Brighton Festival is delighted to announce that the 2013 Guest Director of Brighton Festival is the celebrated poet, writer, broadcaster and previous Children\u2019s Laureate<\/p>\n
\u00a0Michael Rosen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Brighton Festival \u2013 three weeks of unrivalled arts celebration across the city ofBrightonandHove\u2013 will take place from 4 \u2013 26 May 2013. Full programme details will be announced on Wednesday 27 February 2013.<\/p>\n Andrew Comben, Chief Executive of Brighton Dome & Festival said, \u201cWe are delighted to welcome Michael Rosen on board as Guest Director for 2013. For the past five years we have invited a Guest Director to bring their knowledge and experience of the arts to this Festival, which has helped us to nurture and grow an extraordinary range of art and ideas appealing to our local, regional, national and international audiences. For several decades Michael Rosen has entertained, educated and moved audiences of all ages. He has the infectious energy of a polymath and is curious about and interested in everything – perfect for such an eclectic and wide-ranging festival as ours. I am looking forward to another fantastic Festival here inBrighton.\u201d<\/p>\n Michael Rosen said, \u201cIt\u2019s a wonderful opportunity for me to be involved with Brighton Festival. It\u2019s exciting but it\u2019s also going to be a challenge! I am a great believer in festivals \u2013 they are an informal college of the arts for everyone. There\u2019s been a big change since I was a child when the arts were tucked away in theatres and galleries and Brighton Festival takes cultural activity and brings it to many different audiences across a whole city.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Brighton Festival is delighted to announce that the 2013 Guest Director of Brighton Festival is the celebrated poet, writer, broadcaster and previous Children\u2019s Laureate \u00a0Michael Rosen. Brighton Festival \u2013 three weeks of unrivalled arts celebration across the city ofBrightonandHove\u2013 will … Continue reading