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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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Dec 3, 2014 • Comments Closed
Collaborating for the third year running, we are delighted to have added a new family of penguins to our lantern menagerie at Chester Zoo‘s annual Christmas event, Lantern Magic. Also new to the Zoo this year are some rather lovely illuminated…
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Dec 3, 2014 • Comments Closed
Hop on board the magic lantern train at Wicksteed Park in Kettering, for a fantastic winter family treat. Snuggle in with a blanket and a cup of cocoa and enjoy the ride..! The train takes you on a journey round the park, where you’ll…
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Dec 3, 2014 • Comments Closed
We have made hundreds of hand held lanterns for a family christmas event, Glow Wild, at Kew Garden’s Wakehurst Park, situated in West Sussex.
The event opens 4/12/14.
Click on link for details:
http://www.kew.org/visit-wakehurst/whats-on/glow-wild-wakehurst…
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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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Oct 22, 2014 • Comments Closed
Our commission of 3 giant illuminated puppets and costumes for the Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation have been air freighted to Hong Kong and will be followed by 7 Lantern Co artists and performers for 3 parades that take place 14th – 16th November.…
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Sep 12, 2014 • Comments Closed
We have a great gallery of photos by Mark Loudon and Joann Kushner, from Halloween Lantern Carnival 2014, as well as a new short film by Magic Monkey up on the website portfolio page. Please take a look, and many thanks going out to everyone…
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Jul 16, 2014 • Comments Closed
We are totally thrilled to have been invited back to Hong Kong to work with our brilliant partners, Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation for the second year running. We have just had confirmation of a new commission of 3 giant illuminated puppets…
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Jun 17, 2014 • Comments Closed
Jo Pocock, Becky Barnett and Gavin Lewery, have been working closely with the Art Department at Childwall School and Year 7, 8 and 9 students, on an ambitious public sculpture project, which has been jointly designed by the students and Lantern…
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Jun 17, 2014 • Comments Closed
Our giant Owl and Wolf puppets, both designed and made by Eilidh Bryan, have been invigorated with a new lease of life and lights and will be gallivanting around at the brilliant Hurricane Music Festival this weekend, with a little help from…
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Mar 24, 2014 • Comments Closed
We will be illuminating the grounds of the Red Rum Gardens at Aintree Race Course with a host of lovely Lanterns and our very own Giant Red Horse Lantern, for the famous Ladies Day on Friday 4th April at Aintree. The odds on our Lantern Horse…
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Feb 13, 2014 • Comments Closed
The people of Liverpool will be able to take full possession of their new theatre on the weekend of 1st and 2nd March. Lights Up, on the Saturday night, will be a parade and people’s celebration, created in collaboration with the Liverpool…
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