DERRY E BELFAST IN LIZZA PER DIVENTARE ‘CITTA’ DELLA CULTURA 2013′
Derry e Belfast hanno presentato la proprio candidatura a ‘città della cultura’ del 2013 del Regno Unito
Sono attualmente 29 le località del Regno Unito che si contenderanno l’opportunità di diventare ‘Città della Cultura’ nel 2013.
In testa alle preferenze troviamo Aberdeen, Birmingham, Manchester, Reading e Sheffield.
A presiedere la giuria della City of Culture Competition, sarà Phil Redmond fautore del successo dell’avventura di Liverpool, Capitale Europea della Cultura dello scorso anno.
Ben Bradshaw, Segretario alla Cultura, ha ricordato che l’elezione può trasformarsi in un notevole propulsore per gli investimenti e nel risollevare gli animi e lo spirito delle comunità locali. Proprio per questa ragione si prevede che la lista delle candidate si allungherà ulteriormente.
Le località attualmente in lizza, hanno partecipato ad un seminario proprio a Liverpool, incentrato su cosa ci sia stato alla base del successo del 2008 e fonte di preziosi consigli. Il messaggio principale del seminario è che la cultura deve essere uno sforzo collettivo.
Belfast and Derry City have put themselves forward as potential candidates to become the UK City of Culture in 2013.
The winning place, to be announced next spring, will host big ticket national cultural events, as well as putting on a year-long programme of their own.
A total of 29 cities and local areas from across the UK have placed bids. Top cities in the running including Aberdeen, Birmingham, Manchester, Reading and Sheffield.
Phil Redmond, the architect of Liverpool’s highly successful year as European capital of Culture in 2008 will chair the judging panel for the City of Culture competition.
Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw said: “This is a fantastic response. Liverpool’s experience last year proves that cultural life most definitely does not begin and end within the M25.
“It also shows that a cultural spotlight on a city can have a fantastic effect on inward investment, and give a real lift to local morale and community spirit. And with a number of eye-catching national events set to locate to the winning city during ‘their’ year, I’m sure that even more bids will come in before the final deadline at the end of the year.”
The cities that have come forward so far will attend a seminar today in Liverpool in which key members of the team behind Liverpool 08 will explain what was behind their success, and potential bidders will receive one-to-one advice on how to prepare for the next stage.
Phil Redmond said: “To be offered the job of chairing the judging panel is another great privilege for me personally but another testimony to everyone who made Liverpool 2008 the most successful Capital of Culture to date.
“The key message we will be offering on Sept 10th is the power of collective working. Liverpool made 2008 what it was by defining culture as a collective endeavour that focused everyone on one common agenda. That is what we will be encouraging. Defining how each individual ‘city’ can define culture as a collective endeavour to bring about real step change.”
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