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A New £2M Ground-Breaking National Project: Nature Calling

Spotlight Interview: ‘Waterproof Skin’ Is Essential For An Outdoor Performing Arts Producer

Having worked at Activate since 2017, Dom Kippin has been producing cutting edge events for the biennial Inside Out Dorset festival, as well as special projects such as Dorset Moon, Pollution Pods, and Activate’s touring show Sense of Unity.  Our Spotlight interview reveals what its like collaborating with artists and touring their work. How would […]

Spotlight: Adam Dupree

Spotlight is a new feature which sheds light on the creatives who Activate works with and supports. The first of these interviews is with Adam Dupree, cofounder of The Working Boys Club.  The Working Boys Club was founded in 2020 by Jason and Adam Dupree, identical twins from Poole. Noticing the lack of art made […]

Dorset Council Awards Activate A Grant

We are delighted to announce that Dorset Council have awarded Activate a grant to support our ongoing innovative work of making the performing arts accessible to all.  The Organisational Support Revenue Fund is available to cultural organisations based in Dorset and offers core revenue support to local community organisations that focus on reaching more people from […]