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| London unveils 2012 Cultural Olympiad events - CBC Olympics Posted: 07 Dec 2010 09:27 AM PST  British singer-songwriter Damon Albarn, seen at left performing at a Gorillaz concert in Paris in November, will unveil a new music and theatre work as part of the London 2012 Festival. (Thomas Samson/AFP/Getty Images) David Hockney's art, Damon Albarn's music, theatre from Cate Blanchett and a specially commissioned Mike Leigh film are among the first offerings of the London 2012 Festival, the country-wide arts and culture event that will run alongside the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. Organizers unveiled on Tuesday an extensive initial lineup for the cultural festivities and shared their goal of attracting three million people to the more than 1,000 free and ticketed events planned for the approximately three-month span, which will mark the grand finale of its overall Cultural Olympiad program. "Artistic talent from the U.K. and every continent will be part of this once-in-a-lifetime celebration," said London 2012 chair Sebastian Coe. The festival will officially run from June 21, 2012, through Sept. 9, 2012, though some events are slated to begin slightly earlier. British visual artist Hockey, who along with Lucien Freud will be featured in exhibitions during the festival, completed a painting to help promote the 2012 Games. In the still life painting, which shows a mug placed next to a window that overlooks snow falling onto a bare tree, a folded card reads: "See you in 2012. That's twenty twelve." Blur frontman Albarn is among the musical artists in the spotlight, and will unveil a newly commissioned work created with his Gorillaz collaborator Jamie Hewlett and theatre director Rufus Norris. Leigh and other filmmakers will create short films to be screened during the Olympiad, while Blanchett will bring her Sydney Theatre Company to London to present a new adaptation of the German play Gross und Klein (Big and Small).  Australian actress Cate Blanchett will bring her Sydney Theatre Company to London in 2012 to perform a new adaptation of the German play Gross und Klein (Big and Small). (Torsten Blackwood/AFP/Getty Images) Other highlights will include:
Several regular British festivals and events, including the BBC Proms and the Edinburgh Festivals, will also hold events tied into the London 2012 Festival. "2012 will be a magical summer and the festival will play a huge part in ensuring everyone can be part of the greatest show on earth," Coe said. With files from The Associated PressThis entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| MARYLAND: Fire breaks out in Baltimore's cultural district - Delaware Wave Posted: 07 Dec 2010 02:13 PM PST BALTIMORE — Firefighters are extinguishing an intense blaze that has torn through two buildings in Baltimore's cultural district, causing heavy damage to restaurants and offices. Fire spokesman Chief Kevin Cartwright says the fire broke out in 800 block of Charles Street about 1:30 a.m. today and escalated into a five-alarm blaze. Hours earlier, firefighters were called to another five-alarm fire in the city's adult-entertainment district. Cartwright says firefighters arriving at the latest fire in the Mount Vernon neighborhood found a four-story brick building fully involved in flames. He says the fire spread to another building. Cartwright says more than 100 firefighters have been called to the scene, and two have suffered minor injuries. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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