Shoppers and visitors invited to Roam the Rows
Chester Performs and the city’s retailers teamed up for Roam the Rows back in August and the event is likely to be repeated, billed as “a spectacular and intimate festival on Chester’s Rows”.
Shoppers, families and visitors were invited to explore the City’s Rows, as Cheshire’s artists and communities take to the streets to celebrate the famous Rows in music, performance, dance and art. The event took place on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th August, with over 50 artists, groups and societies taking part, Roam the Rows presented an exciting range of work from regional groups such as 2 Engage Drama, Chester Community Deaf Choir, InterAct and Mold Drama Works, Chester Musical Society, APiiS and Cheshire Dance as well as Chester artists W. Terry Fox, the current Poet Laureate, Gregory MacMillan, Hayley Wood and Jayne Carle.
The event offereds everything from “free running” to story telling, installation art, walkabout street performance, unusual guided tours, dance and puppetry. There was also a whole host of opportunities for visitors to get involved with the artists directly.
Eastgate, Northgate, Watergate and Bridge Street may never seem the same again. Amber Knipe, Chester Performs Project Co-ordinator said; "This was a fantastic opportunity to see Chester in a slightly different light. By adding a bit of colour, art and entertainment we wanted to encourage people up onto the City’s Rows, discover what’s there and enjoy what the city truly has to offer. Roam the Rows will be 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 highlight the character and charm of the city centre and its historic streets.
For further information about the event for 2009 go to www.chesterperforms.com or contact the Chester Performs office on 01244 409113 or at 31 Watergate Row South.
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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.
Chester Performs Contact: Amber Jones Tel: 01244 409113
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