Bristol Culture
Bristol is a favourite tourist destination and has practically everything that a tourist would want. Its facilities are modern, its night life is throbbing and its arts and media venues are miles ahead of even its most sophisticated neighbours.
The locals are quick to point out that their city should have beat Liverpool in the selection of the 2008 European City of Culture. The only reason Bristol didn’t win, according to them, is that the city’s many culturally interesting venues have become commonplace to the locals and, hence, do not receive much fanfare in media. When a new media centre of independent cinema opens, there are no buntings, parades or headlines in the local newspaper. The city simply goes about its business in its usual unassuming manner. And that is one reason for Bristol’s great allure.
Bristol’s arts and media scene is second only to London in terms of quality. One of the hallmarks of this scene is the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, which has constantly produced a long line of talented actors, directors and behind-the-scenes professionals over the years, and many of them have gone on to add lustre to the local arts scene. Meanwhile, the
The quality of arts and media in this area is tremendous, second only to London. For example,
Bristol is home to the impressive Watershed Media Centre, the first media centre in the country, is an impressive showcase of various digital art exhibitions and media installations. In addition, the Aardman Animation workshop has brought great fame to the city for its innovative use of plasticine and stop-motion animation, particularly in such well-loved features like Wallace and Gromit, Chicken Run and Morph.
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