
Bradford Literature Festival 2016 To Celebrate Art, Diversity & Culture
Culture & Lifestyle May 10, 2016
After its successful debut in 2015, the 10-day festival is back again this year to celebrate literature, diversity and culture.
It's a must-attend festival for writers, poets, scholars and all kinds of people who have a heart for the liberal arts.

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Since this year’s festival is all about diversity as the main theme, it will focus on Going Global & Feminism, Gender, Manga & Comics, and Mysticism & Philosophy as some sub-categories of the wider theme.

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The ten-day gala will feature several film screenings, including Song of Lahore, The Kingdom of Dream & Madness, Ted Hughes: Stronger than Death, The Incredibles and Syria’s Rebellious Women.

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The Lyrical Mehfil segment will feature Carol Ann Duffy, Imtiaz Dharker and Ralph Dartford. The evening, inspired by traditional mehfils of South Asian gatherings and performances in the palaces of Muslim nobility, will be in tapas dining style, offering impassioned poetry in a comfortable setting.

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For festivalgoers who love anime and manga, there will be a special cosplay workshop led by cosplay specialists who will share their tricks, tips and techniques on materializing your imagination.
Another fantastic event will be The World in 2045, which will focus on catastrophic environmental change and its effects on life all around us.

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Schwa musicians Peter Spafford, Richard Ormrod and guest vocalist Jacqui Wicks will bring musical harmony to the event for one day with original songs, reworkings of classic texts and beautiful storytelling.
So if you’re an enthusiast of literature, attending Bradford Literature Festival 2016 should be your top priority. This one special event will celebrate history, architecture, poetry and art in the most marvellous way.
For more information about the festival, visit the official site.

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