Outreach

What is the Bermuda Festival Outreach Programme?

We, at the Bermuda Festival believe that through the medium of the performing arts we can break down barriers, build bridges and celebrate the performing arts together.  For the past 48 years, the Bermuda Festival has been hosting between 10-15 shows per year. The artists that are part of these shows are professionals in different performing art forms – music, theatre, dance, etc. – who have incredible knowledge to share. Each year outreach sessions are specifically designed to provide an exciting programme for Bermuda’s youth and seniors to learn from these artists. Outreach sessions are offered to all public, private and home school students from primary to senior schools along with seniors. All the outreach sessions are offered free of charge, thanks to the support of our sponsors. 

Outreach sessions are organized by the Bermuda Festival in collaboration with local schools and seniors’ centres. Each artist in collaboration with the Bermuda Festival creates (up to) an hour-long session for a designated age group. The Bermuda Festival works with each artist to determine the focus of each session. Each outreach session is unique, for example: A masterclass for advanced violin students with a world-renowned violinist, or a vocal class with high school students led by an artist who grew up in Bermuda but now works on Broadway, a sing along for primary school students with a Jazz musician, or a dance class focusing on traditional African dance. The look in a student’s eyes when being coached by and receiving praise from a world class artist is as rewarding as it is unforgettable. 

Butterfield Residency for Arts Engagement

We are thrilled to partner with Butterfield to increase arts education in Bermuda. Butterfield has sponsored a 4 day residency programme called the “Butterfield Residency for Arts Engagement”. Year over year the residency will include a diverse range of artists and genres – theater, music and dance – with artists who have proven outreach programming and operational mobility to allow maximum engagements island wide.

The 48 Festival Butterfield Residency will features Actors from the London Stage. They will be in Bermuda performing Macbeth for two nights on November 18 and 19. The week before the performances the actors will be conducting 10 different workshops for Public, Home, and Privates schools as well as workshops for the public and other sectors.