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.
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.
ReadWhat is AYB?
ReadCelebrating Dorset’s Aspiring Young Performers
ReadEnjoy this selection of photos from Bournemouth Arts By The Sea Festival where Sense of Unity performed the festival finale.
ReadExplore: Outdoor Arts in the Landscape- Activate, AUB & And Now: Residency
ReadMuseum of Memory Preserving the memories of the Somerset & Dorset Railway Join the Curator of Memories (Artist, Kate McStraw) and discover the stories connected with the Somerset & Dorset Railway, which used to run from Bath and Burnham to Bournemouth. Her curious travelling museum houses a collected local histories from the glory days of […]
ReadLife Cycles and Landscapes brings together Activate, And Now: and Landscapes for Life* to explore the ancient 400 mile Icknield Way as an inspiration for an ambitious new large-scale artistic work The Way; professional development focused on the landscape; and a strategic agree
ReadWe always like to chart the future successes of artists that Activate have supported, so we were delighted to hear about Artmusic’s latest achievement.
ReadRead extracts from the Production & Marketing Assistant’s Diary; a fascinating glimpse behind the scenes on just how much work goes into staging a performance. Samantha Gillingham was awarded a coveted place as Activate’s Projects and Promotions Assistant through the Weston Jerwood Creative Bursary Scheme Burn The Curtain The Company of Wolves The week of […]
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