Liverpool Lantern Company

Liverpool Lantern Company

Liverpool Lantern Company is an artist led organisation, originally set up to establish a spectacular community based Lantern Carnival in Liverpool and to promote creativity, celebration and unity within and across local communities. We also undertake commissions and offer training at all levels and in many art forms such as Lantern making, carnival costume, processional puppets and large scale processional imagery, as well as directing and producing art installations, site specific events and processions.

2008 Events and Projects

    October

  • Halloween Lantern Carnival 2008- Further artistic, collaborative and community development of the Carnival and finale

    • June

  • Lord Mayors Parade - Artistic Direction, management and delivery of the parade with Walk the Plank and Liverpool Culture Company
  • St Helens Schools & Colleges – Lantern training towards the Liverpool Culture Company ‘Tales’ project

    • May

  • Tate’s 20th Birthday Celebrations – Lantern training and procession at Albert Dock

    • April

  • South Wirral Schools – Residencies leading to ‘Adiemus’ large scale multi- disciplinary event at Anglican Cathedral in July

    • March

  • The Orrery Project – In partnership with Inishowen Carnival Group - Capital of Culture project touring primary schools in 08

    • February

  • Girl Guiding UK- World in One City Event at the Echo Arena -Commissions and workshops with 600 girl guides

2007 Events and Projects

    December

  • Sale Partnership’s Christmas Celebration- Lantern procession support

    • November

  • Tranmere Alliance Winter Festival - Lantern making workshops and procession

    • October

  • Halloween Lantern Carnival Sefton Park Liverpool

    • September

  • CFN Conference -Liverpool Anglican Cathedral - Lantern sculptures and costumes
  • Stockton Council – Lantern training for artists

    • August

  • Liverpool 800th Birthday Celebrations– Caribbean Island children’s play area

    • July

  • Tatton Park Cheshire -Lanterns and Kinetic Fire Sculptures

    • June

  • Liverpool Lord Mayor's Parade -in partnership with WTP
  • Liverpool Tall Ships Visit -All Aboard   a Caribbean Island installation , and children's play area

    • February

  • Chinese New Year celebrations Liverpool

2006 Events and Projects

    December

  • Birmingham Canal boat Light parade, Birmingham City Council
  • Lantern Procession (processional image), More Music in Morecombe
  • Workshops and site specific sculpture, Knowsley Winter Fair at National Wildflower Centre, Knowsley Council
  • Exhibition, Kirkby Library Gallery
  • Sale Moor Lantern workshops and procession, Trafford Housing Trust

    • November

  • City Centre Lantern Procession with Sense of Sound Choir, Liverpool BID team
  • Southport Christmas Parade (processional image), Sefton Council
  • Liverpool08 Launch Event (costumed performance), Liverpool City Council

    • October

  • ‘The Displaced’ Halloween Lantern Carnival 06

    • September

  • Kinetic lantern making master class, Hope St Ltd
  • Kendal Torchlight Procession (processional images)

    • June

  • Training and workshops, Malbank School and Sixth form College, Cheshire
  • Pensby School, Learning Lighthouse,Wirral
  • South Wirral Arts Festival
  • Liverpool Lord Mayors Parade - Artistic Direction, Produced in partnership with Walk the Plank and Liverpool Culture Company

    • January

  • Training for staff, Sefton Early Years

2005 Events and Projects

    December

  • Magical gardens, workshops and installation, National Wildflower Centre, Knowsley Council Winter Fayre

    • October

  • ‘Ascension’ Halloween Lantern Carnival 05

2004

    January

  • Delivery partner for Launch Event ‘Year of Faith’ (workshops and procession), Anglican Cathedral, Liverpool Culture Company

    • October

  • Halloween Lantern Carnival 04 in partnership with Zho Theatre

2003

December

  • Christmas Lantern Carnival, in partnership with Hope St Ltd and Liverpool City Council.

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