WEI
Canal Dream Art Festival 2023
The boat of creativity - Immersive workshops and canal culture experiences.
Curators:
Yehong Wei, Juan Gomez
Artists:
We Are the One: Yingying Gao, Xinyue Wang, Yi Song, Lala Sha, Zheqi Jia, Sky Wheel
A Room of One’s Own: Heroom Group
Play with the River: Tao Chen, Xinru Huang, Jiayu Lin, Xinyi Zhao
Capture the Form of Water: Yuchen Li, Xiaoyu Wu, Jolyn Yin
A Cup of Hawthorn Tea: Chengwei Xia, Yirou
Unconsciousness: Zhaoyu Wang, Dixiao Zhang
Weaving - Emerged Plants: Huixian Zheng, Yihan Fu, Shuyuan Lu, Ruoyun Zhou
Events:
Workshops, performances, and interactive visual art experiences.
Organised by:
Canal Dream CIC, Slash Arts
Collaborators:
Word on the Water
Global Generation & Floating Garden
Dangerous Kitchen
Aranya Theater Festival
Migratory Birds 300 (China)
Location:
London, Regent’s Canal Towpath
Dates:
23-25 June, 2023
A key feature of the 2023 festival is the Boat of Creativity—a site-specific audience experience and workshop program. This program highlights the importance of site-specificity and audience engagement in artistic projects.
It encourages artists to explore the rich textures of the canal environment—its history, local culture, the sensation of floating, movement and water. Additionally, the program offers participatory experiences that allow audiences to immerse themselves in canal culture and develop a deeper connection to the waterway environment and community.