Festival's riotous rainbow triumphs over grey skies; Artists transform city's waterfront.Byline: VICKI KELLAWAY THOUSANDS of people braved changeable skies to see a festival bring art to life on Liverpool's docks. More than 45,000 people descended on Pier Head and the Albert Dock for the city's flamboyant Art on the Waterfront event. The three-day festival hosted 250 street performers who arrived ready to taunt the city's occasionally grey weather with their most colourful costumes. Among the street artists were two giant eggs - dancing alongside their chef - a troupe of saucy Samba dancers and a parade of illuminated cyclists. A helium heliosphere he·li·o·sphere n. The region of space through which the solar wind extends. heliosphere The large, roughly elliptical region of space around the Sun through which the solar wind extends and through also floated overhead - operated by a gymnast underneath. But the highlight of the festival was Saturday night when the city's Port of Liverpool building The Port of Liverpool Building, in Liverpool, United Kingdom, was designed by Arnold Thornley and built in 1907. Outside, a dome caps the Portland stone building. Inside an octagonal hall rises to the dome, with galleries running around it. It is a Grade II* Listed Building. basked under the Son et Lumiere son et lu·mière n. See sound-and-light show. [French : son, sound + et, and + lumière, light.] sound and laser show. A crowd of more than 2,000 people watched the display and were entertained by musicians including the Liverpool Samba Band. Art on the Waterfront was the second in Liverpool City Council's three-part series of free festivals designed to emulate the success of last year's Capital of Culture. Enterprise and tourism cabinet member Gary Millar said: "We're delighted with the way people embraced this festival. "We wanted to engage people in the same way we did with Capital of Culture. "Art on the Waterfront had all the hallmarks of what last year was all about - it was free and it was hands on, so it encouraged people to get involved." Hundreds of pieces of art were produced throughout the festival, including a giant steel wheel powered by colourful paper lanterns produced by local children. Many visitors ventured inside the Tate to see the Colour Chart exhibition. The display includes a 1970s silent disco, plus art by Andy Warhol and Damien Hirst, and runs until September 13. The final free festival will run from September 25-27. The new Museum of Liverpool The Museum of Liverpool is due to open in 2010 and will be part of the National Museums Liverpool group. National Museums Liverpool proposes that the new venue will tell the story of Liverpool, its people and reflect the city’s global significance. will be transformed into a giant cinema for Film on the Waterfront. CAPTION(S): A metal fish at the festival Code: jr160809 waterfront-10 Samba dancers at the Albert Dock, for Art on the Waterfront Pictures: JASON Jason, in Greek mythology Jason, in Greek mythology, son of Aeson. When Pelias usurped the throne of Iolcus and killed (or imprisoned) Aeson and most of his descendants, Jason was smuggled off to the centaur Chiron, who reared him secretly on Mt. Pelion. ROBERTS/ jr160809waterfront- Streeperformers down at the Waterfront Code: jr160809waterfront-7 |
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