2011 Tattoo to be shorter, faster, bigger
Posted May 18, 2011 05:50:40 AM.
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The 2011 Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo will be a shorter, faster-paced show that organizers promise will deliver more bang for the viewer’s buck.
This year’s show will run about two hours and 15 minutes, compared to the previous three-hour-long plus extravaganza.
At the official launch on Tuesday, artistic director Ian Fraser says the show will honour heroes – police, firefighters and the military – and promises participants will have a great time.
“It’s shorter than usual, but with more acts than we’ve had before, so the tempo’s going to be much faster and it’s going to be a great show to see,” he said.
Host George Jordan says this year’s Tattoo includes an emphasis on attracting young people to come and see the show.
“We have young people in the show every year, but we need young people in the audience as well,” he said. “And sometimes a show that’s really long-established like the Tattoo, you can tend to look at it and say well, maybe it’s a little old-fashioned and what would it have to appeal to young people? But it has great things that appeal to young people.”
Fraser adds that several local businesses have contributed funds to the Tickets for Youth program to buy tickets for underprivileged youth who wouldn’t otherwise see the show.
The event has also partnered with some of Nova Scotia’s tourist attractions to create a free “Tattoo passport” that will allow people who see the show to take advantage of discounts and deals within the provinces, with this year’s focus being Pictou County.
The 2011 Tattoo will feature performers from Estonia, the United Kingdom, France, Australia and Denmark, among others. It runs from July 1 to July 8.
