In everything we do, we have just two rules. Anything’s possible. And everyone’s invited. Below are updates on some of the things we’re making happen.
Private Stanley McDougall VC and Rifleman Kulbir Thapa VC, who served in the First World War, will be commemorated in large-scale sand portraits for Danny Boyle’s Armistice commission Pages of the Sea in Dorset. On Sunday 11 November, the public is invited to assemble at one of thirty-two beaches around the UK and the Republic […]
ReadActivate Youth Board (AYB) is on the look out for new members!
Read‘I Can’t Get to You’ is a compelling new music video that creates awareness about the barriers people who are disabled face. Click on the image to view the video: Produced by Activate Performing Arts and People First Dorset in partnership with Weymouth College, this music video with supporting documentary launched as part of World […]
ReadActivate Performing Arts will be part of Pages of the Sea, Danny Boyle’s commission for 14-18 NOW to mark the centenary of Armistice Day. On 11 November 2018, the public is invited to gather on beaches across the UK for an informal, nationwide gesture of remembrance for the men and women who left their home […]
ReadA Short Walk through the Chilterns April 2018 ‘Mist-walking makes you think more. Is there a landscape? Is it all imagination? Who defines it? Ten sentences, fifteen perspectives. Notes for the future, notes for the now?’ By Adam Stout, artist and participant One rather misty weekend in April saw the coming together of creative minds, […]
ReadAs a charity Activate (who produce Inside Out Dorset Festival) relies heavily on public support – your support. While we didn’t reach our (challenging) target, we did raise a fantastic amount that will make a real difference to our festival this year.
ReadMatthew Bourne’s ‘Cinderella’ 9th March 2018 Review by Freya Garner, member of Activate’s Youth Board I had looked forward to this production, set in London during the Blitz. From the opening with the sound of air raids and strobes lighting and clips from the newsreels of the war, the atmosphere was set. Cinderella’s family consisted […]
ReadThis year, we are crowdfunding for the Festival for the first time. In order to continue producing high-quality, primarily free events, as well as run our extensive outreach and participation programmes, we are hoping to raise a total of £10,000.
ReadUsing Sea Music as inspiration Rosalind Conlon, Activate’s Dance Producer commissioned professional choreographer Sophie Nüzel to work with a group of volunteer participants of all ages (age12-70 years) and together they devised a piece created by listening to the sounds of the sea and the stories it has to tell.
ReadActivate are part of an International Artist Development programme called Sura Medura. It facilitates a creative residency programme allowing mid-career artists a six week stay in Sri Lanka in a special creative arts centre where the selected artists have the opportunity to grow and develop their practice, using the resources available to them in Sri […]
ReadActivate 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.
ReadActivate’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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