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.
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 […]
ReadThe world class illuminated music and street dance theatre, Worldbeaters, will be arriving in Weymouth in late September to illuminate the streets with their distinctive sounds and bright lights. Activate caught up with Alex Tustin, director at Worldbeaters, who has travelled the planet bringing joy to spectators. We asked him about returning to Weymouth for […]
ReadIt’s only 3 more weeks until We Out Here begins, Gilles Peterson’s eclectic music festival in Wimborne St Giles which celebrates old school and the newest sounds and Activate will be there too! Activate, for the second year running, will be part of the We Out Here Family Programme and we can’t wait to engage […]
ReadActivate is delighted to share that we have been invited to join Circostrada, the European Network for Contemporary Circus and Outdoor Arts, which increases our ability to form more outstanding international partnerships and cutting-edge performances. The priority of Circostrada is to enhance the knowledge and experience of its members and to offer opportunities to meet, […]
ReadActivate Performing Arts are thrilled to announce that we have been selected to receive a grant from the Talbot Village Trust for the development of a diverse-led youth performance group for young people of colour in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP). The Talbot Village Trust awards more than £1 million a year to charities working […]
ReadActivate Performing Arts is bringing two shows by the fabulous Worldbeaters to Weymouth this September as part of We Are Weymouth’s Dusk Til Dark event. Spark! is a high-energy, live music performance featuring the percussion talents of this UK based company, which will pop up in three Weymouth locations on the evening of the Friday […]
ReadAre you passionate about performance and would love to champion the work of a performing arts organisation? Activate are looking for a diverse range of people to join our board as charity trustees. This is an exciting time for Activate as we look ahead to Inside Out Dorset 2025 and plan another extraordinary programme that […]
ReadWe are delighted to announce that the National Landscapes Association has appointed their first Arts Development Programme Manager, Kerenza McClarnan, to lead the major new £2m National Arts Programme, Nature Calling, which will get underway this Summer. As partners on the project we are thrilled with this appointment. Kerenza McClarnan has worked on large-scale projects […]
ReadThe Remix have just launched a new film promoting their fantastic work. As a fully inclusive programme, The Remix, welcomes all from the ages of 12 – 17, both disabled and non disabled, across Dorset. With a great team, the Remix helps young people reach their true potential and gain confidence and be with like-minded […]
ReadYou can transport yourself back to the most incredible moments of the Up & Coming DJ competition for Street in the Park 2024. We have just released a new documentary capturing the most memorable parts of this family-friendly annual event. There are interviews with members of the Activate team and DJs, dancers and creatives and […]
ReadWorking Boys Club’s new and exciting project cocreated with primary school pupils Jason and Adam Dupree, identical twins from Poole set-up the Working Boys Club in 2020. Both started in the trades: Adam as car mechanic and Jason as an electrician but both are skilled creative artists too and they combined their creative talents with […]
ReadKate Wood, Activate’s Executive and Artistic Director, discusses in this month’s edition of Spotlight the organisation’s role as executive creative producer for the National Landscape Association’s £2m project: Nature Calling. What makes Nature Calling a major national arts programme? ‘Nature Calling is the first major commissioning programme that the National Landscapes Association has launched and […]
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