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b-side festival 2021

Dorset
9th September 2021 - 9th September 2021


A glorious round up of b-side festival 2021

FESTIVAL 2021

That Other Place

Explore That Other Place, a mirror image of the Isle of Portland, a parallel universe - but not the same.

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Project Slideshow: b-side festival 2021 - 2021

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b-side festival 2021 Artists

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Angela Heron

Anna Brownsted

Katie Surridge

Olivia Furber

Ramzi Maqdisi

Sophie Fretwell

Caitlin Akers

Dan Shorten

Daniela Nofal

Ilona Skladzien

Jo Tyler

Joe Borez & James Laming

Leni Dothan

Lotte Scott

Promenade

Richard DeDomenici

Sadie Hennessy

Thomas Hughes

Tiffany Murphy and Olivia Lamont Bishop

Wildworks

Liz Kilili

b-side festival 2021's Events

Events

CREATE YOUR OWN SOUVENIR

14th - 21st May 2022
Souvenirs of Place and Love is your chance to create a one-off memento that celebrates your...

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Here To Stay

11th September 2021
In 2018 Leni Dothan transported 200 Portland stones to London where they were exposed to...

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Portland Parade

12th September 2021
We will be parading through the streets of Portland and everyone is invited to take...

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Its Where We Go

9th - 12th September 2021
An audiovisual performance archive of seaside memories Originally a series of live performances, artists Tiffany...

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Of Sea and Stone Indoor Projection

9th - 12th September 2021
A new animation projection in Portland Museum inspired by a community-led research project A new...

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The History Myths and Legends of Church Ope Cove

11th September 2021
Join the Portland Museum team to enjoy a drink in the museum garden and learn...

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Take a Walk with Portland Pathway Protectors

11th - 12th September 2021
Join the Portland Pathway Protectors for walks on paths around some of Portland's hidden gems,...

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What An Earthling

11th - 12th September 2021
Creative activities for children aged 5-12yrs. Join Sophie Fretwell in creative games for children imagining...

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Opes and Dreams with Promenade: Two Part Workshop

10th - 12th August 2021
Promenade are seeking 18-24 year olds and over 55s to come together to share their...

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Opes and Dreams with Promenade: Open Workshop

12th August 2021
Join Promenade to look at Portland’s past, present and future and contribute to creating an...

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Opes and Dreams with Promenade: Online Zoom Workshop

19th - 20th August 2021
Join Promenade to look at Portland’s past, present and future and contribute to creating an...

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Relaxed Viewing of Sea and Stone

11th - 12th September 2021
 Of Sea & Stone is a 10-minute projection lightshow, set to music and presented on...

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Nature Needs the Night

9th September 2021
A presentation in association with the Commission for Dark Skies and Weymouth Astronomy Club In association...

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Lockdown Art

9th - 12th September 2021
Lockdown art exhibition created by Portland residents During lockdown many people rekindled their love of...

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Beacons of Light

11th September 2021
A night of illuminated artworks and projection events Portland is special at night time with...

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B-SIDE B-SIDES

9th - 13th September 2021
DJ Max Quirk plays b-sides throughout the b-side festival in the windows at Outpost DJ Max Quirk plays b-sides...

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That Other Place

9th - 13th September 2021
Explore That Other Place, a mirror image of the Isle of Portland, a parallel universe...

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Festival Trishaw Tours

10th - 12th September 2021
Would you like to take a free trishaw ride around Portland taking in some of...

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We Are The Damned

9th - 10th September 2021
Black leather, black leather, Smash smash smash, Black leather, black leather, Crash crash crash... An...

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Festival Hub 2021

9th - 12th September 2021
This year the Festival Hub will be based at St Georges Centre in Easton between...

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FREE FESTIVAL SHUTTLE BUS a

9th January - 30th September 2016


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Not Without a Trace

11th - 12th September 2021
Join Daniela to map, layer and trace the places, perspectives and viewpoints that are special...

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1865

9th - 12th September 2021
An installation exploring the story of Constance Kent in the bell tower of St George's Church...

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The Night About Us

9th September 2021
A 30 minute trip into the dark heart of the witching hour ‘The Night About...

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Stone Grove

9th November 2021
The Platform Bursary has been an exciting opportunity for Lotte to develop new work in...

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The Land's Heart Is Greater Than Its Map

9th - 12th September 2021
An alternative guided tour of the only city that exists twice, once on earth and...

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ASSEMBLY! MADE BY US ALL, FOR US ALL

9th - 10th September 2021
Remember school assemblies? That’s what we’re talking about - only much more fun! Assembly started...

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Cyanotype Workshop

11th - 12th September 2021
Join in with this hands-on workshop with photographer Angela Heron. Cyanotype printing is a light-sensitive...

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Portland Press (Part 1)

12th September 2021
For b-side 2021 a radical art printing press starts its journey to Portland.  AJ Leibling famously wrote “The freedom of...

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Digging Devices - Our Common Tools

9th - 12th September 2021
Working the land in a different way Katie’s sculptural works are inspired by tools and...

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Common Land Podcast

6th January 2022
A series of three podcasts by Jo Tyler exploring the concept of Common Land. Common...

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Talkland Bill

9th - 12th September 2021
The no.1 chat show on Portland Talkland Bill is the latest project from b-side stalwart Richard...

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Butterflies and Dinner Ladies

9th - 12th September 2021
A toast to the symbiosis of the relationship between older women and gay men Butterflies and Dinner Ladies...

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The Last Landscape

9th - 12th September 2021
Exhibition celebrating this very special area of Portland An exhibition of photographs, films and stories celebrating...

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Heart of Stone

11th - 12th September 2021
Heart of Stone community project is a new and original family-friendly performance of outdoor theatre...

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Ghost Shops of Portland

9th - 12th September 2021
Historical images of Portland shops, semi-animated and made silly. Originally made to preclude the sort-of-flight-simulator...

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The Light House

9th - 12th September 2021
An installation inspired by the Portland community’s experiences, during the first Lockdown This installation was...

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FRINGE BENEFITS + THE BIG PARADE

9th - 12th September 2021
Be the artist and Parade with us! Join the festival by creating art in your...

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Earthlings Assembly

11th - 12th September 2021
Earthlings Assembly! Has been created to explore the diversity of life on Portland. Drop-in and...

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Promenade of Opes and Dreams

9th - 10th September 2021
Join tour guide Simon Cole and performance poet Jessica Taggart Rose to uncover the magical...

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In Progress

9th - 12th September 2021
‘In Progress’ is an exhibition of work-in-progress by the b-side New Artists. Beginning in March...

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Outstanding Unnatural Beauty Parlour

9th December - 19th May 2021
Moving across the Island like a glamorous galleon of glitz we present the 'Unnatural Beauty...

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Tourist

9th - 12th September 2021
For discerning day-trippers who are searching for something a little different ... TOURIST is a bespoke...

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Of Sea and Stone

10th - 11th September 2021
Of Sea & Stone is a 10-minute projection lightshow, set to music and presented on...

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The Portland Office for Imaginary History Mobility Scooter Tour

11th - 12th September 2021
The Portland Office for Imaginary History is back! The Portland Office for Imaginary History was first...

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b-side festival 2021 Resources

Festival 2021 Evaluation Report
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Festival 2021 Evaluation Report



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Festival 2021 Guide
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Festival 2021 Guide



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Festival 2021 Map and Calendar
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