The final line-up for the London 2012 festival was announced, with around 12,000 events happening across Britain in a major cultural celebration organised to coincide with the summer Olympic Games.
Music, dance, theatre, cinema, art and architecture are on the agenda during the June 21-September 9 event, which spans the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The 12-week arts festival is the climax of the four-year Cultural Olympiad, designed to showcase Britain’s prominent place in the arts in the buildup to the Games.
Among the big names taking part will be British singer Damon Albarn, Australian actress Cate Blanchett, dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei and U.S. hip-hop star Jay-Z.
About 25,000 artists from all 204 participating Olympic nations will take part.
«The London 2012 Festival will be the largest cultural celebration in our lifetime,» said Ruth Mackenzie, director both of the Cultural Olympiad and London 2012 Festival.
«With new work from the best musicians, comics, artists, film makers and more, there will be arts events taking place in unusual places all over the UK that will showcase the best in international culture when the eyes of the world are on us this summer,» she told the official launch.
Organisers added that there would be 10 million free tickets available and a full brochure explaining what was happening and where would be distributed around the country and available on the website www.london2012.com/festival.
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