Live performance creates moments that touch hearts and minds like nothing else. It makes memories that last lifetimes. We bring live performance to unexpected places – town centres, village squares, beaches and hilltops – for everyone to enjoy.
Two men, young at heart, in motion, whether in equilibrium or falling On their back, a raw wooden box, as heavy as their past, as empty as their future Without a word, dancing to its beat, they make their own way. Their bodies speak, charting their journey frivolously and with lightness of youth, full of […]
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Catch Me is an intimate and surprising take on age, race and gender. An older woman and younger man dance together through a landscape of abandoned chairs. They discover joy, risk and unexpected connections in a poignant duet. A poetic mix of dance and acrobatics, Catch Me asks how we see each other and who […]
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In Greek Mythology Gaia is the personification of the Earth. Enjoy contemplating this spectacular artwork in the tranquil woodland of Symondsbury Estate. Measuring seven metres in diameter, Luke Jerram’s Gaia features 120dpi detailed NASA imagery of the Earth’s surface*. This huge artwork provides the opportunity to see our planet like never before, floating in three-dimensions. […]
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We hear geology all the time but we might not realise that we are doing so. Geophonic is a brand new work, premiered at Inside Out Dorset Festival by our Associate Artist, Dorset-based creative and performer Lorna Rees. She has created an interactive sound walk experience, a journey through Symondsbury Estate that will make you […]
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A stuntwoman duet arrives, prepared to climb the highest peaks. Unfortunately, global warming has melted the snow leaving only the skeleton of this gigantic mountain… How will they defy gravity? Why persist in climbing if one always ends up coming down? It is a mystery that can only be solved in the weightlessness of acrobatics. […]
Discover moreWe celebrate Dorset and aim to promote our natural landscape and sense of place. Inside Out Dorset takes places at various locations across the county.
With the current climate crisis, we try to work in a greener way and understand that we all need to be part of the solution in protecting our planet. We encourage you to consider how you get to the festival and adapt to ‘greener’ ways if possible.
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Inside Out Dorset News
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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Inside Out Dorset News
This Earth Day we announce some of the programme highlights of this year’s Inside Out Dorset festival, taking place in September 2021.
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Inside Out Dorset News
Details of the postponement of Inside Out Dorset 2020. Our planning for Inside Out Dorset was well underway but has had to pause. As our friends and colleagues who produce large-scale outdoor events have changed their plans we have also examined how the current circumstances will impact our festival.
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