Must see 2016 electric festival to make park come to life after dark

The Electric Glen lighting festival will transform Rouken Glen Park into an electric wonderland for eight nights in February 2016!

Article Source: East Renfrewshire Council
Last Updated: 23 September 2015 17:45

The must-see event of winter 2016 brings a new team of creatives to East Ren to work their magic and transport visitors to a luminous world within the boundaries of the park.

The creative director behind the new event is world renowned Phil Supple who designed the lighting for the ceramic poppy installation at The Tower of London and for the Speed of Light and Ghost Peloton performance art.

Phil promises to bring fire, light, original musical and sound scores to Rouken Glen. He explains: “I’m looking forward to bringing light and life to the dark winter months in one of the West of Scotland’s most beautiful parks. Rouken Glen has been given a makeover in recent months courtesy of the Heritage Lottery Fund Parks staff and we’re aiming to show it off in the best possible light in February.

“We’ll be building on the success of our original programme in 2013 and returning to light up the whole perimeter of the famous boating pond in technicolour. I’m exploring research into the historical design output of the Thornliebank Printworks and am working with some great digital artists to produce an animated projection work next to the Auldhouse Burn, shedding light on some of the 200 year old commercial patterns alongside contemporary Scottish designs in fantastic artwork.

“Electric Glen will celebrate the incredible design heritage and unique landscape of Rouken Glen using the talents of some of the nation’s finest contemporary landscape and outdoor artists. It’s all very exciting!”

Phil is teaming up with the production company headed by Derek Allan of Allan Associates and Phil O’Halloran from NL Productions whose credits include staging the award winning The Enchanted Forest in Pitlochry.

Together the trio will turn Rouken Glen Park in Giffnock into a magical night time adventure with a specially designed electric trail and will showcase the diverse natural beauty of the park at night. The enhanced show will improve the visitor experience for people with a disability or pushing wheels.

Tickets for Electric Glen will go on sale week commencing Monday 19 October. They will be available from Ticketmaster and online.

Convener for infrastructure and sustainable growth, Councillor Tony Buchanan, said:"I’m delighted to announce the return of East Renfrewshire’s Electric Glen lighting festival at Rouken Glen Park for 2016. We are very excited to be working with such a highly respected and high profile team on the new event.

“This creative and extremely popular family event has sold out in previous years and with the winter 2016 festival promising to be bigger and better than ever we’re expecting a huge demand. Tickets will go on sale in October from Ticketmaster so if you want to make winter 2016 one to remember make sure you get your tickets.”