1st october - 3rd october 2021

1ST OCTOBER - 3RD OCTOBER 2021

WELCOME TO ARTS BY THE SEA 2021!

With our 2021 theme Connect exploring the concept of the human being as afundamentally social creature, I am delighted to bring you a return to our live event format and a festival full of joyful, inspirational events to enjoy with your friends and family.

Although we are continuing to live with the threat of Covid-19 lingering much longer than hoped, all our events are adaptable to current Covid-19 safety restrictions and we are proud to be supporting the creative and cultural sector by hosting a huge complement of local and national artists, including those unable to be here last year.

It’s a privilege to be able to bring you exceptional cultural experiences and host them in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole’s beautiful public spaces, and to be invigorating our town centres with activity which supports local businesses.

A huge thanks goes out to our funders BCP Council and Arts Council England, and to our sponsor Bournemouth Town Centre BID. I would also like to thank the immensely dedicated festival team who have shown such strength, adaptability and determination to bring you a truly inspiring, diverse and enjoyable experience this year.

Andrea Francis – Festival Director

1. town hall

2. central gardens

3. town square

4. BEALE PLACE

5. RUSSELL COTES

6. horseshoe common

7. lower gardens

8. westover gardens 13. changing places toilet

14. quiet space9. pier approach

15. accessible viewing area10. beach

11. BANDSTAND

12. SANDBANKS BEACH

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2021 MAP

SANDBANKS BEACH

16MIN DRIVE18MIN BERYL BIKE

1HR+ WALK

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FRIDAY 1ST OCTOBER TOWN HALL

festival schedule

19:30 - 22:10 Kindred P12

Times and locations may be subject to change.Check our website for up to date information. Visit www.artsbythesea.co.uk

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1. CENTRAL GARDENS12:00 - 22:00 Illumaphonium P15

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HORSESHOE COMMON06:00 - 23:00 Crossroads P14

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LOWER GARDENS

19:15 - 21:30 Thrive* P24

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SANDBANKS BEACH06:00 - 23:00 The Great Indecision

CouncilP10

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PERFORMANCE KEYSENSORY SPECTACLE

PARTICIPATION

FAMILY FRIENDLY

SPEECH FREE

WALKABOUT

QUIET SPACE

OPEN CALL

FRIDAY 1ST - FRIDAY 8TH OCTOBER

saturday 2ND OCTOBER TOWN HALL

19:30 - 22:10 Kindred P12

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CENTRAL GARDENS12:00 - 22:00 Illumaphonium P15

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TOWN SQUARE12:00 - 12:30 Bombay Baja Brass Band P16

13:15 - 13:45 The Baghdaddies P16

14:30 - 16:15 Bombay Baja Brass Band* P16


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BeaLE PLACE13:30 - 16:45 Adrift* P15

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RUSSELL COTES14:00 - 14:45 The Journey Of The Heart * P20

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HORSESHOe COMMON06:00 - 23:00 Crossroads P14

11:45 - 12:20 Books! P11

12:00 - 12:30 Rebirth of Hope P22

12:45 - 13:30 Little Miss Majorettes P25

12:45 - 13:30 The Bicycle Piano & Double Bassicle

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13:45 - 14:15 Love Soul Choir P17




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15:30 - 16:05 Books! P11




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17:15 - 17:50 Books! P11

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Lower GARDENS11:30 - 12:15 Routes P26

11:30 - 12:00 Time Travelling Victorians P26

12:30 - 17:45 Cloudscapes P18

12:30 - 13:00 Space Shed P11

12:30 - 13:15 Boing P25

13:00 - 13:45 Flock P27

14:00 -14:45 Routes P26

14:30 - 15:00 Space Shed Q&A P11

14:45 - 15:30 Boing P25

15:00 - 15:30 Look Up P18

15:30 - 16:15 Flock P27

16:15 - 16:45 Space Shed P11

16:45 - 17:15 Look Up P18


17:15 - 18:00 Flock P27

19:15 - 21:30 Thrive* P24

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WESTOVER GARDENS10:00 - 22:00 Enchanted Garden P21

12:00 -16:45 The Magical Faraway Tree*

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17:00 - 22:00 BMTHGLOW P20

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PIER APPROACH12:00 - 18:00 Invasion of Poole P22

