The brilliant programme at Distrikt

Distrikt at Brighton Fringe 2016

After months of meticulous planning Distrikt Brighton launched on Friday 27th May and brought to life its programme of interesting and varied theatre and performance. The first ever youth-led Brighton Fringe venue, Distrikt represents 8 months of hard work from Dv8 Sussex’s Live Events & Promotions students aided by the expert guidance of their tutors.

Flash back to a cold and wintry day in October and the team first walked into The Spire, a community run venue based in a church off Eastern Road in Kemp Town. The enormous potential of the space was evident from the start and already ideas were bouncing around. Anyone who saw the fantastic Brighton Festival installation ‘Lou Reed Drones‘ will be aware of how beautiful The Spire can be to enjoy art in. On 23rd May, 5 days of extremely hard toil began to allow these dreams to become a reality, and a bespoke black box theatre was built inside the space. This build made the most of the amazing light and acoustics the church had to offer whilst still allowing the fresh and relevant programme to be the star.

We were delighted to welcome Brighton Fringe Director Julian Caddy down for our launch party and he even enjoyed letting out his inner demon in front of the slightly spooky green-lit stained glass (see the photo below). Addressing the Dv8 Students Julian said ‘you are the Fringe, what you’ve done here is amazing, it looks fantastic’.

A few days in and Distrikt has already played host to 5 different productions, including a sold out showing of Ahmed & The Flower Girl and the fantastically reviewed Crazy Horse: A Dream of Thunder. Visit the Distrikt website for more information on the upcoming events and make sure you don’t miss out on being a part of this inspiring and unique contribution to the greatest month in the greatest city on Earth!

(We’ll have the full Distrikt write up coming very soon!)

Want to be a part of something this amazing? Apply for our Live Events & Promotion courses for 2016/17 HERE

Brighton Fringe Director Julian Caddy - Angel or Demon?

Brighton Fringe Director Julian Caddy – Angel or Demon?

The Distrikt team with Brighton Fringe boss Julian Caddy

The Distrikt team with Brighton Fringe boss Julian Caddy

...and we are up and running

…and we are up and running

A sold out audience take to their seats

A sold out audience take to their seats

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