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Tue 03 Mar 2007A midsummer man's dreamWilliam Galinsky is hoping to turn Cork into a 'cultural theme park' during the Midsummer Festival, he tells Mary LelandWilliam Galinsky's shredded appearance has nothing to do with his position as director of the Cork Midsummer Festival, where he replaced Ali Robertson early in January. His appointment came in the middle of the festival's preparations, with much of the programme already in place, proposals to be considered, arrangements to be confirmed and gaps to be filled.