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London 2012: Arts festival line-up unveiled London 2012: Bells to ring in arts festival
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The full programme of the London 2012 Festival - a nationwide programme of cultural events to tie in with next year's Olympics - has been unveiled. A mass bell-ringing will be held to mark the launch of the Olympics as part of the London 2012 Festival, a UK-wide programme of cultural events.
In addition to events previously announced, the festival will include a mass bell-ringing that will be held to mark the launch of the Games. Masterminded by artist Martin Creed, the three-minute nationwide bell-ringing will start at 0800 on 27 July.
Stonehenge, the Giant's Causeway and other iconic heritage sites will be transformed by art installations. Stonehenge, The Giant's Causeway and other iconic heritage sites will be transformed by art installations as part of the 12-week festival.
The 12-week festival will cost £52.4m and include 1,000 events. The arts celebration will cost £52.4m and include 1,000 events.
Masterminded by Turner Prize-winning artist and musician Martin Creed, the three-minute bell-ringing will commence on 27 July at 0800 BST. The full programme of the London 2012 Festival - the culmination of the four-year Cultural Olympiad - was unveiled in central London on Friday.
According to Creed, the nationwide chorus - entitled Work No 1197 - will be "a massive signal that something is happening". Music, theatre, dance, visual arts, literature, fashion and film will all be included in the festival that will run concurrently with the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Speaking to the BBC News website on Thursday, Cultural Olympiad chair Tony Hall said the London 2012 Festival would be "the country's biggest ever cultural celebration".
"In a time of economic crisis I think we need art and culture even more than when the times are good," he continued.
'Wonderful idea'
According to Turner Prize-winner Creed, the nationwide chorus - entitled Work No 1197 - will be "a massive signal that something is happening".
Ruth Mackenzie, director of the Cultural Olympiad and London 2012 festival, said Creed's "wonderful idea" would get "everyone involved in the opening day of the Games".Ruth Mackenzie, director of the Cultural Olympiad and London 2012 festival, said Creed's "wonderful idea" would get "everyone involved in the opening day of the Games".
Music, theatre, dance, visual arts, literature, fashion and film will all be included in the UK-wide festival that will run concurrently with the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The bell-ringing is a new addition to the festival programme with many events already announced.
It is the culmination of the Cultural Olympiad, the four-year project that, according to organisers, has seen more than 16 million people participate in or attend performances since 2008. Other new commissions include the major art installations that will "encourage audiences to look at and experience iconic locations in a different way".
One, created by the Manhattan artist collective YesYesNo, will span the 86-mile length of the remains of Hadrian's Wall.
Another, fashioned by French street art group La Compagnie Carabosse, will transform Stonehenge into "a glowing fairy-tale environment".
In Northern Ireland, The Giant's Causeway will be transformed with a light installation by the German artist Hans Peter Kuhn.
In Edinburgh, meanwhile, runners wearing specially designed light suits will illuminate Arthur's Seat as part of the Speed of Light installation.