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Activate & Pavilion Dance South West present Creative Careers Day 2017
By SammyG on 14th September 2017
Activate Performing Arts and Pavilion Dance South West are teaming up to bring aspiring young dance enthusiasts Creative Careers Day 2017, hosted at PDSW’s wonderful seaside venue in Bournemouth on Tuesday 26th September.
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Arts Development Company's Mike Hoskin writes for Arts Professional
By Irene on 14th July 2017
A great piece in this week's Arts Professional, written by Mike Hoskin, the Manager of Arts Development Co. on his experiences of breaking away from Dorset County Council as their outsourced arts delivery operation:
Still going it alone
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Activate Successfully Achieves Funding Award from Arts Council England as part of the National Portfolio Programme
By Irene on 27th June 2017
Activate is delighted to be offered a funding investment from Arts Council England to be part of the National Portfolio between 2018 and 2020. Recognised for the extensive work we undertake producing, promoting and presenting performing arts, we have been successful in securing an offer that invests in our distinctive programme for Dorset.
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Activate's Youth Board - Who's who?
By SammyG on 19th June 2017
Activate's Youth Board, otherwise known as AYB (who doesn't love an acronym!?) was launched in June 2016 and is a collective of young people, aged 16-25, who meet once a month to advise the organisation on its programme of work. AYB is currently formed of 7 young people, all of whom are passionate, driven and full of energy for the arts.
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Highlights from Activate's Youth Performance Platform 2017
By Irene on 31st May 2017
Celebrating Dorset’s Aspiring Young Performers
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Le Cirque Du Platzak return to Dorset with Kermiz - don't miss!
By Irene on 27th April 2017
kermiz le cirque du platzak (nl)Are returning to Dorset from a European tour to perform for us again after their spectacular performance at Inside Out Dorset Festival, Gillingham, in September 2016.
The audience raved about their wild, contemporary circus mayhem.
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Sense of Unity
By Irene on 26th April 2017
Sense of Unity by Worldbeaters and Dundu - a new touring outdoor spectacle, produced by ActivateEnjoy this selection of photos from Bournemouth Arts By The Sea Festival where Sense of Unity performed the festival finale.
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Dorset Youth Dance are Recruiting!
By SammyG on 11th April 2017
After recent successful performances at U. Dance South West and Origins 2017, Dorset Youth Dance (DYD) is hosting an open audition for young people aged 12-25 to join their weekly pre-company Feeder Class and Company, led by Artistic Director Claire Benson.
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Inside Out Dorset, case study, Anita's Film
By Irene on 23rd March 2017
Enjoy the last of three specially commissioned films, shot over the duration of community projects that were part of Inside Out Dorset's Outreach Programme.
The films were created by filmmaker, Mike Petitdemange and were commissioned by Activate.
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