Launch of Kings Square

The event celebrates 50 years after the square was first opened in 1972, and aims to showcase the square as an events space by featuring lighting displays, dance performances and a dramatic high wire walk.

Throughout the day there will be a buzz of performances and free circus skills activities for children and young people, as well as a new show from hip-hop contemporary dance group, Avant Garde. SCRUM, is a 35-minute immersive experience merging dance with virtual reality and will invite visitors to scan the QR codes to view the hidden virtual layers.

In the evening, onlookers can enjoy a specially commissioned new collaboration between Gloucester based Strike a Light and Avant Garde, who have worked with 125 dancers across the city on a vibrant new performance.

The evening will culminate in a breathtaking show called Wave at the Moon, which has been created for the launch about the relationship between the moon and the tidal bore. It’s a collaboration between Cirque Bijou and the Bullzini High Wire Company who’ve performed in both national and international festivals and will feature wire walker Chris Bullzini, aerialist Eloise Currie and musicians Michael Fergie and Tilly Chester.