12:00 -12:45 Roadworks P13

13:00 - 13:45 Sunbirds P13


15:15 - 16:00 Sunbirds P13

16:15 - 17:00 Roadworks P13

17:15 - 18:00 Sunbirds P13

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BEACH18:00 - 21:00 The Lips* P27

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BANDSTAND12:00 - 12:30 Love Soul Choir P17

13:00 - 15:00 Electric Jalaba* P17


16:45 - 19:00 Remix Reeling* P17

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06:00 - 23:00 The Great Indecision Council

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CENTRAL GARDENS12:00 - 22:00 Illumaphonium P15

12:30 - 16:45 Carnival Unites* P21

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TOWN SQUARE12:00 - 12:30 Bombay Baja Brass Band P16

13:15 - 13:45 Mariachi Las Adelitas P16

14:30 - 16:15 Bombay Baja Brass Band* P16


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BeaLE PLACE13:30 - 16:45 Adrift* P15

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RUSSELL COTES14:00 - 14:45 The Journey Of The Heart* P20

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HORSESHOe COMMON06:00 - 23:00 Crossroads P14

11:45 - 12:20 Books! P11




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13:45 - 14:20 Books! P11




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15:30 - 16:05 Books! P11




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Lower GARDENS11:30 - 12:00 Time Travelling Victorians P26

12:00 - 12:45 Routes P26

12:30 - 17:45 Cloudscapes P18

12:30 - 13:15 Boing P25

13:00 - 13:30 Space Shed P11

13:30 - 14:15 Flock P27

14:15 -14:45 Look Up P18

14:45 - 15:30 Boing P25

14:45 - 15:30 Routes P26

15:45 - 16:15 Space Shed Q&A P11

16:00 - 16:45 Flock P27

16:45 - 17:15 Look Up P18


17:15 - 17:45 Space Shed P11


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WESTOVER GARDENS10:00 - 22:00 Enchanted Garden P21

12:00 -16:45 The Magical Faraway Tree*

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17:00 - 22:00 BMTHGLOW P20

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PIER APPROACH12:00 - 18:00 Invasion of Poole P22

12:00 -12:45 Roadworks P13

13:00 - 13:45 Sunbirds P13


15:15 - 16:00 Sunbirds P13

16:15 - 17:00 Roadworks P13

17:15 - 18:00 Sunbirds P13

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BEACH19:00 The Lips P27

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BANDSTAND12:00 - 12:30 Mariachi Las Adelitas P16

13:00 - 15:00 King Lagoon’s Flying Swordfish Soundsystem*

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13:45 - 16:45 The Lips* P27


16:45 - 17:30 King Lagoon’s Flying Swordfish Soundsystem

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18:00 - 19:00 Frau DJ’s P17

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06:00 - 23:00 The Great Indecision Council

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SANDBANKS BEACH 12.

*varying performance start and end times during scheduled period. Check the artist listing for exact performance timings.

sUNDAY 3RD OCTOBER

13:00 - 19:00 Bournemouth & Poole College Takeover

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60 MILLION POSTCARDS

Human beings are inherently social by nature – relying on relationships and social interaction for their mental health and wellbeing. And yet, 2020 saw a major challenge to maintaining social connections.

The Covid 19 crisis required all of us to limit, and for some completely cut, face to face contact with friends and family. Within a surprisingly short period, vast swathes of the workforce adopted digital alternatives to both working and socialising, quickly adjusting to persistent zoom chats throughout the day, while considerably upping time spent across chat apps, social media and streaming platforms.

These technologies have proved a double-edged sword—allowing us to stay astonishingly connected, while simultaneously distanced—providing synthetic substitutes for direct interaction and tactile ways of being with others.

Covid 19 created a newly troubling experience of isolation for some, while compounding a pre-existing epidemic of loneliness in the UK. Age UK predicts that by 2026, there will be 2 million people over 50 in England who will often feel lonely, having a dramatic impact on their wellbeing and quality of life.

As society continues its recovery from Covid 19, the importance of reconnecting with others is ever-more apparent. Despite current challenges, visions for the future are largely optimistic, as a visceral return to collective experience sparks the imagination. There is, some claim, a second “roaring twenties” on the horizon.

Through its 2021 programme, Arts by the Sea will explore the concept of the human being as a fundamentally social creature—a tribal animal—while highlighting the importance of celebration, festivity and connecting with others.

