Friday evening began with a Lantern Parade made up of children from 17 schools around Medway who carried lanterns created with the theme of 'Home and Belonging, Love and Respect'. The parade also included some great live music. If you have a spare 7 minutes, why not take a look at our video:
Throughout the evening there were several performances by Icon Theatre in Rochester Castle grounds, using the castle itself as the backdrop to several styles of dance. The performance was entitled 'If Not Now'; it took a journey through various points in history through which communities have joined together to bring about transformation. It highlighted issues such as poverty, prejudice and climate change.
It was soooooooooooooooooooo good!!!!!!
There was also a wonderful animation using the Six Poor Travellers' Houses as the backdrop, put together by students from the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Kent (Canterbury).
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| This one image doesn't give credit to the overall showing. |
Eastgate Gardens housed a 4-metre high hourglass exhibit by Emergency Exit Arts, which was a story of migration.
One aspect of the evening that I sadly missed was the Dickensian Fire Laboratory in The Vines park. Thanks Aiste for this photo. Can't help thinking that if I'd gone there I might have been able to get warm!!!
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