Halstock Community Arts
Halstock village has, to the delight of audiences from local communities, regularly welcomed superb professional arts companies from all over the UK, and further afield.
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Welcome to Halstock Community Arts
Halstock Community Arts Bursaries 2024
Halstock Community Arts would like to invite anyone who lives or works within a 20 mile radius of Halstock to apply for an HCA Bursary of £400 to support their artistic aims.
The HCA committee is in a position this year to offer funding to support local groups and individuals to develop their artistic/creative projects.
We are offering two Bursaries of £400 each. Priority for one of the awards will be given to applicants aged under 25.
In order to be considered for one of the two Bursaries please download and complete the application form (link below) and then e-mail it to us at:
halstockcommunityarts@gmail.com
Closing date for applications is 31st December 2024
Application Forms
Coming Soon
November 10th
Nikki & JD present Knot
This award-winning acrobatic duo, Nikki Rummer and Jean-Daniel
Broussé, possess a unique blend of skills in circus and contemporary
dance. The company’s mission is to achieve strong storytelling that
packs an emotional punch, using high-level circus schools and dance
to evoke the feelings and awe that words cannot always touch, and
the words that provide a strong narrative arc.
Learn incredible acrobatics from Nikke & JD, blending circus skills and
contemporary dance. Explore techniques including handstands, floor acrobatics, partner balances, group lifts and climbs with a focus on balance, lifts and 'tricks'.
Suitable for 10+ £5pp. Advanced booking essential 11am - 1pm 01935 891744
Venue : Halstock Village Hall. A pre-performance meal will be available to order for the evening performance
November 30th
Dorset Fiddlers
December 5th
Near-ta Theatre present Christmas.Show
Charlie and Toby are feeling low, and why wouldn’t they? It’s Christmas Day and they’re serving time at His Majesty’s pleasure. But why shouldn’t they be having a Merry Christmas in spite of their incarceration? What’s stopping them from creating Christmas around them? Absolutely nothing! And so they set off on their festival of carols, Claus, Christ and custody!
Written and performed by Daniel Richards (‘Owdyado Theatre) and Ciaran Clarke (Wosson Cornwall), and directed by Simon Harvey (Olivier Award winner, o-region, Kneehigh) Christmas. Time. is a musical comedy for all the family, and year after year proves a festive and fantastically funny Christmas offering from Near-ta Theatre!
Venue : Halstock Village Hall. Mince pies and punch available.
About Us
The village of Halstock has been home to amateur and professional theatre in some shape or form for many years and was one of the first places to host a performance on behalf of the fledgling Artsreach organisation that is now so familiar to us here in Dorset.
The late Pamela Lemmey, who was an active member of the Halstock WI drama group, was one of the first volunteers to take up the challenge of promoting for Artsreach at it's inception in March 1990, supporting music, drama and dance performances in the village hall and occasionally the church. Since then, the village has, to the delight of audiences from local communities, regularly welcomed superb professional arts companies from all over the UK, and further afield.
In addition to Artsreach shows, the village has enjoyed productions from local drama groups: first The Frome Valley Players followed by Halstock Community Theatre (HCT). Halstock Community Theatre took over the role of promoting Artsreach events and in 2023 HCT set up a bursary programme to provide support to local artists. In 2024 the group made the decision to change their name to Halstock Community Arts which it was felt better reflects the group's aims and activities.