2021 Theme

CONNECT

EXPLORING THE CONCEPT OF THE HUMAN BEING AS A FUNDAMENTALLY SOCIAL CREATURE...

METHOD IN THEMARCUS

Method’s unique bold and colourful style was born from graffiti roots and heavily influenced by his former career as an architectural technologist. Method was commissioned to create a piece based on the festival’s theme Connect and took inspiration from the Zoom video calls that have been so prevalent in connecting friends and families during the Covid-19 pandemic. The piece has Arts by the Sea’s signature playfulness and bright colours with a more contemporary and abstract look to the festival artwork of previous years.

OUR 2021 COVER ARTIST: MARCUS METHOD

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Friday 1st October - Friday 8th OctoberSandbanks Beach | 06:00 - 23:00

Step into the hypnotic, large-scale light and sound installation The Great Indecision Council by visual artist Romain Tardy for a self-portrait of our current society. Watch giant, pulsing words appear as it explores, in real time, the search terms most-frequently typed into Google from the intimacy of our smartphones.

The Great Indecision Council by Romain Tardy PARTNERS

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BOOKS! BY TIT FOR TATSaturday 2nd October

Horseshoe Common | 11:45 - 12:20

15:30 - 16:05 | 17:15 - 17:50

Sunday 3rd October


13:45 - 14:20 | 15:30 - 16:05

Tit for Tat’s bedraggled book enthusiasts are travelling to Bournemouth on a mission to protect literature and recruit more enthusiasts for its dwindling book club. With circus-inspired filing systems and absurd reinventions of discarded stories, Books! revels in acrobatic stupidity and juggling spectacle that all the family will enjoy.

SPACE SHED BY UNLIMITED THEATRESaturday 2nd October

Lower Gardens | 12:30 - 13:00

14:30 - 15:00 (Q&A) | 16:15 - 16:45

Sunday 3rd October


15:45 - 16:15 (Q&A) | 17:15 - 17:45

The Space Shed is the mobile headquarters of the Unlimited Space Agency set to inspire the next generation of space explorers and science enthusiasts. Via comedic storytelling and fun-informal interviews, family audiences will be entertained with shows about hacking one’s way into space, and the astronaut’s quest to save the planet.

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Friday 1st OctoberTown Hall | 19:30 - 22:10

Kindred by video artists NOVAK, and in collaboration with Southpaw Dance Company is an unmissable large-scale projection mapping of Bournemouth Town Hall. Marvel in the vivid colours of the evolving digital interpretations of contemporary dance choreography to a soundtrack composed by the award-winning musician Ed Carter. Kindred explores the ups and downs of restricted human contact during the Covid-19 pandemic.

First show 19:30, final show 22:00. Show length 10 minutes, every 30 minutes.

KINDRED by NOVAK

FEATURING A SOUNDTRACK BY ED CARTER

Saturday 2nd OctoberTown Hall | 19:30 - 22:10

Saturday 2nd October

Pier Approach | 13:00 - 13:45

15:15 - 16:00 | 17:15 - 18:00

Sunday 3rd October


15:15 - 16:00 | 17:15 - 18:00



16:15 - 17:00

Sunday 3rd October


16:15 - 17:00

Thingumajig Theatre bring the eye-catching colourful Sun Birds to this year’s Arts by the Sea. Standing at 4-metres tall with a 5-metre wingspan, the puppets will bring a smile to anyone’s face as they soar into the wind creating a spectacular, animated display.

A humorous engagement between a dancer and a BMX rider, this quirky physical theatre piece incorporates music, acrobatics, B-Boying, and clowning. Inspired by the Hip Hop ‘battle’ format, watch an entertaining engagement unfold between the characters as they use their ‘art-form’ as a technique to communicate.

SUNBIRDS BYTHINGUMAJIG THEATRE

ROADWORKS BY ETTA ERMINI DANCE

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ADRIFT BY KAPOW DANCE THEATRE Saturday 2nd October

Beale Place | 13:30 - 14:00 | 16:15 - 16:45

Sunday 3rd October

Beale Place | 13:30 - 14:00 | 16:15 - 16:45

Adrift by Manchester-based performance and dance company, Kapow is a story of two women, lost at sea. In the journey across oceans, witness the danger, courage and struggles the characters face as they battle against the odds and learn to live together in this small and unpredictable landscape.

