WOMAD Outreach Programme has lift off

The Creative Legacies World Of Music, Arts & Dance programme, which is the first phase of the WOMAD Outreach Programme, will see workshops hosted throughout Belfast schools based around world culture through music, arts and dance. Part of the programme will include the first WOMAD showcase event on 21st June (World Music Day) at T13 Shared Space, Titanic Quarter. (10am - 3pm)
Belfast City Council's Creative Legacies and City of Festivals programmes are supported under the Belfast PEACE III Plan by the European Union's European Regional Development Fund through the PEACE III Programme.
On offer are many forms of world culture arts workshops from Uganda Gaze Dance to South American Charango (Guitar) to Warli Indian Arts.

What makes this programme very exciting is that very participant of a WOMAD workshop must perform or showcase thier new World Music, Dance or Arts skills in a public space (WOMAD showcase event s and Festivals). Also in July we are launching OCN level 1 WOMAD creative workshops.

For more information how your school or youth group can take part contact [email protected]
Phase 2 of the programme is Belfast Summer Schemes
Phase 3 is regional workshops with schools, youth & adult groups.
www.womadbelfast.org

•    The World Of Music Arts & Dance Outreach programme is funded through Belfast City Council’s Creative Legacies programme, supported by the European Regional Development Fund under the PEACE III Programme;
•    The Creative Legacies initiative uses arts and culture to inspire projects, influenced by our city's history. The programme aims to help communities to develop shared cultural spaces and a sense of belonging to an open, welcoming and vibrant city.
•    WOMAD Belfast is a 2013 – 2016 plan involving an outreach programme that extends across Northern Ireland.
•    Beyond Skin is a peace-building organisation using world music, global arts and media as a tool for cultural education & exchange in an aim to address racism and sectarianism;
•    WOMAD is an internationally recognised World Music and Arts festival, co-founded by the musician Peter Gabriel.
•    Outreach programme Belfast partners: Pobal – Umbrella organisation for Irish language and arts; Walkway Community Association – Community group running activities for local community; Releasing Rhythms – Ghanaian Drum and Percussion company managed by Thomas Annang; T13 – Physical creative shared space located in Belfast’s iconic Titanic Quarter.

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