News Archives - 2008

Le Beat - International - Development Partners in Europe and Brazil

27 November 2008
The BelBoBru Partnership

THE BEAT INITIATIVE  –  ASSOCIAZIONE CULTURALE OLTRE  –  ZINNEKE

Three companies, in Belfast, Bologna and Brussels: sharing in mutual support, working on carnival skills development.

From Zinneke's website:

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The Puppet Family

27 November 2008

The Puppet Family at last year's Lantern Parade was a project in the BelBoBru Programme with:

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The Lantern Parade

19 November 2008
East Belfast Lantern Parade 2003 poster

The first Lantern Parade event "Making Light" took place in December 2003. A couple of months prior to that, Beat took 12 artists on a residential visit to Welfare State International in Cumbria, to see the Ulverston Lantern Festival. WSI started the Lantern Parade there, over 20 years ago, after seeing lanterns in Japan.

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What Does a Carnival Centre Look Like?

14 October 2008
Carnival Centre Luton

Paul Anderson, Executive Director, will be at our Launch of the UK's first National Carnival Centre on Friday, October 24, 2008.

Also see Luton Carnival Arts Development Trust website 

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Carnival Creations (Training and Performance Group)

9 October 2008
Jazzmin writes about Carnival Creations...

My name is Jazzmin McClure. I am 17 years old and am studying A level, drama, English literature and religious studies in Lagan College, Belfast.

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A Carnival Arts Centre Plan

7 October 2008

Journeying to a Carnival Arts Centre of Excellence. Activating a Plan - a Centre for Carnival Arts in Belfast. A company that wants to stay relevant in a changing city must change too: we stretch our skin, burst it, grow another.

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Carnival Here?

7 October 2008
What is Carnival?

Carnival celebrates the rich and diverse nature of our culture(s), giving both participants and spectators a special sense of identity in which religion and politics play no part. It is a colourful, joyful spectacle promising to entertain, delight and welcome all.

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