The London 2012 festival feast for the Olympic gift:

The London 2012 Olympic Games organization today launched the London 2012 Festival (2012 Festival) activity, that period of 12 weeks, nationwide celebration for the Olympic gift. Activities will start in 2012 June 21st midsummer day, to the end of September 9th, during the world first-class artists will join forces with the British top artists, dedication feast for the audience.

The London 2012 Festival

From the Giants Causeway in Northern Ireland (Giant 's Causeway) to the Shetland Islands (Shetland Islands) the most remote corners, from Scotland Rapp Rock Manor (Raploch Estate) to the the Great Wall Hadrian's northernmost England (Hadrian' s Wall), the Stonehenge (Stonehenge) to temperature and lake Demille (Lake Windermere), from the North Welsh the forest to the center of the capital, the London 2012 festival will become the biggest range, the highest quality and has the wide coverage of British cultural celebrations, and all the people throughout the country to feel the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in the festive atmosphere. Please register at the London 2012 London Festival website (www.london2012.com/festival), to learn more about how to get the tickets (including free tickets) information.

In 2012 the Midsummer Day (Midsummer 's Day) on the same day, the country will host a series of special activities, opening 2012 London Art Festival, including many wonderful concert; in Northern Ireland, "world day of peace" (Peace One Day) founder Jeremy Gily (Jeremy Gilley) and ambassador Judy Law (Jude Law) in Derry / Londonderry (Derry/Londonderry) all-star concert, started 3 months in 2012 and daily countdown; in Scotland, by the Venezuelan superstar Gustavo Dudamel and Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra (Sim �� n Bol �� var Symphony Orchestra) and Sami Rock manor rookie join Beagle Concert (Big Concert) in Scotland will be the Stirling Castle (Stirling Castle), the rolling of the ochil hills (Ochil Hills) and Wallace Monument (Wallace Monument) as background, offers a splendid outdoor performances for the audience; the Bermingham Symphony Hall (Symphony Hall), Bermingham Symphony Orchestra (City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra) and directly to the Orchestra Chorus, Youth Choir and children's Choir (CBSO Chorus, Youth Chorus and Childre N 's Chorus) together, in the UK for the first performance of Jonathan Harvey (Jonathan Harvey) epic choral works Weltethos;FranceStreet art company -- Les Commandos Percu fireworks expert and musicians in Cumbria warm Lake Demille specifically for art festival held a spectacular outdoor performances -- On the Night Shift, to show people the music and fireworks. In London, the mayor's Office (Mayor's Office) planning and artists and performers cooperation, held a series of free celebration there was no parallel in history. In all 33 areas, trying to create a memorable experience and memory for everyone in the city of London during the festival.

Drama performance

Highlights 2012 London Festival activities include:

Theater Arts

The Shakespeare Festival (World Shakespeare Festival) is the Royal Shakespeare company (Royal Shakespeare Company) and art institutions in the UK and international famous and Shakespeare's Globe Theatre (Shakespeare's Globe) of the large international project Globe to Globe cooperation, the world famous playwright Shakespeare launched a large-scale celebration.

The Shakespeare Festival by the founding partner of British Petroleum (BP) funded, it will bring together from more than 50 art institutions thousands of artists, for the audience to large-scale production of new works, pioneering partnership works and adaptations of Savon's works.

The artist's works will be performed by a number of companies, including the Wooster group (Wooster (Group)The United States of America(Studio), NinagawaJapan), National Grand Theatre of China (China), the Iraq theatre company (Iraqi Theatre Company) (Iraq), Companhia BufoMec^anica (Brazil), Vahe Tango J (Vakhtangov Theatre) (Moscow), Artistes, Producteurs, Associ �� s (Tunisia) and Teatr Warszawa (Poland). The BBC will play the creation of the new series of TV works.

The thousands of British drama lovers was invited to join the Royal Shakespeare company and nine joint cooperation in the castle theatre, Shakespeare, park, village hall, pub and church interpretation of their eyes, and participate in the river Evan Stratford (Stratford-on-Avon) summer season.

Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru at the Welsh National Arts Festival (National Eisteddfod), Gwyeth Lewis (Gwyneth Lewis) a new translation of the Welsh language version of the "storm" (The Tempest).

In addition to live performances, British Museum (The British Museum) will also launch a large-scale exhibition "BP Art -- Shakespeare: the big stage of the world" (Shakespeare: Staging The World), through the study of maps, prints, manuscripts and trophies and other works of art, through Shakespeare's drama of the lens, to explore the important role in shaping the new meaning of nation of Shakespeare the identity of the.

To celebrate the birth of Shakespeare, the award-winning actor Mark Rirans will also attend the concert.

"To be or not to be: understanding Shakespeare" (To Be or Not To Be: Shakespeare Encountered) is the London Olympics in 2012 in cooperation with the mayor of London show in central London, a series of Shakespeare's Sonnets and speech activity.

The London 2012 festival will be launched Alan Yakeboen works, by two has the international influence of the award-winning theatre Scarborough (Scarborough) -- the Stephen Joseph theater (Stephen Joseph Theatre) and Chichester Festival Theatre (Chichester Festival Theatre) -- launched a new cooperation, create two plays. In addition to a best-selling works Yakeboen repeat, he will personally directed the world premiere of seventy-sixth dramas. In a large-scale activities for children and young people in the UK, the theatre will also launch Yakeboen created for children creative drama.