by Charma Force | Nov 19, 2024 | News, Performance, Projects
Igniting Passion! Introducing Fireflies
Skylight’s new community fire circus project for our local people. Including an upcoming performance at Ignite Fire Festival.
Skylight’s exciting new community project supported by Culture Co-op and in collaboration with Travelling Light Circus! This project brings fire spinning circus classes to the local community, currently offering a unique opportunity for 12 local adults, many have no prior experience with fire performance.
Working with visiting Fire Performers and Tutors Travelling Light Circus, our participants have been engaging in weekly sessions at Skylight, immersing themselves in the art of fire spinning. With the Ignite Fire Festival on November 23rd and 24th fast approaching, the Fireflies group are gearing up for their performance, showcasing their newly acquired skills in front of the Rochdale community.
Skylight’s Youth Circus Fire Performance
Skylight’s Teen Youth Circus are also developing their skills, with masterclass’ in club swinging and all about keeping safe when performing with fire from Travelling Light Circus.
They have then been working hard with Skylight staff to create their fire performance choreography to perform alongside our adult community group at the Ignite Fire Festival.
Is this new for Skylight?
This project represents an exciting opportunity to reintroduce fire manipulation and fire performance within our Skylight community, allowing young people and adults to connect with an exhilarating new circus skill.
As Skylight embark on this journey, we are not only excited about the upcoming festival but also about the future of fire workshops for adults and young people in our community.
‘Fireflies’ Project was made possible with support from Rochdale’s Culture Co-op.
Ignite Fire Festival – Town Hall Square
Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th November 2024
5 – 8pm Adult Community Group and Skylight Youth Circus Performance
Falinge Winter Markets – Falinge Park Courtyard
Sunday 1st December 2024
3:30pm Skylights Youth Circus
If you would like to speak to us about any upcoming events with Skylight Circus Arts please contact us.
Disclaimer:
The skills and techniques discussed in this blog post involve fire performance and should only be attempted under the supervision of trained professionals. Do not attempt any of these skills without proper guidance, support, and appropriate safety equipment. Always prioritise safety and seek professional instruction when engaging in fire-related activities.
by admin | Aug 20, 2020 | Heritage Lottery Fund, News, Performance, Projects
Funded by National Lottery Heritage fund, ‘3 intriguing fossils and the landscapes they came from’ project took Skylight’s participants on a journey of exploration around the Borough! Research inspired a show called ‘Mammoth’ which was sadly cancelled due to the pandemic.
This page contains all the details of our fascinating research and maps for you to enjoy the fossil walks! Below you’ll find the video which contains the thoughts of our young people and our journey across the Borough.
You can also read our blog posts about the different research that took place throughout the project:
Sparth Bottoms – The scorpion trail research and photos
Syke – The woolly mammoth trail research and photos
Newhey Quarry – The seabed trail research and photos
If you would like to try the Rochdale walks, please find the walk map PDF’s below.
by admin | Dec 6, 2019 | Performance
As the dark nights have crept in, our Spotlight Troupe have ventured outside to light up the sky! Our LED light show has been touring events across the Borough. We’ve performed at Christmas Lights ‘Switch On’s’ in Heywood, Falinge and Rochdale. We also enjoyed performances at Littleborough Arts Festival!
Our LED light show allows our performers to be very creative. It’s also great to give the audience a chance to have a go too!
Thank you to Grace for capturing the video below! The music is by our talented musician, Steve Broomhead.
“…It’s amazing, your are painting the sky with light!.” Audience Member Littleborough Arts Festival
“…It looked like graffiti fireworks, I want to have a go!” Audience Member Falinge
If you’d like to book the LED Light Show, or would like any more information about Skylight’s work please call or email our Creative Director Martine on 01706 650676 / martine.b@skylightcircusarts.com
by admin | Nov 21, 2017 | Performance
Generations is Skylight Circus Arts latest collaborative performance project, where our Silver Circus Group and Older Youth Circus combine, to creatively explore ideas of ‘generation’ and create a public performance.
Working with Grania Pickard as deviser and director the group will look at what links generations together? What dreams do we share? What experiences separate us?
Material and ideas discovered during our creation weekend will help shape the development of the circus performance.
The company explodes into action this week.
The blog will be updated weekly as the action happens, so watch this space for more development on the project.
Follow our blog for all pictures, videos and updates on the project
https://skylightcircusartsgenerations.blogspot.co.uk/
Suitable for all ages
Friday 27th April 2018 7.30pm
Saturday 28th April 2018 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Skylight Circus Arts studio, St Chads Fold ROCHDALE
Photo Credit: Giles Bennett
by admin | Nov 15, 2017 | Performance
“ODDLY MOVING IS A NEW CIRCUS THEATRE COMPANY SET UP BY GRANIA PICKARD
Using physical theatre, aerial circus, audience interaction, storytelling and puppetry to reveal to the audience how Sean walks, talks and interacts with the world as well as how his unique take on life has shaped
Grania.”
Oddly moving performed their production of ‘He Aint Heavy at the Lowery – Salford in November 2017 and invited us to come and see their show. He Aint Heavy tells the story of how life was like for Grania growing up with a disabled brother. Some of our staff, youth circus and their parents traveled over to the Lowery to watch the intimate and interactive performance, Grania used story telling throughout her show and inspired our youth circus in their own practice.
https://www.oddlymoving.co.uk/