IllumaphoniumFriday 1st October

Central Gardens | 12:00 - 22:00



Sunday 3rd October


Illumaphonium is an interactive, all sensory music-making experience. Over two hundred illuminated chime bars respond to your touch with ever changing patterns of light and sound. Spreading out like waves over the giant instruments’ surface, come together with fellow festival goers in this fun and spontaneous installation.

Friday 1st October - Friday 8th October


A spectacular by day and by night, the immersive experience CROSSROADS by Lucid Creates uses optical illusions created by light, sound and mirrors to take audiences to a place where they can consider which path to take in future.

Sponsored by Bournemouth Town Centre BID

CROSSROADSby LUCID CREATES

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SOUNDSBY THE SEA

Saturday 2nd October Town Square | 13:15 - 13:45 | 17:15 - 17:45Bandstand | 15:30 - 16:15

Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd OctoberTown Square | 12:00 - 12:30 | 14:30 - 15:0015:45 - 16:15

The Baghdaddies’ exuberant and rampant brand of world music is an exhilarating cocktail of Balkan melodies, ska and latin grooves and sizzling brass. Played with furious energy and theatrical humour, they are as unforgettable on stage as they are when performing as wandering brass troubadours.

High energy, uplifting Bollywood tunes from the team at Bombay Baja. Dressed in eye-catching outfits, the Bombay Baja brass band will perform acoustic tunes on the streets of Arts by the Sea. Toe-tapping fun for all the family.

THE BAGHDADDIES

BOMBAY BAJA BRASS BAND

Sunday 3rd October Bandstand | 12:00 - 12:30 | 15:30 - 16:15 Town Square | 13:15 - 13:45 | 17:00 - 17:30Lower Gardens | 17:45 - 18:15

From Mexico, Cuba, Colombia, and the UK, Mariachi Las Adelitas are the only female Mariachi band in Europe. Unique and versatile and with genuine Mexican outfits and instruments, the Mariachi classics are included in their repertoire, plus beautiful arrangements of well-known songs including classics in English, arranged in an authentic Mariachi style.

MARiACHI LASADELITAS

Sunday 3rd October Bandstand | 13:00 - 13:45 | 14:15 - 15:0016:45 - 17:30

Saturday 2nd October Bandstand | 13:00 - 13:45 | 14:15 - 15:00

Saturday 2nd October Bandstand | 12:00 - 12:30 Horseshoe Common | 13:45 - 14:15

Sunday 3rd October Bandstand | 18:00 - 19:00

Saturday 2nd October Bandstand | 16:45 - 17:45 18:00 - 19:00

Tropical sunshine grooves with ‘Aroma Wizard’ accompaniment! This Afro-Latin-inspired band features Brazilian and operatic vocals, electric guitar, sax and percussion with irresistible rhythms to make your hips shake. By pulverising fruit, burning oils and incense, the ‘Aroma Wizard’ creates an evolving palette of exotic, uplifting scents to complete the experience.

Love Soul Choir bring intricate harmonies and incredible song choices to Arts by the Sea. With choices from the likes of Stevie Wonder to Dua Lipa you are guarenteed to be singing along!

A dynamic group of empowered females who fly the flag for the under-represented women in the music industry, with the aim to disrupt the homogenised UK club scene. Expect everything from Blondie and The Cure to Drake and Destiny’s Child.

Half highland ball, half club night, Remix Reeling takes traditional reels, ceilidhs and barn dances and sets them to banging beats and bass lines.

KING LAGOON’sflying swordfish soundsystem

ELECTRIC JALABA

LOVE SOULCHOIR

FRAU DJSREMIX REELING

Between Moroccan Gnawa master, Simo Lagnawi, Italian/English drummer, Dave De Rose and four musical brothers, Henry, Oliver, Nathaniel and Barnaby Keen from Dorset; Electric Jalaba take Moroccan Gnawa music to a new dimension.

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CLOUDSCAPES BY GOBBLEDEGOOK THEATRE



Sunday 3rd October


CLOUDSCAPES is an intimate sound art experience, set outdoors for the ultimate cloud-gazing area. Lie back on giant beanbags, look up and contemplate the mutability of clouds, as well as the mutability of humanity, guided by the soothing voice of performer Lorna Rees through a set of headphones.

