The Remix and The Premix are our inclusive performance companies for disabled and non-disabled young people aged 7-19. At the heart of what we do is the belief that performing arts should be accessible for all – no matter what your experience or background.
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Dorset Youth Dance (DYD) is our youth dance company offering high quality dance experiences for young people who have a real passion for dance and want to take that extra leap in their training. We’ve seen for ourselves how live performance opens minds, creates opportunities and changes lives.
Get involvedNature Calling Commissioned Artist, Louisa Adjoa Parker wants to hear your stories Louisa started work on the writer commission at the beginning of September and enthused: “I’m delighted to have been commissioned as the Dorset writer for Nature Calling. I’m looking forward to hearing local people’s stories about life in Dorset, and their connections with […]
Get involvedThe pack provides some fun activities for children and their families to explore their local forests and the wonder that is planet Earth. With ideas on things to make, collect and share, inspired by the forest environment of Moors Valley Country Park and Forest and Luke Jerram’s awe-inspiring art Gaia. Just click on the link below and get creative…
Live performance helps make memories that last lifetimes. You have the opportunity to get involved and make your own memories.
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Are you passionate about performance? Activate Performing Arts Ltd (Activate) is looking for a diverse range of people to join its Board as Charity Trustees and Directors. We are looking for people as passionate about performance as we are.
Read moreBournemouth's Arts by the Sea is recruiting a new Board. The festival is looking for a Chair and four Board members to create a new governance model moving into the new funding period of 2023-2025
Read morePavilion Dance have a lovely community cast opportunity coming up with Dance Artist Genevieve, exploring Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole social dance memories. This will result in a performance 'Le Club Social' at Pavilion Dance in April 2023.
Read moreIn the partnership with We Are Weymouth and Weymouth Town Council, Activate is bringing another spectacle for Weymouth audiences to enjoy this September. Peixos by Sarruga is a spellbinding parade inside an eerie underwater world featuring luminescent sea creatures and gigantic bicycle-powered wizardry. It's our amazing volunteers that make our events possible. Do you fancy becoming part of our volunteer team for this Dusk 'til Dark Illuminations presentation?
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For Creatives
Saturday 11th June, 2022 - Dorset AONB location As part of the volunteer team, you get guaranteed access to participate in this one-off, national event that has limited places. All volunteers will take part in the event too so you won’t miss out on being at the heart of this spectacular happening. Green Space Dark Skies is one of 10 major projects commissioned as part of UNBOXED: Creativity in the UK, a ground-breaking UK-wide celebration of creativity in 2022. Led by outdoor arts pioneers Walk the Plank, Green Space Dark Skies takes place from April to September. Over six months, thousands of people will become Lumenators, carrying low-impact lights specially designed by Siemens to be sensitive to the night-time environment, at up to 20 different locations. There, we will create art outdoors, recorded by film and photography.
Read moreWe LOVE the Inside Out Dorset festivals! This is the third time my family and I have been volunteers. I’ve done all sorts of things. I’ve even played ukulele for the day as an Inside Out Dorset festival volunteer!
