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Cultural Olympiad

The World's Longest Work Of Art

The Huffington Post | Katherine Brooks | Posted 09.06.2012 | Arts
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The kelly green hills of Northern England experienced a burst of unusual color this weekend, thanks to a New York-based art collective called YesYesNo...

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Olympics Madness: 'Extreme' Dancers Dive Off London Landmarks

The Huffington Post | Hallie Sekoff | Posted 07.16.2012 | Home
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The London 2012 festival in celebration of the Olympic games brings us yet another creative, boundary-breaking, and awe inspiring performance piece. T...

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Shakespeare's Sonnets Turned Into Pop Songs

The Huffington Post | Amber Genuske | Posted 04.23.2012 | Home
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Shakespeare may be the most quotable man in history, but is he the most musical? A group of England-based, Renaissance-style musicians seem to think s...

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The Boycott Against An Israeli Theater Company

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucas Kavner | Posted 04.19.2012 | Home
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When Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London invited the prominent Israeli theater company Habima to perform at their nonpartisan "Globe to Globe" festi...

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Helicopters Play Music In New Opera

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 03.14.2012 | Home
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The helicopters in this opera are more than just swift-flying emergency transportation vehicles. They're instruments, too. The Birmingham Opera Co...

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VOTE: Art Or Exploitation? Homeless To Perform At The Olympics

Posted 01.10.2012 | Arts
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The homeless population is rarely given a voice in contemporary society, and even more rarely is that voice allowed to sing. Organizers of the Cultura...

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Shakespeare WIll Be Acted Out In Sign Language

The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 11.27.2011 | Home
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From British Sign Language to Swahili London's Globe Theatre plans to show all 37 of William Shakespeare's plays performed in 37 languages. As part...

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Is London's Cultural Olympiad Worth The Money?

The Huffington Post | Travis Korte | Posted 09.24.2011 | Arts
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With the preparations for the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics in London underway, arguments have erupted over construction, ticket sales, venue selectio...

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