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5PM – 10PM

LIGHTING UP THE CITY WITH A TRAIL OF

FREE INTERACTIVE ARTWORKS

Light Up Leicester is a brand new city-wide festival. Running from 5 – 8 March, it will light up the streets with a trail of free interactive artworks.

Many of the artworks have already enjoyed success in the UK and elsewhere, but three new pieces have been specially commissioned for Light up Leicester and will premiere as part of the festival. All of the artworks are connected, this could be through in-built movement sensors, touch-based pressure pads or powered by data from the internet.Together, the seven installations will create a stunning night-time spectacle in Leicester city centre that will be free for everyone to discover, play with and enjoy.

Light Up Leicester is delivered by Leicester City Council, ArtReach and BID Leicester. It has been made possible thanks to the support of Arts Council England. It would also like to thank Quays Culture, producer of Salford’s Lightwaves festival, for their support and guidance in making this festival possible, and its ‘Audience Lab’ participants whose critical feedback has enabled exciting and relevant promotion to reach a range of different Leicestershire communities. To find out more about this project, please visit lightupleicester.com

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FESTIVAL AT A GLANCE

Four days of free installations

Four international artworks

Three brand new commissions

Suitable for families

Max 5 mins walk betweeninstallations

#Lightupleicester on social media

Visit Leicester.gov.uk for cycling routes

Find water using the ‘Refill’ app

Check your travel routes on www.choosehowyoumove.co.uk

Unexpected Connection is an interactive LED tunnel, using pressure sensors, programmable LED lighting and smartglass to unexpectedly bring people together.

UNEXPECTED CONNECTION

BY ECCENTRIC EVENTS

JUBILEE SQUARE

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Rediscover the magic of play! When set in motion, the seesaws burst into sound and light, which becomes richer as more visitors partner up.

Image courtesy of Plastic Pictures taken at King’s Cross, London

*Created with CS Design and sound-scape by Mitchell Akiyama

WAVE-FIELD

BY LATERAL OFFICE*

HUMBERSTONE GATE1 2 6 73 4 5

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A towering 3m tall beautiful sculpture of a hooded youth that visualises data and reflects audience interaction using cameras, screens and technology built into the sculpture.

YOUTH CULTURE

BY STANZA

ORTON SQUARE

A playful twist on an urban mystery, the global phenomenon of shoe tossing is commonly known as ‘Shoefiti’ and theories about its meaning and origin range from simple to sinister. Deepa’s dangling LED trainers shine a light on this curious act of urban rebellion.

Quays Culture UK commission www.quaysculture.com

Image courtesy of Matthew Andrews taken at Lumiere, South Bailey, Durham

Image courtesy of Joel Chester Fildes taken at Salford Quays

SHOEFITI

BY DEEPA MANN–KLER

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WAVE

BY SQUIDSOUP

ST PETER’S SQUARE

Image courtesy of Rikard Österlund taken at Salisbury Cathedral, 2018

500 points of light, 500 voices, interconnected using Internet of Things technology and acting in harmony to create a series of immersive environments.

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Traces is a matrix of lights suspended in the air. Through motion sensors, the piece will capture the hustle and bustle of the market by day, and play this back to audiences at night. The central space will trace the motion of festival visitors who will see their movement pulsing into the field of lights.

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TRACES

BY MATEUS DOMINGOS

LEICESTER MARKET1 2 6 73 4 5

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SHADOWDANCE

BY IMPOSSIBLE ARTS

GREEN DRAGON SQUARE

Shadowdance invites you to pose and cut interesting shapes as the installation blends colour and light on the walls of New Market Square.

Saturday 7 March11am – 5pm Bean Gaming Café 22 Silver Street, Leicester LE1 5ET

Visit Leicester-based artist and technologist Dr Sean Clark to learn about the technologies that make interactive artwork possible.

Drop-in any time between 11am and 5pm to see work made by school children and digital artists and create your own LED light to take away (a 10-30 minute activity). Ages 5+

Book a more focussed session with Sean to explore the technologies behind interactive art. There hourly sessions between 1pm and 4pm. Search Eventbrite for “Connectedness Café” to book. Ages 10+

Bean Gaming café is open Sunday 8th March for viewing of the locally produced artworks and refreshments.

Download the LoyalFree app and follow the Light Up Leicester Trail to find all 7 installations.

Use the app to scan the QR code at each installation for a chance to win exclusive prizes – the more locations you scan, the more chances you have to win!

Download LoyalFree from your app store or visit loyalfree.com/download.

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PRODUCED BY ACTIVATE PERFORMING ARTS, FUNDED

BY ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND THROUGH COASTERS

TOURING NETWORK, DEVELOPED IN NEWBURY CORN

EXCHANGE’S 101 OUTDOOR ARTS CREATION SPACE.

SATURDAY 7 MARCH

AS DUSK FALLS, FOLLOW THE BAND AS THEY PARADE THROUGH THE STREETS OF LEICESTER

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7.00PM | JUBILEE SQUARE6.00PM | CLOCK TOWER

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1. Unexpected Connection - Jubilee Square2. Wave-Field - Humberstone Gate3. Shoefiti - Silver Street4. Youth Culture - Orton Square, Cultural Quarter5. Wave - St Peter’s Square, Highcross Leicester6. Traces - Leicester Market7. Shadowdance - Green Dragon Square

• All artwork can be viewed or interacted with from street level and is suitable for those with reduced mobility. None of the artwork uses strobe lighting

• Search Leicester.gov.uk for your local cycling routes

• Use the digital festival map on the LoyalFree app

• Bring your re-usable bottles and download the ‘Refill’ app for local watering stations

• Use www.choosehowyoumove.co.uk to get to the festival

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