Parade – The Giant Wheel is touring across the UK!

Parade – The Giant Wheel is touring across the UK!

Join us and take part in your local area.

🎡 Parade – The Giant Wheel is a moving performance inspired by the beauty, power and impact of people from different walks of life coming together, featuring a 12-foot tall Giant Wheel powered by 6 street artists and accompanied by music and local community groups. Autin Dance Theatre uses their unique blend of contemporary storytelling, striking physicality and innovative large designs to transport audiences and communities along a carefully choreographed procession. 

📅 Mark your calendars for these upcoming tour dates:

🎡 Saturday 25th May ~ Our Future Starts Here, Grimsby 

🎡 Saturday 22th June ~ Appetite, Newcastle-under-Lyme 

🎡 Friday 5th & Saturday 6th July ~ Hat Fair, Winchester 

🎡 Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th July ~ AWEN, Bridgend 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

🎡 Sunday 28th July ~ AWEN, Maesteg Welfare Park 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

🎡 Wednesday 7th August ~  Thurrock 

🎡 Wednesday 21st August ~ National Play Day, Sandwell

🎡 Friday 16th – Sunday 18th August ~ Green Man Festival, Bannau Brycheiniog 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 

🎡 Thursday 29th August ~ Solihull

🎡 Saturday 31st August ~ Harbour Fest, Whitehaven 

🎡 Saturday 21st September ~ Yeovil’s Super Saturday, Yeovil 

🎡 Friday 27th September ~ Walsall

 

🎡 More dates to be announced soon…

 

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