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Green Space Dark Skies in Dorset
We’re excited to say that we will invite hundreds of people to come together in June 2022 to create a unique film in the heart of the Dorset Area of Outstanding National Beauty
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Much to be proud of after unprecedented year
We reflect on a year that was significantly affected by the pandemic but with plenty of highlights
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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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Sense Of Unity to light up Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes welcomes Dundu and Worldbeaters. Thousands were captivated by the sensational collaborative performance Sense of Unity as part of Inside Out Dorset 2021. Fresh from the success of their processions in Weymouth, German puppeteers Dundu and the north of England’s Worldbeaters are heading to Milton Keynes City of Light Festival. Speaking to the Dorset […]
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Inside Out Dorset has pulled some strings…
The biennial international arts festival produced by Activate will bring together different communities from across Weymouth and Portland to make puppets. INSIDE OUT DORSETFriday 17 – Sunday 26 September Moors Valley Country Park and Forest Poole Old Town & Quay Christchurch Symondsbury Estate, Bridport Weymouth FREE For the festival’s final weekend on 24 and 25 […]
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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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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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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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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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Sense of Unity
Enjoy this selection of photos from Bournemouth Arts By The Sea Festival where Sense of Unity performed the festival finale.
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