Cultural Olympiad in the East Midlands
When the eyes of the world turn
to London this summer, we're
making sure that they also
turn to the East Midlands
and to the home-grown,
world class cultural
work that is
produced here.
- Follow the Light. Image: Mahogany Arts
- Shauna Richardson. Image: Nick Hand
- Let's Dance International Festival. Image: Daksha Sheth Company
- Bright in the Corner. Image: Chris Webb
- World Event Young Artists. Image: Greg Newton and Stefan Ebelewicz
- Jump In. Image: Aracaladanza with Nubes
- Ozlem Tasman. Image: Nick Lockett
- Games Time. Image: Kevin Ryan
- Big Dance. Image: James Jenkins
The Cultural Olympiad in the East Midlands
The London 2012 Cultural Olympiad in the East Midlands will run from March to October 2012. The programme takes the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games as its inspiration to create once-in-a-lifetime opportunities for audiences and communities right here on our doorstep.
The Cultural Olympiad is the coming together of several different programmes that have been developed over the past four years including Igniting Ambition, Artists Taking the Lead, Unlimited, Creative Innovation, Inspire, and now Festival 2012.
Image: Aracaladanza with Nubes, part of the Jump In International Chridren's Theatre and Dance Festival.
Latest news - East Midlands to play major role in London 2012 Festival
The programme for the London 2012 Festival was announced today with outstanding events in the East Midlands amongst the Festival’s highlights.
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Across the East Midlands there will be many world-class events taking place in unusual spaces, from ‘AfterGold’ featuring Atelier Bow Wow’s series of structures built of straw bales that will line the route of the Torch Relay at Loughborough University, and ‘Splash Dance Weekend’, a Big Dance production that features choreography inspired by Olympic Water Sports and Team GB rowers at the National Watersports Centre in Nottingham. Read the full press release here Download the full London 2012 Festival guide here Added Thursday 26 April 2012 |
Latest news - Loughborough to host a Matsuri as part of the AfterGold programme
The Loughborough Matsuri is a glorious celebration of traditional and contemporary Japanese culture with a family day of fun, packed with live performances, workshops, food stalls and much much more...
View the Matsuri flyer here
Added Thursday 26 April 2012
latest news - Cultural Olympiad in the East Midlands Brochure is now available to download
From Music Nation, Derby to Global Footprints in Northants, or AfterGold in Loughborough, Lionheart in Lincolnshire and Let’s Dance in Leicester, through to the finale of World Event Young Artists in Nottingham and the closing production of Games Time at Derby Feste – the region comes together to show just why there is so much to be proud of across its six counties.
Click here to see the the full brochure.
Added Friday 24 February 2012
cultural programmes
London 2012 has commissioned a series of national projects that are having an impact here in the East Midlands.
igniting ambition
creative innovation
Bespoke business support for creative and cultural businesses and practitioners, linked to Igniting Ambition and part-financed by the European Regional Development Fund.
breath of fresh air
A dedicated environmental programme of work on the region's green spaces, nature reserves, allotments, country parks, heritage sites and woodlands - find out what's happening on your local green space!
contact
If you would like to know more about the Cultural Olympiad in the East Midlands, contact London 2012's Creative Programmer for the East Midlands.
tel: 0115 989 7565
find out more
To find out what is happening across the UK visit:
www.london2012.com/culture
For more information on Legacy Trust UK funded programmes, visit:
www.legacytrustuk.org
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