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Activate News
With more than 27,500 visitors in five stunning outdoor locations across the county, Inside Out Dorset has demonstrated just how much we have missed getting together and sharing cultural experiences. The biennial international arts festival, delayed from 2020 because of the pandemic, returned last month with a rich and varied programme of free to attend […]
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Activate News
Milton Keynes welcomes Dundu and Worldbeaters. Thousands were captivated by the sensational collaborative performance Sense of Unity as part of Inside Out Dorset 2021. Fresh from the success of their processions in Weymouth, German puppeteers Dundu and the north of England’s Worldbeaters are heading to Milton Keynes City of Light Festival. Speaking to the Dorset […]
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Activate News
The biennial international arts festival produced by Activate will bring together different communities from across Weymouth and Portland to make puppets. INSIDE OUT DORSETFriday 17 – Sunday 26 September Moors Valley Country Park and Forest Poole Old Town & Quay Christchurch Symondsbury Estate, Bridport Weymouth FREE For the festival’s final weekend on 24 and 25 […]
ReadEach year Activate offers thousands of people the chance to experience high quality performing arts. Whilst we receive core funding from Arts Council England, Dorset Council and BCP Council, as a charity we also rely on donations. Your generosity will help us give creatives the support they need to make outstanding work and strengthen the performing arts sector across Dorset.
