Michael David

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"The people of city centres, can now learn in a different way, peoples shopping habits have changed, we can make more trips in the evening now," said the love-light-festival-Director Alex Rinsler

A celebration of light with huge installations, fire performances, and a parade of dogs in illuminated costumes hopes for the fight against loneliness and celebrate love.

love-light has 30 pieces of art in the public Space and large people moved quantities in Norwich City Centre on Friday evening.

The Event was held over the weekend, But Saturday's outdoor events were canceled due to the,

The Festival is produced by the Norwich Business Improvement District (BID).

Halo , the by interactive artist Michael David , features 12 sculptural towers of glowing rings, which bring to transform the creation of music, "the entire atmosphere of a room"

Caroline Bidewell, from The Team , hopes that The Festival would have the theme of "love and belonging" "the people closer together".

The Festival offers a range of international light artists who have projected to create a series of huge installations, and many of the historic buildings.

Picto Facto, led a parade through the centre of Norwich, as part of The Festival designed to celebrate, "what distinguishes us and what is

connects" The Festival is in cooperation with the initiative, which aims to combat loneliness.

to hit in the night on Saturday is The Parade , "talkative volunteers" were waiting along the route of The Light trail, the conversation with the participants, in an effort to make all feel welcome and involved.

Alex Rinsler, the project's creative director, said: "The goal is not to replace the Valentine's day Experience . But a [social] things can make a difference.

"If it works, wonderful. If it doesn't work, at least we tried it. I think that all cities and municipalities are struggling with social inclusion. "

The Parade included the LumiDogs finale with light-based costumes for Norwich four-legged friends to The Festival parade culminated in the Forum in Norwich, where fireworks were released from the roof of The Building , in what is believed to be "the first" "What makes this different is the uniqueness of Norwich as a place,... a festival celebrating The City 's unique architecture," Rinsler said,

Nick Azidis, a lighting designer from New Zealand , has created a projection of colors and designs for The City 's Anglican Cathedral.

He said: "It is not the size, it is the story, it is the Space . it is an amazing building. To light it up and give it some new light - it is Fantastic . "

The Festival parade culminated with a performance of fire street theatre, the French artists Bilbo basso with a "explosive satire on the Married Life " "It was such a wonderful team, on the theme of love and belonging... it was a group, a collective," said Rinsler

love-light-financed and funded by Arts Council England with the addition of local sponsors. The organizers hope that it will be a bi-annual event.

photography by Martin Barber and Shaun Whitmore

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