Cirque de la Quirk, which has a stage at the Isle of Wight Festival has launched an online, 2d festival this weekend (Saturday) - with money raised going to charity.
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Gonnabesick Parties and Cirque de la Quirk have joined together to create the online virtual event - raising money for mental health charity MIND.
The 'Gonna be Quirk Anti-Loneliness Party' will transport you to a high-capacity, immersive and interactive world.
You can also walk freely and visit the stages as a 2d character.
The event has all been inspired by lockdown and aims to highlight the issue of loneliness that many of us are experiencing during the pandemic.
Speaking exclusively to Isle of Wight Radio, Molly McQueen (Ure) who runs the Cirque de la Quirk stage at the Isle of Wight Festival said:
"We have created a 2D virtual world which is a mixture between a video game and a zoom festival, as a little character you can walk up to a stage, watch the band on that stage and go exploring in the woods, get something to eat at the burger van, meet new people and it is as close as you are going to get to a festival experience.
"It's a very new virtual platform and very very different which makes it more real...Get in your catsuit, get your sparkle on and have an excuse to dress up and have fun - that's all it is."
There will also be an impressive line up which will include Isle of Wight Festival favourites, local talent from the Isle of Wight, spoken word, workshops, circus and much more.
To listen to the full interview with Molly here
Watch Cirque de la Quirk at last year's Isle of Wight Festival here:
WHAT YOU'LL NEED FROM 4pm til late:
- Laptop/PC or Mac running the Chrome browser
- Webcam
- Microphone
- Headphones or quiet speakers
Tickets are £3 with at least £1 of every ticket going to Mind.
To find out more visit www.gonnabequirk.com
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