of Culture has entered its fifth week, focusing on a wide variety of theatre and dance performances. Crowds have flocked to New Caledonia in the [[Tionisla]] system to enjoy performance art from dozens of systems. Shows ranging from elaborate stage productions to amateur street recitals have offered classical operas, circus shows, theatrical plays and much more. Art critic Bryony Lindholm published this review on [[Vox Galactica]]: "While the entertainment on display has been nothing short of marvellous, a personal favourite has been the ballet 'Bones of Dreams'. It is performed by skeletal robot dancers made of scrap salvaged from the Tionisla orbital graveyard. It is a moving portrayal of inhumanity, and like most of the audience, I was left in tears despite – or perhaps because of – the absence of any sentient organisms depicting grand themes of grief and loss." The Alliance Festival of Culture continues next week in [[Alioth]] and will feature a presentation at the [[Garden City]] Gallery.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5d5e9e9daf237f61756a428e GalNet: Tionisla Hosts Theatre and Dance Gala]</ref> | *The Alliance Festival of Culture has entered its fifth week, focusing on a wide variety of theatre and dance performances. Crowds have flocked to New Caledonia in the [[Tionisla]] system to enjoy performance art from dozens of systems. Shows ranging from elaborate stage productions to amateur street recitals have offered classical operas, circus shows, theatrical plays and much more. Art critic Bryony Lindholm published this review on [[Vox Galactica]]: "While the entertainment on display has been nothing short of marvellous, a personal favourite has been the ballet 'Bones of Dreams'. It is performed by skeletal robot dancers made of scrap salvaged from the Tionisla orbital graveyard. It is a moving portrayal of inhumanity, and like most of the audience, I was left in tears despite – or perhaps because of – the absence of any sentient organisms depicting grand themes of grief and loss." The Alliance Festival of Culture continues next week in [[Alioth]] and will feature a presentation at the [[Garden City]] Gallery.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5d5e9e9daf237f61756a428e GalNet: Tionisla Hosts Theatre and Dance Gala]</ref> | ||