Exeter gets creative for RWC2015

Exeter has gone rugby world cup creative over the past two weeks with the creation of a Street Band, school workshops, a Creative Hub at Emmanuel Hall and all leading up to a colourful, creative and spectacular parade through Exeter City Centre to the Northernhay Gardens FanZone on the Saturday 10th October.

Produced by internationally renowned outdoor celebratory arts company Walk the Plank plans and activities are well underway and continuing this week with workshops at the Creative Hub (Emmanuel Hall) and more school workshops with nationally renowned artists.
Creative Hub Workshop

On Wednesday 30 September a session led by artist Tony Minion will take place, which has invited all teachers from participating schools across the Exeter region, PGCE students, drama students from the University of Exeter and support artists who are working on the Exeter Rugby World Cup Parade to take part in a free workshop where Tony will be passing on techniques and skills on the creation of creative backpacks for the parade but which can also be used on future projects.

All of the workshops and the items made within them will lead up to the parade on Saturday 10 October.

School Workshops

Nationally recognised artists have been visiting schools across Exeter, working with pupils to make banners, costumes and objects which will all play a part in the parade. ISCA Academy pupils worked with Tony Minion on the 28 / 29 September and the school feedback that students ‘loved’ the workshops. Walk the Plank will work with seven schools in the region and work with over 200 students who will also play a role in the Rugby World Cup Exeter Parade.

Exeter Rugby World Cup 2015 Parade

As part of the Rugby World Cup 2015, Exeter as a host city is hosting a number of events across the city. One of which is the Exeter Five Nations Parade, a spectacular parade project involving more than 200 children and young people from Exeter and led by Walk the Plank.

The Parade will assemble on Cathedral Green on Saturday October 10 before leaving at 1.15pm to process along the High Street to the Fanzone in Northernhay Gardens. A choreographed finale moment will take place in the Fanzone before the start of the Samoa v Scotland match at 2.30pm

Walk the Plank will return to Exeter on Saturday October 31 to provide a musical and explosive Fanzone Finale!

For more information please visit: Exeter Five Nations Parade or contact festivals@exeter.gov.uk

Performances:

• Parade Saturday 10 October 1.15pm, assembly at Cathedral Garden, parading to The Fanzone at Northernhay Gardens.
• Tournament Finale on Saturday 31 October (7pm – 8pm) in Exeter.

Exeter Five Nations Parade and Fanzone Finale are supported by E2015, National Lottery through Arts Council England and Unexpected - Exeter City Council's festival of outdoor performance and visual arts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFS81LbFkYI&feature=youtu.be