DN Festival of Light 2022

18th - 20th November

St. George’s Minster & The Corn Exchange

THE ARTWORK

1.3 Seconds by Guillaume Marmin

St George’s Minster

About The Artwork

1.3 Seconds by Guillaume Marmin

With the space travel theme in mind, the installation by Guillaume Marmin gets its name from the time it takes for light to travel from the earth to the moon at a velocity of 300 000km/s. Originally inspired by the church’s columns, stained glass windows and overall gothic style, visitors are given glimpses of the architectural details as lights flash and illuminate the grand space of the Minster. The contrast between the darkness and flashes of light immerses the audience in an almost overwhelming experience that intends to play with the perception of the existing space.

Warning: 1.3 Seconds contains flashing lights. Viewer discretion is advised.

DESIGN Jean-Baptiste COGNET & Philippe GORDIANI TECHNICAL DIRECTION Maël PINARD & Simon ZERBIB PRODUCTION TETRO+A PHOTOS ©Maxime BROCHIER

Photographs by James Mulkeen

Thank you to Doncaster Minster for Hosting Us!

WE RISE

The Corn Exchange

About The Artwork

WE RISE by Greenaway & Greenaway

Greenaway & Greenaway was established in 2009 by brothers Jude and Jolyon, who work collaboratively through a variety of creative disciplines, crafting artistic and commercial work that allows for the exploration between the audio and visual arts. Their unique skill set allows them to move freely between sound and vision, forging work that is constantly pushing both mediums and wherever possible, bringing both these art forms together in a single, complete project. 

Greenaway & Greenaway are creating a spectacle that has been commissioned by Right Up Our Street for the DN Festival of Light central artwork to be projected on the Corn Exchange in November. This piece is about telling the story of Doncaster through the eyes of the people, creating a unique film.

“Greenaway & Greenaway are really excited to be working with the communities of Doncaster to create a unique Audio/Visual artwork for this years Festival of Light. Doncaster has such a rich history, such a deep sense of pride and so many vibrant communities and stories ready to tell. Already our minds are whirring and we havent even scratched the surface!”

Spoken word narration by Toria Garbutt and GSD. 

Thank you to Doncaster Markets for hosting us!

FREE FAMILY ACTIVITIES IN THE WOOL MARKET

SPONSORED BY DICKINSON WOOD SOLICITORS

Over the weekend we had family activities available in the Wool Market including crafting with textile artist Karen Hall and printing workshops with Print Imperials.

Karen Hall provided the opportunity to make and design your own star to add to the growing display of hanging stars. Participants of the activity were encourage to share their favourite parts of Doncaster on the star.

Using the ‘City of Doncaster’ Illustration designed by Molly Jones, Print Imperials provided print activities where you can create your own Tote Bag or Print.

VIP Launch

We had a fantastic launch of the DN Festival of Light. The 71st Doncaster Hunafa Scouts shared their opening ceremony performance from the Muslim Scout Olympics with the VIP audience, alongside Choreographer Nathan Geering, Set Designer and Graffiti Artist Leigh Redhead and Project Manager Hayley Beecher. The crowd absolutely loved them and they did an amazing job. We are so proud of them!

Opening speeches were led by Mayor Ros Jones, Canon David Stevens and Project Director Sally Lockey. It was a wonderful celebration of the recent City Status, Doncaster and its community, Right Up Our Street’s 10 Year Anniversary and of course the DN Festival of Light.

Thank you to all who made it so special.

Thank You

The DN Festival of Light is produced and delivered by Right Up Our Street which is Arts Council England Funded Creative People and Places Project for Doncaster. We couldn’t do it without so many fantastic teams and individuals so we want to say…

Thank you to our two venues Doncaster Minster and Doncaster Wool Market. The teams individually have both been a fantastic support to the festival. We were so proud to bring the communities of Doncaster into such fantastic venues.

Thank you to our amazing Crew, Volunteers and event Manager Bev for making the festival run so smoothly and spreading the joy.

Thank you to Guillaume Marmin for sharing his beautiful artwork 1.3 Seconds in the Minster.

Thank you to the Greenaway & Greenaway team for collaborating so beautifully with the community of Doncaster to create WE RISE and making us feel proud of Donny.

Thank you to our fantastic spoken word artists and narrators for making WE RISE so special and very Donny.

Thank you to Print Imperials and Karen Hall for providing such fun and beautiful family activities in the Wool Market.

Thank you to 71st Doncaster Hunafa Scout Group for opening our Festival with their amazing performance from the Scout Olympics alongside Nathan Geering, Leigh Redhead and Hayley Beecher.

Thank you to Mayor Ros Jones and Canon David Steven’s for opening our DN Festival of Light with speeches.

Thank you to the talented production team QED and Tetro for making both artworks possible.

Thank you to Jim Hopper & John Power and their team at Doncaster Council.

Thank you to James Mulkeen for the fantastic Photos and David Sanchez for filming.

Thank you to Doncaster City Council for their continued support and Dickinson Wood for sponsoring our family activities in the Wool Market.