Vancouver 2010
The olympic couldron will be lit in Vancouver
The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay will be the longest relay
held in the borders of the Host Country in history.
In a just a few months, the Olympic Flame will visit over
1,000 communities and place of interests as 12,000 torchbearers
carry it on its 45,000 kilometre journey.
From January 22 to March 21, the best artists from Canada
and around the world will play in our own backyard.
Genre-bending theatre; stunning virtuoso dance; fierce,
fresh music; breathtaking visual and digital art extravaganzas —
Cultural Olympiad 2010, presented by Bell, will bring it all to
Metro Vancouver and the Sea to Sky corridor.
Bell Orchestre, performing at the Commodore Ballroom
during Cultural Olympiad 2009.
Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad is a celebration of
the contemporary imagination. A series of three
multi-disciplinary festivals that grows in scope and scale
from 2008 through 2010, this is the first time an Olympic
Winter Games has hosted a Cultural Olympiad two years before
Games time.
From artistic collaborations that fuse contrasting
perspectives to emerging talents re-inventing the voice of
contemporary Canada, the Cultural Olympiad has something for
everyone. Working in close partnership with the creative
community, this amazing showcase of Canadian and international
arts and popular culture will feature an unparalleled variety
of music, dance, theatre, visual arts, film,
outdoor spectaculars and digital media experiences,
as remarkable and diverse as the planet itself.
Hold 60 days of arts and popular culture
events in your hands. Get your free copy of
the Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad Program
Guide while supplies last. Guides are available
at the Cultural Olympiad Info Centre, opening
January 18 in the lobby of the CTV building at
750 Burrard Street, and from Bell stores,
Tickets.com outlets, Tourism BC Visitor Centres,
public libraries, community centres and Cultural
Olympiad venues throughout Metro Vancouver and the
Sea to Sky corridor.
Find it Live it , Cultural Olympiad 2010, Januray 22-
March 21, 2010 where the worlds best come to play
About Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad