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Magical garden to light up City Park, Bradford (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)
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Magical garden to light up City Park, Bradford
7:00am Monday 1st October 2012 in News
How the illuminated garden will look in Bradford’s City Park
Giant light sculptures will transform Bradford’s City Park into an enchanted illuminated garden from Friday.
Visitors will be able to see 24 sculptures, some of which will be more than 11 metres tall, taking the shape of lit-up green grass waving gently in the breeze.
Bradford Council has teamed up with French light artists TILT to cast magic in the city centre, with huge, wild dandelions bursting into life like exploding fireworks, while beautiful crimson trees will drip with shimmering dew drops.
Vertical shards of pure light will rain down from enormous white fronds and gigantic illuminated lilies will bloom into spectacular bouquets.
TILT will be using LED, fibre optic, tungsten and fluorescent lights with modern and recycled materials to produce the dazzling effect. They have produced similar light sculptures in Singapore, Geneva, Qatar and Bilbao.
The Council will also be creating an outdoor seating area within the Garden of Light and local businesses will offer special night-time menus so visitors can dine al fresco while soaking up the atmosphere of the light installations.
There will also be street theatre, featuring a fire walker and illuminated stilt walkers.
Councillor Susan Hinchcliffe, Bradford Council's portfolio holder for employment, skills and culture said: “We are delighted to stage Garden of Light this autumn. The installations have caused a sensation in other European cities and I’m sure Bradford will be no exception.
“They create a magical atmosphere and I’m looking forward to seeing how they complement the illuminated fountains in City Park.
“This is a free event and everyone is welcome.”
Garden of Light will run from dusk to approximately 10pm every night from next Friday to October 14.
Comments(13)
Blotto
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8:31am Mon 1 Oct 12
Albion.
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11:18am Mon 1 Oct 12
Blotto wrote:Yes.
Are BMDC hoping the local populace will go "Ooh Look at the Pretty Lights" and forget all about the problems in and around the City!?
Bornagain2him
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12:22pm Mon 1 Oct 12
Avro
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12:43pm Mon 1 Oct 12
Avro
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12:43pm Mon 1 Oct 12
Avro
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12:44pm Mon 1 Oct 12
manumish
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2:57pm Mon 1 Oct 12
johnhem
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4:57pm Mon 1 Oct 12
Mr Bradford
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7:18pm Mon 1 Oct 12
manumish wrote:idiot.
Won't be going in fear of being robbed or threatened by youths! Good Luck to those that do go and enjoy but watch your phones and bags and the way you may look at someone.....
Mr Bradford
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7:19pm Mon 1 Oct 12
A Casual Observer
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2:14pm Wed 3 Oct 12
manumish wrote:You must learn to overcome your irrational fears.
Won't be going in fear of being robbed or threatened by youths! Good Luck to those that do go and enjoy but watch your phones and bags and the way you may look at someone.....
thackley
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11:10am Sun 7 Oct 12
Up with the partridge says...
8:04am Mon 1 Oct 12