Deaf and disabled children and young people and their families from County Durham are invited to attend IncludFEST, a FREE-TO-ATTEND outdoor, accessible and inclusive arts festival taking place at Ushaw College in Durham on Saturday, 14th and Sunday 15th August 2021.
Produced by Durham-based TIN Arts, IncludFEST is a ticket-only covid-safe event with six performances spread throughout the weekend. Each family-friendly hour-long performance includes live music, dance, story-telling, street theatre and much more! The organisers have also come up with the innovative idea of hosting audiences in private theatre boxes (gazebos!) and groups are invited to attend in bubbles of up to 6 people.
Other ‘keeping people safe’ elements include limits on audience numbers, no physical contact between performers and the audience, with the performers at a safe distance, as well as dedicated stewards as socially distanced guides throughout the event.
And although this years’ IncludFEST is smaller and more intimate than previous years, the artist line up is still strong including award winning singer-songwriter Katie Doherty, the ever-popular street theatre performers Bell and Bullock and Ruben Reuter, the actor best known for his role as Finn McLaine in The Dumping Ground.
Booking is now open for families with eaf and disabled children and young people to attend as a group. Go to www.includfest.co.uk for more information or visit TIN Arts Facebook and Twitter pages (@includFEST)
