Bank Holiday weekend: BOING! FESTIVAL, CANTERBURY
From Virtual Reality Moon Landings to extreme musical chairs
Performers and artists come from across the world, creating unforgettable festival experiences for over 10,000 people each year. bOing! is free to enter (plus free parking!) and everyone is welcome.
The family festival returns to the Gulbenkian in Canterbury on Saturday, August 24 and Sunday, August 25 with performers and artists from across the world creating music and theatre workshops, dance, films and the new Daedalum luminarium. The festival is free to enter, with some events needing tickets or pre-booking.
Nyash Company (Belgium) present Stoel
Compagnie Nyash take the game of musical chairs to whole new level in this spellbinding show! Chairs create a mischieveous playground full of monsters, vehicles, toys and an obstacle course for this dynamic dance duo to explore.
Using a set made of chairs and the rhythm of cello and voice, two dancers move, balance and play in this beautiful performance from Belgium.
Motionhouse (UK) present WILD
WILD, the daring new outdoor production from Motionhouse, explores our disconnect with the natural environment, and how, in a world where the majority of humans live in large urban areas, the wild environment is becoming increasingly alien to us.
As urban humans, how do we relate to a way of being that we no longer understand? Or is the wild still shaping our behaviour?
Wild creates an urban forest in the everyday of the city. Using the powerful physicality distinctive to Motionhouse, and combining dynamic choreography, acrobatic movement and hand-to-hand partnering, Wild is a juxtaposition of the complex relationships in the forest and the more atomised life of humans in the city.
A forest of tall poles enables performance on multiple levels. From the top of the pole, we explore life in the canopy, looking down onto the forest floor – a dangerous world of unknown meetings.
Where do we belong? Do we choose survival as a lone wolf or engage with the complex mechanism of the pack and the tribe?
The University of Kent, School of Physical Sciences (UK) present Crime Scene
Have you ever wanted to be a real Crime Scene Investigator? Come and have a go in our reconstructed crime scene! You’ll have the opportunity to dress up in the protective suits and use equipment to collect a variety of evidence samples.
Mature topics, may not be suitable for very young children. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Every child needs to be accompanied by an adult (one adult can attend with multiple children).
Experience one of Animate Art’s amazing paper installations in 360 degrees! This short film viewed on headsets will transport you through outer space and land you on to a paper moon! This close-up crater landscape is inspired by the 50th anniversary of man walking on the moon, and created by professional artists and 200 children across east Kent as part of Art Builders project kindly funded by Arts Council England.
Time slots throughout Saturday and Sunday. 20 minute duration includes 6 minutes of VR experience.
For all the shows and times visit boingfestival.com