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Projects in Dorset
B-Side: a multi media festival in Weymouth and Portland that sees young and emerging artists responding to public spaces in innovative and exciting ways. http://www.weymouthandportlandpartnership.org/
Bridging The Gap: the design and construction of two bridges on England's only natural World Heritage Site, the Jurassic Coast; one, at Newton's Cove, overlooking the sailing site for the 2012 Olympics, the other at Charmouth. http://www.dorsetforyou.com/index.jsp?articleid=390874.
Artwork + Discourse: a series of four exhibition and interactive sessions hosted at four different venues on the themes of Bodyscapes and Earthscapes (artists' explorations of the human body and the landscape). The activities are designed to offer opportunities for audiences of all ages to engage and participate.
Foreland: working with young people to explore and document footpaths in the Sherborne area. This will involve a strong element of oral history, recording accounts of older inhabitants, and looking at local maps and landmarks. It is envisaged that this project will lead into a bigger project in 2012.
Inland Sealand, developing a new route between Sherborne and the sailing events in Weymouth. http://www.sherbornehouse.org.uk/
Relays - Festivals and Events: a relay of nine innovative cultural and alternative sports festivals and events delivered by the Arts Institute at Bournemouth, the University College of Falmouth, Bath Spa University, the Works Dance Development Agency (Cornwall), the Watershed Digital Media Centre (Bristol) and the Lyme Regis Development Trust. In addition there will also be two new biennale's (in 2010 and 2012) that will be held at the Eden Project. http://www.universitiessouthwest.ac.uk/relays.aspx
Universal Value: a commission for a series of 3 site-specific performance pieces in response to the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. http://www.jurassiccoast.com/
No Dinosaurs Here: a celebration of traditional English dance by teams of young Morris dancers at locations around Weymouth. Part of the Count Me In weekend in September 2009. http://www.open-morris.org/events.html .jpg)
Count Me In: a region wide celebration of culture and a new annual Festival for the South West region to be held on the last weekend of September. While the celebration is led by music, dance and the street arts, anyone running an event designed to celebrate and develop participation (particularly by young people) in anything, from exploring their natural and built heritage to enjoying fashion and regionally distinctive food, is welcome to join in! The first year, 2009, included Bandstand Marathon, Teenage Rampage and Dinosaurs Not Allowed - all Inspire mark projects in their own right. http://www.london2012.com/blog/2009/09/26/if-this-is-what-the-olympics-is-going-to-do-for-us-bring.php http://www.london2012.com/blog/2009/09/27/on-the-road-with-the-bandstand-marathon.php
Moving Tides: As part of the Spirit of the Sea festival, the "Moving Tides" procession has been a success for the last two years (2008/2009). The processions has seen over 600 Year 6 children from Chesil Partnership Schools, 200 Spanish students on summer school, various artists, teachers, volunteers and party animals. Young people work together as part of "Primary College" at Weymouth College. The themes of this procession explore aspects of maritime science, history, or geography. We are hoping to make this an annual event.
e: alan_rogers@weymouth.ac.uk
w: http://spiritofthesea.org.uk/