Festivals
Walkabout Theatre
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The Company of International Artists go out as WALKABOUT characters at festivals.
Armed with a mobile filing cabinet, a lobster telephone and a suitcase full of art, Agents Kahlo and Dali rove at festivals asking
"Like anything you see?"
Kahlo and Dali file the public's interesting ideas in their official CIA black notebooks, then honour them for posterity by putting the ideas into a song that's recorded and shared on our social media at the end of the event.
Eccentric, quirky and encouraging!
Agents Dali and Kahlo will make everyone they meet
feel extremely creative. And knowledgeable. About art.
Previous clients include:
Glastonbury Abbey
Bristol Libraries
Filwood Community Centre
Corby Children's Festival
Festival Workshops
The Company of International Artists have run art investigation workshops at several family-friendly festivals including Elderflower Fields, Lakefest and Valley Fest.
These workshops are a unique blend of art history, hands-on creativity and songwriting and are led by Agents Kahlo and Dali.
We have also been invited to many smaller-scale indoor and outdoor community festivals and events.
Previous clients include:
Children's World Charity, Chippenham Fringe, Calne Town Council, Dorset Music Service, Shaftesbury Fringe Festival and Bristol Libraries.
The agents are happy to design bespoke workshops, but they also have four 'ready-to-go' ones.
Outdoor Art Gallery Trail
Sometimes, at festivals or other outdoor events, we install an outdoor art gallery trail. Creative Agents can explore the art at their own pace. We include interesting open-ended questions about each artwork to help get ideas flowing, and Agents Kahlo and Dali are of course present throughout, providing energy, encouragement and enthusiasm!
At festivals, the trail can be a great way to signpost when workshops will be happening, as well as enhancing the festival environment with curious, colourful art.
Sometimes we build a clue-gathering element into the trail. This is an extra challenge for Creative Agents who need to use the clues to decipher a password. This password could be used online to unlock a congratulatory film featuring Agents Kahlo and Dali, or can be used in person to unlock a reward for completing the trail.