XR Thanet disco flashmob rocks up for Turner Prize 2019 ceremony

Flashmob Photo Dik Ng

As the art world prepares for the winner of the Turner Prize 2019 to be revealed during a ceremony at Dreamland tonight (December 3) an entirely different show kicked off proceedings.

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Climate campaigners from XR Thanet, complete with a huge pink octopus, gathered outside to stage a Civil DISCObedience Flashmob.

Playing disco classics  such as Staying Alive the group boogied there way along the road between the two venues.

Their event post says: “It seems like a fun and harmless way to draw attention to the fact that both Turner Contemporary and Dreamland (not to forget the rest of the low-lying areas in between) are very vulnerable to sea level rises.”

Photos John Cripps