Post by Kev on Jun 10, 2004 5:23:07 GMT -5
LIVERPOOL'S Capital of Culture party will include something for everyone, the event's new artistic director pledged yesterday.
Country and Western singer Robyn Archer arrived in the city for the first time since her appointment was announced last month.
Australian Ms Archer is currently masterminding culture festivals in Melbourne and Tasmania.
She will move to Liverpool to begin working in her Capital of Culture post on a full-time basis in around 18 months.
She said: "I am truly honoured and delighted to be invited to work with Liverpool.
"The people of this city have embraced the European Capital of Culture title enthusiastically. It is clear they see 2008 as a year in which the city, the people and their diverse cultures can be celebrated."
Ms Archer's £100,000-plus role will be to develop and oversee events leading up to and including the city's 800th birthday in 2007 and the culture year in 2008.
A champion of music theatre, the European cabaret tradition and the culture of Germany's Weimar Republic, she is also well known in Britain for Robyn Archer sings Brecht with the London Sinfonetta.
"When I heard about this job, a million ideas went through my head for events which could take place," she told the Daily Post.
"It is not just about inviting a few special guests to perform in the city. It is about showing everybody in Liverpool what culture is and how entertaining and exciting it can be. It is also an opportunity to show the world all that Liverpool has to offer."
As well as being an established singer and festival organiser, Ms Archer is also a published author and playwright.
She will begin planning this year while still in Australia and joins the Liverpool Culture Company in 2006. However, she insisted yesterday that she will be able to handle the demands of her Liverpool job while she remains down under.
She said: "Over the coming months, I will be thinking, researching and working with the brilliant people already in place here in Liverpool and I don't need to be tied to a desk or based in an office to do all that.
"To be offered the chance and the challenge of helping the city achieve its dreams through the arts is a great privilege and a wonderful opportunity."
David Henshaw, chief executive of both the Liverpool Culture Company and the city council, said: "Robyn's contacts in the arts world and her eye for commissioning stunning works will be of immense benefit."
Sue Woodward, Liverpool's creative director, who commissioned the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2002 Commonwealth Games, added: "I am looking forward to working with Robyn. She has an unsurpassable reputation in creating and developing eye-catching festivals. She will have a massive influence on helping redefine Liverpool's reputation."
Country and Western singer Robyn Archer arrived in the city for the first time since her appointment was announced last month.
Australian Ms Archer is currently masterminding culture festivals in Melbourne and Tasmania.
She will move to Liverpool to begin working in her Capital of Culture post on a full-time basis in around 18 months.
She said: "I am truly honoured and delighted to be invited to work with Liverpool.
"The people of this city have embraced the European Capital of Culture title enthusiastically. It is clear they see 2008 as a year in which the city, the people and their diverse cultures can be celebrated."
Ms Archer's £100,000-plus role will be to develop and oversee events leading up to and including the city's 800th birthday in 2007 and the culture year in 2008.
A champion of music theatre, the European cabaret tradition and the culture of Germany's Weimar Republic, she is also well known in Britain for Robyn Archer sings Brecht with the London Sinfonetta.
"When I heard about this job, a million ideas went through my head for events which could take place," she told the Daily Post.
"It is not just about inviting a few special guests to perform in the city. It is about showing everybody in Liverpool what culture is and how entertaining and exciting it can be. It is also an opportunity to show the world all that Liverpool has to offer."
As well as being an established singer and festival organiser, Ms Archer is also a published author and playwright.
She will begin planning this year while still in Australia and joins the Liverpool Culture Company in 2006. However, she insisted yesterday that she will be able to handle the demands of her Liverpool job while she remains down under.
She said: "Over the coming months, I will be thinking, researching and working with the brilliant people already in place here in Liverpool and I don't need to be tied to a desk or based in an office to do all that.
"To be offered the chance and the challenge of helping the city achieve its dreams through the arts is a great privilege and a wonderful opportunity."
David Henshaw, chief executive of both the Liverpool Culture Company and the city council, said: "Robyn's contacts in the arts world and her eye for commissioning stunning works will be of immense benefit."
Sue Woodward, Liverpool's creative director, who commissioned the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2002 Commonwealth Games, added: "I am looking forward to working with Robyn. She has an unsurpassable reputation in creating and developing eye-catching festivals. She will have a massive influence on helping redefine Liverpool's reputation."
