London's Cultural Olympics - Substance Over Kitsch?
"The major projects include a World Shakespeare Festival, which is to be spearheaded by the Royal Shakespeare Company. Critics have voiced fears that the events may follow the pattern of the handover ceremony in Beijing, which, with its song and dance routine and its brief appearance by David Beckham, was derided as kitsch in some quarters." The Guardian (UK) 09/05/08

Posted September 5, 2008 07:11 AM