Beyond Skin @ Conversations Festival Mount Stewart
Excitement builds as more details emerge on how Mount Stewart Conversations will unite global acts in a weekend of inspiring debate, arts and culture.
Sunday / 04 September 2016 6:51pm
Saturday 17th September and Sunday 18th September
Mount Stewart will open its doors to world renowned academics, thought leaders and performers for Mount Stewart Conversations on the 17 and 18 September - a weekend festival that will bring global diversity to the shores of Strangford Lough.
Day passes to this unique National Trust event are selling fast as word spreads about how Mount Stewart Conversations will unite the arts, culture and youth in one unforgettable weekend.
Acting as a gateway to the world, the eclectic menu of talks, performances, music and dance will see Mount Stewart once again make its mark on the international cultural scene, stirring the emotions and stimulating the curiosity of all who visit during the two days.
Encouraging conversation through the use of music and dance, Mount Stewart Conversations has worked with local charity Beyond Skin to add a range of unique creative acts to the programme ensuring inter cultural arts are at the fore.
Darren Ferguson, Beyond Skin Chief Executive explains,
"Beyond Skin is an organisation focused on recognising the power of the arts and youth in the community for the development of peace. We know that this pioneering new festival will encourage interactions and conversations, leaving a legacy that will benefit the wider community."
"We are delighted to bring some of our acts to the Conversations weekend, adding to the global essence of the festival and ensuring cultural expression through arts and youth."
Visitors to the festival can join a Ugandan dance workshop led by Donna Namukasa, a Ugandan musician living in Belfast who facilitates the entire workshop in her own native language encouraging the audience to use body language to communicate.
Didgeridoo and Sound Bowls workshop facilitated by Terry McDonald will offer participants a chance to explore sounds that calm and stir the soul.
Intriguing Anglo-Colombian duo Bitch 'n' Monk consisting of Mauricio Velasierra and Heidi Heidelberg will stimulate all the senses with their unique blend of electric guitar, beatboxing soprano and traditional Andean flutes, all electrified with effects pedals for a sound unlike any other.
Learn to play the Ukulele to the story and sound of its big brother - the Charango at a Charango and Ukulele workshop facilitated by Chilean musician Victor Henriquez.
Adding a sense of mystery to the weekend the illusive Orchestra des Réfugiés et Amis will be performing diverse music compositions throughout the weekend. Developed by Beyond Skin and supported by the Arts Council, Orchestre des Réfugiés et Amis creates a space for artists in Refugee or Asylum status to meet, collaborate, socialise and get creative with professional musicians.
#Youth4Peace
Also as part of the festival a #Youth4Peace workshop will take place hosted by special guest Imre Veeneman from UNOY.org.
Imre Veeneman is a project coordinator at the United Network of Young Peacebuilders. She holds a Master�s degree in Cultural Anthropology with a focus on youth and refugees. She has been involved in coordinating capacity building projects for youth organisations active in the field of peacebuilding and has worked for several peacebuilding, humanitarian and international development organisations in the Netherlands.
'For generations has been a powerhouse of great thinking, art, music, talks and deliberation, and this energy lives on today. In the spirit of the estate, Mount Stewart Conversations will bring an eclectic range of people, artists and performers together for a unique weekend of lively debate, stories, music and arts.' Dates and times
Saturday 17th September and Sunday 18th September from 11am to 9pm.
Tickets and more informationhttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/mount-stewart/features/mount-stewart-conversations Beyond Skin activities have been supported by National Trust, Arts Council of Northern Ireland and IBIS Belfast Hotel.
Mount Stewart will open its doors to world renowned academics, thought leaders and performers for Mount Stewart Conversations on the 17 and 18 September - a weekend festival that will bring global diversity to the shores of Strangford Lough.
Day passes to this unique National Trust event are selling fast as word spreads about how Mount Stewart Conversations will unite the arts, culture and youth in one unforgettable weekend.
Acting as a gateway to the world, the eclectic menu of talks, performances, music and dance will see Mount Stewart once again make its mark on the international cultural scene, stirring the emotions and stimulating the curiosity of all who visit during the two days.
Encouraging conversation through the use of music and dance, Mount Stewart Conversations has worked with local charity Beyond Skin to add a range of unique creative acts to the programme ensuring inter cultural arts are at the fore.
Darren Ferguson, Beyond Skin Chief Executive explains,
"Beyond Skin is an organisation focused on recognising the power of the arts and youth in the community for the development of peace. We know that this pioneering new festival will encourage interactions and conversations, leaving a legacy that will benefit the wider community."
"We are delighted to bring some of our acts to the Conversations weekend, adding to the global essence of the festival and ensuring cultural expression through arts and youth."
Visitors to the festival can join a Ugandan dance workshop led by Donna Namukasa, a Ugandan musician living in Belfast who facilitates the entire workshop in her own native language encouraging the audience to use body language to communicate.
Didgeridoo and Sound Bowls workshop facilitated by Terry McDonald will offer participants a chance to explore sounds that calm and stir the soul.
Intriguing Anglo-Colombian duo Bitch 'n' Monk consisting of Mauricio Velasierra and Heidi Heidelberg will stimulate all the senses with their unique blend of electric guitar, beatboxing soprano and traditional Andean flutes, all electrified with effects pedals for a sound unlike any other.
Learn to play the Ukulele to the story and sound of its big brother - the Charango at a Charango and Ukulele workshop facilitated by Chilean musician Victor Henriquez.
Adding a sense of mystery to the weekend the illusive Orchestra des Réfugiés et Amis will be performing diverse music compositions throughout the weekend. Developed by Beyond Skin and supported by the Arts Council, Orchestre des Réfugiés et Amis creates a space for artists in Refugee or Asylum status to meet, collaborate, socialise and get creative with professional musicians.
#Youth4Peace
Also as part of the festival a #Youth4Peace workshop will take place hosted by special guest Imre Veeneman from UNOY.org.
Imre Veeneman is a project coordinator at the United Network of Young Peacebuilders. She holds a Master�s degree in Cultural Anthropology with a focus on youth and refugees. She has been involved in coordinating capacity building projects for youth organisations active in the field of peacebuilding and has worked for several peacebuilding, humanitarian and international development organisations in the Netherlands.
'For generations has been a powerhouse of great thinking, art, music, talks and deliberation, and this energy lives on today. In the spirit of the estate, Mount Stewart Conversations will bring an eclectic range of people, artists and performers together for a unique weekend of lively debate, stories, music and arts.' Dates and times
Saturday 17th September and Sunday 18th September from 11am to 9pm.
Tickets and more informationhttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/mount-stewart/features/mount-stewart-conversations Beyond Skin activities have been supported by National Trust, Arts Council of Northern Ireland and IBIS Belfast Hotel.
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