One World Festival 2011
Saturday 2nd July 2011
High Lea Park in New Mills
This year, the Festival will be based around the theme:
Building Bridges...
...Making Waves
We are focussing on how people and groups both in our local community and around the world can work together during the current economic crisis, providing support for each other and looking towards the future to ensure positive change can occur.
This year, we have been awarded an Arts Grant by Derbyshire County Council. This grant has enabled us to create an exciting line-up of international bands and workshops alongside our traditional programme of local bands.
Live Music
Ruido Grande (Big Noise)
22 piece Afro-Brazilian Rhythms & Beats
Asian Music Talent
Bhangra Beat
Risin Tides
Classical Rock
Roxy & Shane
Alternative Folk
The Vu
Rock
Workshops
Percussion4u
Samba Rhythms and Latin American Percussion
Afrocats
African Dance
the workshops are open to ALL
Speakers
New Mills Young Women's Group
A dynamic group speaking about how they are making a difference in the commmunity through local projects.
Manchester Airport on Trial
Discussing their direct action campaign in opposition to the expansion of Manchester Airport.
Disley Quakers Living Witness Group
Speaking about their link with Kamanga Dance Ensemble in Zambia and their work in educating young people on health and environmental issues through dance and drama.
In addition...
Reforma Dance Group will be performing a piece of site specific dance theatre performance in the Torrs at 11am on the morning of the Festival. Audiences are invited to walk around and watch the young people embrace their local environment and share their dance theatre skills. The performance will last 30 minutes, is free, and will be performed by 60 young people. In addition, they will also appear during the Festival in the afternoon.
For more details of what we have on offer, including speakers and stalls, go to the Leaflet 2011 page. If you wish to see more details about the bands, workshops or speakers go to the LINKS page and click on the available links to their own websites.
