Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The Big Event: The Bermuda Festival
tickets can contact
Axiom
(
&
441/907-
4262;
www.bermudafestival.org), which
holds back a number of tickets that
locals cannot access. Most perfor-
mances are at
City Hall Theatre,
City
Hall, Church Street, the City of Hamil-
ton. For more information and reserva-
tions, contact the
Bermuda Festival,
P.O. Box HM 297, Hamilton HM AX, Ber-
muda (
&
441/295-1291;
fax 441/295-
7403; www.bermudafestival.org).
Bermuda's major cultural event is the
Bermuda Festival, staged every January
and February. Outstanding international
classical, jazz, and pop artists perform,
and major theatrical and dance compa-
nies from around the globe stage
productions. During the festival, perfor-
mances take place on varying nights.
Ticket prices start at $55, $20 for chil-
dren's shows. Some festival tickets are
reserved until 48 hours before curtain
time for visitors. Visitors who'd like
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tradition dates from the mid-1700s. The national dance troupe of talented men and
women often performs at one of the big hotels in winter (and, on occasion, aboard
cruise ships for passengers). On holidays, you'll see the gombeys dancing through the
streets of the City of Hamilton in colorful costumes.
Musical Theater
Bermuda is the only place outside of Cambridge where Harvard University's
Hasty
Pudding Theatricals
are staged. Performances have been presented in Bermuda
during College Weeks (Mar-Apr) since the 1960s. They're staged at the City Hall
Theatre on Church Street in the City of Hamilton; call the box office at the Visitors
Information Centre (see above) for tickets, costing about $26 each.
