{"id":5901,"date":"2021-10-31T15:21:32","date_gmt":"2021-10-31T15:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/2021\/10\/31\/oxford-road-lit-first-ever-corridor-light-festival-celebrating-areas-cultural-life\/"},"modified":"2021-10-31T15:21:32","modified_gmt":"2021-10-31T15:21:32","slug":"oxford-road-lit-first-ever-corridor-light-festival-celebrating-areas-cultural-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/oxford-road-lit-first-ever-corridor-light-festival-celebrating-areas-cultural-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxford Road lit up in first-ever \u2018corridor of light\u2019 festival celebrating area’s cultural life"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Corridor of Light festival took place at the weekend on Oxford Road boasting an array of shining installations celebrating the area’s artistic and cultural life.<\/p>\n

The festival, a celebration of Oxford Road’s Corridor<\/a>, aimed to \u201cbring life to the corridor\u2019s unique constellation of knowledge and culture, championing the area\u2019s change-makers \u2013 both past and present\u201d.<\/p>\n

The festival opened with the unveiling of a poem and three-metre-high light sculpture, Recovery Poems, by artists Deanna Rodger and Robert Montgomery.<\/p>\n

The poem reflects on loss and the impacts of lockdown, and positive changes in the future.<\/p>\n

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Its unveiling was accompanied by a live performance from LGBTQ+ choir, The Sunday Boys<\/a>, in the reading room of Manchester Poetry Library, as well as a live poetry performance of Made in Manchester, creating a powerful atmosphere.<\/p>\n

Other installations included immersive sound and light installation, Where There is Light, by award-winning artist collective Squidsoup<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The piece was installed in the Holy Name Church, which this year celebrates its 150th<\/sup> anniversary.<\/p>\n

The installation shared the voices and stories of asylum seekers, questioning where people find light in their lives and presenting the struggles refugees face.<\/p>\n

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