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Eno to guest direct Brighton Festival 2010
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 1 December 2009
The Brighton Festival yesterday announced Brian Eno would be its Guest Artistic Director for 2010, which is rather exciting.
Brighton’s big May festival introduced the idea of a Guest Artistic Director earlier this year, with artist Anish Kapor filling the role for its 2009 season. The guest curator works with the Brighton Festival team to put together a three week programme of theatre, music, dance, art and literary debate.
Eno’s programme will include a “constantly evolving sound and image-scape” called ’77 Million Paintings’, the world premiere of the first full-length work by choreographer Hofesh Shechter and his Brighton-based dance company, and a site-specific installation piece inspired by ‘The Cherry Orchard’ by another Brighton group, dreamthinkspeak.
Eno will also speak during the festival, and there will be a live performance of his seminal 1983 album ‘Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks’ by contemporary ensemble Icebreaker, staged alongside footage of the Apollo moon landing. This is all sounding even more exciting.
Confirming his role as Guest Artistic Director for Brighton Festival 2010, Eno told CMU sister publication, ThreeWeeks: “I am delighted to be part of a festival which has consistently placed itself at the cutting edge of the creative arts in Britain. I hope to be able to show some recent work that has not yet been seen in this country, and also to develop new works especially for the festival. I would like this festival to provoke and entertain – and hopefully to start some social conversations which will persist long after it has finished. Aside from all that I look forward to a few weeks living in one of Britain’s most pleasant cities!”
Andrew Comben, Chief Executive of the Brighton Festival, added: “World-class direction and a captivating programme of events are what cement Brighton Festival at the heart of the UK and international arts scene. Brian Eno is bringing some extraordinary events to the 2010 Festival, along with the infectious energy and intellectual range of a polymath. Eno in many ways embodies the ideal festival curator with interests and experiences so eclectic and extensive. I’m really looking forward to what promises to be an exceptional Festival”.
The 2010 Brighton Festival will run from 1-23 May.
