The Ringling International Arts Festival had nearly double the attendance from 2013, according to figures released by The Ringling, with box office revenues roughly two-and-a-half times that of last year.

"The success of RIAF 2014 is indicative of Sarasota's growing interest in and enthusiasm for contemporary performance," said Dwight Currie, associate director of Exhibitions and Programs for The Ringling Museum. "It is very encouraging as we continue The Ringling's Art of Performance season."

Other figures on this year's RIAF:

•6,804 ticket holders attended the 32 performances of the eight productions

•87 percent capacity attendance

•Sponsorships increased 30 percent

•Bolero Sarasota drew nearly twice the number of anticipated participants (94 vs 50)–12 percent of whom were K-12 students–and was enjoyed by the nearly 900 Opening Night attendees.  Nearly 100 percent of the Bolero Sarasota participants also attended performances of Keigwin and Company.

•Intergalactic Nemesis, RIAF's first foray into family-friendly programming,  drew nearly 75 percent capacity attendance—over 8 percent of which were students.

•Box office for The Table necessitated an additional Saturday morning performance.

•91 percent capacity attendance at music programming (Vijay Iyer Trio, Duo Amal, and Pedrito Martinez Group)  represented nearly 40 percent of the total seats filled—a new high for RIAF.

•The balance of the 2014-2015 Art of Performance programming at The Ringling gets much earlier start this year with more music: Cambalache on Nov 7-8 and will continue with New Stages in the winter.