Brighton Festival
brighton festival large annual curated multiarts festival england includes music theatre dance circus art film literature debate outdoor family event take place venue city brighton hove england may first move made hold festival brighton ian hunter eventual artistic director festival submitted programme idea followed weekend conference board brighton festival society born first festival held included first ever exhibition concrete poetry uk alongside performance laurence olivier yehudi menuhin introduction festival programme ian hunter explained original intention festival “the aim brighton festival stimulate townsfolk visitor taking new look art give opportunity assess development field culture serious apparently flippant ride side side” brighton festival celebrated th year festival biggest talking point nutkhuts dr blighty ambitious largescale free immersive outdoor experience cocommissioned partnership royal pavilion museum highlighted story wounded indian soldier hospitalised brighton ww ending night spectacular light display using projectionmapping dr blighty set city social medium abuzz drew audience almost fiveday run festival regularly commission new work artist company brighton festival featured commission cocommissions exclusive premiere including uk premiere laurie anderson unique music dog concert specially designed canine ear uk premiere lou reed drone installation anderson late husband guitar amp feedback mode describes kind close lous music get day reenactment every onstage death play shakespeare brightonbased spymonkey tim crouch blast theory hydrocrackers immersive undercover police drama operation black antler festival cancelled first time history result coronavirus pandemic year since festival appointed guest artistic director anish kapoor brian eno aung san suu kyi vanessa redgrave michael rosen hofesh shechter ali smith laurie anderson kae tempest david shrigley rokia traoré cancelled due covid pandemic lemn sissay direct lemn sissay marwa alsabouni tristan sharp nabihah iqbal frank cottrellboyce brighton fringe england largest art festival edinburgh fringe uk largest art festival norfolk norwich festival uk oldest art festival brighton festival – brighton festival official website brighton festival chorus – website separate element brighton festival