6 Images: © Disney SOUNDS AND SORCERY CELEBRATING DISNEY FANTASIA The Vaults are presenting a new experience Sounds and Sorcery celebrating Disney Fantasia, a brand new immersive experience this summer, in the year Mickey Mouse celebrates his 90th anniversary. Inspired by the classic 1940 Disney film, a series of unique installations will bring some of the world’s iconic classical music to life in a multi-sensory experience. It's time for a dance with a funky hippo that will leave you in a celestial spin, walk in a prehistoric wasteland to give you goose bumps, seek out the fish and the fairies in a forest of ethereal dreams and, if you dare, sneak into the Sorcerer's lair – you may find this surreal symphony swells the soul. Audience members will be invited to step inside The Vaults’ maze of tunnels in Waterloo, where, wearing individual headphones, the orchestra will guide them on an interactive journey. Each space will reveal a fantastical environment using a combination of cutting edge binaural sound, 3D projections, elaborate set designs and dazzling lighting effects to reimagine the many worlds of Disney Fantasia. Under the musical direction of Stephen Higgins, a 96-piece orchestra has created a new recording especially for the experience, featuring the 8 diverse classical pieces of music from the original film including The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, The Rite of Spring, Night on Bald Mountain and Nutcracker Suite. Anna Hill, Chief Marketing Officer, The Walt Disney Company UK and Ireland, says: ‘At Disney we love bringing innovative experiences to new audiences, and we are delighted that The Vaults are staging this Fantasia-inspired production this year, as the film marks a truly iconic moment in the history of Mickey Mouse ahead of his 90th anniversary. Fantasia was, and still is, a ground-breaking movie and Walt Disney’s creativity continues to inspire people all over the world today, so it is fitting that this experiential event is paying tribute to this seminal work in this way.’ For tickets, telephone 020 7401 9603 or visit www.soundsandsorcery.com BOMPAS AND PARRS SCOOP: A WONDERFUL ICE CREAM WORLD Launching this summer, SCOOP: A Wonderful Ice Cream World is The British Museum of Food’s inaugural exhibition which will explore the past, present and future of ice cream at Gasholders London, Kings Cross. SCOOP will give guests with the chance to walk through a futuristic luminescent cave with glow-in-the-dark ice cream, experience a sub-zero ice chamber to contemplate the awesome power of ice and taste a vanilla ice cream cloud. The celebratory show is centred on a curated selection of the world’s largest never-before-seen collection of ice cream paraphernalia, collected by Robin and Caroline Weir, where visitors will discover how our relationship with ice cream has evolved through the ages. Collectively, the experience will walk visitors through three centuries of European and British ice cream history, including ornate sorbet moulds used to produce extravagant displays as early as 1714 in Rome; an homage to the rise and fall of glass ‘penny licks’ used by street vendors in the 1850s; and artwork ranging from the first pictorial evidence of an ice cream cone to cells from animation houses Disney and Looney Tunes and an original Andy Warhol print. Tickets can be bought in advance for £12 at www.bmof.org T H I S I S L O N D O N M A G A Z I N E • T H I S I S L O N D O N O N L I N E