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Oct 19, 2015 • Comments Closed
Over the last 3 years, we have been commissioned by Chester Zoo to create a spectacular display of life size animal lanterns for the festive night time event, Lantern Magic. This year is the most ambitious event to date – we are creating…
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Oct 19, 2015 • Comments Closed
We are thrilled to be invited for a third year to create 3 new giant illuminated characters for the wonderful Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation, to feature at the night parade of the annual arts festival, Standard Chartered Arts in the Park 2015.…
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Sep 25, 2015 • Comments Closed
After much deliberation, we have taken the decision to change the date and location of this season’s annual Lantern Carnival. The event, usually staged on Halloween in Sefton Park, will move in a new direction for its 11th year. We plan to…
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Sep 2, 2015 • Comments Closed
All ready for our trip to Portmerion this weekend for the No. 6 festival, where we will be running illuminated headgear workshops for the first lucky 100 people (sat and sun), inspired by the mighty Grace Jones’s amazing hat collection..All…
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Jul 24, 2015 • Comments Closed
Plans are afoot for a very exciting developments of our work with Chester Zoo on the Christmas Lantern Magic event this year… Watch this space for more news soon!…
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Jul 24, 2015 • Comments Closed
We are delighted to announce we are working for the third year running with Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation, creating 3 new giant illuminated puppets for the Standard Chartered Arts in the Park festival and parade in November 2015.…
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Jun 22, 2015 • Comments Closed
We are very pleased to be part of the new Lost Eden area at the festival this year. On Friday 31st July, Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd August, we’ll be making with appearances and disappearances mainly after dark with an array of cranky puppets…
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Apr 30, 2015 • Comments Closed
Lantern Company are delighted to have appeared with the Flaming Lips as part of Liverpool Sound City Festival this year with a brand new set of illuminated puppet creatures (originally commissioned by Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation) making…
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Mar 12, 2015 • Comments Closed
Working with the Creative Development team at Telford and Wrekin Council, we are working with a number of schools and with local artists to create a brand new Festival of Giants in Telford. The event takes place on Saturday 6th June and will…
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Mar 12, 2015 • Comments Closed
We are working in partnership with Wirral Creative Youth Development team on a great project in and around the newly renovated Old Priory in Birkenhead.
PRIORY TALES has been specially created for the Birkenhead Priory to celebrate over 800…
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Jan 28, 2015 • Comments Closed
We’ll be celebrating Chinese New Year in Liverpool on Sunday 22nd February, with a short but vibrant city centre parade, including our newly commissioned Year of the Goat puppet. The event is produced by Liverpool City Council with…
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Nov 20, 2014 • Comments Closed
Over the next few weeks we will be spreading a little lantern magic around the UK with events. Perth:Scotland, Chester Zoo, Warrington, Wicksteed Park and Wakehurst Place will all be aglow with Lantern Company magic. More details available…
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Nov 5, 2014 • Comments Closed
A team of 7 Lantern Company folk have returned from an amazing trip to Hong Kong, courtesy of our partners, Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation, for the fabulous Standard Chartered Arts in the Park Festival 15th, 16th and 17th November. We…
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Nov 5, 2014 • Comments Closed
On Friday 7th November, we brought a little luminous magic to Liverpool’s city centre streets with our winter lantern parade. Characters such Little Red Riding Hood, the white wolf, a giant Jack with his magic beans, not to mention…
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