The full Lakes Alive programme has now been announced, here's what's coming up in 2010:
Saturday 13th March, 5:30pm-7pm
Welcoming the Light, Carlisle
A torchlit parade in Carlisle to celebrate the coast to coast illumination of Hadrian's Wall.
Thursday 29 April - Sunday 2 May 2010, 8pm-10pm
Sufi Meets Zen, Furness Abbey,
Barrow
A
unique evening full of the flavours of Asia, including a twilight
performance from acclaimed South Asian Dance Company, Akademi. Tickets
required.
Saturday
29 - Sunday 30 May 2010 (Sat 9pm, Sun 1pm -11pm)
Lakes
Alive, Whitehaven Harbour
An exciting new
outdoor festival around the Harbour. A Saturday evening opening by
Sarruga (Spain) with their spectacular procession of giant fish will
lead into a daytime street arts festival on Sunday and a repeat of the
Saturday night Sarruga show on Sunday evening. FREE
Thursday
3 June - Sat 5 June, 10.30am-1pm & 2.30-5pm
We
Built This City, Carlisle City Centre
A public
construction extravaganza - using thousands of large cardboard boxes and
the imaginations and ingenuity of kids and families, Polyglot Theatre
(Australia) will help build a magnificent city of dreams in one day in
Carlisle City Centre. FREE
Friday
4 June - Sunday 6 June 2010 (various times)
Zircus Plus, Barrow Park
and Town Centre
Barrow’s unique International Circus
Festival, Zircus Plus, is back with a huge variety of contemporary
circus performances from across the globe.
Friday
23 – Saturday 24 July 2010
Titanic, Carlisle Castle, Carlisle
A
stunning, large-scale theatrical performance featuring pyrotechnics,
fire and water by one of Europe’s leading outdoor performance companies,
Theater Titanick (Germany). Tickets
required.
Wednesday
28 July, 2-7pm: Talkin Tarn, Brampton
Thursday
29 July 2-7pm: Winlatter Forest
Friday 30 July, 2-7pm, Grizedale
Forest
Into the Woods
A nature trail with a difference as
your woodland visit comes alive with strolling performances, shows and
installations for the whole family to enjoy. FREE
Monday
2 August – Friday 6 August 2010
The Cabaret of Dr Caligari
West
Cumbria towns and villages
The popular Made in the Lakes
commission of 2009 returns. The chaotic Dr Caligari arrives and gets the
audience to help create a unique auditorium. Oddities and acrobats are
conjured out of thin air to entertain, but once out of the box they
refuse to disappear! An afternoon of cabaret with music, dancing, comedy
and spectacle. FREE.
Sunday
1 August 2010, 1pm-5pm
Lakes Alive, Penrith
Penrith is
set to be animated like never before as Lakes Alive returns with a bold
and bright performance festival, featuring the best companies,
puppeteers and artists from across the globe.
Monday
30 August 2010, 8.30pm-9.30pm
Lakes Alive, Maryport Harbour
An
extravaganza of sound, light and fireworks signals the final week of
Lakes Alive Summer season with an unforgettable evening performance by
Commandos Percu (France). FREE.
Thursday
2 - Sunday 5 September
Mintfest, International Festival of Street
Arts, Kendal
The flagship festival of Lakes Alive, Mintfest
takes over the whole of Kendal for four says with a mind-boggling array
of performances from the very best international artists.
Lakes Alive is presented in partnership with Kendal Arts International, www.lakesalive.org
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