Performers Walk on Water on Beautiful and Surreal Show on Derwentwater

Performers walk on water in beautiful and surreal show on  Derwentwater

A beautiful and surreal night-time show, featuring fire, pyrotechnics, a floating bed and a car that drives across the lake, will take place on Derwentwater, in Keswick, this summer.

Lakes Alive will thrill and excite you with Ilotopie's show Water Fools - a free show on Friday 10th and Saturday 11th August at 9.30pm in Crow Park, Keswick. It's a mythical watery-wonderland where cars drive on the Lake and a 5 metre-high Queen watches over her kingdom from a giant penny farthing.

The show, Fous de Bassin (Water Fools) is the creation of French company Ilotopie, and is being brought to Keswick by Lakes Alive, Keswick Tourism Association and Theatre by the Lake, with additional support from Keswick Town Council.

The critically acclaimed show has been performed at famous venues across the world including Sydney Harbour and London’s Docklands

Lyn Gardner, the Guardian’s theatre critic, wrote of the show “It sets fire to the imagination, showing us a warped version of our own world, a cradle-to-the-grave race of competition and power. "

The performances, which are free, will take place on Friday 10 & Saturday 11 August at Crow Park (just opposite Theatre by the Lake) at 9.30pm.

Julie Tait, from Lakes Alive, says: “Fous de Bassin is a beautiful, surreal and unique show – it is absolutely unforgettable. It is also incredibly impressive technically; the cast literally walk - and drive - on water.

“Lakes Alive has always wanted to use Derwentwater as a backdrop for one of our shows , and it will be the perfect setting for this amazing performance. This is definitely an event not to miss.”

Keswick Tourism Association made a significant contribution towards the costs of staging the event. David Jackson, its chairman, says,

“Although Keswick is obviously already a popular tourist destination, we still need to get as many new people as possible to visit the town, and I think this show is a really good way of doing that.

“It looks fantastic, and I think it will pull in a big crowd from all over the country. Hopefully, once people have visited Keswick they will be hooked and come back time and time again.”

Lakes Alive is a programme created and directed by Kendal Arts International with Manchester International Arts.

It is one of the three Annual Legacy Programmes commissioned by the Legacy Trust UK for WE PLAY, the Northwest cultural legacy programme for the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. It will represent a diverse range of projects and events, across culture, education and sport, appealing to people from all walks of life.

Further details about this event can be found at www.keswick.org
Further details about Lakes Alive can be found at www.lakesalive.org.