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Dorset Youth Dance in 2021

We look back on a year of fantastic moments for Dorset Youth Dance – despite the challenges of 2021

Young Dorset performance makers

Earlier this year we sought young dance and theatre makers across Dorset, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. We offered creative development bursaries of up to £500 to fund new ideas or to develop a young person’s practice as a theatre or dance maker starting out. These awards were made available with the support of generous donors […]

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Inside Out Dorset 2021 brings people together again in their thousands

With more than 27,500 visitors in five stunning outdoor locations across the county, Inside Out Dorset has demonstrated just how much we have missed getting together and sharing cultural experiences. The biennial international arts festival, delayed from 2020 because of the pandemic, returned last month with a rich and varied programme of free to attend […]

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Inside Out Dorset 2021 – extraordinary art and performance

Two weekends in five magical Dorset locations Installations and conversations, night time parades and day time art-trails, dance, theatre, music and acrobatics – all free Friday 17 to Sunday 19 September Friday 24 to Sunday 26 September Every two years Inside Out Dorset animates Dorset’s rural and coastal landscapes with magical outdoor art and performance. […]

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Inside Out Dorset Festival; a festival for everyone..

Friday 17 – Sunday 26 September Moors Valley Country Park and Forest Poole Old Town & Quay Christchurch Symondsbury Estate, Bridport Weymouth FREE Inside Out Dorset, the biennial international arts festival, returns this autumn to transformfive extraordinary locations with art and performances outdoors that celebrate the county’ssense of place. Running over two weekends from 17 […]

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Gloriana’s Dorset Youth Dance Company Story

In this short series, we hear from previous Dorset Youth Dance Company dancers about their experiences of being a member of DYD Company.

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Zoe’s Dorset Youth Dance Company Story

In this short series, we hear from previous Dorset Youth Dance Company dancers about their experiences of being a member of DYD Company.

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Dorset Youth Dance share new short dance film ‘Tess’.

Introducing Dorset Youth Dance’s short film, Tess. Created in partnership with Movers & Shakers, it showcases an intergenerational cast and is inspired by Thomas Hardy’s novel, Tess of the d’Urbervilles.

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Lauren’s story

Previous Dorset Youth Dance Company dancer Lauren, shares how her DYD experience helped her step into University life. As we head further into the first term of 2020, which has seen DYD (Dorset Youth Dance) welcome 6 new dancers into the Company, we’d love to share some words from previous Dorset Youth Dance Copany dancer, […]

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Dorset Youth Dance Company 2020 Audition

Dorset Youth Dance Company returns for a new term in January 2020, kicking off with an audition on Sunday 12 January.

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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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Highlights from Activate’s Youth Performance Platform 2017

Celebrating Dorset’s Aspiring Young Performers

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