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Meet The Carnival Team

Our Carnival team have been working hard to bring you an amazing weekend of online fun! Here are just a few of the amazing people that we're working with!

Meet The Team - Jose Rojas

Musician Jose Rojas tells us all about the cajón, a wooden percussion instrument, and invites you to join him for a special performance as part of our online Carnival weekend from 16 to 18 July 21.

Jose Rojas

Meet The Team - Marie Williamson

As we continue our build up to our online Carnival weekend, let's meet another member of the Carnival team! Dancer and aerialist, Marie Williamson, is one of the Project Leaders for this year's Carnival. She tells us all about aerial dance, and how she got involved in Carnival. Marie has been working with young people across Edinburgh and will showcase a performance on Sunday 18 July as part of our online celebration.

Marie Williamson

Meet The Team - Spyros Gkoumas

Let's meet another member of the Carnival team! Costume maker and designer Spyros Gkoumas has been working on ‘Eco Warriors’ - a project with children and young people from SCOREScotland. Spyros tells us about his part of the project, using recycled materials to create costumes and props, and you can see the full performance during our online Carnival weekend from 16 - 18 July.

Spyros and puppet

Meet The Team - Kasia and Grzegorz Wypiorczyk

Meet another two members of our Carnival team! Kasia and Grzegorz Wypiorczyk are both capoeira teachers, and they are working on a project called Eco Warriors. Find out all about them and their art.

Kasia and Grzegorz Wypiorczyk