"The Royal Docks has always been a place of movement, ships arriving, goods departing, industries rising and falling This autumn it becomes a stage for a brand-new cultural free festival, Royal Docks Originals. Running from 15th September - 4th October, the free biennial launches with a spectacular programme of more than 50 events under the banner Metamorphosis: a celebration of transformation and journeys."
"The beating heart of the festival is Rekindling, a major fire installation by French fire alchemists Compagnie Carabosse. Across two nights only, Thursday 25th & Friday 26th September, Royal Victoria Dock will be set alight in an immersive blaze of flame, shadow, and sound. Think flickering fire pots, glowing sculptures, and a site-specific soundscape built from oral histories and live music, all reflecting the Royal Docks' shifting identity - from industrial powerhouse to cultural engine of London."
"But Rekindling is just one part of a stacked line-up. Elsewhere, British-Punjabi artist Chila Kumari Singh Burman MBE brings neon deities and a life-size tiger sculpture to the waterfront (yes the one who made Tate Britain LIT), YARA + DAVINA invite Londoners to mark Arrivals + Departures, and Graphic Rewilding splashes a vast botanical mural across the Pump House. There'll be live music and poetry aboard the IFS Cloud Cable Car, commissions from artists like Joy Yamusangie and Luke Gray, and pop-ups ranging from hip-hop dance battles to bioluminescent gardens."
Royal Docks Originals runs from 15 September to 4 October as a free biennial festival under the banner Metamorphosis celebrating transformation and journeys. Rekindling by Compagnie Carabosse is a two-night fire installation at Royal Victoria Dock featuring fire pots, glowing sculptures and a soundscape built from oral histories and live music. The programme includes major commissions, public artworks, live music and poetry on the IFS Cloud Cable Car, pop-ups, open studios, markets showcasing Newham makers, creative careers days, heritage tours, open-water swimming and community-led activities across the Royal Docks.
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