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CREATE! - Kinnari's blog
By Verity on 27th October 2020
August 2020 saw Activate and b-side team up to deliver a free online course for people in Dorest aged 16-25. CREATE!
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CREATE! - Lola's blog
By Verity on 27th October 2020
August 2020 saw Activate and b-side team up to deliver a free online course for people in Dorset aged 16-25. CREATE!
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Wildwriting! Dorset poetry
By Verity on 24th September 2020
Dorset writer and poet, Sarah Acton, created Wildwriting! Dorset as part of Activate's micro commission programme, Creative Communities in Quarantine. Wildwriting! Read more
Artists together
By Verity on 8th September 2020
Two artists both working on projects as part of our micro commission programme, Creative Communities in Quarantine, got together on a video call.
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Fuel freelance taskforce
By Verity on 13th July 2020
Activate Performing Arts are pleased to be supporting the Freelance Task Force.
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CREATE! Developing Your Idea. Online Course for young people aged 16-25 years.
By Irene on 17th June 2020
This course has now finished. Find out more about the participants' experiences over in our News section.
Are you 16 – 25 years old?
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Keeping The Remix connected
By Verity on 9th June 2020
During these challenging times we're keeping The Remix connected with a creative care package.
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Inside Out Dorset festival postponed
By Irene on 21st April 2020
In recent weeks what we recognise as normality has drastically changed. Our day-to-day lives are very different from taking part in social distancing to working from home. In the arts sector we’ve also seen many changes: venues have closed their doors, companies have stopped touring and artists are missing out.
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Responding to Coronavirus
By Irene on 17th March 2020
As the public health situation surrounding Covid-19 escalates, Activate are putting measures in place to ensure the safety of staff, artists, participants and audiences across all areas of our work:
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