Astronauts, innovative workshops and a pop up cinema, oh my! All of these are taking one small step to Doncaster for the DN Festival Does Space this July.<\/p>\n
Right Up Our Street are landing this exciting space-themed festival on the evening of Friday 27th July and all day on Saturday 28th July, in the Sir Nigel Gresley Square and the Village at Waterdale Shopping Centre.<\/p>\n
Sally Lockey, project director for Right Up Our Street, said: \u201cWe are so excited about this year\u2019s first festival.<\/p>\n
\u201cUsing the theme of space we have invited and commissioned a number of Yorkshire-based artists to showcase ambitious work alongside a small number of handpicked nationally touring pieces. Doncaster\u2019s own Lioness Theatre presenting \u2018The Black Stuff\u2019 and Jenkinson-Parks will be some of the many highlights.<\/p>\n
\u201cThanks to Right Up Our Street’s continued relationship with Without Walls Associate Touring Network, we\u2019ll be welcoming the innovative dance theatre piece ‘Urban Astronaut’ by Highly Sprung and the beautifully post-apocalyptic ‘The Wheel House’ by Acrajou.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs with all our past festivals, empty spaces within the Village at Waterdale Shopping Centre will be reimagined and shop units will become hands-on free activity spaces for families alongside festival food and pop up performances.\u201d<\/p>\n
The summer festival will see a giant inflatable venue called The Big M take over Sir Nigel Gresley Square. The Big M will be the central hub for everything from a sci-fi Cosy Cinema screening to a family rave.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are already talking to a number of businesses about potential sponsorship and partnerships around these events as we want to make sure that we are delivering events that Doncaster can really be proud of.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is already so much to be excited about with the commissions for this festival and more activities and events will be announced soon,\u201d added Sally.<\/p>\n