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Last year, Neil Butler's company UZ Events took over the running of the Bradford International Festival – and came under fire from the previous festival organisers. Prior to the opening of the 2003 festival this Thursday, Butler talks to Arts Hub about why he just wants to get on with his job, and his vision for the future of the festival.

11 Jun 2003

Michelle Draper

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Last year, Neil Butler’s company UZ Events took over the running of the Bradford International Festival – and came under fire from the previous festival organisers. Prior to the opening of the 2003 festival this Thursday, Butler talks to Arts Hub about why he just wants to get on with his job, and his vision for the future of the festival.

‘I’ve never been exposed to that kind of thing before,’ says Butler, commenting on the vitriolic backlash over the running of last year’s festival. ‘We [UZ Events] just went through a tendering process, and got the job,’ he explains, matter-of-fact.

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Michelle Draper

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Michelle lived and worked in Rome and London as a freelance feature writer for two and a half years before returning to Australia to take up the position of Head Writer for Arts Hub UK. She was inspired by thousands of years of history and art in Rome, and by London's pubs. Michelle holds a BA in Journalism from RMIT University, and also writes for Arts Hub Australia.