Bread and circuses may have marked the decline of the Roman Empire with shallow spectacle, but today the demise of free cultural events in our cities threatens an eternal dullness. This is particularly clear in the Olympic Games' wake, as the subsidised arts resume their ragged shuffle to fiscal rectitude. • As memories fade of the Cultural Olympiad, which saw £55 million spent on the London 2012 Festival alone, identikit ticketed music 'experiences', such as LoveBox,Get Loaded in the Park and South West Four, re-join 5 the ghastly pop-ups on London's South Bank in an unconvincing bid to persuade the capital it has a thriving public arts scene.
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机译：面包和马戏团的出现可能标志着罗马帝国的衰落，但今天我们城市中自由文化活动的消亡威胁着永恒的沉闷。奥运会之后，这一点尤其明显，因为受补贴的艺术重新陷入了财务困境。 •随着文化奥林匹克运动会的消逝，仅在伦敦2012年音乐节上就花费了5500万英镑，identikit售票音乐的“体验”，例如LoveBox，Get Loaded in the Park和South West Four，重新加入了5个可怕的流行音乐为了说服伦敦拥有繁华的公共艺术舞台，以令人信服的方式竞标伦敦南岸。
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