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:

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.

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.

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.