“If we get the festival right, people will remember 2012 not just for amazing sport, but for unforgettable art as well.”
So says London 2012 Festival Director Ruth Mackenzie in the hot-off-the-press official guide to the London 2012 Festival – and we agree, especially in relation to our artists!
It time to grab a cup of tea and take a quick look through the programme.
Oh – here we are! On page 7, Unlimited (the commissioning programme funding the development of the work featured through PUSH ME) is featured as one of her festival highlights in The Director’s Cut – a taste of Festival experiences that will live with you forever.
London 2012 Festival’s Unlimited programme invited deaf and disabled artists to raise their game – and they certainly have. Check out pages 26 and 27 – an unfurling of the personal story behind Claire Cunningham’s success and the motivations behind Unlimited itself.
It will take you some time to work your way through the programme – the dazzling array of work is vast. Just to help you along, you can find the artists and companies featured in PUSH ME on the following pages:
- Sue Austin (p.57, p.88)
- Bobby Baker (p.91)
- Caroline Bowditch (p.36, p.50)
- Laurence Clark (p.45)
- Jez Colborne (p.66)
- Claire Cunningham (p.50, feature on p.26/27)
- Rachel Gadsden (p.40, p.51)
- Graeae (p.83)
- Simon Mckeown (p.57)
- Ramesh Mayyappen (p.93)
- Janice Parker (p.51)
- Stumble danceCircus (p.93)
Catch you at some of the performances and events!