Wednesday 22nd July 2015 12 – 7.30pm
Breeze Arts Festival, East Street Arts & Leeds Beckett University present Under The Owls a new free one day festival set to bring the city alive with young people.
Headline act Beardyman will close the day long event that will host some of the most exciting new music and artistic talent in the city from electro to hip hop. Live DJs, dancers and vocalists from DJ School UK, Yorkshire Dance and First Floor will also come together to create an exciting showcase of their work!
Activities such as an ‘edible nail bar’, beatbox and dance workshops, physical karaoke and an open ended live soap opera will be on offer throughout the day. An arts market will be run by &\or Emporium, Ableton Live will deliver free digital music workshops whilst Rock School will be offering the opportunity for you to pick up the instruments and play.
A creative photo booth will be offering free photo-shoots by The Pop-Up Booth. Live Art Bistro will also take over a marquee as part of ‘Under The Owls’, where they will create a lively and celebratory space for young people to experience incredible art that engages them to play, learn and get involved. The festival will include tasty treats from Belgrave Feast and The Real Junk Food Project will be offering food and workshops based on their ‘pay as you feel’ model.
This will all be topped off with a BMX track and the chance to complete the Northsure Challenge; it looks easy but even the best riders find it hard. Compete with your friends for the chance of a year’s membership to The Works who will also be on hand to teach skateboarding skills on our mobile skate park. Plus if you would like to take home a DVD of your day at Under the Owls just climb into the Breeze Arts & Media van to film and edit your own movie.
More acts are to be confirmed over the coming weeks with some special guests to be announced. See www.undertheowls.com for up to date news about the event.
The event will continue on into the night with the final of Centre Stage at O2 Academy Leeds (ticketed separately, see website for details).
This festival is a partnership between Leeds City Council’s Breeze Arts Festival, East Street Arts and Leeds Beckett University.
Breeze Arts Festival is an exciting festival of events for Leeds, with eight days packed full of activities for 11 – 19 year olds, celebrating the creativity of young people across the city. It takes place from Sat 18th – Sat 25th July, and full event details can be found at www.breezeleeds.org/breezeartsfestival
Leeds City Council leader Cllr Judith Blake said “We want to make sure that young people are at the heart of our summer series in Millennium Square and this event shows partnership working at its best. Young people from Leeds will be sharing the stage with some of the most exciting young performers on the international and national music scene. ‘Under The Owls’ takes place right at the beginning of the school holidays and there will be lots of information about how to get involved in more fun activities over the summer both at the event and on the Breeze web site www.breezeleeds.org
Helen Taylor, Senior Arts Project Officer from Breeze Arts Festival said “We’re delighted to announce that Under the Owls is a new addition to this year’s Breeze Arts Festival, and are pleased to be giving young people the opportunity to perform as part of this exciting event”.
Nicola Greenan, Director of East Street Arts and Chair of Leeds Music Trust said “As Leeds gets ready to bid for capital of Culture in 2023 hosting free and low cost events in the city center is vital to taking the young people in the city on the Leeds 2023 journey.”
Andrew Fryer, Head of School of Film, Music & Performing Arts at Leeds Beckett University said: “This exciting new music and arts festival, showcasing the extraordinary range of young talent in Leeds, is a major step in promoting Leeds as the cultural capital of the North”.
The event is being funded by Leeds City Council’s Breeze Arts Festival, Leeds Community Foundation, the Ann McGuire Arts Education Fund and PRS For Music Foundation.
