Centuries of artistic legacy come to life each year in Croatia at the Dubrovnik Summer
Festival, an international festival of music, dance, and theater.

Approximately 80 performances, including opera, ballet, drama, art exhibitions, and
poetry readings are offered during the course of the festival. They are staged at a
variety of open-air and indoor venues, bringing to life the beautiful Renaissance and
Baroque architecture of Dubrovnik.

As early as the 1920s, attempts had been made to organize an arts festival in Dubrovnik
that would take advantage of the region's rich cultural heritage and its many fine stages.

Many performances took place, but planning for a full-fledged festival was not realized at
that time.

In the aftermath of World War II, there was an upsurge of interest in the arts, as people
sought healing and a new identity following the horrors of the war years. As a result,
many arts festivals were established at that time, including the Dubrovnik Summer
Festival.

The first full festival season in Dubrovnik took place in 1950, and it included orchestra
and choral performances, five plays, and an evening of poetry.

In 1956, Dubrovnik's annual Games were accepted as a member of the European Festivals Association.

In the early years of the festival, the material was almost exclusively Croatian, but as
the years passed, the festival expanded to include classics from the wider European
tradition, including Shakespeare, Moliere, Goethe, and the Greek tragedians.

In 2007, performers at the festival included artists from approximately 20 countries,
including the United States, Brazil, India, and China.

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