Baking the event of the year
Roam the Rows has the right ingredients for success. The festival, devised by Chester Performs, is set to celebrate Chester”s famous Rows with a variety of art and performance, including the aptly titled 300 Cream Buns on a Pink Carpet.
Conceived by local artist, Shelley Heath, the confectionery creation is just the icing on the cake of the two day event, which runs from noon to 3pm on August 9 and 10 and features a jam-packed programme of music, performance, dance and art. Amber Knipe, Chester Performs” Project Co-ordinator, said: “Even if you”ve not got a sweet tooth, you”re sure to find something this weekend that captivates, amuses or enlightens. Roam the Walls will restore a touch of the unfamiliar to this unique feature of the City. Check out the full programme of art, dance and performances at www.chesterperforms.com.” With more than 50 artists, groups and societies taking part, Roam the Rows presents an exciting range of work from regional groups such as Dee-Sign, a Chester Community Deaf Choir who will be transforming singing into sign, InterAct and Mold Drama Works, Chester Musical Society, APiiS, as well as Chester artists W. Terry Fox, Cheshire”s Poet Laureate, who will be creating a series of poems on posters and reciting some of his poems with his guitar, Gregory MacMillan, Hayley Wood and Jayne Carle.
The event offers everything from “free running” Parkour to story telling, installation art, walkabout street performance, unusual guided tours, dance and puppetry. There is also a whole host of opportunities for visitors to get involved with the artists directly at sites across the cities major streets, Eastgate, Northgate, Watergate and Bridge Street.
Amber Knipe, Chester Performs Project Co-ordinator, added: “Roam the Rows is about animating the space and using and highlighting Chester”s unique features. We are looking for volunteers to help with stewarding this large event. If you are interested please call the Chester Performs office. Roam the Rows is a family friendly event so people can meander through the streets with the aid of a special map for the day.” Chester”s retailers are heavily involved in the event, which is designed to enhance the character and charm of the city centre and its historic streets. For further information about Roam the Rows and stewarding for the event go to www.chesterperforms.com or contact the Chester Performs office on 01244 409113. Festival maps will be available from shops, information centres and Chester Performs” own exhibition and information space at 31, Watergate Row South, during the event. ENDS: 417 words
Captions: P&A Davies.jpg – Artists and supporters, including bakers P&A Davies, get ready for Chester”s Roam the Rows event on Saturday and Sunday. Left to right: Shelley Heath, Malcolm White, Bridge Street Shop Manager P&A Davies, Amber Knipe, Chester Performs Project Co-ordinator, Sheryl Kirkman Shops Manager for all 6 P&A Davies shops. Buns.jpg -
300 Cream buns on a pink carpet will be by the Chester Cross on Saturday and Sunday as part of the Roam the Rows event. Left to right: Kirkman Shops Manager for all 6 P&A Davies shops, Shelley Heath, Clare Sampson, sales assistant, P&A Davies.
PHOTOS (300dpi+) and more information at: http://www.marketingprojects.co.uk/clientpo/chester-performs Background Chester Performs is overseeing the development of the city”s new performing arts centre, which will open in 2011. Set to challenge audiences with a series of high profile performing arts events and community projects Chester Performs aims are to broaden horizons and raise the level of expectation in the performing arts both in Chester and Cheshire.
Chester Performs is gaining an enviable reputation for staging exciting performances in non-traditional and outdoor spaces across the region. Cutting edge performances will take place on the streets of Chester, by the River Dee and around the Roman walls. These projects will involve street performers and aerial artists, musicians, dancers, actors, visual and sonic artists, installations and performance art. Up the Wall, based on the City Walls, attracted a 3,500 audience in November. Screen Deva, a new film and digital media festival for Chester, attracted more than 1,000 people to a range of events across the City in June.
Chester Performs Contact: Amber Knipe Tel: 01244 409113
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