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Corby Mardi Gras • spectacular street performances intriguing installations • activities for the whole family!

Corby town centre, Thoroughsale Woods and Corby Boating Lake

Welcome Welcome to the third and final Grow Festival, two days of illuminating performances, experiences and workshops across Corby town centre.

This year’s festival is inspired by the theme of light, filling the town centre with bright and colourful performances and experiences. Families can enjoy amazing street performers, spectacular art, music and Luke Jerram’s Museum Of The Moon. We are confident there’s something for everyone to enjoy.

Grow Festival 2020 is the third in a series of festivals commissioned by Made in Corby and co‑produced with The Core at Corby Cube funded by Arts Council England through the National Lottery. This year we have joined forces with ArtReach to incorporate the highly-successful Corby Mardi Gras into the festival. As Corby is one of the fastest growing boroughs outside of London, the festivals are aptly inspired by themes of water, light and food – all essential ingredients for growth.

We want to specially thank our Youth Advisory Panel, and the many local people volunteering their time to make the festival happen – we couldn’t have done it without you.

Throughout the festival there will be opportunities to give a small donation. Please give whatever you are able to. Tickets are now on sale for the Full Moon Party on Saturday night at www.thecorecorby.com.

We hope that you enjoy our spectacular light-themed festival, Helen Willmott

Joe Flavin

Director, Made in Corby

Director, The Core at Corby Cube

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With thanks Special thanks to the team at ArtReach, the Grow Festival Youth Advisory Panel, Corby Borough Council, Kay McGinley at Willow Place, James Howarth at RS Components, Max Robinson at Corby Library, Suzy Geraghty at Pen Green Nursery, Rob Purdie and the Made In Corby Consortium (Corby Community Arts, The Core at Corby Cube, Groundwork Northamptonshire, KHL Big Local, Greatwell Homes and Teamwork Trust) and all of our wonderful Arts Ambassadors and volunteers.

Photo by Gareth Jones

Acts and performances

LUKE JERRAM’S

MUSEUM OF THE MOON TUE 4 – SAT 8 FEBRUARY - THE CORE AT CORBY CUBE

Created by acclaimed multidisciplinary artist Luke Jerram, the installation is a fusion of lunar imagery, moonlight and surround sound composition created by BAFTA and Ivor Novello award-winning composer Dan Jones.

Measuring seven metres in diameter, the moon features 120dpi detailed NASA imagery of the lunar surface. At an approximate scale of 1:500,000, each centimetre of the internally lit spherical sculpture represents 5km of the moon’s surface.

The Museum Of The Moon has captured audience’s imaginations across the world –from New York and Beijing to Glastonbury and London. As it travels from place to place, it gathers new musical compositions and an ongoing collection of personal responses, stories and mythologies, as well as highlighting the latest moon science. #museumofthemoon

Tue 4 February 11am-7pm 4pm-6pm Wed 5 February 11am-5pm 6.30pm-8pm Thu 6 February 11am-7pm 4pm-6pm Fri 7 February 6pm-9pm Sat 8 February 11am-5pm 8pm-11pm

Open Lantern Making Open Young Persons’ Showcase Open Lantern Making Open Open Full Moon Party

FULL MOON PARTY SAT 8 FEBRUARY 8PM-11PM

Join us for a party under the moon as local DJ BARBWIRE raises the roof with Club and Jungle classics.

TICKETS £5 BOOK AT WWW.THECORECORBY.COM

ARTREACH PRESENT

CORBY MARDI GRAS ILLUMINATIONS FRI 7 FEBRUARY 6PM-10PM - THOROUGHSALE WOODS

The popular Corby Mardi Gras returns as part of Grow Festival. Wind your way through Thoroughsale Woods to experience enchanting illuminations and sculptures created by arts charity Same Sky. WORLDBEATERS MUSIC

SPARK!

FRI 7 FEBRUARY 5PM & 7.45PM - THOROUGHSALE WOODS

Spark! is a mesmerising street theatre show that combines high impact drumming with kaleidoscopic lighting design. Ethereal and playful characters use captivating and dramatic music to interact with the crowd, leading spectators on a spellbinding journey.

MARDI GRAS PARADE FEATURING SPARK! FRI 7 FEBRUARY STARTS AT 6.15PM FROM JAMES ASHWORTH VC SQUARE

Follow the Spark! drummers and colourful lanterns as they progress from James Ashworth VC Square through spectacular illuminated installations in Thoroughsale Woods to the Boating Lake to explore an intriguing and enchanting garden of fire.

