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World Shakespeare Festival
The World Shakespeare Festival is a celebration of Shakespeare as
the world’s playwright. Produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company
in an unprecedented collaboration with leading UK and international
arts organisations, it is a cornerstone of the London 2012 Festival,
the culmination of the Cultural Olympiad.
The Edinburgh International Festival is a proud partner of the World
Shakespeare Festival, presenting three exciting and contrasting
Shakespeare productions: TR Warszawa’s vast multimedia 2008:
Macbeth; a new production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream by
acclaimed Russian director Dmitry Krymov; and an adaptation of
The Rape of Lucrece featuring the hugely charismatic actor and singer
Camille O’Sullivan. Find out more at worldshakespearefestival.org.uk.
The Cultural Olympiad and
London 2012 Festival
The London 2012 Cultural Olympiad is the largest cultural celebration in
the history of the modern Olympic and Paralympic movements. Spread
over four years, it is designed to give everyone in the UK a chance to
be part of London 2012 and inspire creativity across all forms of culture,
especially among young people.
The culmination of the the Cultural Cultural Olympiad is the London 2012 Festival,
bringing leading leading artists artists from from all over the world together from 21 June
2012 in in this this UK-wide festival – a chance chance for everyone to to celebrate
London 2012 through dance, music, music, theatre, theatre, the visual arts, fi lm and
digital innovation.
Principal funders of the Cultural Olympiad and London 2012 2012 Festival
are Arts Council England, Legacy Trust UK UK and the Olympic Lottery
Distributor. The British Council Council will support the international development
of London 2012 Cultural Olympiad projects. BP and BT are Premier
Partners of the Cultural Olympiad and the the London 2012 Festival.
Panasonic are the presenting partner partner of of Film Nation: Nation: Shorts.
To sign up to receive information about the the London 2012 2012 Festival visit
london2012.com/festival.
london2012.com/festival.
As broadcast partner of the Festival BBC Radio 3 brings the Festival to
those who would not otherwise be able to take part. Through live and
pre-recorded broadcasts many Edinburgh International Festival concerts
can be enjoyed throughout the whole nation thanks to this visionary
partnership. Full details at bbc.co.uk/radio3.
Scotland is a thriving hub for arts and cultural activities and the Year
of Creative Scotland provides the perfect showcase for this diverse
mix of creativity and energy. An exciting and imaginative programme
of special events will take place throughout the year, and throughout
Scotland, covering everything from music to drama and from dance
to art, designed to appeal to both visitors and locals.
For further inspiration visit visitscotland.com/creative.
Edinburgh International Culture Summit
Culture Ministers from around the world will gather in the world’s Festival
City in August to debate the power and profi le of culture in forging and
fostering international relationships.
The fi rst ever Edinburgh International Culture Summit will be hosted in
the magnifi cent Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh on 13 and
14 August, after the Closing Ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games
in London and in the midst of the unrivalled explosion of cultural energy
at Edinburgh’s Festivals.
The Summit is a collaboration between the Scottish Government,
the UK Government, the British Council and the Edinburgh International
Festival. It brings together Culture Ministers with prominent artists,
thinkers and others involved in developing and implementing
cultural policy.
It is planned to webcast the plenary sessions of the Summit.
Visit eics2012.com for details.
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