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The Great Big Climate Circus Workshops 

These are FREE workshops for young people co-creating arts and performance for Stroud, Dursley and Gloucester and funded by The National Lottery


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PROPS Workshop

PROPS Workshop

Mon & Wed from 13 April for 3 wks

4–6pm

The Venture, 50-52 Northfield Rd, Gloucester GL4 6TY

Co-create props for the Climate Circus tour.

Costume & Masks

Costume & Masks

Mondays 20 April – 8 June

6–7:30pm

Trinity Baptist Church, Gloucester

Design and create costumes and masks while exploring character and storytelling through wearable art.

Contemporary and Modern Dance

Contemporary and Modern Dance

Mondays from 11 May for 5 weeks

3:30–5:30pm

Chantry Centre, Dursley

Learn contemporary and modern dance styles in a fun, relaxed environment while building rhythm and confidence.

Film & Photography

Film & Photography

Tuesdays 14th April - 19th May

5.30pm-7.30pm

Studio 18, Hope Business Centre, Brimscombe, GL5 2SE

Create imagery together using the surroundings of Studio 18 industrial site and the nature around it.

Drumming

Drumming

Mondays from 27 April for 6 weeks

3:30–5:30pm

Chantry Centre, Dursley

Learn rhythms, drumming techniques, and play together as a group.

Art Activism on Vinyl

Art Activism on Vinyl

Wednesdays 15 April – 20 May

5–7pm

Redz Youth Hub, Stroud GL5 1AF

Create a series of unique artwork straight onto recycled vinyl records, using stencil spray and paint pens.

Singing with Yvonne

Singing with Yvonne

Mondays from 27 April for 5 weeks

3:30–5:30pm

Chantry Centre, Dursley

Develop your voice through group singing, vocal techniques, and performance practice.

Backdrops Workshop

Backdrops Workshop

Thursdays 16 April – 21 May

4–6pm

Chantry Centre, Dursley

Co-create a backdrops using mixed media. Brainstorm ideas, designs and produce artwork that reflects the projects aim of using creativity for positive change.

Youth Dance Group

Youth Dance Group

Thursdays 30 April for 6 weeks

5 - 7pm

Center for Science & Art, Lansdown Rd, Stroud

Drawing from Hip Hop, Eastern Dance styles and Dancehall. Co-create performance for Climate Circus tour.

Explore. Create. Perform. Connect.

Our workshop programme for the Great Big Climate Circus brings together a range of creative workshops across Stroud, Gloucester, and Dursley. Whether you’re into dance, music, making, or media, these sessions are designed to build confidence, creativity, and community and co-create our Great Big Climate Circus Showcase Events:

Saturday 20 June 2026 at Stratford Park, Stroud 

Saturday 11 July 2026 at Dursley War Memorial Recreation Ground, Dursley 

Saturday 18 July 2026 The Venture Community Hub, White City, Gloucester

Thanks to National Lottery players, The Great Big Climate Circus has received £1,498,915.95 from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest community funder in the UK

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