Carnival Connections - Reel Bollywood

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Bollywood-themed workshops for young people

The aim of this project was to promote understanding of different cultures and to provide opportunities for young people to be inspired by a range of creative arts.

In 2003, Luton Carnival Arts Development Trust set up a series of workshops related to Bollywood film production for a culturally diverse group of young people. Although the project was focussed on modern Asian culture it promoted a much broader cultural understanding through the collaboration of young people from a range of backgrounds. The workshops allowed the young people to create music, costumes and dance pieces which were subsequently performed by them at the Luton Carnival and Mela.

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Art forms

• Dance
• Carnival arts
• Music

Themes

• Young people
• Community Development

Interventions

• Workshops

Target groups

• Secondary school age (11-16)

Venue

• Luton