LOOK UP BY HIKAPEESaturday 2nd October Lower Gardens | 15:00 - 15:30 16:45 - 17:15

Sunday 3rd October Lower Gardens | 14:15 - 14:45

16:45 - 17.15

A playful and energetic collaboration of highly skilled circus technique, puppetry and theatre, Look Up follows the story of child puppet Robyn, who discovers the beautiful things we might see and experience when we step outside of our everyday lives, and embrace the world around us.

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The Henry Brown Centre transforms into a hub of creative performance and participation. Families, young people and children alike can watch performances by the Tall Tales Theatre Co and Tree House Theatre Co, enjoy a bubble workshop by Squidge and Pop, bop along at the silent disco with DJ Simon Kilmister, be inspired with t-shirt decoration, and join Dance For All in a party and fashion parade. Participate or observe, get immersed as Arts by the Sea and Without Walls brings the main festival to the West Howe community.

Saturday 25th September

Henry Brown Centre, West Howe

(and surrounding areas)

12:00 - 19:00

The Charge of the Light Parade: Community Party in West Howe

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Synthetica is a contemporary online chamber opera by composer Karen Wimhurst, featuring soprano Brittany Soriano, Elaine Close on trumpet, vinyl DJ Ole Rudd and director, Katharine Piercey.

For more information see the event listing on www.artsbythesea.co.uk or www.syntheticaopera.com

SYNTHETICA: A TOXIC ENCHANTMENT

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COMMUNITY

TALENT DEVELOPMENT


Russell Cotes | 14:00 - 14:45

Sunday 3rd October

Russell Cotes | 14:00 - 14:45

The Journey of The Heart is an immersive exhibition and performance by opera singer and artist, Chloe Sami, incorporating song, poetry and art. Inspired by her own childhood memories, take a path through the artworks on display whilst listening to the emotionally linked classical music in this accessible and thought-provoking piece.

This is a ticketed event. Tickets range from £3.63 - £20 for family bookings. 30 minute performance and 15 minute meet and greet.

Pre-book at www.russellcotes.com

THE JOURNEY OF THE HEART BY CHLOE SAMI


Westover Gardens | 17:00 - 22:00

Sunday 3rd October Westover Gardens | 17:00 - 22:00

Did you know that Glow-worms used to thrive in the Bournemouth area? The Bournemouth-based architecture and design studio, The Guild, is looking to raise awareness about the plight of the little glowing beetle. Visit this enchanting installation scattered with flickering green lights simulating the mating call of a female Glow-worm.

BMTHGLOW BY ADRIAN FINN

This year’s Carnival at Arts By The Sea has brought together two recipients of the Open Call funding and programme of mentoring; BCP locals, the prolific UMOJA and brilliant It’s All About Culture, have been paired with the UK’s premium Carnival experts, Shademakers to create a Carnival which celebrates connection. Bournemouth is reimagined as a huge savannah, surrounded by sea in all directions. The creatures of the savannah have been living their own private lives in troupes, bands, swarms, parliaments, gaggles and flocks since time began. Sounds and gestures become ways of telling friends from foe, whilst the beat of the savannah steadily draws all animals together in a celebration of connection.

Sunday 3rd October


14:00 - 14:30 | 16:15 - 16:45

CARNIVAL UNITES BY SHADEMAKERS



Sunday 3rd October


An outdoor installation of giant mushrooms and larger-than-life flowers transforms the Westover Gardens into an enchanted plot. Each brightly coloured piece is made completely from recycled and repurposed materials to emphasise the need to protect our environment. A place to relax, explore or be the hero in your own fantastic adventures.

ENCHANTED GARDEN BY URBAN FURNITURE PERSPECTIVE

Our Open Call has offered both funding and mentoring to a diverse range of local emerging talent. We’re proud to champion brilliant artists from BCP and thrilled to be able to offer a platform that places local and national talent side by side.

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TRAINEE PRODUCERSCHEME

Pairing the finest aspiring creatives from across the region with the internationally renowned Emergency Exit Arts has culminated in two new exciting pieces of work at Arts By The Sea in 2021. Through workshops and bespoke mentoring two groups of local emerging producers have created two fresh pieces of work that explore the theme of Connection. We are thrilled to see what the next generation of creatives will bring to the streets of Bournemouth, and excited to give this new talent the platform they deserve.

