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Fast Forward - Inclusive Family Festival

After drawing attention to the quality and diversity of disability music making in 2015, Colston Hall’s Fast Forward is back on Friday 3rd June.

After drawing attention to the quality and diversity of disability music making in 2015, Colston Hall’s Fast Forward is back on Friday 3rd June, this time with a contemporary twist featuring cutting edge music and circus performances from The British Paraorchestra and Extraordinary Bodies.

Complementing the musicians, circus performers from integrated circus company Extraordinary Bodies will interpret the work through an exhilarating display of aerial flying and physical theatre, creating an innovative cross-genre performance in Colston Hall’s Main Hall.

Fast Forward’s return is the latest example of Colston Hall’s commitment to champion accessibility in the arts for disabled people, both on and off stage.

As well as the performance by Paraorchestra and Extraordinary Bodies there will also be exciting workshops and performances from: 

  • Shaun the Sheep's Vegetable Orchestra
  • Conductive Music & iPad Workshops
  • Performance by Drake Music's 'Absorbed By Sound' ensemble
  • Aardman Animations' 40th anniversary celebration
  • UWE Music Technology students
  • Open School Orchestra workshops and scratch performances
  • In Tune (BBC Radio 3 - Live)
  • The UWE Bristol ReVoice Choir
  • Bristol Youth Choir
  • South West Open Youth Orchestra Performance
  • One-Handed Music Instrument (OHMI) Exhibition

For more information visit www.colstonhall.org