Brian Eno

Brighton Festival has announced that the Guest Artistic Director for 2010 will be the highly respected artist, cultural thinker and producer Brian Eno. Eno will be curating a collection of events across the city including 77 Million Paintings, Apollo, an exclusively commissioned sound installation and a number of personal appearances.

His influence will also be felt right across the Festival programme as his key interests and ideas, ranging from social creativity to climate change and the environment, to a focus on generative art are taken up by Festival programmers. These topics will weave a thread through the genres of theatre, dance, books and debate, music and outdoor events, linking together projects by some of the companies and artists coming to this year’s Festival.
 
Brian Eno said:
“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 Brighton Dome and Festival said:
“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.”
 
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