G R AV I T Y F I E L D S F E S T I VA L
101 Things to do with
an apple, Human Inc,
Dispersion
Lincoln School of
7pm - 9pm Laboratories
Performing Arts
9pm to 9.30pm Processions
George Centre and High
Street retail spaces
7pm to 9.30pm
Designed by Emergency Exit Arts
with local artists and Grantham
College
Innovative laboratory presentations by
final year drama students from Lincoln
University, inspired by science, Isaac
Newton, and retail therapy. Imagine
a world in which you can buy selfimprovement on the high street. Immerse
yourself in the refractions of Newtonian
light and sound and discover just how
versatile the humble apple can be. Three
utterly different performances.
Giants of Science –
Laboratories
and Processions
Grantham Town Centre
Duration: 3hrs 30 mins with main
procession through town at 9pm
7pm
Return of Colossus
Emergency Exit Arts in
collaboration with performing
arts students from Grantham
Grantham Town Centre
Short performances
Return of Colossus is a newly
commissioned outdoor show for the
Gravity Fields Festival. An extraordinary
invention, Colossus, the like of which
has never been seen before, appears in
Grantham. Meet him, help him learn. But
beware, dark clouds form as other forces
gather to harness his power and use it for
their own gain.
Supported by
Involving over 20 schools and
community groups. Grantham’s
streets become a living laboratory
as young “Guardians of Science”
engage audiences in the experiment.
Reincarnations of the “Giants of
Science” - Newton, Galileo, Einstein,
Curie, Faraday, Turing and Franklin.
At 9pm they move through the town
discovering a spectacle of light and
sound. Join the processions as the
evening builds to an explosive climax.
Professional local artists Dee Sowden,
Claire Daniel, Jayne Ballaam, Sue
Rowland Community arts participation:
Ameneh Enayat
Creative Producer: Jeremy James
Key laboratory sites;
• The green by St Wulfram’s Church
(Galileo)
• Junction of Elmer St behind Angel
and Royal Hotel (Marie Curie)
• High St/Vine St (Isaac Newton)
• Market Place (Faraday)
• St Peter’s Hill end of Avenue
Road (Einstein)
• Guildhall Street (Rosalind Franklin)
• St Peter’s Hill green near Grantham
Museum (Alan Turing)
Chasing the Eclipse
Grantham Market Place
7:30pm 8:30pm 9:15pm
Free
Duration: 25mins (see Thursday)
Music Busking
and Juggling
St Peter’s Hill
Local bands with folk, country and gypsy
jazz music plus Science Made Simple
on the streets offering science busking
entertainment and Gandini Smashed’s
amazing virtuoso display of juggling on St
Peter’s Hill from 8.30pm to 9.00pm.
Other performers include the Earthbound
Misfits, Manières des Bohémiens and HMS
Welland Shanty Singers.
Busking stages supported by Simmonds
Music, Grantham
Please note that in case of rain forecast the Saturday performances may
be relocated indoors - announcements will be made in the days leading
up when forecasts are available.
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