manx celtic music and dance

When: Fri, 19 Apr 2024 to Sun, 12 May 2024

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Celebrating Earth Day – Gaia on the Isle of Man DEFA is pleased to confirm Gaia is coming to the Isle of Man between 19 April to 12 May, in time to celebrate Earth Day (on 22 April). See https://my-earth.org

Gaia, the illuminated hanging earth designed by UK artist Luke Jerram will be floating in three-dimensions in St Thomas’ Church in Douglas. Measuring six metres in diameter, the internally-lit sphere is 2.1 million times smaller than the real Earth. It has been recreated from 120dpi detailed NASA imagery of the Earth’s surface and each centimetre of the sculpture represents 21km of our planet. Gaia has been supported by a partnership of organisations including Net Zero Isle of Man, the Isle of Man Arts Council, Ørsted and St Thomas’ Church who are hosting Gaia in their nave.

An exciting programme of events are already taking place for Manx Wildlife Week which nicely falls within the timeframe of Gaia. To enhance this programme and make the most of Gaia, Jade Foster and the Climate Change Transformation Team hope to have some additional specially curated climate and earth-inspired events to take place in or outside the venue. They are inviting music performances, talks, workshops - events that could be hosted under Gaia or stargazing or walks in nature – that could start or end with a visit to Gaia. If you are interested in being part of the Gaia programme or are hosting an event elsewhere that they can promote as part of the programme, contact Jade Foster, Engagements Manager for Climate Change Transformation Team at DEFA [Department of Environment, Food & Agriculture]: Jade.Foster@gov.im

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