Dorset Moon – a resounding success
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Important – Dorset Moon Bournemouth, venue change
Dorset Moon, the summer season spectacle starring installation artist Luke Jerram’s renowned Museum of the Moon, which opens in Bournemouth on Friday 26 June has been forced to head inside to St. Peter’s Church.
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Dorset Moon – 7 New Commissions Announced
Dorset Moon is delighted to announce it has commissioned seven new art and performance pieces that will be FREE to enjoy. They will be part of a series of events called ‘Under The Moon’ that will compliment Luke Jerram’s Museum of the Moon in each of its spectacular locations.
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Dorset Moon
Friday 28 – Sunday 30 June St. Peter’s Church, Bournemouth Friday 5 – Sunday 7 July Sherborne Abbey Friday 12 – Sunday 14 July Nothe Fort, Weymouth Fifty years on from the first moon landing, three Dorset arts festivals join forces to present DORSET MOON, an exciting new addition to the summer […]
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Pages Of The Sea
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE GATHERED ON BEACHES AROUND THE UK FOR DANNY BOYLE’S ARMISTICE DAY COMMISSION ACTIVATE PERFORMING ARTS TOOK PART IN A UK-WIDE GESTURE OF REMEMBRANCE MARKING THE CULMINATION THE ARMISTICE CENTENARY, WITH EVENTS IN WEYMOUTH AND LYME REGIS On 11 November 2018, tens of thousands of people took part in Pages of the Sea […]
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Individuals announced to be commemorated with Danny Boyle’s Pages of the Sea
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 […]
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Activate Youth Board is recruiting!
Activate Youth Board (AYB) is on the look out for new members!
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Music video released to give a voice to local people who are disabled
‘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 […]
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Pages of the Sea: Danny Boyle
Activate 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 […]
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A Short Walk in the Chilterns
A 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, […]
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A Review of Matthew Bourne’s ‘Cinderella’ by AYB member Freya Garner
Matthew 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 […]
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Sea Music – Outdoor Dance Performance
Using 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.
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