The Village on Esplanade at Cairns Festival 2012

A quirky vaudevillean, retro-futuristic, sideshow romp, The Village On Esplanade at Cairns, Australia will titillate the senses. Think a gilded, steampowered carnival of delights with its toes cooling in the lagoon under a palm tree and you might be half way there! Be amazed - be intrigued!

The Village On Esplanade will boast a colourful cluster of Moroccan tents; ‘The Palace’ - the luscious tea lounge, ‘The Performery’ - the performance tent, ‘The Pavilion’- the community tent and ‘The Castello’ - a mini castle packed with quirky, ridiculous and gorgeously comic acts.

On The Village streets you’ll bump into a world of exciting and quirky characters, including Trichia, a nature-loving human, and Helix, a giant garden snail - they’re the Slow Show! Be led across randomly appearing zebra crossings, revolve around spontaneous roundabouts made of unsuspecting people, obey bizarre street signs as you follow our visiting Lollipop Ladies around The Village. Other thrills and spills will include specially designed performances for The Village by LUSH Cabaret and Kurandacoots,roving appearances from Cairns’ very own Mermaids, the extraordinary Bower People and Robo Rockers, and favourites Igor and His Evil Genius, plus witness the fantastical Incredible Flea Circus - the list goes on!

With the promise of an energetic and eclectic range of entertainment, including individual performances, musicians, comedians, singers, dancers, acrobats, artists and roving performers, plus an informative and educational workshop program featuring the Children’s Village and the ‘Kids Longest Print’ by Inkmasters, The Village On Esplanade will be a hub of activity for the whole family! Choose from a packed program of entertainment and mayhem, chill out with some ‘Palace’ deliciousness, listen to one of the talented local acts on the Cooked in Cairns Stage, wander past the girls at OziChalk working their artistic miracles on the footpaths surrounding the Village, be intrigued by one of the quirky street performers, check out the daily Chalkboard acts. Be inspired, be astounded, take a chance, you never know what you¹ll find or how long you’ll stay!

 

When: Every weekday, until 31st Aug 2012 Location: Cairns Esplanade Admission: FREE and ticketed Web: Festival Facebook Contact: 0478 564 374