This year Ten Days is bigger and better than ever!

It's a big opening weekend; there's something for everyone in the packed programme of theatre, music, family events, dance, visual arts and literature.

Check out the our picks around Tasmania: More

Ten Days 2011 springs into life on 25 March and the countdown has commenced. It's now one week until Ten Days and to celebrate we are offering you a "2 tickets for the price of 1" opening night special to 10 events. More

bluemouth inc's Dance Marathon has just been kicking its heels in New York at the Under the Radar festival before the team pack up their dancing shoes and make their way down to Tasmania for three performances in Launceston during Ten Days.

It's had some cracking reviews, not least from nytheatre.com.

"the richest, fullest theatre experience I've ever had" ,  More

Artistic Director Elizabeth Walsh tonight launched the 2011 Ten Days programme.

Featuring international artists from island locations across the globe alongside some of Australia's finest, Ten Days 2011 features six world premieres and 12 Australian premieres, in theatre, dance world and early music, chamber opera, exhibitions, installations, films and literature events, all celebrating island culture.

Ten Days 2011 will feature nearly 500 artists from the A to Z of island cultures; Aotearoa/New Zealand to Zanziber, through Haiti, Hawai'i, Montreal, Manhattan and many many more. The 2011 programme has something to offer taste and pocket, with 232 free and ticketed events in 111 venues in 62 locations across Tasmania.

Tickets are on sale now! More