EGG ILLUMINATIONS

FIRE DREAM

FRI 7 FEBRUARY 6PM-10PM - BOATING LAKE

Fire Dream is a unique installation of fire. A dreaming woman’s head sleeps in a nest of fire. Surrounding her is a ‘palace of fire’ where large fireballs and towers stand guard over her resting place.

Inside this palace four people move around. Three of them are strangely dressed like bee keepers and look after the flames. The fourth person is shaman like and plays calm and restful sounds.

SOUNDPLAY PROJECTS

SOUNDPLAY DOME FRI 7 FEBRUARY 3PM-4.45PM & SAT 8 FEBRUARY 10AM-4.45PM WILLOW PLACE

Inspired by many years spent combining digital art and music to stimulate creativity in youngsters, Ewan Sinclair and Bal Cooke have created a multisensory, audio-visual pop up playground where sound, animation and interactive technology collide.

Play, roll, drum, move or sing, the Soundplay Dome wants you to experiment and have fun with music and sound.

HELIOSPHERE

SAT 8 FEBRUARY 3PM, 4.45PM & 7.45PM JAMES ASHWORTH VC SQUARE

Spiralling and spinning and seemingly weightless, an acrobat suspended beneath a helium balloon explores the uncharted space between street level and rooftops.

It’s a spectacle to inspire, mystify and enchant!

HOLOGON

PORTAL OF REFLECTION FRI 7 & SAT 8 FEBRUARY 5PM-9PM - GEORGE STREET

An intriguing, ever evolving installation - a kaleidoscopic experience of wonder through animated light, colour and sound. Gaze through special glasses into a portal of sound and colour as it takes you on a journey of wonder.

Portal Of Reflection provides an opportunity for you to take a moment to reconnect with yourself and remind yourself about what is important in life.

APUS PRODUCTIONS

WINTER WONDERLAND BIRDS SAT 8 FEBRUARY 1.30PM, 5PM & 6PM CORBY TOWN CENTRE, ROAMING

These magical giant birds have stunning illuminated fanned tails which change colours according to the Birds’ mood to create a beautiful rainbow display.

Accompanied by the snow queen, they are sure to entertain and inspire audiences of all ages.

THINGUMAJIG THEATRE

GHOST CARIBOU

SAT 8 FEBRUARY 2.15PM, 4PM & 7PM CORBY TOWN CENTRE, ROAMING

Giant illuminated creatures that are part caribou and part spirit roam a mystical world after dark, accompanied by a wild herdsperson. As the crowd gathers, they clear a space to perform their otherworldly ceremony. With music, song and shadow puppets they tell stories of lost homes, impossible migrations and seeds of hope before continuing the journey into their hauntingly beautiful dream-world.

SPACE CADETS

GIANT CONES FRI 7 & SAT 8 FEBRUARY, ALL DAY - VARIOUS SITES

Three impressive towering cones will be bringing colour to locations around Corby town centre.

METRO BOULOT DODO

OVERVIEW EFFECT & UNDERVIEW EFFECT FRI 7 FEBRUARY 11AM-5PM & SAT 8 FEBRUARY 6PM-9PM – WILLOW PLACE

Overview Effect is a bold projected animation that celebrates the ambition and technical achievement of the 1969 moon landing. It celebrates what the human race is capable of achieving and considers the cost of the problems we choose to ignore.

Underview Effect is inspired by the environmental themes of Overview Effect and was created by young artists from Corby in collaboration with MBD and puppeteer Tom Cleaver. It was created for Grow Festival as part of a week-long art residency at The Core.

THE CHILDREN OF PEN GREEN NURSERY PRESENT

THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE

FRI 7 & SAT 8 FEBRUARY ALL DAY – QUEENS SQUARE

Come and discover this magical mixed media installation, exploring light, sound and movement inspired by the creativity of our youngest artists ever featured in Grow Festival.

Co-created with the children of Pen Green Nursery.

With special thanks to Anna Daly. Installation by Kaitlin Ferguson and soundscape by Lee Affen.

ARTREACH AND CORBY YOUNG WRITERS

ANGELS - FEELINGS FROM HOME FRI 7 FEBRUARY 5PM & SAT 8 FEBRUARY 5PM & 8.10PM - CORBY TOWN CENTRE, ROAMING

What does home mean to you?

Young people in Corby are working with multi-media artist Laurence Payot and Writing East Midlands to create a series of poems to be projected across Corby town centre. Building on Laurence’s work with refugees and asylum seekers across the UK, exploring how feelings of home can give you strength and resilience in difficult situations, young people in Corby will add their own stories of what home means to them.

THE PEOPLE’S STAGE Come and celebrate the talent in Corby with fantastic and uplifting performances from local choirs.

