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Welcome our bright new Sparks!

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August 28, 2014

We would like to wish a warm Spark! family welcome to our newest performers. Welcome Tom Larthe de Langladure, Adam Stapleford and Therese Johnston! These are three very talented musicians, performers and creatives in their own right. We feel very lucky to have them in our team. The line-up pictured below is...
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Fabulous video from Shimmer Event

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July 18, 2014

This comment was just posted onto our facebook page in response to this video post, and I just had to share it: “Please say you’ll be back this year? My littlest one talks about the robots (you guys) still. We told her you had gone to live in St. Mary’s...
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Spark! auditions happening right now…

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June 26, 2014

Image Stencil Graffiti in London by Flickr user la_salebete, used under Creative Commons License with thanks We are on day two of our auditions for new Spark! performers. The show has been so successful, we now need more performers to join us in our travels around the world, as we illuminate...
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Spark! flies and Blast! takes off….

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June 16, 2014

It’s been a busy few weeks for our Spark! and Blast! drummers. At the end of May, Spark! were part of the Fêtes de la Tour Blanche Festival in Issoudun. This was a magical French festival with a British twist. Spark! in Issoudun, mobile...
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Issoudun Fetes de la Tour Blanche

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May 27, 2014

Next stop Issoudun, France Spark! are performing as part of the Fetes de la Tour Blanche on Saturday night. This looks like a great festival, with a unique take on “Britishness” and what that means. This festival is in its 20th year and celebrates King 1 Richard the Lionheart, who is...
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Morocco here we come…..

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May 23, 2014

The Spark! team are on their way to Morocco at the moment for shows this Saturday, then onto Issoudun in France the weekend after. The new show Blast! is also going down well at the T20 Cricket shows. Daytime photo by me, Kate Maines-Beasley Night time photos by Dan Brady,...
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And we have….Blast! Off!

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May 16, 2014

We have just launched a new show Blast! and the team are playing drums at the T20 Cricket at Nottinghamshire right now. Look out for them if you have Sky Sports! Photo: Blast! performers before their shows at the T20 Cricket which is happening right now. We are excited to...
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Blast! auditions happening right now…

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May 9, 2014

I have just left the Linskill Centre, where the auditions for drummers for our Blast! project are happening today. There are 14 talented people playing drums right now in the hope of being selected and securing some fabulous percussion work over the summer. Exciting! We wish them all the very...
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Spark! at Maker Faire and farewell to our lovely Hannah!

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May 2, 2014

Spark! had a great time at Maker Faire at Life last weekend. We particularly enjoyed meeting the daleks and the interactions with the audience in our native North East England. Here are some photo highlights: If you would like to see the full set of photos I took of Spark!...
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Spark! at Maker Faire at Life in Newcastle THIS weekend

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April 25, 2014

Spark! are delighted to be part of the Maker Faire at Life in our native north east this weekend Image of Spark! in Beijing by Parminder Singh, used with kind permission. Spark! perform at 2 pm on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th April. They are doing one show per day,...
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