Welcome to The Beat Carnival
The Beat Initiative's carnival in the park was an event in the Northern Ireland LTUK Connections programme and was part of the London 2012 Open Weekend festivities that happened around the UK.
In the production of LIFE IS A CARNIVAL, Beat worked with: project partners Circus Bone Idle, Rathgael Gymnastics, Bruiser Theatre Company, Streetwise Community Circus; Musical Director, Donal Scullion; Choreographer, Kate Lawrence St Patrick's Day
Beat's New Summer 2011 Event: Life Is A Carnival 24th July, Botanic Gardens & Ulster Museum – scroll down this page to see News item and Feature item or click HERE
See News Page > Monsieur Leo Tard warms up for 24th July event –> http://www.beatcarnival.com/news/view/62
Life Is A Carnival is part of the London 2012 Open Weekend festivities and is the final event in Beat's project for the Connections (NI Legacy Trust) programme. See the Feature page for more information: click HERE
Maracatu Parade and Brazilian Party: 18th June, 6.30pm, Botanic & QUB – scroll down this page to see News item or click HERE
The Bangor Easter Parade was a bullion-tastic success of piratical performance and people participation – and attracted 40,000 spectators, packing the whole route, deep-sea stylee:
More photos can be seen via these links >
> Bangor Carnival Album 1 Album 2 Album 3 Album 4
Belfast St Patrick's Day Carnival Parade
750 parade participants make it a great St Patrick's Day Carnival Parade with many thousands packing the streets on the parade route
Photos on Belfast Telegraph website > www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
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Belfast St Patrick's Day Carnival Parade Thursday 17 March 2011
Belfast City Hall to Custom House Square
30 groups registered to take part in the Carnival Parade THere were workshops across the City for the event, plus ongoing workshops with our key YouthDrumBeat groups. The full Carnival Parade including professional performers, Beat Carnival Academy youth groups, volunteers and drummers, had: 726 participants Parade Theme: Reuse - Recycle. Preparation photos here > St Patrick's Day Carnival Parade Preparations at Beat Carnival Centre double-click on the pics to see bigger images. Video here > Hamster Wheel Eco-Car
European Maracatu Encontro in Belfast, 17 - 19 June
Masters Nation II: Registration details can be found > here
The Beat Carnival had invited European Maracatu drumming groups to come together for training workshops and a combined performance in the what was anticipated to be the next annual Belfast City Carnival in June. Now, with the absence of the Belfast Carnival, the European Encontro in Belfast is still running, though at a reduced level and different location. See programme details in the News section.
Spirit of Encontro… and Connections
The Beat Initiative (Beat Carnival) is hosting the Maracatu Encontro as part of our
Liftoff project in the LTUK Connections programme.
We hope that the encontro will inspire further drumming connections in 2012 and coming years.
Liftoff is a skills development; art & sport connections; and community engagement project that Beat has been operating since 2009.
European Maracatu Encontro in Belfast, 17 - 19 June
Beatndrum & Beatndance
Beatndrum here
Get the lowdown on Beat Carnival's fantastic dance group – Beatndance
Come dance (and dress-up!) with live percussion in workshops providing dance education, fun and fitness. Come learn the styles of Brazil in an accessible format that will appeal to dancers of Latin dance styles such as Salsa and Samba. Follow the link here
To see more photos visit us on Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/photos/belfastcarnival/sets/
Latest from the Blog
Latest News
- Heading towards 24 July event
- Mask/Puppet Construction Workshops 18 & 25 June
- Join the Brazilian Party: Saturday 18th June
- Life Is A Carnival! Event on 24th July
- Important news about the Belfast Carnival
- Registration for Maracatu Encontro June 2011
- Masters Nation Encontro in Belfast 2011: background
- Where there's Beat there's Brass
- A full programme of Carnival Arts for 2011
- Carnival Dance across the Country
- What Beatndrum did on their Summer Holidays
- John Wilson at the Beat Carnival Music Residency
- BrasilxBelfast - Carnival Band in Residence, with a taste of Ulster
- Carnaval de Belfast
- Brazil > Belfast: Bongar arrive
- Beat Puppet welcomes new Lord Mayor
- Extra, Extra - Read All About It!
- Puppet Construction Techniques: workshops on 12th and 19th April
- CWA-TRANS-BEAT-Belfast’s Lord Mayor ‘Raise the Dragon’ – this Friday
- Leadership in the independent sector recognised
- Fly Butterfly Performance - videos
- Bologna Press – the BBB performance
- Someone must be working in Bologna?
- Butterfly Mask to print, colour and cut-out
- Beat perform in Bologna
- Beat puppets make a cultural outing
- Busy, busy – and butterflies
- oh yeah, we had a good carnival earlier in the summer
- Next stop: Glasgowbury!
- Fantastic Training Opportunity in Aerial Harness Work
- ...calling...Earth...Carnival...calling...Earth...
- Carnival Supergroup - ATL snippet
- Belfast City Carnival poster
- Music and Dance Masterclasses this weekend
- Music training 11th & 12th May - Masterclases
- North Down Easter Parade - Bright and Beautiful
- Join – New Carnival Dance Workshops
- *Light Up Lilliput* - East Belfast Lantern Festival
- Aisling Awards 2008
- Launched - exclamation mark
- Launch Date - getting close
Latest Features
- Life Is A Carnival – 24th July event
- Beat in London 2012 Open Weekend
- NI Connections programme for Legacy Trust UK
- St Patrick's Day 2011 Participant Survey
- Carnival Academy
- Beat 'n' Drum
- A Carnival Arts Centre Plan
- Join BeatnDance and our dance workshop
- Beat Carnival Band in Residence - Grupo Bongar - session 1
- Bongar - Carnival Band in Residency
- Belfast City Carnival - Puppet Picnic. 18th -20th June 2010
- Carnivalise the City! 18th June 2010 - join the fun!
- Maracatu Ilha Brilho - June 2010 performance
- Join our Puppet Picnic Carnival -19th June 2010
- Maracatu Brazilian Dance Masterclass Report
- Brazilian Dance Masterclass, 22nd & 23rd May
- Bongar - Info on our Brazilian samba band friends.
- Create your own flower-mill
- Kate Lawerance - 'Fly Butterfly', Vertical Dance Performance
- Fly Butterfly and the Connections programme
- Fly Butterfly – 17th October Event
- Aerial Performance Training
- Carnival Video Part 5 & 6 – the Parade!
- Saturday's Carnival ROUTE and TIMETABLE
- 09 Carnival MUSIC
- Carnival 09 - What THEY Say
- Look Up preparations - Carnival 2009 videos pts1 to 5
- FUNKY Carnival Music
- Belfast Carnival - Radio Ulster interview
- Music and Dance for Carnival – masterclasses
- Groups - Register for Belfast City Carnival 2009
- St Patrick's Day 2009: Belfast
- Carnival Centre Launch - Watch the video
- The Lantern Parade
- Puppets in December
- The Puppet Family
- Carnival Creations
- Le Beat - International
- Belfast Carnival History
- Carnival Here?
- What does a Carnival Centre look like (Luton)
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