Beach of Dreams - Activate

Beach of Dreams invites you to embark on a transformative journey along the UK’s coastline, where creativity, community, and the environment converge. The programme unites a diverse network of organisations, artists, and communities in a shared mission to explore and respond to the pressing climate challenges facing the UK’s coastal regions.

This national project is led by Kinetika, who worked with commissioned artists and regional partners, whose works emerged from deep engagement with local communities, translating coastal climate concerns into powerful artworks. These collaborations are at the heart of the programme, bringing together local voices and artistic vision to create lasting impact.

Activate presented the finale event of Beach of Dreams in September 2025, as part of our Inside Out Dorset festival.

Artistic Direction: Jayachandran Palazhy, Artistic Director of the Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts in Bengaluru, India / Ali Pretty, Kinetika / Michaela Shaw, Activate Performing Arts.

Choreography: Charelene Low, Aimee Hobbs (The Remix), Lyn Paine (Movers & Shakers), Emily Thompson Smith (Dorset Youth Dance), Agnes Ramani (BPC Indian Community), Michaela Shaw (Coastland College)

Produced by Activate as part of Inside Out Dorset

Original music: Rob Blake

Participating groups: Dorset Youth Dance, The Remix, Movers and Shakers, BPC Indian Community and Coastland College

Special thanks to Headline Sponsor: We Are Weymouth
Funding from Sport England (National Lottery), D’Oyly Carte Trust and Weymouth Town Council with support from Arts University Bournemouth
Part of Portland and Weymouth Towns of Culture

Beach of Dreams is presented by Kinetika and supported by Arts Council England and Historic England