Saturday 2nd October Pier Approach | 12:00 - 18:00

Sunday 3rd October Pier Approach | 12:00 - 18:00

Arts by the Sea and Emergency Exit Arts Trainee Producers introduce the 15th century’s ‘most famous pirate’ yet. Come aboard Smugglers Cove and join the epic chronicles of Poole pirate, Harry Paye in a 3D installation and soundscape. Using narration and cutting-edge technology, the tales and misdeeds of this destructive pirate unfold. (Pier Approach: Smugglers Cove Adventure Golf)

Producers: Arden Corben Jaeger, Tom Wijesinghe, Rahema Kazibwe, Mabel Moll

INVASION OF POOLE

Saturday 2nd OctoberHorseshoe Common | 12:00 - 12:3014:00 - 14:30 | 16:00 - 16:30

Sunday 3rd OctoberHorseshoe Common | 12:00 - 12:3014:00 - 14:30 | 16:00 - 16:30

A model of the mythical Phoenix is brought to life through dance by Arts by the Sea’s Trainee Producer Scheme in association with Emergency Exit Arts. Follow the Phoenix’s journey of rebirth as it flies to the mortal world. Accompanied by music, this colourful performance symbolises humankind’s hope for the future.

Producers: Eleanor Ball, Kmamila Dowgiert, Lola Panton, Joshua Taylor Model Artist: Sophie Fretwell

REBIRTHOF HOPE

In an exciting new partnership with Bournemouth and Poole College, Arts by the Sea is inviting students to stage a takeover event at Sixty Million Postcards. Students from across the Creative Industries courses will be given opportunities to plan, produce and perform at their very own mini festival as part of Arts by the Sea!


Sixty Million Postcards | 13:00 - 19:00

All ages welcome until 19:00

BOURNEMOUTH & POOLE COLLEGE TAKEOVER

Showcasing the next generation of local artists in music, performing arts, dance, art and media. See the full line up on our website. No booking required, free entry.


Westover Gardens | 12:00 - 12:45 | 13:00 - 13:45

14:00 - 14:45 | 15:00 - 15:45 | 16:00 - 16:45

Sunday 3rd October

Westover Gardens | 12:00 - 12:45 | 13:00 - 13:45

14:00 - 14:45 | 15:00 - 15:45 | 16:00 - 16:45

Arts2Educate has a range of creative Faraway themed arts and crafts activities for ages 5 – 11. Creative fingers help to customise tents by creating leaves, butterflies, and flowers, or clouds with mystical lands drawn onto them. Children can design their own characters and masks and explore the festival as a magical new being.

Arts Award is a nationally recognised qualification which helps young people explore thier creativity and expeience the arts. Start your Arts Award journey at the Magical Faraway Tree activity and complete your booklet around the festival to claim your certificate (ages 5+)

MAGICAL FARAWAYTREE WORKSHOPS BY ARTS2EDUCATE

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Friday 1st October Lower Gardens | 19:15 | 20:15 | 21:15Saturday 2nd OctoberLower Gardens | 19:15 | 20:15 | 21:15

Co-presented by Arts by the Sea Festival, Pavilion Dance South West has teamed up with choreographer Grace Willow (Joy In Dance) & internationally renowned circus production company Cirque Bijou to bring you a brand new dance show.

This specially commissioned piece will feature 6 local dance artists performing with beautiful LED light-up umbrellas.

The idea for this work was conceived during national lockdowns. All those involved in this project are firm believers in the power of art & dance to uplift, entertain, inspire and delight. We are keen to explore the role dance can play in times of uncertainty. How it can lift peoples’ spirits, transport them, providing hope and escapism.

This is a celebration of how we thrive (as artists and as people) even through the strangest and hardest of times.

As the dancers illuminate the spaces around them with the mesmerising umbrellas, let’s celebrate the light in the darkness both physically and metaphorically...

Approximate running time: 15 minutes

@thejoyindance@cirquebijou

@pdsw.org for Facebook and Twitter@pdsw_org for Instagram

THRIVE by GRACE WILLOW & CIRQUE BIJOU. PRESENTED BY PAVILION DANCE SOUTH WEST



14:45 - 15:30

Sunday 3rd October


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14:45 - 15:30 | 16:30 - 17:15

Sunday 3rd October


14:45 - 15:30 | 16:30 - 17:15

Imaginative and interactive street theatre for family audiences, cheeky chap BOING is a character who makes noises but never speaks. His whole body is full of sound, literally bursting to get out, be it from his fingers or his feet. Find BOING to experience the world from his own unique perspective.

