Awe-inspiring fire-breathing dragon for Light Night Leeds festival

By The Newsroom
Published 13th Sep 2018, 16:04 BST
Updated 13th Sep 2018, 17:07 BST
The Forgotten light show pictured at the Ghent Light Festival in Belgium.The Forgotten light show pictured at the Ghent Light Festival in Belgium.
The Forgotten light show pictured at the Ghent Light Festival in Belgium.
A GIANT fire-breathing dragon will bring myth and legend to life at this year's Light Night Leeds festival.

The awe-inspiring dragon will be projected across The Queen’s Hotel on City Square in one of the showpiece events at next month’s two-night cultural spectacular.

The creation, which is called Forgotten, is the brainchild of Belgian artists Create Studio.

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It tells the story vengeful dragon imprisoned for centuries in a medieval dungeon before escaping in modern-day Leeds.

Bouquet DAbat Jour, a series of giant illuminated lampshades will appear on Victoria Gardens after being brought to Leeds by French artists TILT.Bouquet DAbat Jour, a series of giant illuminated lampshades will appear on Victoria Gardens after being brought to Leeds by French artists TILT.
Bouquet DAbat Jour, a series of giant illuminated lampshades will appear on Victoria Gardens after being brought to Leeds by French artists TILT.

Using the latest 3D video mapping, CGI and live pyrotechnics, Forgotten wowed crowds at Ghent Light Festival in Belgium when it debuted earlier this year.

Forgotten will be one of more than 60 captivating installations which will transform well-known locations around the city centre including Victoria Leeds, Kirkgate Market, Leeds Town Hall and Leeds Civic Hall.

Light Night Leeds will take place from 6pm to 11pm on October 4 and 5.

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Thibault Dochy, creative director at Create Studio, said: “We were eager to make something that people would remember and talk about a year from now and say ‘remember that dragon last year?”

“Classical video mappings are very impressive but they don’t really te