MAYHEM IN THE MARKET

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PAST EVENTS:

-Love Letters + Broken Hearts (Feb 2012)

- Mulled Wine + Snowflakes (Nov 2011)

MAYHEM IN THE MARKET is an ambitious and unique project created by ‘Question your Teaspoons’. The aims is to challenge preconceptions of the Victorian Market Hall in Goole, East Yorkshire, and to bring local people together to create a sense of pride and community.

MAYHEM IN THE MARKET takes the form of a series of site-based events, beginning in November 2011 with ‘Mulled Wine and Snowflakes’ – a festive evening of arts and entertainment, to tie in with the town’s Christmas lights switch-on event.

For this first event QyT commissioned 8 pieces of new work, including performances and installations by international performers from Italy, Korea and the UK. The artists presented work that engaged directly with the building; work that might usually be seen in theatres, comedy venues and galleries; work that playfully challenged and confounded expectations of what a market hall should be.

Traditionally, a market place was the lifeblood of a community; not just for trading but for entertainment, for gossip, for meeting friends. QyT aim to inject some of that energy and identity back into Goole Market – to re-establish the building as a place where anything can happen.

Right now, people only go into the market if there is something specific that they need in there. What this project is giving the market is an identity; reputation as a destination; an exciting place that people will want to visit year-round, regardless of whether they need to make a purchase or not. In the long run, we hope this will increase visitors to the market, and give a real boost to trade.