The Capital of Culture opening weekend showstopper, an outdoor aerial performance on Saturday evening, will be the largest individual event during the Capital of Culture year. Combining spectacular pyrotechnics and daring aerial acrobatics, the performance will take place along and above the River Aura.
The Capital of Culture opening evening on Saturday 15 January 2011 will culminate in a major outdoor performance near Forum Marinum and the Wärtsilä shipyard. The event will be broadcast on live TV. Zero hour will be at 6 pm, and the audience will be guided to the venue by children’s lantern parades via the Martinsilta Bridge.
Walk the Plank, a British outdoor theatre group, will perform the opening show. When the group visited Turku in September, director Mark Murphy took the time during his busy stay in the city to sit down and evaluate the venue.