The Little Miss Majorettes may not be the best baton twirlers or marching band members, but what they lack in skill they make up with enthusiasm! Expect a comedic display of anti-climactic tricks, false starts, fumbling formations and an (almost) extravagant ending from the family friendly, quirky dance troupe, Kitsch & Sync Collective.

BOING BYPLUNGE BOOM

LITTLE MISS MAJORETTESBY KITSCH & SYNC

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Lower Gardens | 11:30 - 12:15 | 14:00 - 14:45

Sunday 3rd October Lower Gardens | 12:00 - 12:45 | 14:45 - 15:30


Lower Gardens | 11:30 - 12:00 | 17:00 - 17:30


Sunday 3rd October

Lower Gardens | 11:30 - 12:00 | 17:00 - 17:30


Presented by Theatre Témoin in partnership with The B Collective and Horse and Bamboo, Routes is a visually compelling and socially relevant production of physical theatre. Follow the story of a rag-tag group who find themselves caught between homes and have to learn each other’s stories in order to understand their own.

Theatre Temoin have arranged workshops with local community groups who will then use thier new skills of puppet movement to participate in the performances.

Originally from 1888, intrepid time travellers Professor Warp and Miss Weft are keen to know how you have connected with each other during recent times. Mobile Telephonic Device? Semaphore perhaps? Let Miss Warp use her psychic powers to intuit your preferred methods of communication! Fantastical, family fun.

ROUTESBY THEATRE Témoin

TIME TRAVELLING VICTORIANS BYBEN AND BULLOCK

FLOCK BY SWISH BOINGSaturday 2nd October


15:30 - 16:15 | 17:15 - 18:00

Sunday 3rd October


16:00 - 16:45

A sheep herding show like no other! Can you assist Patch the Sheepdog and his diligent Shepherd to navigate the silly sheep back into their pen? They need your help to claim the winner’s rosette! A unique countryside spectacular connecting friends, families and strangers, of all ages, through theatrical games. Page 27Page 26

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The Lips are a chorus of delightfully deviant divas whose mouths have broken free from their bodies! Singalong with this luminous big puppet show as The Lips reanimate your favourite pop songs and uphold our freedom to speak out through a spectacular pop-puppetry lip sync performance.

THE LIPS BY PUPPETS WITH GUTS



14:45 - 15:30 | 16:45 - 17:30

Sunday 3rd October


14:45 - 15:30 | 16:45 - 17:30

Rimski & Handkerchief are a curious spectacle meandering through crowds with their marvellous musical machines; Bicycle Piano and Double Bassicle. Singing to timeless songs of momentous magnitude while performing an extraordinary dance on wheels, expect extreme eccentricity when this bizarre double act comes to town.

THE BICYCLE PIANO & DOUBLE BASSICLEBY RIMSKI & HANDKERCHIEF


Beach | 18:00 | 19:30 | 21:00

Sunday 3rd October

Bandstand | 13:45 - 14:15 | 16:15 - 16:45

Beach | 19:00

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GREEN ARTS BY THE SEA

Arts by the Sea endorses Bournemouth’s status as a Fairtrade Town, champions shopping locally and sustainably and is committed to reducing its own environmental impact, encouraging our artists, suppliers and audience to do the same. Check out the Green page on our website for more information and when you visit the festival this year please try to: others

REFILLBring a bottle of coffee cup from home and save on plastic waste.

RECYCLEIn one of our seafront recycling bins or take your recycling home.

TRAVEL SUSTAINABLY Cycle, scoot or take the bus (or carshare if you can).

Visit our Green Hub to chat to this year’s environmental partners, find out more about local green charities or take part in a range of activities.

