DN Festival of Light: Arts spectacular returns to Doncaster next month

The DN Festival of Light 2022 will take place at St George’s and the Corn Exchange from November 18-20, combining a light show and a film telling the story of Doncaster through local people.

Organisers Right Up Our Street will be marking its tenth anniversary with a light installation from French artist Guillaume Marmin.

Entitled 1.3 Seconds, it will be the first time the artwork has been presented in the UK.

With the space travel theme in mind, the installation gets its name from the time it takes for light to travel from the earth to the moon at a velocity of 300 000km/s. Originally inspired by the church’s columns, stained glass windows and overall gothic style, visitors are given glimpses of the architectural details as lights flash and illuminate the grand space of the Minster.

And for the Corn Exchange, Right Up Our Street have commissioned Greenaway to create an artwork to be projected on the building.

This piece is about telling the story of Doncaster through the eyes of the people, creating a unique film.

The projection features spoken word narration by Toria Garbutt and GSD.

A spokesman said: “Right Up Our Street are so excited to welcome you back for their Fourth DN Festival of Light.

Make sure you book your free tickets here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/right-up-our-street

More details about this year’s events are available at the website HERE