Experience this wonderfully creative celebration of Poole's rich heritage; a project that provides opportunities and learning experiences for local communities.

This immersive show starts on Poole Quay, as the 'The Queen Galadriel' ship sails into port and a crew disembarks celebrating millennia of goods that have travelled the seas. Unloading their unusual interactive 'cargo', the crew dance, sing, and move in procession sharing stories from above and below the flowing waters, revealing wisdom and heritage of maritime life along the way.

As part of the Poole Maritime Festival in May 2017 and the European Maritime Day, CARGO delivered key information at a crucial time when the Great Quay of Poole was being celebrated. It can reach large audiences through major art/heritage performances. This is a one-off opportunity to deliver a wonderful learning, sharing and celebratory experience for thousands of people who may not otherwise have opportunities to learn about Poole's local and global heritage. It’s also a fabulous opportunity to highlight Poole's part in European Maritime excellence on a prestigious world platform.

In March and April 2017, we performed to over 2,000 school children who loved singing the merman song with us, wrote letters and made drawings for the project.