Take a peek at the programme below, with events taking place at University of Warwick's Faculty if Arts Building on Saturday 31 May, from 11am - 4pm.

This event is aimed at people of all ages though not every activity or event is suitable for everyone, with the most to do for those aged 5-11 and their accompanying adults.

Performances

With times to be announced, make your way to some amazing performances from both University of Warwick students and local community collaborators!

The Other Side by Ascension Dance is about selfishness and as humans, our desire for more. The Other Side is a highly physical outdoor performance that tackles the ideas of bridging difference and divides in order to all benefit. Watch the performer realise that the only way to succeed will be by finding a way to work together, support each other and lift one another up.

Visit House of Mash to test out your circus skills! Returning to Resonate with more circus storytelling, join Patsy MASH and a team of new exciting characters for workshops and performances throughout the day!

Robin Hood: A 15 Minute Pantomime. A showcase of what Warwick Pantomime Society gets up to! Robin Hood in a fast-paced, super funny performance with parody songs, dastardly villains, and audience interaction. The Warwick Pantomime Society will also be running a workshop during the day, so you can join in too!

Workshops

• Untranslatable? Discovering a world of words - When was the last time you felt gigil? Do you enjoy a sense of hygge? And did you know that the Oxford English Dictionary has recently expanded its list to include a whole host of new words borrowed from other languages?
• Signdance Theatre Workshop - In this workshop, sign language is not only a language of communication, but an aesthetic of theatre and dance.
• Warwick Pantomime Society Chill Drama Games - See the kind of things Warwick Pantomime Society get up to and help build some of the skills vital to being a performer, like confidence, co-ordination, and spontaneity, and have some fun!
• Fun Spanish for Kids - Through games and songs we will learn some useful phrases in Spanish, such as greetings and how to introduce ourselves.
• Intro to Opera - Play some fun drama and singing games, before learning some simple Opera music together, and ending with a big sing-a-long!
• Meet a Medieval Doctor - Find out about the medicines and charms used by early medieval English people by talking to Wulfhild, our 10th century “leech” or doctor. Please note, this activity will include display of fake wounds, discussion of wounds, disease, illness, and medicines.

Drop-In Activities

These activities will be running throughout the day, so you can drop-in and have a go whenever you want! Visit the website to find out more.

• Stitch in Time
• Come Outside!
• Archaeology Taster!
• Ancient Coins & Modern Technology
• Marking Culture: Create Your Own Korean-Inspired Bookmark
• Pottery of Self: Making the Inside Out
• Alchemists and Elixirs
• Exploring Ukrainian Culture: ArtLAB Collaboration
• Meet a Medieval Doctor
• Drop the Mask: Neurodivergence, Identity, Creativity and Empathy - Exhibition and Workshops
• Chinese Calligraphy
• Arts and Crafts with Maths!
• Create Your Own Magical Pop-Up Book
• Where are you looking?
• Behind the Siren
• Warwick Puzzle Society Puzzle Drop-in
• Discovering our Intangible Cultural Heritage: Law in Context
• Get Arty with the Archives
• Kitchen Explorers - What's on My Plate?

What’s On at the Warwick Arts Centre?

Why not make this a full day out and visit Warwick Arts Centre for even more fun, free activity?

Join Toni’s Tots Drama for a FREE adventure to Animal Island to picnic with the roar-some creatures that live there. Fly with the birds, jump in the muddy puddles with the piggies and swim with the sharks… but what will be hiding in the forest? A fun-filled, energetic drama adventure for children aged 2-8 years old with music, movement, puppets and craft! 

In the Gallery Foyer, Free, drop in! 

Enjoy a sculpture trail with the Arts Centre! Come along and join the free family sculpture trail led by the Creative Learning team. Learn all about the venue's sculptures and their histories during this interactive 45-minute tour. You may even have the chance to design your own sculpture with your family! We have a limited number of spaces, so make sure to book! 

Meet at the Kone Sculpture, Free, Booking required (details coming soon)