The month-long contemporary arts festival Deloitte Ignite 2014 is based on the theme of myth and this year is curated by The Royal Ballet and The National Gallery’s Dr Minna Moore Ede, who said,
At the National Gallery we try and bring paintings to life, but Deloitte Ignite has been an incredible opportunity to create a cross-arts spectacle; each art form - painting, video art, dance, film, street-art, music - offering its own modern re-telling of the Greek myths of Prometheus and Leda and the Swan. Prometheus - rebel, traitor, protector of mankind and Leda - a queen seduced by the God Zeus in the form of a swan and bearer of eggs - a symbol of the sacred feminine and giver of life. Their message is still relevant today and the Festival offers contemporary artists from all disciplines the chance to bring these stories to a modern audience.
Deloitte Ignite 2014 will offer free and ticketed events with performance, film, art installations, discussion and live-streaming, culminating in a free Deloitte Ignite Family Day on Sunday 28 September ...continue reading.
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