- how the staging and exhibiting work has changed over time
- how developments have affected the work of practitioners
Glastonbury Festival
Glastonbury Festival is the UK's largest music and arts festival which takes place every summer in the South West of England near Sommerset. It is best known for it's contemporary music, but throughout the festival there are also dance, theatre, circus, comedy and many other perfoming arts. The Glastonbury Festival was first opened in September 1970, at Worthy Farm but it wasn't called Glastonbury Festival it was named 'the Pilton Pop, Blues and Folk Festival'. It was set up by Michael Eavis and was attended by 1,500 people, much less than 2009 which was atteneded by 137,500 people. In 1990 the festival took the name Glastonbury Festival for Contemporary Performing Arts, to reflect the diversity of the attractions within the festival. This year was the 20th anniversary of the very first festival which ended in a riot between the security teams and travelers who lived near by, which resulted in 235 arrests and £50,000 worth of damage to the site. This year seen 70,000 people who attended the festival and ticket prices were £83 each. In 2010, Glastonbury celebrated it's 40th year, which was a milestone for the festival and brought a fresh buzz of excitement to Worthy Farm. This year had so many different headlining acts like Gorillza, Shakira, Kylie Minogue, Plan B, Tinie Tempah and many more. 2010 had the biggest audience every at Glastonbury at a huge 135,000 tickets were sold for the whole weekend, 37,000 other tickets were passed for the crew, performers, stewards and traders, and on top of all that an extra 5,000 tickets were sold for the Sunday. Ticket prices were £185 each which shows a huge difference and shows how popular Glastonbury Festival has become over the last 40 years. You can see this because the first ever festival in 1970 was attended by 1,500 people, whereas last year was attended by 137,500 people. Glastonbury has a lot of different stages and attractions which also add to the fun and excitement of the festival. It's like a load of different festivals going on at the same time on the same farm.
The main stages at Glastonbury
The Pyramid Stage: The first Pyramid was first built and opened in 1971 by Bill Harkin and his crew. The structure was built close to the Glastonbury Abbey/Stonehenge ley line and over the site of a blind spring. In 1981 a permanent structure was built on the same site using redundant telegraph poles and surplus box section iron sheets form the Ministry of Defence. This Pyramid grew to symbolise the magic of Glastonbury Festival before it famously burned down in 1994, shortly before the Festival.This is the festivals main stage where you can expect to see the highest headline acts which are performing. It's the acts which have cost the festival the most and whose agents have insiteded that they get to perform on the Pyramid Stage. The music that is played on the pyramid stage is electric and is the highlights of the weekend. It has hosted artist's like Jay-Z, Oasis, The Prodigy, Dizzee Rascal, Bjork, Lily Allen, Kings of Leon and many more.
Other Stage: The other stage is around the back of the Pyramid stage. It is a good place with a great atmosphere where you can see more big headline artist's.
Acoustic Stage: The acoustic stage is in the Kyam tent. Its the place to hear chilled, unplugged songs from some of the world's biggest artist's.
Over time the Glastonbury Festival has got bigger and bigger and to this is still continuing to get bigger and more successful because of all the amazing acts they have performing and the whole Glastonbury site which attracts more and more people each year.
The main stages at Glastonbury
The Pyramid Stage: The first Pyramid was first built and opened in 1971 by Bill Harkin and his crew. The structure was built close to the Glastonbury Abbey/Stonehenge ley line and over the site of a blind spring. In 1981 a permanent structure was built on the same site using redundant telegraph poles and surplus box section iron sheets form the Ministry of Defence. This Pyramid grew to symbolise the magic of Glastonbury Festival before it famously burned down in 1994, shortly before the Festival.This is the festivals main stage where you can expect to see the highest headline acts which are performing. It's the acts which have cost the festival the most and whose agents have insiteded that they get to perform on the Pyramid Stage. The music that is played on the pyramid stage is electric and is the highlights of the weekend. It has hosted artist's like Jay-Z, Oasis, The Prodigy, Dizzee Rascal, Bjork, Lily Allen, Kings of Leon and many more.
Other Stage: The other stage is around the back of the Pyramid stage. It is a good place with a great atmosphere where you can see more big headline artist's.
Acoustic Stage: The acoustic stage is in the Kyam tent. Its the place to hear chilled, unplugged songs from some of the world's biggest artist's.
Over time the Glastonbury Festival has got bigger and bigger and to this is still continuing to get bigger and more successful because of all the amazing acts they have performing and the whole Glastonbury site which attracts more and more people each year.
Golowan Festival (Mazey Day)
The Golowan Festival started in the late 1980's in Penzance. It is a community celebration based around the traditional Feast of St John. The festival, which brings the past and present together, features the likes of The Golowan Band, Penglaz, the Serpent Dances and the Quay Fair day, the demonic democracy of the Mock Mayor Elections, Summer Fire, seaborne visitors to Sea and Sail and Quay Fair Day, banners and greenery, giant imagery and parades. As well as the hundreds of local performers taking part, Golowan is pleased to welcome a host of national and international artists visiting to participate in the full ten day programme of events. From simple beginnings, and years of gradual development, Golowan has become a unique Community Arts organisation. Their primary charitable aim is to:"Advance education for the public benefit through the promotion of art and culture with particular, but not exclusive reference to the art and culture of the Celtic regions of Europe.
Golowan brings together people of all ages in the town's annual June festival and runs year round community projects, which celebrate local culture and enhance the social and natural environment. People can help out in lots of ways, from selling Golowan Festival merchandise to handing out water, staffing road closures and stewarding during the Mazey Day processions. Much of Golowan's success is due to the fact that it involves everyone from the elderly to the younger generation. In 2010, the festival had 30 seperate events, 50 street entertainers, 20 local schools took part in the parades, 10 stage acts in Festival square, firework displays, dancing on the streets and several life size daleks from the TV show Dr Who.
Golowan brings together people of all ages in the town's annual June festival and runs year round community projects, which celebrate local culture and enhance the social and natural environment. People can help out in lots of ways, from selling Golowan Festival merchandise to handing out water, staffing road closures and stewarding during the Mazey Day processions. Much of Golowan's success is due to the fact that it involves everyone from the elderly to the younger generation. In 2010, the festival had 30 seperate events, 50 street entertainers, 20 local schools took part in the parades, 10 stage acts in Festival square, firework displays, dancing on the streets and several life size daleks from the TV show Dr Who.
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