UK - Celestial, the Somerset-based drone show artists, lit up the skies above The Secret Garden Party in Abbots Ripton, Cambridgeshire, on Saturday night as part of the That’s Show Business spectacle with its drone show, Creativity Unchained.
The show was ‘a collaborative effort with Secret Designs and was a powerful ode to the freedom of creative expression, urging a break from the impact of consumerism on artistic expression and calling for a return to the roots of pure, untainted creativity’.
The drone show used vivid imagery, such as skulls, dollar signs and a phoenix rising from the ashes to underscore its message that creativity should have no bounds, winning over the attention of the festival goers. The show, spanning 130m wide and 70m high, featured an impressive 504 choreographed drones.
Celestial were invited back for its second year at the festival after the success of the award-winning 2023 show, Cosmic Wisdom.
John Hopkins founder & CEO at Celestial, says, "Festivals play host to some of the purest forms of creativity and artistic expression, and for us, nothing feels as authentic or vibrant as taking to the sky to show the limitless possibilities found within creative freedom. We are proud to be back at The Secret Garden Party this year to celebrate the anarchic spirit of creativity with its amazing acts and festival goers."
Freddie Fellows, founder and ‘head gardener’ at Secret Garden Party, adds, "It’s been amazing to have Celestial back and even more thrilling to have them collaborate so closely with Secret Designs on the show. I never thought we’d top last year’s spectacle, but I think we have and in such a wonderfully different way. Truly they are pioneering the cutting edge of imaginative drone design.”
