Cultural Olympiad 2012 reaches the critical masses
The Olympics cultural programme is reaching the point of no return, with its brochure being finalised. Organiser Ruth Mackenzie is sure of successBorrowing marathon parlance, Ruth Mackenzie, in charge of the Cultural Olympiad and its showpiece London 2012 summer festival, says her efforts have reached a critical moment. "This is the point where we hit the wall," she says. "This is our maddest time." The analogy is a good one but also a risky one, because for some runners "the wall" spells disast...
Guardian Music — The Olympics cultural programme is reaching the point of no return, with its brochure being finalised. Organiser Ruth Mackenzie is sure of successBorrowing marathon parla... more info