£47,000 statue unveiled on Douglas Prom

The identity of a 'secret' statue that appeared on Douglas prom earlier this week, has been unveiled. 

The sculpture, commissioned by the Isle of Man Arts Council for £47,023 is situated just outside the Gaiety Theatre. 

The bronze sculpture depicts two dancing figures, created by local resident and internationally renowned and award winning sculptor John Mulvey.

Arts Development Manager, Jane Corkill said: “The sculpture represents all dancing, in particular all the thousands of people who have danced at the Gaiety Theatre and the Villa Marina in the last 120 years– as performers, as competitors, as audiences at concerts. We have couples who contact us telling us they met at a tea dance at the Villa 60 years ago and we will keep on dancing here so it is a timeless representation of dancing, past, present and future.”