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Ripping Yarns: films about textiles innovation in Kirklees

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Ripping Yarns: films about textiles innovation in Kirklees

Saturday 28th September, 11am-5pm

Batley Festival 2019

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Batley Festival 2019

An extraordinary story of everyday people

Terror From The Skies

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Terror From The Skies

A live rap musical for all the family this October half-term

Mole and Gecko: The Show!

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Mole and Gecko: The Show!

Saturday 23rd November, 4-8pm

HeckmondLIGHT 2019

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HeckmondLIGHT 2019

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Popcorn Premiere: 12 short films about life in our towns

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Popcorn Premiere: 12 short films about life in our towns

Saturday 9 November, 3.30 - 8.30pm

BLINK

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BLINK

MAKING ART A PART OF EVERYDAY LIFE

Creative Scene commissions and produces all kinds of arts and cultural activities in some unusual places, in and around the towns of Dewsbury & Batley.

We don’t run a venue or a gallery, instead you will find us putting on gigs and cabaret style theatre in pubs and social clubs, family- friendly shows in community spaces, spectacular events in town centres, parks and at festivals.

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  • Nurturing a passion for the arts
    by Len Grant on 27th December 2017 at 11:52 am

    That’s it. After 101 stories from every corner of West Yorkshire and beyond, I’m finally bringing this Making a Scene blog to an end. For three years I’ve had the pleasure of documenting dozens of activities as the Creative Scene team encourages local people to bring the arts into their everyday lives. For me it […]