BIG ABOUT SINGING SAT 8 FEBRUARY 12PM

DEEP ROOTS TALL TREES SAT 8 FEBRUARY 1PM

ACCESS KEY Amplified sound

Smoke and haze

Moving performance

Audience interaction

Flashing lights

Workshops LANTERN MAKING WITH SAME SKY SAT 1 FEBRUARY - STEPHENSON WAY COMMUNITY CENTRE SUN 2 FEBRUARY - HAZELWOOD NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE TUE 4 & THU 6 FEBRUARY 4-6PM - THE CORE AT CORBY CUBE

Join Same Sky artists to make wonderful lanterns for the Mardi Gras Parade. Either decorate a globe lantern or use willow, tissue and your creativity to make your own lantern to carry. No previous experience needed just bundles of enthusiasm and old clothes (there will be glue). Bring your lantern back to James Ashworth VC Square on Friday at 6pm to take part in the parade.

Book online at madeincorby.eventbrite.com

SYMPHONY OF THE SENSES WITH EYE MUSIC TRUST SAT 8 FEBRUARY 11.30AM-3.30PM, DROP IN - WILLOW PLACE

Experience this unique sensory installation and create whole orchestras of sound by simply moving over special infra-red sensors. Sound-paintings can also be played by moving your hands over the surface and you can “paint” rainbows of colour around the space.

There will be a special performance by children from Red Kite Academy of their own Symphony Of The Senses on Sat 8 February at 12pm. The school performance will be led by composer David Stevens with support from Eye Music Trust.

Delivered by Eye Music Trust through funding from Arts Council England and support from Made in Corby.

ALIEN POP WORKSHOP WITH RS COMPONENTS SAT 8 FEBRUARY 11AM-5PM, DROP IN - COUNCIL CHAMBER, CORBY CUBE

Join RS Components and the STEM Ambassadors for a fun STEM building challenge that is suitable for ages 8+. The goal is to build a device using a Sphero robot and control it via drive or code to complete a challenge circuit.

Delivered with generous support from RS Components

OUT OF THIS WORLD CRAFT WORKSHOPS SAT 8 FEBRUARY 11AM-3PM (DROP IN ANYTIME AND STAY AS LONG AS YOU LIKE) - CORBY LIBRARY, CORBY CUBE

Drop in to Corby Library and have a go at some funfilled free ‘Out Of This World’ themed crafts! There will be several craft activities that will take between 5 or 10 minutes each to create.

Map & diary KEY Parking Public Toilets with disabled access 1

Festival Information point

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Fri 7 February All day 11am-5pm 12pm-4pm 5pm-9pm 5pm-6pm 5.15pm 6pm-9pm 6pm-10pm 6pm-10pm 6.15pm 7.45pm Sat 8 February All day 10am-4.45pm 11am-5pm 11am-3pm 11am-5pm 11.30pm-3.30pm 12pm 1pm 1.30pm 2.15pm 3pm 4pm 4.45pm 5pm 5pm-9pm 5pm 6pm 6pm -9pm 7pm 7.45pm 8.10pm 8pm-11pm

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This Little Light Of Mine MBD: Overview & Underview Effect Soundplay Dome Portal Of Reflection Poetry Projection Spark!

Museum Of The Moon (see schedule overleaf) Corby Mardi Gras Illuminations Fire Dream Mardi Gras Parade Spark!

Queens Square Willow Place Willow Place George Street Town Centre, Roaming James Ashworth VC Square The Core at Corby Cube Thoroughsale Woods Boating Lake James Ashworth VC Square James Ashworth VC Square

This Little Light Of Mine Soundplay Dome Museum Of The Moon (see schedule overleaf) Out Of This World Crafts Alien Pop Workshop Symphony Of The Senses Big About Singing Deep Roots Tall Trees Winter Wonderland Birds Ghost Caribou Heliosphere Ghost Caribou Heliosphere Winter Wonderland Birds Portal Of Reflection Poetry Projection Winter Wonderland Birds MBD: Overview and Underview Effect Ghost Caribou Heliosphere Poetry Projection Full Moon Party

Queens Square Willow Place The Core at Corby Cube Corby Library, Corby Cube Council Chamber, Corby Cube Willow Place The People’s Stage The People’s Stage Town Centre, Roaming Town Centre, Roaming James Ashworth VC Square Town Centre, Roaming James Ashworth VC Square Town Centre, Roaming George Street Town Centre, Roaming Town Centre, Roaming Willow Place Town Centre, Roaming James Ashworth VC Square Town Centre, Roaming The Core at Corby Cube

To Oundle and Stamford