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  • Introducing Snapshots, Gulbenkian’s Spring Season

    • Introducing Snapshots, Gulbenkian’s Spring Season

    13 Dec 2019

    A new year is always a time to take stock of everything, of our lives, hopes & dreams, and the state of the world around us. A new decade even more so. As we start the 2020s, we’ve put together a programme that we’ve called “Snapshots,” in which we’ve invited artists to pause, reflect and give us their take on the state of everything.

    Included in this season is a trio of works that looks at the state of the nation. Scottee tells us what it’s like to grow up in working-class Britain, Rhiannon Faith examines the state of our unloved towns, whilst Leo Burtin explores the many generations of migrants who have made their way to the UK through the history of bread.

    We’ve also asked artists to look within, and are proud to present a series of works that present snapshots of inner lives. Paula Varjack asks the baby question, Theatre Re explore untold family secrets, Caroline Horton paints an intimate portrait of living with depression, and in Half Life we track the stories of people aged 10, 20, 40 and 80, each in different phases of their lives.

    We want to offer a snapshot of pressing Global issues too, including the climate emergency in our “Culture Declares Emergency” Family Day and the #MeToo movement through our Songbirds music series and the This Girl Can Family Day. Global voices are also represented through our ambitious and diverse music programme, but we also want to shine a spotlight on local talent, which will come to the fore in our inaugural South by South East festival (on sale in early 2020).

    As always at Gulbenkian, we are committed to offering the warmest of welcomes for all generations of people, so each weekend you’ll find family-friendly theatre, festival or film.

    We continue to offer Kent’s most diverse range of live music, encompassing jazz, folk and world music, plus our focus on female artists in our Songbirds series.

    We look forward to welcoming you in 2020.

    ART31

    ART31 takes its name from Article 31 of the UN Convention on the Rights of a Child, which states that ‘Children have the right to relax and play, and to join in a wide range of cultural, artistic and other recreational activities’.

    ART31 is a vision created with, by, and for young people in Kent, championing the belief that all children and young people have an entitlement to access high quality arts and culture, to empower them to achieve their creative potential, and to genuinely engage young people as equal partners in any decision making that affects them.

    The ART31 Youth Board is made up of young people from across Kent aged 13-25 who steer its governance, and influence policy and practice across the county and beyond, challenging the creative sector to examine existing ways of working and integrate young people into the core of their practice.

    Our projects with young people

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    ART31 Generate

    ART31 Generate is made up of young people from across Kent aged 13-25. They steer ART31's governance, influence arts policy and practice, and programme the annual GENFest Youth Takeover Festival.

    Youth Theatre

    Fantastic and fun sessions for ages 13-18 years, encouraging creativity and theatre-making skills.

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    SCREEN31

    Screen31 is a group for young people aged 15-25 interested in developing their film-making skills.
    TECH31

    TECH31

    TECH31 provides free practical training in technical theatre for ages 13 - 25
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    National Theatre Connections – Gulbenkian Young Company

    NT Connections is the National Theatre’s nationwide youth theatre festival. Each year it offers a unique opportunity for youth theatres and school theatre groups to stage new plays written for young people by some of theatre’s most exciting playwrights, and to perform in leading theatres across the UK.
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    Gulbenkian Uncovered

    Are you enthusiastic, committed and creative? Gulbenkian Uncovered gives University of Kent students the chance to programme films and run events.

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    Square Pegs Arts

    Square Pegs Arts are an award winning charity who provide drama groups, music projects and other accessible Arts opportunities for children and young adults who have learning disabilities and autism, and produce original, inspiring, challenging Theatre. Difference is celebrated and everyone is supported to shine in their own way.
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    KRAN Fam

    KRAN Fam is a drama group in partnership with Kent Refugee Action Network for young refugees and asylum-seekers.

    Accessible Film Club

    Relaxed Screenings

    Monthly film screenings that are open to all, especially those with autism and learning disabilities.

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    ARTY31

    Gulbenkian’s ARTY31 group is for young people aged 8-12 with a wide variety of arts interests.

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