Join us on Sunday 20 August for a day of family-friendly outdoor events with giant bamboo artworks, performances, music, circus workshops and crafting. Come explore and see what you can design, make, play and build as we Imagine Bamboo is Everywhere in Liverpool.
Precise timings will be released a few days before each event, so check back for details or follow our social media. In the meantime, here’s what you can expect on the day:
Bamboo Artworks
All day
Artist-makers from the Liverpool City Region have created ambitious structures, some of which you can see in person. Inspired by local themes and landscapes, and organic patterns and forms, they have been experimenting with borinda bamboo from nearby Ness Botanic Gardens and how to combine it with other natural, recycled and recyclable materials.
Bamboo Music
11.20 – 11.50am Pagoda Imagine Bamboo Ensemble
11.40 – 11.50 Bamboo dance workshop
12.50 – 1.05pm Tian Qi-Yi
1.50 – 2.10pm Bamboosters
2.15 – 2.35pm James Lyons, bamboo beatboxer
2.35 – 2.55pm Beatboxing workshop with James Lyons
3.30 – 4pm Pagoda Imagine Bamboo Ensemble
Pagoda Arts have brought together young musicians from across the region with members of Pagoda Youth Orchestra, celebrating its 40th birthday this year, to fuse traditional bamboo instruments with other instruments and sounds.
Bamboo Drums and Bamboorines: Inventor/artist/musician Jonathan ‘Jab’ Butters has developed and built a drum kit and percussion instruments using bamboo, which makes them far more sustainable and they sound amazing!
Learn a bamboo dance, make music and watch out for guest appearances by beatboxer/musician James Lyon.
Bamboo Performance
12.20 – 12.30pm
2.10 – 2.20pm
2.50 – 3pm
Performers from across Liverpool City Region have worked with director/designer Mish Weaver to experiment with animating bamboo in public space – Home will be passing through during the day.
Performers: Silvia Carmona, Deborah Davies, Paula Hampson, Kadisha R Kayani, Faye McCutcheon, Kirti Patel, Martyna Puciato, Mariana Sampaio de Magalhães Pires and Adrian Sokołowski.
Bamboo Makes
Drop in all day
Design and make your own bamboo creation and meet some of the artists involved in the project.
Bamboo Circus Workshops
1.40 – 2.10pm
2.40 – 3.10pm
We invite you to run away with the Bamboo Circus, meet local balance artist Grace Neville-Evans, and try out new bamboo equipment designed and made by circus engineer Tarn Aitken.
Put Yourself in the Bamboo Picture
Share your Imagine Bamboo photos on social media using #imaginebamboo.
Bamboo Talks
1.20-1.40pm
Find out more about the Imagine Bamboo project and meet artists, activists and bamboo specialists from different backgrounds, including engineering, growing, active travel and the environment.
SEA Festival
11am – 12.30pm Pagoda Arts Workshop
11am-11.20am Lion dance – Hung Gar Kung Fu
12.10-12.30pm Sing Me Merseyside Choir
12.40 – 1.20pm Pagoda Tai Chi
12.50 – 1pm Tea Ceremony
1.10-1.20pm & 1.30-1.40pm Manchester Chinese Dance Academy
2.10-2.20pm Tea Ceremony
3-3.10pm Six Metamorphoses with Eurthmy – oboe and storytelling
3.15-3.25pm Pagoda Youth Orchestra
SEA Festival is a celebration of South East Asian cultures in Liverpool.
Visitor Information
This is an outdoor event so please be dressed for the weather! You may want to bring a picnic blanket or your own seating. Please note that we may change some performances and activities in the event of bad weather, keep an eye on our social media for more information.
Entry is free, but note that car parking charges may apply.
Please walk, cycle or use public transport if you can. Active travel information can be found at merseytravel.gov.uk.
Access
Track way will be provided on some grassed areas to improve accessibility for wheelchair users and people with pushchairs. Unfortunately, due to the nature of the sites, not all areas will have hard, flat ground and it may be necessary to cross grass or uneven terrain to view some aspects of the event.
There are accessible toilets on site.
Ear defenders are available free of charge from our event stewards.
We offer dedicated quiet times for those who would prefer to visit when the site is less busy: 11am-12pm & the final hour of the day.
BSL interpretation will take place for selected talks and for the MC/ host
Clear signage will point out the most accessible areas of the event site.
Large print programmes will be held by our event stewards & available in our Making Tent
If you need to discuss your access needs, don’t hesitate to email imaginebamboolcr@gmail.com
