Open Rehearsal aims to open doors, engage audiences, encourage participation and learning and promote London's phenomenal cultural offer. Open Rehearsal provides a superb opportunity for Londoners and visitors to London to get behind the scenes in London's world class creative and cultural organisations. It encourages Londoners of all ages and backgrounds to engage in new and exciting ways with the performing arts sector in London. For 2008 Open Rehearsal will also include, for the first time, visual arts, museums and open studios events. The website www.openrehearsal.co.uk will go live from Friday 22nd August to celebrate the Olympic handover from Beijing to London taking place that weekend.