POW! Newsletter - First wave of events announced
First wave of POW! festival 2021 events announced!
Today we are thrilled to be sharing the first wave of events for our upcoming festival that will be running from Friday 5th to Monday 8th March. Read on to find out more.
Tonight on BBC Radio Kent
Our Artistic Director, Amy, will be on BBC Radio Kent tonight between 7 - 7.30pm tonight (Monday 1st February) to talk to host Dominic King about how we have reimagined POW! festival 2021 to carry on despite Covid.
Tune in here just after 7pm tonight to listen inListen to BBC Radio Kent Live here
Explore the first wave of events for POW! 2021
The POW! team are so excited to share with you the first wave of events that you can get involved with for our 2021 festival, which has the theme of POWer in Protest!
Due to Covid, the POW! team have reimagined our 2021 festival as online events and window displays, so that we can still bring creativity, joy and inspiration to Thanet at this time when everyone needs it most.
Events we have announced today include an inspiring panel talk by women from the design industry sharing their experience, powerful Covid-safe shop-window art exhibitions in Margate and Ramsgate, and a radiophonic poem.
Explore the events announced today here to discover what you can enjoy from the safety of your own home.
More events will be added over the coming weeks, so do check back in with our website, and follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Photo Bex Wade
This year's POW! festival is COMPLETELY FREE.
To make sure your experience of POW! 2021 is as fun, inspiring, and accessible as possible, we have invested in brand new technology to bring you a true festival feeling, online!
This is more than just a Zoom call. It's a complete online platform that will host a live stream of the entire online festival in one place, from the evening of Friday 5th March right through the weekend to the evening of Monday 8th March. It will give you access to watch and take part, easily and for free.
You will soon be able to register for your free ticket when we announce further information in the coming weeks. Stay tuned!
Get involved with POW! festival 2021 online, from your own home, safe and with your whole household able to get involved.
Free creative half term workshops on Zoom
Part one - Monday 15th February, 2 - 4pm
Part two - Friday 19th February, 2 - 4pm
No Ordinary Experience invite 16-25 year olds of Thanet to celebrate International Women's Day by coming together on Zoom for two free sessions of craft, drama and creative writing. All genders are welcome in this open space for unpicking traditional fairy tales and rewriting our own.
The workshops will explore personal stories of oppression and gender inequality, and discuss feminist and LGBTQ+ causes.
The work produced in these free workshops will be shared on social media (if you’re game…but you can still take part if not) as part of a UK-wide digital flashmob taking place on International Women's Day. Bring your ideas, your glitter, and yourself.
Spaces are free and limited. You must book a free ticket to attend. Tickets will allow you to attend both sessions.
More events for POW! Festival 2021 will be announced soon on our website here. The festival will include over 40 events online and in shop windows around Thanet, with something for everyone!
We shall see you online!
