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Skegness SO Festival

The Skegness SO Festival 2010 is an innovative and exciting cultural festival held in Skegness between 22nd and 25th July 2010. 

Join us in Skegness for a fabulous summer of colour, light and incredible energy as the SO Festival 2010 transforms the town into an international arts venue featuring dance, visual art, street theatre, music and entertainment for all the family.

Over the four days from Thursday, July 22 through to Sunday, July 25, Skegness will add a colourful carnival of events to its traditional seaside pleasures as internationally renowned performers bring thrills, fun and excitement to the town’s streets and open spaces.

Prepare to be amazed at one of the East Midlands’ largest and most exciting free outdoor cultural events!

SO Festival 2010 kicks off with the huge open-air art experience, Traffic Art, that will literally bring a blaze of colour to the town’s streets. Artist Ra Kajol’s work will involve people as participants as well as viewers as he transforms 4,000 square metres of the town with a ‘colourscape’ painting reflecting the history of Skegness using local icons and images.

The four day festival aims to extend the success of the SO 2009 festival, held over two days by bringing more events and fun for young and old alike.

What happened in SO 2009?

SO 2009 was spread over two action-packed days on 24th and 25th of July 2009.  The event included:

• SO Catching Kaberet - a 1940's style Berlin show
• SO Catching Comedy - An alternative comedy show
• SO Adoring Opera - An opera gala from the Embassy Theatre and Skegness Beach
• As well as a whole host of other events!

The artists on show included:

• Jonathan Ansell - a talented, young opera singer most famous for exploits on the X Factor with group G4.
• Mitch Benn - a winner of the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year Competition.
• Mary Carewe - a versatile singer who ranges from musical theatre and beyond.
• sinfonia ViVA - an East Midlands based orchestra who aim to make live orchestral music available to all.
• Jonathan Kerrigan - Lincolnshire-born actor who has appeared in Heartbeat, Casualty and a number of other programmes.
• Eddie Shaw - presenter from Lincs FM
• The World Famous with musicians Terrafolk

The event closed with a spectacular fireshow by The World Famous - the first ever performance of 'Full Circle' on a beach, a show which combined music, fire, fireworks and special effects.  This spectacle was witnessed by over 8,000 people on Skegness's central beach.

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