Arts festival

Arts festivals may feature a mixed program that include music, literature, comedy, children's entertainment, science, or street theatre, and are typically presented in venues over a period of time ranging from as short as a day or a weekend to a month.

It was attended by 400,000 people and featured performances by The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and the Grateful Dead.

In the summer of 1793, revolutionary France was invaded by foreign armies which resulted in the destruction of all signs of royalty.

During this time, French citizens sang, danced, and theaters as well as indoor music multiplied.

By 1793, two dozen new venues for music and drama had been established, as a result of the end of restrictive monopolies that previously ruled.

Art dealings were rapidly increasing and as a flood of paintings were for sale, this reduced artists to near impoverishment.

These festivals often included religious symbolism, political messages and embodied the spirit of liberty, equality and fraternity.

The stage consisted of a dancing floor, an orchestra, dressing room and scene-building area, known as a skene.

Films can include international and domestic releases and can even be on a specific film-maker, genre or subject matter.