COLOURSCAPE AT BOSTON MANOR HOUSE

Saturday May 24th to Sunday June 1st

Eye Music Trust presents the second Boston Manor Colourscape Festival

Boston Manor House is celebrating its refurbishment with a nine-day Colourscape festival on their front lawn. Our Moonorooni Colourscape structure will be filled with music, dance and colour fora fabulous festival for all ages.

Step inside Colourscape to experience a journey of intense colours that has been compared to "being wrapped in a rainbow". Discover live music and dance which can be found anywhere inside the many coloured chambers and a large Silver Dome.

Each day there will be public performances - sometimes you will be able to join in. On weekdays our resident musician, Michael Ormiston, performs on ethnic instruments (you can take part too); on weekends we have many varied ensembles.
AND SPECIAL OPENING EVENT - MUSIC OF THE SPHERES ON THE LAKE - SATURDAY MAY 24TH
A Giant Sphere the size of a house floats on the Boston Manor lake with an aerial dancer spinning and spiralling inside while a flute player creates a whole orchestra of sound with computers and surround-sound loudspeakers. PERFORMANCES at 11.30am and 4pm
FESTIVAL DIARY

Sat May 24th: Colourscape Preview Day. Explore colour and light with the Colourscape team of artists who can explain the perceptions of colour.
Sun May 25th: John Butcher saxophone, David Stevens (computer musicians) and Simon Desorgher (flutes) PLUS Eileih Muir contemporary dance
Mon May 26th: Sylvia Hallett and Hyelim Kim perform on a variety of instruments including accordion, amplified bicycle wheel and Korean traditional flute.
Tues May 27th to Fri May 30th: Michael Ormiston - family-friendly spontaneous workshops and performances for all ages from babies to 100-year-olds!
Sat May 31st: Instruments from around the World Michael Ormiston and Domenic DeCicco perform on a wide range of instruments from around the world, including Tibetan Singing Bowls, native American flutes and more
Sunday June 1st: Kembang Kirang Gamelan Gongs and chimes from Bali resound through Colourscape.

After your Colourscape visit you can enter the restored Jacobean Boston Manor House and enjoy colour-themed tours as well as family craft activities.