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Inside Out Dorset 2021 programme
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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Events
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.
Boate
Date: 18 September 2021Two 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
Date: 19 September 2021Catch 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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Gaia
Date: 24th–26th SeptemberIn Greek Mythology Gaia is the personification of the Earth. 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. The installation creates a sense of the Overview Effect, which was first […]
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Geophonic
Date: 24th–26th SeptemberWe hear geology all the time but we might not realise that we are doing so. Geophonic is a sound walk, a journey through Symondsbury Estate that will make you more aware of your surroundings. Using large recycled plastic geophones, you’ll be guided to stop and listen at various points. Some of what you hear […]
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Gravir
Date: 24th–26th SeptemberA 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. […]
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We 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.
We aim to make our festival as accessible as possible and list Access information on each event page.
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Inside Out Dorset 2020 postponed
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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