Limelight: Saturday night
Event takes place after dark on the Piazza at
MediaCityUK from 17th October to 19th October
University of Salford and CUBE host International art
installation that turns MediaCity UK into a stage.
The University of Salford in association with CUBE
Gallery is delighted to announce that Limelight, a public art commission by
Sans façon artists Tristan Surtees and Charles Blanc will be taking
place after dark on the Piazza at MediaCityUK from 17th October to 19th
October.
Over the past 12 months in cities around the world,
sidewalks were turned into impromptu stages by swapping streetlights for
theatre spotlights, now, as daylight fades, Salford Quays welcomes
Limelight.
The spotlight attracted the young and the old, solo
performers and couples, families and folks out for a night out. Some
avoided the limelight, slinking around its edge like jail breakers avoiding
the watchtowers light, whilst others bathed in it whole-heartedly.
Performances have been spontaneous, surprising, and often quite touching.
They ranged from the hilarious, the tipsy, the tender and the skilful but
above all the romantics hogged the light. Displays included all manner of
dance moves, from graceful stag leaps to the robot dance, serenades and
passionate canoodling.
VIDEO OF LIMELIGHT http://vimeo.com/18881086
For more information and press images, please contact: info@cube.org.uk,
0161 237 5525.
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