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๐ŸŒŸ Join us for a magical evening as we illuminate Cannon Hill Park to welcome the festive season! โœจ

๐Ÿ“… ๐’๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐…๐‘๐„๐„ ๐„๐•๐„๐๐“: ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ, ๐‹๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐”๐ฉ ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ’:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐š๐ญ ๐Œ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž – ๐Œ๐€๐‚ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ก๐š๐ฆ

What to to Expect:
10am โ€“ 3pm (last entry at 2:30pm)
Drop into the Hexagon Theatre at MAC to craft your very own glowing willow and paper lanterns โ€“ no experience needed!

From 4.30pm, MAC Outdoor Theatre
๐ŸŒŸ Procession walkabout through the park alongside Falsefeetโ€™s incredible stilt performers, and a joyous community cast! The 45-minute parade ends with a spectacular celebration back at the Outdoor Theatre.

๐ŸŽถ From 5:15pm โ€“ 6pm, MAC Outdoor Theatre
Celebration event with live music sets by EIF, lights and dancing! Refreshments will also be available to purchase here should you wish to indulge in a hot chocolate.

๐Ÿ’ฌ This event is family-friendly, accessible, and will feature BLS interpretation by Olivia Whitter.

Letโ€™s light up the night and celebrate the start of the season together! ๐ŸŽ„

Information Pack

Workshops Easy Read Guide

Easy Read Guide

Show Credits

Director:

Johnny Autin

Learning and Participation Manager:

Kirsten Tranter

BSL Interpreter: Olivia Whitter

Olivia Whitter

Workshop Leaders:

Shelley Eva Haden, Oliver Davis, Tori Drew, Saray Butler, Will Hodson & Freya Davis

Creative Producer:

Annalise McIntyre

Music:

EIF

Performing acts:

Falsefeet stilts & guest appearances

Special Notes:

Accessibility: This is BSL interpreted performance

โ€œWe are delighted to be partnering up with associate artist Johnny Autin and Autin Dance Theatre again for MACโ€™s inaugural Light Up Fest. We hope that lots of families and children will seize the chance to get hands-on and creative at free workshops that will culminate in bringing local communities together to light up the winter sky.โ€
Jo Carr
Performing Arts Producer @ MAC
โ€œWeโ€™ve always wanted to put on a live outdoor event bringing communities and professionals together, so I am thrilled that we can work with MAC on this wonderful winter lantern procession, which will see a range of local community groups working with professional artists to produce beautiful lanterns together at creative, accessible workshops.โ€
Johnny Autin
Artistic Director of Autin Dance Theatre

Our Sponsors & Supporters

This project is proudly delivered by Autin Dance Theatre, commissioned by Midlands Arts Centre and supported by Birmingham City Council.ย 

Upcoming Tour Dates

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