NEWS FOCUS: Portrait Of A Nation
PORTRAIT OF A NATION
ORGANISED BY THE LIVERPOOL CULTURE COMPANY AND HERITAGE LOTTERY FUND AS PART OF THE CITY’S
EUROPEAN CITY OF CULTURE CELEBRATIONS, PORTRAIT OF A NATION’S FINALE IN LIVERPOOL IN DECEMBER
WAS THE CULMINATION OF A TWO-YEAR JOURNEY. LOUISE STICKLAND REPORTS...
Creatively directed by Orit Azaz, Liverpool’s expertise and nine technicians for the entire event.
Portrait Of A Nation finale event included a The company’s project manager and performing
dynamic mix of music and dance, theatre and arts specialist, Malcolm Mellows said: “After many
interactive performance, animation, painting months of careful planning and site meetings our
and photography among many other expressive customers, all the participants and attendees were
mediums. delighted with the results. It was a delight working
All 18 cities that originally vied to be 2008 with event production manager Ben Johnstone, who
European Capital of Culture were given their own was an excellent team leader, ensuring all vendors
exhibition areas within St. George’s Hall, culminating were working for a clear and common cause.”
in a major finale featuring over 450 cast members and The Portrait Of A Nation finale event’s lead
staged in the Main Hall on the last day of the event. designer Dan Potra worked closely with the XL team.
XL Video supplied equipment including a major XL also brought Dick Straker from Mesmer onboard
projection system for the Main Hall Finale, as well as to co-ordinate all the creative video elements required
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