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Your Chance to Tell

Beyond the Border 2012 welcomes True Stories Told Live to the Festival – one of four different opportunities to tell for our audiences and volunteers. We’ve also got Children’s Choice –  a competition where the audience choose their favourites; Beyond the Border Young Storyteller Competition… Read more >

David Ambrose in the Big Top

Competition Winner Announced

“Eyesight. Wits. Tongue. Sword. All should be sharp” That’s the Beyond the Border Board’s chosen winning entry from@famishus in our twitter competition to win festival tickets. The competition was inspired by Neil Gaiman’s fabulous poem Instructions which is a guide to surviving the world of fairy… Read more >

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Launching Summer Schools and Site Art

It is a week for launches for the Beyond the Border team this week – with a great opportunity for commissions for Site Art, and the announcement of our two summer schools. Beyond the Border loves to celebrate the link between visual arts and narrative… Read more >

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Glorious Glamping is Here!

Experience this year’s Beyond the Border in the lap of luxury. We’ve just finalised arrangements with our Glamping partner Yurt Events who have a fantastic offer available for Glamping at Beyond the Border 2012. You can head straight over to their website or check out the… Read more >

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Day and Evening Tickets Available

Would you like to come to Beyond the Border but can’t get here for the whole weekend? Or do you just fancy a family day out?  You can now book your Day or Evening tickets for the Festival in advance. Pop in for just one… Read more >

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Visiting Uzbekistan

As a result of David Ambrose’s visit to Uzbekistan where he accompanied Lynne Denman, who was singing in the Taronalari International Music Festival in Samarkand , Beyond the Border has begun to develop significant contacts in the region. Working with the British Council, we were… Read more >

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Tickets Now on Sale

Time to get organised for Festival season – Early Bird tickets for Beyond the Border 2012 are now on sale at a huge 20% discount on the full price. Tickets are being sold by St Donats Arts Centre for the Festival – and this year’s… Read more >

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Winter Funding Success

The good news has been pouring in to the Beyond the Border virtual office over the last couple of months. Just before Christmas, we found out that we have been awarded a maximum grant under the ACW Festivals Fund towards the 2012 Festival and to… Read more >

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European Connections

Beyond the Border is part of a fabulous European Commission Grundtvig funded Lifelong Learning Project.  We are working with sister festivals in Sweden, Italy, Greece and Poland and deepening connections that started building through FEST – the Federation for European Storytelling.

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BTB 2012 dates announced

Beyond the Border is delighted to announce its 2012 dates and venue. The festival will take place on 29th June – 1st July, at the beautiful St Donats Castle in the Vale of Glamorgan. We’ll be updating you with information about the line up, including… Read more >