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Read Frank Wurzinger, award winning theatre-maker, actor and modern clown, shares the joys of modern clown theatre

Frank Wurzinger, award winning theatre-maker, actor and modern clown, shares the joys of modern clown theatre

Activate has an ongoing commitment to supporting young people, making performing arts accessible and breaking down barriers. Recently, we created 2 bursaries enabling Weymouth College students, Miles Evans and Olly Franks, to attend Frank Wurzinger’s clowning workshop at the Lyric Theatre in Bridport on Saturday 26th October.  These students had been involved in the ground breaking […]

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Read Activate joins Without Walls Artistic Directorate

Activate joins Without Walls Artistic Directorate

Activate will support the development and presentation of ambitious new outdoor work by artists based in the UK. Activate Performing Arts are delighted to announce that we are joining Without Walls Artistic Directorate network to commission and present the Without Walls Programme from 2025 onwards. The Artistic Directorate is responsible for curating an annual programme […]

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Read Dorset National Landscape and Activate Performing Arts become Major Hub in £2M Ground-Breaking National Arts Project

Dorset National Landscape and Activate Performing Arts become Major Hub in £2M Ground-Breaking National Arts Project

Dorset National Landscape in partnership with Activate Performing Arts is going to feature as a major hub in a £2M ground-breaking national art project, Nature Calling, which is funded by Arts Council England, the Department for Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs (Defra) and National Landscapes in England. Today, we announce the artists that have been […]

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Read Art in the Landscape – Connecting People to Nature: Artists’ Residencies

Art in the Landscape – Connecting People to Nature: Artists’ Residencies

THIS OPPORTUNITY CLOSED ON 16TH SEPTEMBER 2024 NATURE CALLING: ARTISTS’ RESIDENCIES Activate Performing Arts, in partnership with the National Landscapes Association, is running TWO FREE ARTISTS’ RESIDENCIES this Autumn. Each residency will have space for fifteen individuals and will happen in the South of England at the Corn Exchange, Newbury run by 101 Outdoor Arts and in the […]

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