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International Summer School for Street Arts 2010
http://www.lakesalive.org/mintfest-summer-school/Course Dates: August 29 - September 5, 2010
Festival Dates: September 2 - 5, 2010.
Location: Kendal, Cumbria
Email: jenny@kendalartsinternational.com
Telephone: 01539 720252
2-2 Riverside Business Park, Natland Road, Kendal, Cumbria. LA9 7SX
This will be the fourth year of Mintfest, Kendal's International festival of street arts and already, it has become one of the largest and most significant outdoor arts festivals in the UK.
Each year, Mintfest has brought the very best UK and international work into every pocket of Kendal, a small market town on the edge of the English Lake District.
In 2009, festival highlights included a breathtaking performance from Circus Ronaldo; a mysterious and beautiful fire parade from French theatrical magicians, La
Salamandre and an evocative, visually stunning fire garden from French alchemists Carabosse. During the day, a kaleidoscope of artists could be found lining the town's streets. Theatre Irrwisch, Trukitrek, Antipodes, Plunge Boom and Artizani (to name but a few!) produced exhilarating performances to amaze and thoroughly entertain their audiences.
Highlights for 2010 include critically acclaimed South Asian dance company Akademi. Sufi Meets Zen is a sublime exploration into the relationship between the passion of Sufism and the stillness of Zen, performed in an appropriately spiritual setting.
The festival just continues to grow bigger and better and for 2010 we are extremely proud to introduce our newest addition:
in complete french musical span Commandos Percu will provide a primeval and explosive experience via an irresistible combination of percussion and fire. Other highlights include Adrift, Luc Amoros and ATempo, as well as a sparkling array of new, smaller-scale British work
A unique opportunity to receive specialist trainings in the outdoor arts
This is an opportunity for new and emerging professional street artists- or students of drama or theatre who have an interest in working in the outdoors not;to be immersed in an intensive, week-long residential training course.
You will:
• Be taught by leading UK and International street artists
• Meet and work alongside other new and emerging street artists
• Work on an existing show, created by your course tutor, to learn new skills and further develop your talents as an outdoor artist.
• And finally, perform your work in front of large audiences, world-class artists and industry professionals alike* at Mintfest, Kendal's International Festival of Street Arts.
Students will be taught through a variety of workshops, presentations and discussions.
*In partnership with XTRAX, Mintfest acts as a showcase for UK and international street arts, attended by promoters and professionals from the UK and abroad. In 2009, Mintfest welcomed over 50 UK and international artists and companies, whose work was seen by over 150 promoters and street arts professionals. The Mintfest International Summer School for Street Arts
