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STUNNING REPLICA OF PLANET presenter and ‘gastronaut’, Stefan Gates, as

well as performances by M6 Theatre Company
in local schools before a public performance of
EARTH COMES TO ROCHDALE ‘The Storm’ at Number One Riverside,

creatively confronting the climate emergency.

Skylight Circus will stage ‘Mammoth’,
combining acrobatics, music, and lighting
effects to tell a thought-provoking story of
extinction and protection of our environment,
plus ‘Global Circus’, performed beneath Gaia.
Animated with specially commissioned music,
this show will be presented live by local asylum
seekers and refugees.

You’ll even be able to relax and look up to the
sky with a yoga session underneath Gaia,
accompanied by a visual arts session with
Cartwheel Arts.
Gaia is at Number One Riverside from

Schools will benefit too: Rochdale Music Saturday 20 November 2021 to Friday
Service will use Gaia to spark creativity in 24 December 2021.
music and children can take part in science
experiments in front of Gaia, learn about Opening times:
gravity, how to be an astronaut, and a climate Monday, Wednesday & Friday: 9am - 5pm
Tuesday & Thursday: 9am - 6pm
change summit for secondary pupils will Saturday: 10am - 5pm
stimulate debate on environmental Sunday: 1pm - 5pm
sustainability.
Number One Riverside, Smith Street,
A final exhibition will include visual arts Rochdale OL16 1XU
planned with young people from the LGBTQ+ Free Admission
community.

UK artist Luke Jerram’s internationally renowned replica of Earth is coming to
Rochdale, along with a host of out-of-this-world events and activities.

Measuring seven metres in diameter and the exhibition is supported financially by the
created from detailed NASA imagery of the Garfield Weston Foundation.
Earth’s surface, ‘Gaia’ will provide the
opportunity to see Earth on a big scale, floating “We’re delighted to build on the success of
in three dimensions, alongside a specially made Dippy on Tour, bringing another fantastic
surround sound composition by BAFTA award creative spectacle to the borough,” said Darren
winning composer Dan Jones. Grice, deputy chief executive of Your Trust.

Gaia – which comes from Greek mythology, “Just as with Dippy, we hope that seeing the
meaning the personification of the Earth – will Earth as if floating in space will wow visitors
visit Hull, the USA, the Netherlands, Norwich, and inspire each of us to protect our precious
Norway, and Canada before reaching the planet.”
borough for the festive season.
Supporting events during Gaia’s five-week
Staged in partnership with Rochdale Borough residency include a show into the world of
Council and Your Trust (formerly Link4Life), insects and insect-eating performed by TV

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