Art party: Thousands descend on downtown for Nuit Blanche
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An estimated 30,000 partygoers descended on Winnipeg’s core neighbourhoods Saturday night for the city’s 14th annual Nuit Blanche celebrations. The late-night arts and culture party featured more than 80 free events and installations peppered throughout downtown, the Exchange District, The Forks and St. Boniface.
MIKE SUDOMA / FREE PRESS Nuit Blanche festivalgoers experience the Odori exhibit, which included a spinning table under bright lights. The public art sculpture was co-created by Takashi Iwasaki and Joe Kalturnyk.
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Drag performer Ruby Chopstix performs during Nuit Blanche in the Exchange District Saturday.
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Drag performer Ruby Chopstix performs to a sizeable crowd in front of Darling Bar for Nuit Blanche.
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The Light Within display at 66 Arthur St. was one of dozens of art installations set up for Nuit Blanche Saturday night.
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Drag performer Ruby Chopstix captivates the crowd.
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Dave Sampson dances through the Marchante exhibit that took place in one of the tunnels that connects King Street and Arthur Street.
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Crowds take in The Light Within display at 66 Arthur St.
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Ludochroma II is a returning exhibit which mixes lights, music and interpretive dance.
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Festivalgoers watch as musicians and dancers perform behind translucent white sheets, resulting in music and colour shining through to Albert Street in Winnipeg’s Exchange District.
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moonGARDEN by artist Anna Pinto Diallo takes over the Cube in the Exchange District with its giant coloured balls and soundscapes.
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moonGARDEN by artist Anna Pinto Diallo takes over the Cube in the Exchange District with its giant coloured balls and soundscapes.
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moonGARDEN by artist Anna Pinto Diallo takes over the Cube in the Exchange District with its giant coloured balls and soundscapes.
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moonGARDEN by artist Anna Pinto Diallo takes over the Cube in the Exchange District with its giant coloured balls and soundscapes.
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Hundreds of Nuit Blanche attendees take in the Light it Up Freestyle Dance Battle on top of The Forks parkade Saturday night.
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Nuit Blanche attendees walk through the lit-up streamers outside of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights Saturday night as part of Jaimie Issac’s exhibit “Nibi.”
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Nuit Blanche attendees walk through the lit-up streamers outside of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights Saturday night as part of Jaimie Issac’s exhibit “Nibi.”
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Festivalgoers Gino (left) and Rina (right) go through the lit-up streamers outside of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights Saturday night as part of Jaimie Issac’s exhibit “Nibi.”
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Festivalgoers take in the visuals and sounds of Jaimie Issac’s exhibit “Nibi.”
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Festivalgoers take in the visuals and sounds of Jaimie Issac’s exhibit “Nibi.”
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Nuit Blanche attendees view the Hyperbolic Cellulose display by the University of Manitoba’s BIOM_lab. The lab will continue studying the display further at a new site now that the festival is over.
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First-time Nuit Blanche Festival attendee Ella Lacanlale laughs as she handles the bacterial cellulose material used to construct BIOM_Labs Hyperbolic Cellulose display. The display was constructed to demonstrate the application of bio-based material.
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A full water taxi heads west down the Assiniboine River.
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The water taxis were in high demand Saturday night as Nuit Blanche festivalgoers enjoyed free rides to multiple locations from downtown to The Forks.
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The water taxis were in high demand Saturday night as Nuit Blanche festivalgoers enjoyed free rides to multiple locations from downtown to The Forks.
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The water taxis were in high demand Saturday night as Nuit Blanche festivalgoers enjoyed free rides to multiple locations from downtown to The Forks.
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Jared Arnason boardslides an obstacle during Sk8 Skates Cube Bash event. It was one of the first events to kick off Winnipeg’s Nuit Blanche Saturday.
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Malcolm Moffat grinds an obstacle during Sk8 Skates Cube Bash event at Nuit Blanche Saturday.
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