2021 GREEN HUB

Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd OctoberTown Square | 12:00 - 17:00

Since 1824, the RNLI has saved over 143,000 lives and is supported by selfless volunteers who make up 95% of the charity. Operating solely on charitable donations, its heroic volunteers help serve the busiest seaside locations nationwide.www.rnli.org

RNLI Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd OctoberTown Square | 12:00 - 17:00

Working as community project since 2013, The Grounded Team has been teaching people food growing skills and developing a beautiful walled Secret Garden in the heart of Boscombe. www.groundedcommunity.co.uk

GROUNDED COMMUNITY


Dorset Wildlife Trust is the leading charity dedicated to nature conservation in Dorset. We now have over 25,000 members, 42 nature reserves, 5 visitor centres and a thriving programme of outreach with communities and land and sea managers. www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk

DORSET WILDLIFE TRUST Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd OctoberTown Square | 12:00 - 17:00

Beryl is the UK’s leading micromobility company, who provide the bikeand eScooter sharing scheme across BCP. Their mission is to build a better world through sustainable transport. www.beryl.cc

BERYL BIKES

Saturday 2nd OctoberPier Approach | 11:00 - 12:00

Come and take part in a beach clean with our Seafront Team who are promoting their Leave Only Footprints campaign. Meet at Pier Approach BH2 5AA

BEACH CLEANSaturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd OctoberTown Square | 12:00 - 17:00

A social enterprise with a mission to make local and sustainably sourced produce easily accessible to all by offering small suppliers their own ‘department’ in a virtual ‘supermarket’ that showcase a wide range of local produce for their local community.

THE GREEN TLC


Oceans to Earth is a UK-based community interest company based in Poole, Dorset. The organisation aims to go above and beyond and provide the resources and information to help allow people to get involved and help out.www.oceanstoearth.com

OCEANS TO EARTHFIND OUT MORE ABOUTOUR ARTS BY THE SEA

GREEN INITIATIVES www.artsbythesea.co.uk/about-us

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Arts Award is a nationally recognised qualification which helps young people explore their creativity and experience the arts. Arts by the Sea is supporting the Discover level of Arts Award for ages 5 and above. Start your Arts Award journey at the Magical Faraway Tree activity (see page 23)

PHOTOGRAPHYOur photographers and videographers will be taking footage during the festival and these images will be used for Arts by the Sea festival promotional material. If you do not want your image to be used, please visit our info point or speak to a volunteer in pink uniform to let us know

FeedbackYour feedback is vital to Arts by the Sea and helps inform the programme you’ll see next year, so please do have your say at artsbythesea.co.uk/survey (survey open between 1st October and 1st November 2021).

AccessibilityWe welcome visitors with disabilities and accessibility needs to all our events. For assistance or more information on access in and around the festival site, see our Accessibility Guide on our website.

This year we have provided a Quiet Space to give people a break from noise and crowds. There is also a Changing Places toilet. Both these facilities are situated in the Lower Gardens. An Accessible Viewing Area will be available for performances of Kindred in front of the Town Hall (locations on our map)

FESTIVAL INFORMATIONAll our events are free to attend and un-ticketed except performances at the Russell-Cotes where an entrance fee applies. Our shows are designed to take place outdoors and will still go ahead in bad weather. If you require assistance or information while you are at the festival, speak to one of our friendly volunteers in their pink jackets

Every effort is made to ensure listings are correct in our brochure and on our website but last minute changes are sometimes unavoidable. Keep an eye on our social media for the most up to date information.

Without wallsArts by the Sea is a partner in Without Walls, working with festivals and artists bringing fantastic

outdoor arts to people in towns and cities across the UK. Find out more on www.withoutwalls.uk.com

The Mela PartnershipArts by the Sea is proud to be one of the only non-Mela members of the Mela Partnership, led by Nutkhut. The partnership supports the development of the sector and mentors the next generation of Mela makers.

TOWN CENTRE BID Arts by the Sea has recieved funding from the Town Centre BID to stage Crossroads at Horseshoe Common, along with wraparound work from Kitsch n Sync and Tit for Tat. By working together we aim to increase footfall into the Town Centre to support businesses.

BOURNEMOUTH AND POOLE COLLEGEThrough inspiring teaching and learning, Bournemouth and Poole College develop their students’ work skills, life skills and knowledge, and so help to build a thriving local economy and community. Arts by the Sea is delighted to provide opportunities for the college’s students to showcase their work and gain real-world experience in a live festival format, helping us deliver on our aims around talent development for local young people.

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COVID-19Government restrictions around Covid-19 have been relaxed but we have designed this year’s festival to be primarily outdoors with plenty of space for social distancing for your safety

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