Released 02/03/2023
Dinosaurs and giant prehistoric creatures are taking over the City Centre during Enlighten Festival
Civic Square and City Walk will play host to illuminated, finely crafted prehistoric creatures after dark for City Illuminations @Enlighten Festival for 2023.
Before Us: A Night Walk Through Time is a free family-friendly event from 5 – 11pm daily, 3 – 13 March, with life-sized puppets including a T-Rex and prehistoric emu roving the city each night from 6:30 – 9:30pm.
Canberrans will be amazed and discover the biological ‘big bang’ of planet Earth, where prehistoric life multiplied and evolved from kooky critters to massive beasts.
City Renewal Authority Acting CEO Craig Gillman said that the City Centre illuminations and activities would complement the broader Enlighten program and offer an immersive and fun experience for all ages to enjoy.
“Building on the success of previous years, we are excited to bring Enlighten Festival back into the City Centre to encourage people to eat, drink, meet friends and be entertained,” Mr Gillman said.
Roving performances from Erth Visual & Physical Inc. will bring theatrical productions that push the limits of design, content, and experience. Erth’s Artistic Director, Scott Wright, said they will bring an array of prehistoric creatures ranging from the first early life forms from 555 million years ago to dinosaurs that roamed earth up 66 million years ago.
“Come visit us; there is no telling who or what we may have lurking within the shadows or roaming in full view; you’ll have to see it with your own eyes and maybe even encounter the most unlikely creatures,” Mr Wright said.
Cultural Facilities Corporation Chief Executive Officer, Gordon Ramsay, said Canberra Museum and Gallery and Canberra Theatre Centre are delighted to be part of City Illuminations @Enlighten this year.
“We have a great program of performances on at the Theatre and new exhibitions throughout CMAG, as well as family activities in CMAG and a themed bar on the Theatre terrace. And we are very excited to have a fossilised Diprotodon skeleton in the CMAG foyer, on loan from the Australia Museum,” Mr Ramsay said.
The family fun will continue in the city at the Canberra Centre with a space-themed activation called ‘It’s Not Rocket Science’.
Getting to and from the City Centre won’t be a problem with a free shuttle bus that will take people between the City Centre and the broader @Enlighten Festival across the lake.
The City Renewal Authority is collaborating with Events ACT and the Cultural Facilities Corporation to expand the official footprint of the much-loved Enlighten Festival to include the City Illuminations.
For more information on the @Enlighten Festival in the City Centre, visit enlightencanberra.com/program/city-illuminations/
Before Us: A Night Walk Through Time
3 – 13 March 2023
5 – 11pm Prehistoric illuminations
6:30 – 9:30pm Roving puppetry performances
Civic Square to City Walk
Free event
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