Hartlepool Dockfest 2009 - Maritime monsters, myths, magic, music and mirth

Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th July

Hartlepool's biggest summer event!

Street Entertainment


Cirque Bijou

Heir of Insanity

Reckless Invention

Swank

We're sure you'll be entertained and amazed by the following acts :

Heir of Insanity - Satyrs

Austere, dignified and very regal, The Satyrs are half human, half goat characters. Their bodies are painted gold and they have thick, white fur covered hunches. These furtive creatures are both cheeky and flirtatious and with feathers at the ready, they will tickle, cajole and tempt any passers by. On the power skip stilts, these dynamic performers can also leap over each other and pirouette and jump up to six feet in height. You will never see anything of their like before –Not to be Mythed !!

Reckless Invention - Break Static

Turbo and Dai dropped ‘Break' on you in 06. Now Turbo has decided to pursue a solo career! In an acrimonious court battle, Turbo was given custody of the ghetto. Dai formed ‘Breakers for Justice' and is allowed to take the ghetto to the park on alternate weekends. The result is a one man static street act. Turbo rehearses a break dance / Michael Jackson Thriller dance routine with members of the audience. It ends with an X Factor type grand finale, a hydraulic rising platform, confetti canons and a collapsing comedy trap door, Frank Spencer style! WELL PHAT BOYO!

Swank - Starfish Wifes

Shirley Sea Bassey and her deep sea diva friend, Tina Tuna, with the Tiger Prawn Baby are coming to a Prom near you. Swank gets fishy with this new nautical show specially designed for 2005 Year Of The Sea. Shirley and Tina lipsynch and dance their way through a mad medley of much loved hits. The vivaciously visual and fantastically funny Star Fish Wives are coming into port near you. Sailors Beware!

Cirque Bijou – Spotless

Want to maintain a high standard of living? These beautiful and smartly turned out characters will add a touch of class. .Its nice to see that some people still make an effort and Spotless are available to ensure that standards of dress and hygiene are always maintained. Ate too much garlic this lunchtime? We have the breath mints. Trendy ripped denims? We've got the needles. Scruffy teenagers? One can only try!

Gandini Juggling Show

Virtuoso juggling with balls, clubs, rings and bouncing balls from some of the most versatile technical jugglers in Europe. Elaborate patterns of objects fly through the air whilst the jugglers gracefully weave, leap and turn beneath them. These performances, infused with high-energy artistry, last between 5 and 35 minutes.

Magic Singh

Where east meets west, Magic Singh epitomises wondrous magical entertainment for all. One of the UK's finest talents, a truly mystifying magician performing a unique modern style of visual magic that captivates and amazes his audience performing at close range.

Mind-blowing effects include selected cards floating out of the pack, biting through coins and cards, producing money out of paper, chosen playing cards discovered in impossible places within the audience, spectators' watches appearing on Magic Singh's arm and having soft snow materialise out of thin air.

Encounter Magic Singh's amazing talent, professionalism and elegance for a truly magical experience.



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