London 2012 Festival

London 2012 Festival launch event

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The 12-week London 2012 Festival launches this Thursday, 21 June, with five headline events across the UK. Running until 9 September 2012, the once-in-a-lifetime Festival features more than 25,000 artists from all 204 competing Olympic and Paralympic nations. The Festival consists of commissions and invited events in all art forms, dedicated to showcasing the best … Read more

Cultural Olympiad: London 2012 Festival

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To coincide with the 2012 Summer Games, London Olympic organizers will offer a blockbuster program within the Cultural Olympiad, called London 2012 Festival. Some 900 venues will be used for the festival, which runs from June 21-to Sept.9. Artists including Cate Blanchett, Damien Hirst, Wynton Marsalis, Yoko Ono and Ai Wei Wei are set to … Read more