Cloudscapes
CLOUDSCAPES is an intimate installation combining clouds and script, in an outdoor auditorium — turning the Castlefield Viaduct into a cloud-gazing area.
- Booking essential
Audiences are encouraged to look up and contemplate the mutability of clouds, as well as the mutability of humanity, guided by the soothing voice of performer and creator Lorna Rees.
Audiences lie back on giant beanbags for the 25-minute show, while Rees talks to them, through headphones, about cloud formation, interspersed with stories of her own relationship with the troposphere and of the journey of a lifetime with her father.
Cloudscapes is a pre-recorded piece of sound art experienced via headphones. The piece can be enjoyed by up to 40 people at a time. Cloudscapes is a very personal, human-scale work about clouds, with a focus on the role of clouds in climate change.
Times
Prices
| Ticket type | Ticket category |
|---|---|
| £5.00 |
The basics
- Booking details
Call 0344 249 1895
- Suitability
Yes, children over 5’s and all children must be accompanied by an adult.
- Meeting point
At the Castlefield Viaduct, this is an outdoor event but will move to the Event Space if it’s rains.
- What to bring and wear
Please wear weather appropriate clothing.
- Accessibility
Large print copies of the full text are available for hearing impaired audience members. We tour with a set of five folding chairs for audience members who find it hard to reach floor level in order to lay down on beanbags.
Upcoming events
Pieces of Blossom Artwork
We’ve been working with local community groups to create a series of blossom inspired artwork.
Spring into Crafting
Get creative during the Festival of Blossom with our family-friendly craft activities.
Page Against the Machine
Page Against the Machine is a global reading event that encourages people of all ages to take a break from their screens, pick up a book, and enjoy a reading detox in a beautiful spot in their city.
Bionic and The Wires
Join Bionic and the Wires for a unique performance where mushrooms and plants are given bionic arms to play musical instruments.