Local street acts needed for Arts Festival
Wednesday, 25 March 2015
Hebden Bridge Arts Festival has issued a call out for talented local performers to show off their skills during their two Street Sundaes events.
The festival team have are looking to expand the number of performance areas for their two days of free street theatre, and more local artists are needed to perform alongside some of the UK's top street entertainers.
Local Street Sundae regulars such as the Junior Brass Band, Helen Wilman School of Dance, Blueberry Pie, Hill Millies Clog Dancers and Calder Valley Youth Theatre amongst many others, fill slots across Hebden Bridge town centre, and now new community based groups are being asked to join the fun.
For 2015 the festival organisers want to hear from local acts who think they have what it takes to perform in front of hundreds of spectators.
Arts Festival Artistic Director Helen Meller said: "We're looking for local bands, dancers, crooners, puppeteers, mime artists, choirs, solo musicians, flash mobs - really anything which showcases the array of performance focussed talent in the valley".
"We can't offer any payments, but this is a brilliant showcase for your group to take a couple of slots of up to 20 minutes in front of large outdoor audiences."
If you are available on either Sunday June 28 or July 5 between 12noon and 4pm, and think you have what it takes to take in Street Sundaes then email Mosa Mpetha.
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- HebWeb News: Hebden Shorts 2015: Open Gardens are back! (17 December 2014)
- HebWeb News: Hebden Shorts 2015: Get writing over Christmas (11 December 2014)
- HebWeb News: Exclusive first public showing of Arts Festival video (24 November 2014)
- HebWeb News: Young arts producers win national awards (20 November 2014)
- HebWeb News: Calder High Students deliver #yourfest (2 July 2014)
- HebWeb News: Streets come alive with Arts Festival (29 June 2014)
- HebWeb News: Win tickets to see George Monbiot (20 June 2014)
- HebWeb News: Michael Morpurgo's 'I Believe in Unicorns' (11 June 2014)
- HebWeb News: John Shuttleworth sells out (6 June 2014)
- HebWeb News: Arts Festival - 2014 programme published (19 May 2014)
- HebWeb News: Arts festival short plays announced. (12 May 2014)
- HebWeb News: Comedian Simon Amstell to play Picture House (8 May2014)
- HebWeb News: The Tiger Lillies play one off show at Hebden Bridge Arts Festival (10 April 2014)
- HebWeb News: Festival seeks new board members (27 March 2014)
- HebWeb News: Meet the Arts Festival team (10 March 2014)
- HebWeb News: Local business invited for a festival cuppa (15 Feb 2014)
- HebWeb News: New look for Arts Festival (31 January 2014)
- HebWeb News: Budding Playwrights Wanted! (20 January 2014)
- HebWeb News: Festival Board thanks Festival volunteers, and the HebWeb (21 July 2013)
- HebWeb News: Latest from the Festival (26 June 2013)
- Arts Festival Website