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EA Festival has partnered with Essex Book Festival in an exciting new long-term venture to co-present events in East Anglia. EA Festival’s forward-looking approach to its inaugural festival demonstrates its commitment to work with regional and local leaders in the culture sector. United by a dedication to build connective tissue within the creative community of... Continue Reading →
Covid-19 restrictions combined with economic and social uncertainty has made accessing live culture impossible for many – practically, financially and logistically. This summer, Without Walls will bring exceptional outdoor performances directly to audiences across the UK, focussing on communities without high-quality arts activity and those most affected by Covid-19. Without Walls go beyond major cities... Continue Reading →
With six weeks to go until the inaugural EA Festival, a stunning new sculpture exhibition in the grounds of Hedingham Castle and a curated retail marketplace have now been announced. These final elements join the full programme of talks, panel discussions, events, exhibitions and performances to create a festival with something for everyone. Uniting the... Continue Reading →
Turtle Key Arts are visiting the vulnerable, encouraging them to dance and sing in a Covid-safe way with their new projects Turtle Song Roadshow and We’ll Dance Again. During the pandemic, many community arts projects have been adapted to be held online. Now with restrictions easing, Turtle Key Arts wants to re-establish human connection with... Continue Reading →
Borders may be closed and quarantine systems may be in place around the world but the Brighton Fringe line-up is still presenting almost 80 international collaborations from over 25 countries! In a year unlike any other, Brighton Fringe has worked to ensure that the most weird, wild and wonderful shows from around the world still... Continue Reading →
This summer at the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, will give visitors their art and culture fix, with exciting events including the return of Greenwich+Docklands International Festival (GDIF), an exhibition with AR animations from children’s illustrator Nick Ellwood, picnics in the vast riverside grounds and much more. The award-winning Old Royal Naval College will reopen... Continue Reading →
Comprehensive research and development is vital for companies looking to make new work; Without Walls’ Blueprint scheme is designed to support R&D costs of new outdoor touring work. It celebrates innovation and looks to expand the possibilities of what outdoor arts can be. Without Walls have worked with all their partners to make huge advances... Continue Reading →
Intercultural theatre company Border Crossings’ ORIGINS Festival is a multidisciplinary celebration of Indigenous arts and culture from around the world. The 2021-22 Festival will offer an unprecedented and evolving year-long programme, transforming digital and physical spaces into vibrant sites of creative enquiry, intervention and performance by leading Indigenous artists and thinkers. The Festival will offer... Continue Reading →
2019 was record-breaking for Brighton Fringe with over 600,000 attendees, while 2020 saw the Festival explore digital performance for the first time. Now, for 2021, England’s largest arts festival is back with the most exciting and unusual cabaret, circus and comedy, dance, drama and drag! In the spirit of invention that has always inspired the... Continue Reading →
Turtle Opera, a music and drama creative project for children on the autism spectrum, has announced its free workshop series for 2021. Allowing children to create their own group performance of music and story, the Saturday workshops will initially be held on Zoom and then at the Ogston Music School – St Edward’s School, Oxford.... Continue Reading →
