Sonnet of Samsara

Name: Sonnet of Samsara
Start: 2025-09-18T14:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-09-20T20:00:00+01:00
Location: Weymouth

Schedule

Thu, 18 Sep, 2025 at 02:00 pm to Sat, 20 Sep, 2025 at 08:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Weymouth | Weymouth, EN

See Weymouth’s streets come alive with hundreds of silk pennants, local dance groups and international dance artists. You’ll witness an amazing fusion of contemporary dance, martial arts and live soundscapes coming from boom bikes.
The performance starts at Weymouth Town Bridge and weaves through the streets to the beach. Along the way there’ll be short pauses for captivating dance moments, with a vibrant Carnival Queen leading the procession and mobile boat structures adding to the spectacle. The performance will culminate in a finale on the beautiful sands of Weymouth Beach, framed by the installation of hundreds of naturally-dyed silk pennants each representing a personal story that reflects our relationship to the coast.
Created by Jayachandran Palazhy, Founder and Artistic Director of Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts in India, and UK arts charity Kinetika, plus choreography from Charlene Low. Part of the national project Beach of Dreams presented by Kinetika and directed by Ali Pretty, this collaboration between professional dance artists and community performers promises to be an unforgettable experience.
by Jayachandran Palazhy, Ali Pretty & Charlene Low
Special thanks to Headline Sponsor We Are Weymouth (Weymouth BID).
Funding from Sport England (National Lottery), D’Oyly Carte Trust and Weymouth Town Council.
Support from Arts University Bournemouth.
Beach of Dreams is presented by Kinetika and supported by Arts Council England and Historic England.
Core funded by Arts Council England, Dorset Council and BCP Council.
Part of Portland and Weymouth Towns of Culture.