Shock performers together with Benedict Cumberbatch, Noma Dumezweni, Emma Corrin, Claire Foy, Taron Egerton, Jordan Stephens, Dolly Alderton and Sinéad Cusack took to the stage for return of Letters Dwell.
Three new gastronomic ideas this 12 months noticed Olia Hercules, Jeremy Lee, Patrick Williams, Dom Fernando, Anthony Demetre, Adam Dealing with, Masaki Sugisaki, Imogen Davis & Ivan Tidsall-Downes, Joe Woodhouse, Christina Soteriou and Sarah Turner prepare dinner up a storm for company.
Crowds flocked to tantalising performances in The Home of Elegant from the likes of Haus of Fatale, The Cocoa Butter Membership, Queerdos Cabaret and extra.
Wilderness marked its twelve season in spectacular type, with an prolonged weekend of recent and progressive multi-arts programming, wealthy with vibrant new venues, world-renowned musical expertise and a first-class culinary line-up; as soon as once more cementing itself as an undisputed spotlight of the summer season pageant calendar.
The enchanting environment of Cornbury Park turned the backdrop for a sensational line-up of numerous, multi-genre expertise throughout the weekend – together with electrifying performances from headliners The Chemical Brothers, Christine and the Queens, Fatboy Slim, Sugababes, Arlo Parks, Confidence Man, Franc Moody, The Zombies and extra on the Wilderness Stage.
On Saturday night, festival-goers had been wowed as a 500-strong solid of drones took to the evening’s sky for The Wilderness Spectacle. Created in collaboration with SKYMAGIC, the world’s main aerial gentle present studio and crew behind King Charles III’s coronation drone show, crowds had been wowed by illuminated sketches throughout the evening sky, from a hovering phoenix to swirling luminous shapes, transporting all watching to a wild new universe.
After sunset, The Valley got here alive, with crowds raving into the early hours on the forest dance flooring with Honey Dijon, DJ Paulette, Kerri Chandler, Elliot Education & Liam Palmer (Urge for food), Storm Mollison and Todd Terry taking to the neon-illuminated forest stage, closing with a hedonistic journey via the Historical past of Rave by DJ legend, Eats Every thing.
The Atrium, the place world-class arts, musical magic and hilarity meet, curated one more memorable line-up throughout the weekend. Highlights included the return of the ever-popular Wilderness favorite, Letter’s Dwell, which noticed a various array of excellent, shock performers together with Benedict Cumberbatch, Noma Dumezweni, Emma Corrin, Claire Foy, Taron Egerton, Jordan Stephens, Dolly Alderton, Sinéad Cusack and extra take to the stage to share outstanding letters written over the centuries to a captivated viewers.
Bringing positive eating en-masse with distinctive eating experiences filled with globally famend cooks and the UK’s hottest information names within the culinary scene, Wilderness delivered three new modern gastronomic ideas this 12 months. Olia Hercules, Jeremy Lee, Patrick Williams and Dom Fernando handled 390 diners every to mouth-watering four-course eating experiences on the Wilderness Lengthy Desk Banquets; Anthony Demetre, Adam Dealing with and Masaki Sugisaki cooked up a storm for company at The Chef’s Desk; and The Wilderness Kitchen partnered with the Social Pantry to serve up vegetarian and vegan feasting from Imogen Davis & Ivan Tidsall-Downes, Joe Woodhouse, Christina Soteriou and Sarah Turner.
The Discussion board, the pageant’s HQ of talks, debates, panel discussions, welcomed internationally famend activist, mannequin, author and broadcaster Munroe Bergdorf, who joined Travis Alabanza in dialog; bestselling creator, broadcaster and host of the hit podcast How To Fail chatted to Instances Radio journalist, Hannah MacInnes; and EarthPercent joined author and broadcaster Gaia Vince, discussing methods the music trade can interact with the local weather disaster.
Throughout the sphere, The Books Tent, curated by East London’s Phlox Books, hosted inspiring discussions from the likes of Gina Martin, Aja Barber, Charlie Mackesy, Maddie Mortimer, Iona Mathieson (SAGE Flowers), Courtney Daniella Boateng & Renee Kapuku (To My Sisters), Charly Cox and extra.
Crowds flocked to witness a fierce and fabulous line-up over the weekend on the dwelling of the leftfield and avant-garde, Home of Elegant. Getting into the surprising world of award-winning theatre, drag, and alt cabaret, The Home of Elegant tantilised audiences with performances from Haus of Fatale, The Cocoa Butter Membership, Queerdos Cabaret and extra, with this 12 months seeing the return of the sensationally spectacular Various Miss Wilderness contest.
High-notch Cabaret was the phrase on the extravagantly stunning and intimate setting of the Cat’s Whiskers Cocktail and Cabaret Membership, which dazzled company with a decadent and daring present, choreographed by Olivier Award nominee Lynne Web page.
On the sunny grounds of The Taking part in Fields, a subject devoted to spectacular silliness with an motion packed spectacle of video games and enjoyable hosted as soon as once more by The Bearded Kittens who performed host to a long-standing Wilderness favorite, the legendary, notorious cricket match.
Because the solar units on this roaringly magical lengthy weekend of naughtiness, frivolity and healthful hedonism, Wilderness appears ahead to welcoming company again with open arms in 2024.
