Street Theatre at the Hope St Festival

Taking the Hope Street Festival Association's European Street Market and the architecture of Hope Street as its inspiration, a group of national and international artists including Ian Smith will animate Hope Street and its buildings. The performances will take place over a week, with one or two happenings each day, culminating on the final day with all the animations and performances and a few finale surprises.

Expect up to 20 ridiculous market stalls, specially invented street musicians, roof top hawkers, flapping carpets, singers and vendors of every description to join in the proceedings. Punters will be awarded 100 'neuro's' as they enter at either end of Hope Street and will be free to spend them however they wish. Every 'product' would be inspirational or the answer to a wish however small and each stall and product will be designed as a unique artistic element.

These performances will incorporate lots of original music and songwriting / inventive sound installation/ much design, performance and sculpture. The whole experience will be a cacophonous hurly burly somewhere between the world of 'Oliver!' and Marrakech.

Dates

Opening 2007 8 Sep 2008 - 14 Sep 2008