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Children's Page
Creative activities for young people all over Dorset.

 

Hi everyone!

Artsreach runs lots of creative participatory childrens' activities over the summer holidays and puts on shows specially for you and your family throughout the year. Check out workshops and performances in this section to find out more.

We aim to put something on for everyone, and would love to hear from you if you have ideas of workshops or shows you or your friends would like us to run. If you go to a workshop or a show, do email and let us know what you think of it.

All the details of what is happening at the moment are here, but if you would like them sent in the post or by email please get in touch with us and we will put you on our free mailing list.

Workshops
Summer 2009's GO GLOBAL was a sizzling hot feast of creative activities from around the world, especially for young people across Dorset to take part in over the summer holidays.

Don't forget to keep your eyes peeled for any creative workshops taking place through Artsreach next summer!

*** Have fun! ***
Download a PDF of the Artsreach Summer Supplement
Upcoming Performances for Children and Families
'Across the Deep Blue Sea' is the story of a little man who wakes up to find himself bobbing around in a make-shift boat in the middle of a vast ocean.
For him, it’s a breeze – there are plenty of fish to keep him company, he doesn’t have to make phone calls or answer a million e-mails every day and he can sail around to his heart’s content. That is until the storms arrive… Inspired by the works of internationally renowned mime Nola Rae, French physical comedian Jacques Tati and under-sea explorer Jacques Cousteau, 'Across the Deep Blue Sea' is a theatre journey like no other – comic, touching, slightly surreal and full of inventive mechanical staging. Featuring puppetry, physical comedy and just the odd squirt of water.
Sunday 7th March 2010 at 3:30pm
Morden Village Hall (01929 459431)
Saturday 20th March 2010 at 3:30pm
Ashmore Village Hall (01747 811364)
Sunday 21st March 2010 at 2:30pm
Winterborne Whitechurch Village Hall (01258 881165)
Ashes, blood and the slipper of glass… Once upon a time there was a rich merchant who had two beautiful stepdaughters, dressed in silk and lace.
His own child became their scullery girl and slept in the ashes. They called her Ashputtel… This traditional favourite Brothers Grimm story has been adapted by David Haworth, and directed by Kirstie Davis.
www.forestforge.co.uk
Monday 4th January 2010 at 7:00pm
Sydling St Nicholas Village Hall (01300 341104)
Monday 11th January 2010 at 7:00pm
Hazelbury Bryan Village Hall (01258 818121)
Hand to Mouth Theatre present an original adaptation of this well-loved tale.
Martin Bridle and Su Eaton have woven extra drama and humour into this Goldilocks story, combining traditional glove puppetry and live music to create a patchwork of delights, which is “not too salty, not too sweet, but just right!”
Martin Bridle and Su Eaton have been creating and performing high quality puppet theatre since 1979, entertaining audiences at theatres and festivals in the UK, Europe, Russia, USA, Canada and South Korea, and their work is much loved on the Artsreach circuit.
www.handtomouth.co.uk
Wednesday 17th February 2010 at 10:30am
Cerne Abbas Village Hall (01300 341332)
Wednesday 17th February 2010 at 4:00pm
Hut, Powerstock (01308 485205)
Thursday 18th February 2010 at 10:30am
Thornford Village Hall (01935 873762)
Thursday 18th February 2010 at 4:00pm
Kimmeridge Village Hall (01929 480525)
A story of kindness, trust in the unknown and dancing with turtles
Every day Oshima goes off fishing in his little tub boat.
He hopes he will catch a really, big fish… But he never does. Maybe it is because Oshima’s pet frog, Ito, is always playing tricks, or maybe Oshima is just too busy day-dreaming about what it must be like under the Big Sea… One day Oshima has a big adventure and gets the chance to find out. With a growing reputation for lovingly made puppets and engaging performances Angel Heart Theatre offers this simple, uplifting tale for all hearts, young and old. Full of amazing sea creatures, imaginative visual design and live sound-songs of the ocean, this is a show where warm-hearted humour swims with big-eyed wonder…Dive in!
www.angelhearttheatre.com
Friday 19th February 2010 at 10:30am
Child Okeford Village Hall (01258 861391)
Friday 19th February 2010 at 4:00pm
Cecil Memorial Hall, Cranborne (01725 517028)
"The Selfish Giant built a high wall all around his lovely garden to keep the children out.
But it also kept Spring away, so that it was always Winter in the garden, and the North Wind and the Frost and the Snow danced about the trees. One morning the Giant looked out and saw a most wonderful sight......"
PuppetCraft are revisiting and reviving one of their favourite shows, following its great success the first time around; it last toured to Artsreach around 10 years ago. This much-loved fairy tale is brought to life using beautiful puppets and original music. The story is adapted to broaden its appeal, while keeping the charm of Oscar Wilde's story.
www.puppetcraft.co.uk
Sunday 14th February 2010 at 3:30pm
Buckland Newton Village Hall (01300 345543)
Monday 15th February 2010 at 10:30am
Durweston Village Hall (01258 488883)
Monday 15th February 2010 at 4:30pm
Fontmell Magna Village Hall (01747 811054)
Tuesday 16th February 2010 at 10:30am
Drax Hall, Bere Regis (01929 471342)
Tuesday 16th February 2010 at 4:30pm
Thorncombe Village Hall (01460 30247)