Hollywood star announces Sundance London and adds his voice to campaign against cutting money to culture
Robert Redford has become the latest big name to speak out against the arts cuts in the UK. He was meant to be announcing details of a mini-version of his Sundance festival to be staged next April at The O2.
But, unprompted, he told journalists from three newspapers, including the Guardian:
"Everbody is experiencing this austerity programme around the world, we're seeing it in America ? cutbacks, cutbacks that are so severe that you're seeing people demonstrating in the streets.
"That's something I wouldn't attack on all fronts, other than in the arts - I think that [cutting arts funding] is a a terrible mistake and I join my colleagues here ? Helen Mirren, who I've worked with, Jeremy Irons and others who say you can't cut the arts because it enriches the culture.
"There are also many examples where it enriches the economy. Look at the festival. It puts $70m into the local economy. You can't, unless it is an ideological argument, classify the arts as a trivial pursuit. It's not. It brings a lot to society, economically as well and I think that story needs to get out there."
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Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/culture-cuts-blog/2011/mar/16/arts-funding-public-sector-cuts
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