Stokes Croft beckons visitors with two days of live shows and workshops
Businesses in and around Bristol’s Stokes Croft neigbourhood will take on extra purpose on Sunday 27 October and Saturday November 9 when they become the venues for a rolling, free, programme of bite-sized live arts activities and have-a-go workshops
Stokes Croft Calling is the latest celebration of arts and culture to be put on by the Bristol-based Compass Presents and is happening as part of a Bristol City Council and West of England Combined Authority initiative aimed at boosting the local economy by attracting more customers to the city centre and High Streets.
Day one of the festival will take in choice of over 50 events, including vogueing performances, a fashion show, poetry from the award-winning Muneer Pilgrim, story-telling by Edson Burton, synth, street art and capoeira workshops and the premiere of a circus theatre show tracking the area’s history back to the 1600s.
Each event will last about 15 to 30 minutes, with repeats at intervals between 11am and 6pm, allowing visitors to pick and mix which they attend at their own pace.
Day two on Sunday 9 November will feature a two-hour show spread across a range of venues re-presenting performances and collaborations from day one and unveiling the work created then by visitors, including a new piece of street art.
Compass Presents founder and director Tara Sachdeva says: “More than 65 local creatives, businesses and residents have so far helped us to choose how to tell the story of Stokes Croft and it’s been a fun and fascinating process.
“We’re certain that people of all ages from across Bristol and beyond will love the results – a snapshot of the spirit of resistance, creativity and independence which dates all the way back to the 16th and 17th centuries and which is still in evidence today,”
Full details of the Stokes Croft Calling can be found at www.compasspresents.com/stokes-croft-calling. All events are free but space at some is limited so advance booking by preferred time slot is strongly recommended
Updates are also being provided via the Compass Presents accounts on Facebook and Instagram.
Stokes Croft Calling is a Compass Presents production being made possible thanks to the support of many Stokes Crofts businesses, creatives and past and present residents and funding from Bristol City Council and the West of England Combined Authority through their City Centre and High Streets Culture and Events Programme.
The production’s creative director is Tara Sachdeva, the community engagement producer is Stefan Boakye, and the event manager is Esther Afikiruweh
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