HOLST 150 - Happenings

Wilson Nights Take Over at The Wilson Art Gallery and Museum, Cheltenham

Wilson Nights: Holst Spaceship Earth - Transit of Venus Happening 06/11/24 

Calling All Earthlings! Inspired by the remarkable life and musical legacy of Gustav Holst, PlayLa.bZ, The Holst Birthplace Trust & UoG welcome you to a mind-expanding, multi-sensory journey, DiY spatial computing & cybernetics trip through our interconnected cosmos at the Wilson Nights: Holst Spaceship Earth. A pop-up PlayLa.bZ zone, where community collaboration, creative technology and art collide.

Holst's The Planets Playtronica Fruit, Veg & Flower Synths: Magically create electronic music sounds by interacting with fruit, vegetables flowers, and water, forging a cosmic connection with nature. 

Holst Spaceship Earth - Pollinator Wild Seed Planets:
Be the change by creating wildflower mini natural planets that provide vital habitats for pollinators. 

Gustav Holst From The Otherside & Feel It! 8 Bit Mars Redux: Hear Gustav Holst's voice for the first time, brought to life using cutting-edge cybernetic software and electronically recorded Holst family DNA from Imogen Holst and Holst’s brother, Ernest Cossart. Feel an experimental 8-bit chiptune rendition of Mars (The Bringer of War) through SubPac haptic bass technology, celebrating the 110th anniversary of this iconic and powerful musical movement. 

Holst Spaceship Earth - Transit of Venus: (Mileece Universal Peace Mix) DiY Cardboard VR Experience & SubPac Bass Feels 

Holst Spaceship Earth - Lorna Inman (Immersive Experience Designer) Real Time Virtual Ink Experience Celebrating World Donut Day 

CyberHolst by Vincent Camden’s original CYBER Artist. His unique creative works are an oxymoron described as; ‘Contemporary Futuristic Artefacts’. Having influenced a generation of forward thinking artists his ecologically friendly philosophy has been shared through ‘Recycling Technology Work Shops’ for Museums, Corporate Think Tanks, Community Special needs Organizations and used to support world wide, fund raising charity events.



Holst Spaceship Earth: Transit of Venus Roblox Peace Camp World
Dr Eleanor Dare, Dylan Yamada-Rice & Toyah Wilcox reading Walt Whitman 

Holst Spaceship Earth - Planetary - Cosmic experimental multi-sensory scent collaboration - exploring the Elle Feurtado BA, SYI
‘The Planets & The Stars’ Vedic Astrology reading for Gustav Holst's 150th Birthday happenings.

"However, in Vedic astrology, his chart is mainly ruled by fire. Therefore, I only chose essential oils which also help promote the qualities of the fire element. The result is a grounded, spicy blend, which perfectly compliments his autumnal birthday." Claudia MacGregor, Innovate UK's Young Innovators SW Winner, Renegade Economist & Holst Spaceship Earth Crew 

Dinesh Patel & Chris Cundy: The Cheltenham Improvisers Orchestra & Holst Spaceship Earth: The Sanskrit Drone Experiment 

Holst Spaceship Earth - Planetology - A Gustav Holst Space Odyssey by Manu Agarwal Holst Victorian House - Immersive Video & Experimental Soundscape experience the Holst Victorian House through DIY VR goggles, inspired by Holst's 19th-century stereoscopic viewer & feel the orchestra in the room with SubPac feels. 

Girmit: An Immersive Untold Story of Indentured Labour by Nutkhut & PlayLa.bZ - DIY VR goggles & SubPac sugarcane feels