IWA CANALWAY CAVALCADE 2024
Floating Nature Machine
Dream Time
3-6 May 2024
Dream Location
Little Venice, London
Organised by
Inland Waterways Association
Canal Dream CIC
Slash Arts
Dream overview
About IWA Canalway Cavalcade
Since 1983, this legendary event has brought communities together, transforming the heart of London's canal network. With over 100 colourfully decorated boats, arts, live music, refreshments, craft stalls, and family-friendly activities, the festival offers something for everyone to enjoy.
As one of the largest waterways festivals in the country, the Canalway Cavalcade is a cherished tradition within the local community. Boaters travel from far and wide to participate, and the event attracts visitors from across London and beyond.
Canal Dream at the Cavalcade
This marks Canal Dream's third year participating in the festival, and we are proud to have been recognised with awards from the Inland Waterways Association (IWA) each year.
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2024: The IWA honoured us once again with two awards:
Floating Nature Machine
Canal Dream and Slash Arts were proud to present the Floating Nature Machine multi-arts programme at Canalway Cavalcade 2024, including:
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Art Exhibition: Floating Nature Machine
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Live Performance: Music, Performance, Dance, Poetry
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Film Night
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Pageant of Boats
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Procession of Illuminated Boats
Dream programme
Art Exhibition
Live Music, Performance, Dance, Poetry
Procession of Illuminated Boats
Pegeant of Boats
Film Night
Dream impact
Artwork & Artist
Art Exhibition: Floating Nature Machine
Artist:
Yann Purcell
Curators:
Simon Hodgkinson
Chuntian Hu
Live Performance
Music: Rosanna
Music: Samuel Batstone
Poetry Reading: D.R.R. Sidaway
Dance: Jiarong Yu
Performance: Xixi Xiao
Pageant of Boats
Live music: Rosanna
Procession of Illuminated Boats
Dance: Jiarong Yu
Light: Cainy Yiru Yan
Producer: Chuntian Hu, Yobe Wei
Film Night
Artwork & Artist:
Planet of Rust-George Merabishvili
Fossil - Ming Yuan
Floatage - Seongeun Lee
The Misery Line - Julia Mervis
Curators:
Zhiwu(Adam) Zhu
Yuxuan Wu
Festival Team
Organisation
Organised by
Inland Waterways Association
Canal Dream CIC
Slash Arts
Programme Management
Directors & Producers:
Chuntian Hu
Simon Hodgkinson
Photography/Videography Team
Head of Photography/Videography Team: Zhiwu(Adam) Zhu, Yuxuan Wu
Photographer:
Siting Chen (Destiny)
Yin Feng (Jetfire)
Yuchen Lin
Videographer:
Zhiwu Zhu
Yuxuan Wu
Junyang Wang
Rachel Gibson Duff
Tyler Bryan
Kelvin Wang
Twiggy Cheung
Marketing Team
Visual Designer: Yobe Wei
Special Thanks
IWA Canalway Cavalcade Team:
Mark Saxon
Mike Moore