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Dateline: 5th August, 2009
LIFT in Barking & Dagenham The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham’s Molten Festival is teaming up for the first time this year with LIFT (London International Festival of Theatre) to create a unique and predominantly free event that combines internationally acclaimed artists and performers with the idea of a quintessentially British village fete. From the dazzling opening ceremony featuring pioneering French theatre company Transe-Express who fuse aerial acrobatics, fire, opera, rock and dance to Classy-oke (the chance to sing live karaoke backed by a fifty piece orchestra), this quirky festival brings spectacle and sparkle to Barking & Dagenham this summer. There are local history tours developed in collaboration with artist Peter Reder and director Corrine Micallef, saucy cabaret courtesy of the Whoopee Club, a Global Village Fete, cricket on the green, cream teas, craft stalls and an public ping-pong-a-thon courtesy of performance artists Search Party. “The Lift” is an ingenious venue on the cutting edge of portable structure technology. Highly flexible, and an exemplar of sustainable, environmentally-friendly design, The Lift is a theatre, a concert hall, an open-air stage, an interactive billboard, a cinema, a venue for exhibitions and a public meeting space. “We’re very lucky to be working with LIFT this year – making sure our festival is bigger and better than ever. LIFT brings a wealth of ideas and experience to this year’s programme – not to mention the gigantic Lift structure landing on Abbey Green. From the moment The Lift lands it will be non-stop Festival fun all round and a chance for the people of Barking and Dagenham to really get involved and enjoy themselves!” said Sara Doctors, Molten Festival Producer. Highlights
Full details of all events can be found at www.liftmoltenfestival.com.
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