A key strand of the Lakes Alive programme is Made in the Lakes, a programme to commission and to create new pieces of work here in Cumbria that then have the potential to go off and tour the region, country and beyond.

We were delighted that in the first year of Lakes Alive we were able to commission three brand new street arts shows from leading UK street arts companies - Plunge Boom (The Troll's Kitchen), Artizani (The Cabaret of Dr Caligari), and Axial Dance (Lance and Brenda). Two of these were created  at Lanternhouse International and all had their world premieres in Cumbria during summer 2009.

The community project, Welcoming the World which created its own visual spectacle in the form of 100 giant flags, was also be a Made in the Lakes project, available as an installation to tour beyond 2009. 

We have commissioned further projects for 2010 and more information will be announced in due course.