Details for From Earth…To Moon!
Visit Gloucester for a city-wide season of events celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landings. Read on for all the details.
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Museum of the Moon
Gloucester Cathedral, 16 Oct – 4 Nov
IMAGE: MUSEUM OF THE MOON BY LUKE JERRAM AT GLOUCESTER CATHEDRAL, 2019. PHOTO BY KEVIN LEWIS
Between 16 October and 4 November, as part of the Strike A Light season , prepare to be star-struck when a stunning replica of the moon takes up ‘space’ in the Nave of Gloucester Cathedral. UK artist Luke Jerram’s 3D floating artwork Museum of the Moon is a fusion of lunar imagery, moonlight and surround sound composition created by composer Dan Jones. Check online for a full programme of special events, late night openings and quiet times.
Man on the Moon
By Keisha Thompson
Directed by Benji Reid
Wednesday 16 October 2019, 7.30pm
Gloucester Guildhall
Tickets: £12/£7
The award-winning Man on the Moon is a journey through space and time, fuelled by love, fear and Afro-futurism.
Keisha communicates with her reclusive dad through books, letters and symbols. But when the letters stop coming she is forced to venture into his world. This truth-infused narrative sees the protagonist follow a trail of breadcrumbs that lead her to a number of check-points: cultural displacement, religious confusions, political paranoia, misplaced masculinity and more.
With the use of poetry, looped sounds and story- telling, this piece explores the impact that mental health can have on the family dynamic, particularly within the context of the Black British experience.
Prepare to jump from Manchester to the Moon as this story reaches for those answers that can often feel out of reach.
Stella
By Filskit Theatre
Thursday 31 October | 1pm & 4pm
Chapter House, Gloucester Cathedral
Tickets: £12/£7/£5
Inspired by our night sky, Stella, is a brand new piece of theatre for children aged 3+ and their families.
The story of The Man in the Moon is a familiar one, but what if it wasn’t an old man all the way up there, but a young woman? What if this solitary young woman had a job, a very important one?
For years Stella has been very busy looking after our world from afar, organising tides, shining lights, and listening to wishes made on stars.
But down on Earth things are changing and people are no longer looking up. There is per- petual light and the night sky is under threat. The Moon is getting weaker, the stars are burning out, the tides are changing, and the Earth is beginning to spin faster and faster.
Stella is an original story about a young woman’s quest to reclaim the night, to keep the stars shining bright and to save her home.
Using projection, clowning and aerial circus, we want to talk about our sky. We’ll explore how light pollution means that Stella no longer hears our stories and how sometimes it is important to turn out the lights and wish upon a star.
‘Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet’ – Stephen Hawking
Recommended Age: 3+ and families
Supported by Gloucester Cathedral
PREVIOUS EVENTS
Gaia
Llanthony Secunda Priory, 28 – 30 June
IMAGE: GAIA BY LUKE JERRAM AT BLUEDOT, 2018
Created using detailed NASA imagery of the Earth’s surface, Luke Jerram’s Gaia is a vast 7m diameter sculpture of planet Earth. From 28 – 30 June, Gaia will rise majestically within the Tithe Barn at Llanthony Secunda Priory. A special surround sound composition by BAFTA award-winning composer Dan Jones will echo through the trees.
Spheres of Influence
Llanthony Secunda Priory, 28 – 30 June
IMAGE: MEMORY CAFE WORKSHOP, CREATIVE SOLUTIONS, 2019
Jacqui Grange, Creative Solutions, has been working with local residents, schools and community groups to create ‘Spheres of Influence.’ Made up of 150 individually handcrafted spheres filled with messages about our planet, the stunning art installation will be hung in the trees surrounding Luke Jerram’s Gaia and will light up at night.
The Moon Exhibition
Museum of Gloucester, 29 June – 21 Sept
Visit The Museum of Gloucester this summer and get a little closer to our nearest neighbour… The Moon Exhibition features all things moon and space-related, from a replica spacesuit to lunar command modules and samples of real moon rock. Plus, there’s an out-of-this-world programme of Moon-themed events and interactive activities for all the family…
Summer Screens: First Man [CANCELLED]
Llanthony Secunda Priory, 20 July
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
On this day in 1969, Neil Armstrong took a ‘giant leap for mankind.’ Celebrate with a special outdoor screening of First Man, the story of NASA’s mission to land a man on the moon, focusing on Armstrong during the years 1961-69.
Space Chase: The Summer Reading Challenge
Gloucestershire Libraries, July – Sept
Get ready for Space Chase, The Summer Reading Challenge 2019 and meet super space family, The
Rockets. Sign up at your local library, then read six library books of your choice to complete the Challenge. There are exclusive rewards to collect along the way, and it’s FREE to take part!
