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Belfast 2024

New Manifesto Unveils Opportunities to Reclaim and Repurpose Belfast’s Forgotten Alleyways

A year-long research project exploring the untapped potential of Belfast’s urban alleyways has culminated in a series of recommendations, which set out how citizens could reclaim and repurpose up to 76 football pitches worth of vital public space. The world premiere of The Hearth is taking place at Cineworld Belfast on Thursday 12 December at 7.30pm. Visit the project page for further details and ticket information.

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The Programme

Our ambitious programme will give people the opportunity to celebrate our city in new and exciting ways. Together we want to imagine, dream and invent; to speculate and investigate; to learn and experiment; to imagine a new future, new spaces, a new balance with nature, new stories and new experiences.

9ft in Common: A Manifesto for the Alleys

by Studio idir and Starling Start Consortium

9ft in Common: A Manifesto for the Alleys is a large-scale, city-wide collaborative celebration of the creative potential of Belfast’s alleyways: for growing, making, occupying and connecting. We’ll meet you at the back gate!

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The Wiggle Room

by Boom Clap Play

Step into The Wiggle Room - a new immersive experience made by Belfast’s explorers of all ages! The Wiggle Room will bridge the gap between the conventional playground and the realm of immersive, intellectually stimulating experiences. Where play is interwoven with the contemporary digital world.

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Are You On The Bus?

by Outburst Arts and Kabosh Theatre Company

Outburst Arts and Kabosh present Are You On the Bus? - a ground-breaking collaboration that looks at Belfast’s queer past to collectively imagine the future, featuring stunning works by Stacey Gregg, Raphaël Khouri and Dominic Montague that draw inspiration from city transport, time travel and cross-generational queer kinship.

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The Hearth

by Belfast Film Festival

Belfast Film Festival is making a film about you, with you, the people of Belfast! This co-created filmmaking project between the people of Belfast, Belfast Film Festival and filmmakers will engage communities to watch, learn and create a new perspective of our city.

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26 September 2024

Living Mural #2: The Link House - Bruce Street in Linen Quarter

We recently caught up with Perla Mansour from Wild Belfast to hear more about their second Living Mural installation in the Linen Quarter and explore the inspiration behind its design.

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