Ice patterns - the reflection of light on ice - lights under ice - aurora borealis - ice forms

The coronation of the Ice Queen will take place at her court. In her honour the god's stage an aurora borealis, one of nature's most spectacular phenomena. The court will be decorated with the wonders of her kingdom and her courtiers will wear their finery.

Visual artist working with schools, Textile artist working with a school.

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Lanterns - Firecrackers - fireworks - lion dancers - year of the dragon

The year of the Dragon starts on 5 February 2000 and to celebrate, the Manchester Ship canal will be strung with anterns made by the local children - one lantern per child. A group of the children will lead the celebrations by processing along the banks of the Ship Canal. The procession will be of lion dancers. The dragon will then rise from the canal to view the celebrations held in its honour.

Every child in the local primary schools will make a Chinese lantern that will then be hung on cables across the canal (packs will be sent to teachers) One or two local school groups will learn the techniques of lion dancing and develop a professional march based on the steps. Costumes will be made for the lion dancers and other members of the procession to reflect the Year of the Dragon.

Millennium Waterfronts based in Manchester

Dancer to develop lion dance procession & Costumier to develop costumes for the procession

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River ecology - sand dunes - dinosaur footprints - flying fish - glow worms phosphoresce - moths - Mersey Basin Campaign - container depot - glowing water - Diwali

A pageant using ultra violet light to illuminate the costumes of the participants as they celebrate the life of the river. The finale will be centred on a light show based on the lights nature produces.

Participants in the pageant Makers of their own costumes - Diwali celebrations will be highlighted to encourage participation from Asian communities

Choreographer to develop pageant with local schools Design for the UV costumes

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The Lowry Centre - light boats - an estuary race - torches relay - Heath Robinson steam machines

An estuary regatta including, races for different types of craft (motor, sail, canoe, nobby boat, jet ski, etc) and a torch relay with teams made up of different types of crafts. A competition for the most original steam powered machine in the 'Heath Robinson' tradition. The end of the race party will feature a light show.

As regatta competitors & Inventors of the steam machines

Millenium Waterfronts based in Manchester

Design experts to facilitate workshops

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Fiddler's ferry - cooling towers - motorway lights - light trails.

A photography project documenting the light trails left by vehicles travelling at speed on motorways. The opening light of the exhibition will be combined with a light show based on the same theme.

Schools working with a photographer to develop an exhibition.

A photographer working with a number of school groups.

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Fire sculptures - barges - barges carrying coal - coal as fuel - oil as fuel.

Fire sculptures will form the focus for a lighting show. Barges will be integral to the show providing a floating venue for members of the audience.

The design and fabrication of the fire sculptures.

Makers working with community groups to build fire sculptures.

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Pooh sticks - candle powered boats - messages in bottles - underwater lights - illuminated canoes.

A mass launch of Pooh sticks with prizes for the fastest. A mass launch of messages in bottles, prizes for the first to the Pier Head. The messages will be the senders 'hope for the future'.

Message writing, choreographing of the canoe ballet with local canoe clubs. Design and fabrication of illuminated helmets for the canoeists.

Choreographer to work with canoe clubs. A maker to work with local people to design and fabricate illuminated helmets.

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Bathing belles - light costumes - lighthouses - lights as signals - wreckers lights - gateway to the Mersey - light arcs.

A fashion parade of light costumes will be held at the marina. The catwalk will be formed by pontoons across the water. The light show will 're-light' the lighthouse and invoke the past of New Brighton illuminating gunfire from Fort Perch Rock and the fires from the wreckers.

Designing, making and modelling the light costumes.

Makers running workshops to design and make the costumes. A choreographer for the fashion show.

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Industrial heritage - industrial future - hi-tech industries - fibre optics - community films - video walls - history of Trafford.

A community film describing the history of Trafford and imaging its future. The finished film will be shown on large screens sited in the town centre. The premier will be accompanied by a light show based on the theme of industrial lighting.

Scripting, designing and making the film, including post-production.

Millenium Waterfronts based in Manchester.

Community film maker.

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Docks - Swan Vesta - airport - runaway lights - Speke Hall - Ford - Lights over the Mersey - lights on the river and in the air - flight path over the Mersey - torch processions.

A torch-lit procession through the grounds of Speke Hall with children carrying things-on-sticks on the theme of 'planes, trains and automobiles'.

Local children making things-on-sticks and processing through the grounds.

Makers working with the children to make things on sticks. A choreographer for the procession.

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Bridges - light sculptures - curtains of light - the view from above - railways - motorways - industrial links.

Light sculptures will be designed and fabricated and then floated down the river, where they can be viewed from above on the bridges. The procession will emerge from behind a curtain of light hung from one of the bridges. The light sculptures will be congregated at a designated point where they will be the centrepiece for a spectacular light show.

The design and fabrication of light sculptures.

Makers working with local school children to design and build light sculptures.

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Camel Lairds - ship building - resurgam - lights in and out of water - skimming stones - ferries - Atlantic crossings - light sequences down the river - morse code - warship preservation trust.

The celebration of Birkenhead's ship and submarine building heritage with its lights just beneath and on the surface of the river. Atlantic crossing and conveys will be remembered through sequences of lights leaving the docks and disappearing towards the sea. Roman candles, flares and candles will be used as a finale and links made with communities celebrating Chanukkah.

School children making Aldis lamps and learning signalling from veterans. Participants in a candle lit procession along the river front walkway.

Creative writers to work with the children to develop the messages that they will send.

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