The Rock Charmer - finale

The pulsating finale to the Rock Charmer - a spine-tingling performance in a remote clifftop quarry in Dorset.

The show is a collaboration between music legend Kimmo Pohjonen and the enchanting live cinema experience of the Paper Cinema. Just as a snake charmer makes the snake reveal himself, Kimmo and Paper Cinema are charming the rocks to reveal their stories and their history in sounds and live animation.

The setting feels Mediterranean - but is in fact Winspit, a magical spot on the Dorset coast near Swanage where Purbeck stone quarrying has created a clifftop amphithatre and series of square fronted caves.

The performance is part of Dorset's Inside Out festival of extraordinary events in extraordinary places - both the location and the performance don't get much more extraordinary than this - a rock face in front of the audience, a sheer drop behind them, and a mile long walk down a stone path from the Square and Compass pub.

The performance, on September 16th and 17th offered a few extra surprises as well - including a cave lined with sculptures of prehistoric creatures skillfully projected onto the walls like ancient cave paintings and a series of giant zoetropes, with moving images from the show.

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• Kimmo
• Kimmo Pohjonen
• Paper Cinema
• Inside Out
• Dorset
• Winspit
• Activate
• Dorchester Arts
• Rock Charmer