Lampadophores Lights Up Doncaster

A magical night of giant puppets, dance, and community spirit as Global Streets returns to town.

Global Streets are a national network of partners that co-creates and presents free international outdoor arts events. In recent years they have brought incredible outdoor performances to Doncaster, such as Sharing the Light (2022), Rise (2019) and Clash of Drums (2016). This year's event was Lampadophores (pronounced “lamp-ah-doh-for”), brought all the way from France.

Named after the torchbearers in ceremonies of ancient Greece, Lampadophores was an exciting, interactive production by Picto Facto, a street theatre company based in Toulouse. Eight giant, inflatable puppets accompanied by black-and-white-clad performers led a procession around the streets of Doncaster followed by a crowd of one thousand local people, stopping to dance and interact with the crowds as they went.

This free event brings world-class arts and culture to communities who may face barriers to accessing traditional arts spaces, bringing the action right to their doorstep.

A diverse group of people, including children, are joyfully watching a performer in a striped costume and orange hat during a night outdoor performance of Lampadophores at Global Streets..

Crowd gathers around colorful, illuminated, inflatable giants which are characters in a piece of promenade theatre at a night-time event.

Help bring more magical moments to Doncaster

Events like Lampadophores light up our streets and bring world-class culture right to our community’s doorstep. As a charity, we rely on your support to make unforgettable, free experiences like this happen.