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We’ll be creating a major outdoor spectacle performance to open the London 2012 Festival in the West Midlands. The London 2012 Festival will span the UK for 12 weeks, celebrating the Olympics from midsummer’s day 21 June, until 09 September 2012.
An enormous ship will sail into the centre of Victoria Square, Birmingham, docking itself beside the city’s Town Hall from 21 – 24 June 2012. High above the people who gather to look at this marvel, dancers and aerialists appear in the ship’s rigging – the voyage begins.
The Olympics attracts individuals and groups from across the globe, crossing oceans on a quest for adventure, pursuing their dreams. The Voyage is a story that explores what this means for us all: departures and arrivals, hopes and fears, expectations and disappointments.
Professional dancers and aerialists join forces with a huge amateur choir, live musicians and over 140 community performers to transform the Square and tell the story. Watch the action unfold onboard the ship and be caught up in the atmosphere on the ground, where seagulls swoop and travellers prepare to embark on their journey. The ship sets sail, the Town Hall is transformed by spectacular projected imagery and the city’s skyline becomes a dream of undiscovered worlds.
Motionhouse are creating the outdoor multimedia spectacle with world-renowned physical theatre company Legs On The Wall from Australia. The Voyage will be produced by Birmingham Hippodrome with original film projections from award winning Logela Multimedia and it will be a free event for the whole family.
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Dates & Time: Performances are at 10.00pm on Thursday 21, Friday 22, Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 June 2012
Running Time: Each performance is approximately 45 minutes
Venue: Outdoor performance - outside Birmingham’s Town Hall, Victoria Square, Birmingham, B3 3AA
Tickets: The event is free
Co-Artistic Directors
Kevin Finnan (Motionhouse) and Patrick Nolan (Legs On The Wall)
Producing Partner
Birmingham Hippodrome
Set Design
Simon Dormon
Set Construction
Oblique
Lighting Design
Mark Howett
Score Design
Sophy Smith and Tim Dickinson
Costume Design
Sofie Layton
Production Manager
Simon Byford
Production Assistant
Chris Barron
Head Rigger
Jon Blake
Partners: Birmingham Hippodrome, Motionhouse, Legs On The Wall, Performances Birmingham, Logela Multimedia
Funders: Legacy Trust UK, Arts Council England, Advantage West Midlands, Dancing for the Games and Warwick Arts Centre
Initial Visual Concept Development:
Weta, New Zealand
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Motionhouse - "Super athletic dancers, as dextrous in the air and with ropes as they are powerful on the floor, this is a company that has long cornered the high impact end of the dance market"
The Guardian
Legs On The Wall - "The company blasts physical theatre into a new and triumphant dimension"
The Sun Herald, Australia
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