This free, family-friendly event, organised by East Riding of Yorkshire Council as part of the busy programme planned to mark Goole’s 200th birthday year, is set to illuminate some of the town’s best known landmarks.
Taking place on the evenings of Thursday 19 and Friday 20 March, from 6.30pm to 8.30pm, Shine On Goole will see St John’s Parish Church become the backdrop for a breath-taking, music-led projection show entitled A Port In Green Fields, which will transform the Grade II-listed structure into a ‘ship of stories’, taking audiences on a voyage through 200 years of history.
Billed as a ‘collage of archive, illustration and light’, the six-minute show will be split into minute-long chapters, each of which will cover a different period in the town’s history, from its transition from marshland to the Company Town of the Aire and Calder Navigation Company, its ’age of sail’ and era of coal, steam and Tom Puddings right through to the present day. The show, which will be repeated on a loop during both evenings to allow as many people as possible to enjoy it, will also offer a glimpse into Goole’s increasingly bright future as an investment hotspot and hub for green industry. The projection show is being developed by Focal Studios, an innovative audiovisual design and technology consultancy specialising in immersive visual experiences.
Families will also be able to enjoy a new sound and light installation entitled And…Breathe by Pif-Paf, a highly-acclaimed visual and physical theatre company. And…Breathe explores breath, breathing alone and breathing together. Described as a tactile piece, it promotes interaction and mindfulness, encouraging audiences to stay a while and enjoy a fully immersive experience, and use their breath to interact with the lights and sound. This striking installation will be located in the vicinity of St John’s Parish Church and comprises a structure sculpted from steam-bent Ash, brought to life by integrated light and sound.
Visitors to the town centre will also see a mesmerising piece of street theatre called Spark by Worldbeaters Music, which combines high-impact drumming with kaleidoscopic lighting design. Ethereal, playful characters use captivating and dramatic music to interact with the crowd and lead spectators on a spell-binding journey.
