<p>Brave Island are proud to present the <strong>Brave Island Festival</strong>, a celebration of the incredible creativity of Young people on the Isle of Wight!</p> <p>The free event will take place on<strong> Saturday 10th October</strong> at <strong>Ventnor Exchange Arena</strong>, <strong>Sandham Gardens, Sandown</strong></p> <p>The festival will have two headline events:</p> <p><strong>SHOWCASE</strong></p> <p>Showcase brings together several Isle of Wight youth performing arts organisations for a mixed bill event in the Arena. Highlighting the varied performing arts training and creative work taking place across the Island.</p> <p>The event will feature young local artists presenting work across theatre, acting, and dance. The lineup includes performances from Apollo Youth Theatre, StoneCrabs, TheatreTrain and The Bull Ring Theatre. You can expect previews of upcoming productions, musical theatre mashups, original music and more!</p> <p><a href='https://purchase.ventnorexchange.co.uk/EventAvailability?EventId=67801' data-type='link' data-id='https://purchase.ventnorexchange.co.uk/EventAvailability?EventId=67801'>BOOK FREE TICKETS HERE </a></p> <p> </p> <p class='has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-97b21e43f93eb7d3c4e19e5e4b12278f'><strong>ZINE LAUNCH – CAN YOU HEAR US?</strong></p> <p>In the evening we’ll celebrate Volume 4 of the Brave Island Zine with an extra special launch party! You can expect a line-up of young bands, musicians, poets and other artists performing on the Arena stage. We’ll also open up the floor for YOU to get involved and show off your own art too. Think open mic but bigger!</p> <p>Not a fan of being in the spotlight?  Zine submissions are open until the 6th September so you still have time to get your art, poetry, photography, writing or other work in print!</p> <p><a href='https://purchase.ventnorexchange.co.uk/EventAvailability?EventId=68001'>BOOK FREE TICKETS HERE</a></p>

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