Aura is a 5-metre high puppet who is visiting Crawley in August as part of her odyssey in the UK. Crawley will welcome her with open arms, sharing stories, music, dance and art with her as she travels around Crawley from 11 – 14 August 2022 as part of the Enliven: You’re Welcome season funded by Crawley Town Centre BID, Arts Council England and Crawley Borough Council.
We are celebrating the welcoming and diverse nature of Crawley and its residents and the 75th anniversary of the new town with this new art project.
Aura arrives at Gatwick Airport on Thurs 11th August. On Friday the 12th she travels to neighbourhoods in Crawley on an open-top bus. On Sat 13th August she’ll explore the town centre and on Sun 14th we’ll say goodbye to her at Tilgate Park.
Aura’s Odyssey is an epic reinvention of the story of the Trojan Wars made by Yorkshire-based Animated Objects Theatre Company. It was originally commissioned by The Yorkshire Coast Business Improvement District and Aura first arrived as a survivor of the Trojan Wars on the Yorkshire Coast in April and May this year. The next chapter in her odyssey sees her visit Crawley, the only other place outside Yorkshire that she is visiting this year.