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  • We're at Brigantia this evening, getting ready for Pauline Leitch's first session on developing an authentic and creative Personal Brand. The next session is on the 3rd October - get booking ✨ . . . #dewsbury #westyorkshire #creativity #personalbrand
  • 🕊 COMING SOON: BLINK is an immersive experience which will recieve its world premiere on Saturday 9 November in Dewsbury town centre. 🕊 . . . . Growing out 14-18, the commemorations of World War One, a team of 48 young producers (18 – 25 yrs) from @_b.arts, @vivacityarts and @ideas.test have been working for a year on @emergencyexitarts's national training programme Paper Peace. Here in Dewsbury, Iqra, Alicia, Hamish, Jonny, Corrie, Chris, Josh and Shazia have been taking time out from school, college and work to meet with our team and uncover the history of peacebuilding, activism and community in West Yorkshire. . . . . All their hard work will culminate in BLINK – an immersive free event that will take over Dewsbury’s town square, streets and marketplace on Saturday 9 November 2019 and go on to tour the country. . . . Peace is a doing word. What will you do? . . . #comingsoon #youngproducers #dewsbury @tracybrabinmp @paulasherriffmp #youngtalent @aceagrams #worldpremiere @thebrickboxladies @the_peace_museum_uk @heritagefunduk #blink #seepeacedifferently
  • ✨What memories will you make at @batleyfestival this year? ✨ . . . Batley Festival will be back for an eighth year Saturday 28 September, 11am – 5pm. . . . . Returning for another day filled with free, family-friendly arts performances, craft activities and community performances in the heart of the town centre, Batley Festival will feature The Allotment’s interactive vegetable garden where families can get their hands dirty, The Firm Band Baja recreating the best of Bollywood, a giant waltzing lobster loose on the streets of Batley and lots more arts performances, workshops and activities. . . . . Get the date in your diary - we can’t wait to see you there! More info in the link in our bio 👆👆👆 . . . #familyfriendly #batley #westyorkshire #festivals #free
  • One month to go until #BigImaginations launches across the north of England! We’re so excited to have Mole and Gecko: The Show! coming to venues in Dewsbury, Mirfield and Batley as part of this amazing festival of children’s theatre. . . . . If you're already thinking about arts adventures you're going to have this half-term, get booking for this rap musical which encourages shouting out, creativity and joining in. Link in our bio 👆👆👆
  • We were delighted to host the Fourth World Congress of Psychogeography at Brigantia on Saturday - and to welcome such an inquisitive and imaginative group of people to Dewsbury for a day of walks, talks, performances, and discussions. . . . For many of the local and international delegates, it was their first trip to our lovely town, and here are our top 5 Dewsbury highlights from the day. . . . . 1️⃣ Many of the delegates spent their lunchtime exploring Dewsbury market, bringing tofu pad thai, a very large marrow, a fresh fig and meat pies back to Brigantia. . . . . 2️⃣ "The most welcome I've felt anywhere" - a delegate . . . . 3️⃣ One couple were on their way to see Henry Moore in Leeds but decided to jump off the train early and spend the day exploring Dewsbury with the Congress instead. . . . . 4️⃣Rob Knight hosted a psychogeographic walk around town that our Communications and Audience Development Manager (and Dewsbury hometown girl) @sarasherwood snapped some photos on. . . . . 5️⃣ "It's the best place to be right now" - a delegate
  • ✈️ The final show in our We The People season will be Terror from the Skies. ✈️ . . . . Coming to Roberttown Community Centre for one night only on Saturday 12 October, Terror from the Skies, is a new play about community, friendship and the things that are important about where we live. . . . . . Told with real warmth and great humour by Matthew Bellwood - and featuring an intricate model world created by @hannah__hend and @shymandesigns - this play has been created through months of research and conversation with people from across Yorkshire. . . . We're delighted that Terror from the Skies will be finishing its tour with us - tickets are already selling fast, so get yours in the link in our bio 👆👆👆
  • 👩‍🏫 👨‍🏫 Looking for a back-to-school creative challenge? 👩‍🏫 👨‍🏫To celebrate @bigimaginationsnw bringing Mole and Gecko: The Show! to Mirfield, Dewsbury and Batley this October half-term, we need your help (yes, you!) to name our characters. . . . . Share your names in the comments below and we will pick a favourite. The winner will get a golden family ticket to the Big Imaginations Festival!* You have until Friday 6th September, 12pm to enter! So what are you waiting for? Get naming! . . *T&Cs: the winner's ticket will give them access to all shows, subject to availability. Tickets must be pre-booked. . . . . #backtoschool #creativechallenge
  • 🏭 It's your last chance to book for Jeremiah, a rap retelling of the Luddite uprising! 🏭 . . . Next week, @mcjackdean and his band will be kicking off the UK tour of Jeremiah in Dewsbury, Mirfield and Cleckheaton. Featuring original live music inspired by hip-hop and cinematic scores, Jeremiah tells the incredible true story of the much-misunderstood Luddite rebellion – a movement that spanned the whole of North of England. . . . . It's not too late to get your tickets - but, be quick, they're selling fast - link is in our bio. ⬆️⬆️⬆️ . . . . @kirkleeslibraries #dewsbury #mirfield #cleckheaton #localhistory #luddites #ludditehistory
  • ✊ Did you know that @mcjackdean delivers 13,000 words during each performance of Jeremiah? ✊ . 🎤 . 🎤 . 🎤 Telling the incredible true story of the much-misunderstood Luddite rebellion set in the north of England (including Luddite hotspot Dewsbury), this little-remembered story is brought to life as a live music gig performed by Jack Dean and a three-piece band. . 🎤 . 🎤 . 🎤 A cellist, violinist and guitarist work with loop pedals to create an original score that mixes hip-hop, shoe gaze and cinematic composition styles, while Jack delivers an epic true tale exploring lots of characters, all contained within rap verse metre. . 🎤 . 🎤 . 🎤 (and don't worry, the show has creative captioning to help everyone keep up with Jack Dean's lyrical delivery) . 🎤 . 🎤 . 🎤 Tickets are going fast for dates in Dewsbury, Mirfield and Cleckheaton, so grab them while you can - link in our bio. . . . . #gigtheatre #leeds #cleckheaton #mirfield #dewsbury #hiphop #luddites
  • Our next installment of ✊We The People ✊ is @mcjackdean's Jeremiah - get ready to laugh, cry and rise up this September with this rebellious show about the Luddite uprising. . 🎤Featuring original live music inspired by hip-hop and cinematic scores, Jeremiah tells the incredible true story of the much-misunderstood Luddite rebellion – a movement that spanned the whole of North of England and took places on the streets of Kirklees. . . 🎤On 9 June 1817, Jeremiah Brandreth assembles a crew of protesters in a pub near Nottingham. Their plan is to march on London, overthrow the government, wipe out the National Debt and end poverty forever. What Jeremiah doesn’t know is that there is a spy in his ranks with other ideas... . . . 🎤Join us at The Navigation Tavern in Mirfield, The Leggers Inn in Dewsbury and Cleckheaton Library in Cleckheaton from 3 - 5 September, for this rebellious new gig theatre show about England's forgotten revolution. . . . 🎤🎟 Get your tickets quick from the link in our bio - they're £6 each or £20 for a gang of four. 🎟 #gigtheatre #luddies #dewsbury #mirfield #cleckheaton @theyorkshirepost #theatre #westyorkshire
  • Jack and Sara from our comms team are getting ready to join #joansarmy before @milkpresents ride into town next week - have you got your tickets? There are still a couple left! 🏳️‍🌈🐴🎟 . . . History's greatest gender warrior, Joan of Arc, will be marching into The Leggers Inn and Birstall Community Centre on 25 and 26 July in @milkpresents JOAN. . . . . A fun and fearless retelling of the story of Joan of Arc, JOAN stars drag idol champ @mxlouiscyfer who plays both Joan herself and the men she defied. We'll also provide audiences with their own moustaches and beards so you can join in the fun! . . . Tickets are £6 each or grab your army of mates for 4 tickets for £20. The show starts at 7.30pm and is 70 mins long (so you'll be home in time for #loveisland). . . . . Link to tickets in our bio - see you there! . . . #dewsbury #westyorkshire #fridayfeeling #fridaymotivation #fridaymood
  • 🔈 WE ARE CROWDFUNDING! 🔈 https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/paper-peace (clickable link in our bio) 48 young producers around the country - including our own Dewsbury Young Producers - have been working on @emergencyexitarts's training and heritage programme PAPER PEACE. All the hard work, research and imagination of our Young Producers will culminate in an arts event which is going to take over town squares, streets and marketplaces across the country - including Dewsbury. But they need a little bit of help to make some of their ideas a reality. We need your help to give this amazing team of young people the best possible opportunity to kick start their careers and bring people from every corner of our community together in a brilliant and unforgettable experience. This project in collaboration with @ideas.test (Swale & Medway), @_b.arts (Stoke-on-Trent) and @vivacityarts (Peterborough). . . . . #fundraiser #fundraising #donate #artsfundraising #dewsbury #batley #westyorkshire @aceagrams #youngpeople #paperpeace
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