BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7927@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231021T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231021T193000 DTSTAMP:20231012T123540Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/st-helens-as-the-world-tipped-cr eated-by-nigel-jamieson-and-wired-aerial-theatre/ SUMMARY:: St Helens: As The World Tipped - created by Nigel Jamieson and W ired Aerial Theatre DESCRIPTION:As The World Tipped - created by Nigel Jamieson and Wired Aeria l Theatre\n\nDate : 21st October 2023\nTime : 6.30pm - 7.30pm\nTicket: Fre e - No need to book.\n\nLocation\nBirchley Street Car Park\n42 Birchley\nS t Helens\nWA10 1HT\nUnited Kingdom\n\nAs The World Tipped tells the powerf ul tale of an ecological crisis through an extraordinary piece of aerial t heatre with spectacle\, humour and emotion.\n\nA breath-taking aerial show \, performed in front of audiences across the world\, is coming to St Hele ns this October.\n\nBilled as the headline event for St Helens' year as th e Liverpool City Region's Borough of Culture\, As The World Tipped is the largest and one of the finest large-scale outdoor shows to be produced by a UK company which tells the powerful tale of an ecological crisis through an extraordinary piece of aerial theatre with spectacle\, humour and emot ion.\n\nCombining dramatic film and visuals with a stunning aerial perform ance\, this is the once in a lifetime opportunity to see this ambitious wo rk in St Helens\; the hometown of Wired Aerial Theatre's Artistic Director \, Wendy Hesketh-Ogilvie.\n\nAt the Secretariat of the Copenhagen Climate Change conference\, harassed staff fail to notice as the world around them \, literally and metaphorically\, slides toward disaster. Suspended above the audience in the night sky\, the performers struggle to control their i ncreasingly precarious world as they do battle with the effects of a drast ic environmental catastrophe.\n\nWritten and directed by Nigel Jamieson\, one of the world's leading creators of outdoor spectacle having overseen t he Sydney Olympics and Liverpool Capital of Culture\, the 45-minute family -friendly show has been created by the pioneering team from Wired Aerial T heatre.\n\nLocation: Birchley St Car Park\, Birchley St\, St Helens\, WA10 1HT\n\nPrice: FREE\nTickets not required. Just turn up! Access to the sit e from 5pm.\n\nAccessibility\nThere will be a designated viewing areas for people with mobility issues. For full accessibility information and reque sts\, please contact St Helens Borough Council's Arts Service by emailing artsservice@sthelens.gov.uk or calling 01744 676823.\n\nToilet facilities and refreshments will be available.\n\nGetting there:\nAs the message behi nd As The World Tipped is the effects of climate change\, attendees are en couraged to consider active or public modes of transport when travelling t o and from this event.\n\nCommenting on bringing As The World Tipped to he r hometown\, Wendy Hesketh-Ogilvie\, who started her career in dance as a student at St Helens College\, said:\n\n"Bringing 'As The World Tipped' to my hometown of St Helens fills me with joy: I can't wait to put on this a mazing performance in a place that is so close to my heart.\n\nThe show is a reminder of how art can bring our community together\, spark conversati ons\, and make a real impact. Let's tip the scales of imagination and crea tivity right here in our hometown\, to address one of the most important i ssues of our time and change the world together."\n\nThe presenting of As the World Tipped as part of St Helens Borough of Culture is fully funded f rom external sources\, being supported using public funding by Arts Counci l England\, the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority allocation for Cu lture and receiving £16\,000 from the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund with the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority as the lead authority.\n\nAs The World Tipped\nA Wired Aerial Theatre Production\ nWritten and Directed by Nigel Jamieson\nProduced by XTRAX\nCo-produced by Without Walls\nA TippingPoint/Without Walls Co-commission\nCommissioned b y Brighton Dome and Festival and Norfolk &\; Norwich Festival\nMade in Liverpool and supported by Liverpool City Council\nCo-commissioned by Gree nwich+Docklands International Festival\, Mintfest\,\nStockton Internationa l Riverside Festival and XTRAX\nSupported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England\n\nPhoto credit: ATWT Blackpool 2014 Credit Yannick D ixon 4 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artinliverpool.com/wp-content/upload s/2023/10/6-ATWT-Blackpool-2014-Credit-Yannick-Dixon-4.jpg CATEGORIES:Performance END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230326T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR