{"id":52235,"date":"2023-05-11T12:33:17","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T11:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/?p=52235"},"modified":"2023-05-11T12:33:17","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T11:33:17","slug":"sheffields-official-eurovision-party-is-coming-to-devonshire-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/05\/11\/sheffields-official-eurovision-party-is-coming-to-devonshire-green\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheffield&#8217;s official Eurovision Party is coming to Devonshire Green"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Sheffield will welcome drag queens, Ukrainian dancers, brass bands and street performers onto Devonshire Green to celebrate the Eurovision song contest this weekend. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Liverpool will host the official Eurovision Song Contest on May 13 on behalf of Ukraine who won the contest, but could not host due to the ongoing war.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite losing the bid to host the competition, Sheffield City Council made a commitment to hold their own celebration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Who said Liverpool gets to have all the fun?<br><br>We\u2019re teaming up with the Sheffield Ukrainian community to host a spectacular free event, in partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbceurovision?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bbceurovision<\/a>!<br><br>Saturday 13 May at Devonshire Green!\ud83e\udd73\ud83d\udc83\ud83d\udd7a\ud83e\udea9 <br><br>Details: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wACdZl5Sh4\">https:\/\/t.co\/wACdZl5Sh4<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Eurovision?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Eurovision<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sheffield?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sheffield<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kDjuvnyPRF\">pic.twitter.com\/kDjuvnyPRF<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sheffield City Council (@SheffCouncil) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SheffCouncil\/status\/1643219136238039043?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gary Clifton, member of Sheffield City Council and one of the organisers of the event, has been working on the plans since mid-January in partnership with the BBC.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said: \u201cIt\u2019s absolutely all about Ukraine. 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We engaged with them really early in our original Eurovision bid and we said we wouldn\u2019t ignore them if we did it again and we\u2019ve stayed true to that.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gary said he hopes the event will put smiles on people&#8217;s faces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sheffield has recently become a twin city with Khmelnytskyi, a city in Western Ukraine, where they hope to get some artists to join the performers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maryna Krut, a renowned Ukrainian singer, songwriter and Bandura player will be performing at the event and is flying to England especially for the celebration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sheffield&#039;s Official Eurovision Party \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 | Maryna Krut (KRUT\u042c)\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9jOccm091iQ?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Maryna Krut with Sheffield City Council &#8211; Credit: Sheffield City Council<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Joining her will be Jamie Campbell, also known as Fifi LaTrue, the inspiration behind the hit West End musical \u2018Everybody\u2019s Talking About Jamie.\u2019&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emma Maezin, one of the drag queens who will perform at the event, said the Eurovision Party is a great opportunity to showcase Yorkshire talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said: &#8220;Unfortunately, Sheffield hasn&#8217;t had an official Pride event for the past few years so there&#8217;s been even less opportunities for local drag queens to have a strong presence in the centre of the city. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think there\u2019s a beauty of drag where it\u2019s a combination of putting your best self forward and showing your authenticity, even though you\u2019re not dressed as yourself, you are just being unapologetically you.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;No two kings, or queens are ever the same. You just need to be open to the world of drag.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emma said the performance on Saturday on Devonshire Green will provide a platform for drag kings, queens and artists in South Yorkshire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-10-at-14.36.52-1-1001x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52246\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pictured: Emma Maezin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The event has cost the council roughly \u00a3195,000 with an additional grant from the Arts Council. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The party is free and has a capacity of 5,000 people with celebrations starting at 1pm and running throughout the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Eurovision Song Contest will be live streamed on a big screen in Devonshire Green at 8pm until the results are revealed at midnight. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sheffield will welcome drag queens, Ukrainian dancers, brass bands and street performers onto Devonshire Green to celebrate the Eurovision song contest this weekend. 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