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Durham's Streets of Summer Festival..Play..Folk and Dance
DURHAM’S Streets Of... series of free Summer festivals are set to fill the historic city’s streets with buskers, acrobats, street performers, dancers and musicians this Bank Holiday weekend (Saturday to Monday). Kate James, festival organiser, says: “Audiences can expect a hugely exciting and free entertainment spectacle over three days in Durham this August. The city’s streets and main squares are ideal places for people to gather and enjoy world class street entertainment.” The Streets of Play (Saturday) is followed by Durham’s international buskers festival, The Streets of Folk, (Sunday) an eclectic mix of the best, contemporary folk music from around the world. The Streets of Dance (Monday), is a participatory celebration of dance in all forms. Streets of Play will have buskers, acrobats, jugglers and daredevils wowing the crowds with agility, stunts, skills and nerve. Highlights this year include Glastonbury favourite Betty Brawn, an Australian Strongwoman, and The Black Eagles an acrobatic troupe from Tanzania who combine uplifting dance with African music and daredevil acrobatics. Sunday’s highlight is Scottish folk supergroup The Peatbog Faeries headlining the main stage of Streets of Folk combining high octane dance with traditional Celtic jigs and reels. Monday’s Streets of Dance heralds a return of the curious spectacle of the Quiet Riot. People are encouraged to bring their own music on an IPOD or MP3 player and silently dance in the streets alongside hundreds of fellow music lovers.
