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Freaky Family Fun Day

Join us for our Freaky Family Fun Day where we will be celebrating all things STRANGE and MYSTERIOUS!

                                                                                                                                               Image: The Roswells | Highly Sprung

Drop In | FREE

Be one of the first to experience our extraordinary Microworlds exhibition, then bring alive spooky skeletons, survive chilling stories in our Undercroft, and compose creepy soundtracks to classic horror and sci-fi films.
 


The Roswells

Drop In | Performances Throughout the Day | FREE
For all ages

What happens when an alien family sets its holiday destination as planet Earth? 

The Roswells have decided that the best place to come to discover more about humans and Planet Earth is the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum! The alien family will be spending their day enjoying the galleries, taking holiday snaps, playing a very English game of cricket and enjoying a picnic lunch.

They would be more than happy if you joined them, perhaps you could help them understand more about life on Earth?  

A sci-fi experience that offers something completely unique, fun filled and 'out of this world'. The Roswells are ready and waiting to entertain and entrance audiences across the UK.
 

ABOUT THE COMPANY: 

Highly Sprung Performance is a physical performance company producing inspiring performance and participatory projects that attract new and young audiences.  

The company has an impressive record of public productions, both in arts venues and across UK festivals and events.  We are also recognised for producing outstanding participatory projects, working with over 10,000 children and young people annually. 

Highly Sprung since 2014 the company have created a number of pieces for outdoor presentation, alongside a range of walkabout performances. Traveling Treasury, a beautifully designed story telling caravan, touring since 2014. Urban Astronaut toured as part of the Without Walls consortium in 2016, as well as other UK festivals to audiences of over 30,000 and CastAway has been touring festivals for the past 3 years.
 


Creepy Collages | Digital Art Masterclass

Book Online | £9.38 Per Participant (Includes Booking Fees)* | 10.30am – 12.00pm & 1.30pm – 3.00pm
For ages 11-16

 

Be inspired by our new Microworlds exhibitions and develop a digital collage, mixing together images of museum objects and other weird and wonderful things to make a creepy creature of your own design. During this workshop participants will learn digital editing skills and have a guided visit to the microworld exhibition.

*Admission to Microworlds is included within the workshop ticket price.



 


Microworld

Book Online | £3 Per Person | 11am - 3.15pm

Be one of the first to experience our new exhibition.

Microworld is an immersive space filled with digital creatures. The creatures communicate with each other and the audience. Sensors in the space create an engaging and intuitive digital ecosystem with cascades of actions and reactions. Each Microworld is a celebration of a new type of living art that encourages experimentation and collaborative play.

Microworld is designed for all ages. The interactive artworks provide the audience with a role and a purpose. It includes: playing, exploring, experimenting, problem-solving, collaborating, creating, learning and storytelling. Microworld is inclusive, requiring no specialist knowledge. As soon as you walk into a Microworld, you start affecting it.

 

 

Microworld is designed and programmed by Genetic Moo and produced by Lumen Studios.

 


PLUS!

Enjoy a Halloween-inspired performance by Rebel Manifesto Aerial Studio, spooky tours around the galleries, Studio Craft Workshops (Spooky Skeletons), mask making, and self-led face painting.

Plus, listen to eerie stories in the Undercroft and create chilling soundtracks to classic horror and sci-fi films with our CFON workshop.