KAPOW FESTIVAL 2021
Saturday 18th September 2021, 1pm-4pm
Rogue Studios, Gorton
A day of FREE art, music, dance and workshops for everyone to enjoy!
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There will be performances, taster dance workshops for all the family, seed bomb workshops, gardening and other crafts, art in the yard and free refreshments. There will be activities for grown ups and children and an opportunity to spend a day celebrating art in the great outdoors..
PERFORMANCE OF ADRIFT
1.30pm
A raft in the middle of the ocean. Two women on board, lost in the high seas, a complex network of storms serves as a metaphor for courage and an intense struggle for survival.
PERFORMANCE OF OLD GREEN TIME MACHINE
2pm
The Old green Time Machine follows the journey of two intrepid and quirky time travellers who are in a race to save the world. In a future where all living things have been destroyed and all thats left is plastic, our two adventurers find themselves on an urgent journey into the past to change the course of history. It's a shame their time machine has seen better days! Presented by Coalesce Dance Theatre
SEEDBOMB WORKSHOP WITH MANCHESTER URBAN DIGGERS
drop in
A chance to create your own seed bombs, a compact collection of seeds moulded with clay, to throw into patches of nature and watch wildflowers and plants grow, providing nutrients and contributing to the habitat of insects and animals.
PERFORMANCE OF GROW
2.30pm
A lively, energetic and vibrant dance theatre duo by Kapow. A comment on humanity and a comedic gardening show combined.
FAMILY DANCE WORKSHOP
3pm
A dance workshop for adults and children, to learn some dance moves in the Kapow style.
PERFORMANCE OF MAYFLY
3.30pm
A spectacular outdoor work harnessing the power of water on a bespoke set which fires 5Â choreographed jets into the air. Two women dodge, play, dance and eventually embrace the deluge. A story about female empowerment and the ephemeral nature of life.
ART IN THE YARD
open studio
Resident Rogue artist Heather Alderson will be displaying her art work throughout the day.
Heather graduated BA (Hons) Fine Art 1991, Liverpool Polytechnic, and has been working as an artist since.
Instagram: heather_alderson_artist
REFRESHMENTS IN THE COURTYARD
available throughout the day
Tony from Coffee Blue will be serving tea, coffee and snacks throughout the day. Squash and cake is available on us for free!
You won’t want to miss this!