Connections Launch Makes a Splash |
29/09/2009
Pictured performing at Queen’s Physical Education Centre are professional synchronised swimming team, Aquabatix during the launch of the Legacy Trust UK Connections programme. The performance was part of Northern Ireland Screen’s, Game On! a season of free sports-themed films and events presented by Queen’s Film Theatre and Belfast Film Festival.
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Managed by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Connections is a £1.78 million programme which has been funded by Legacy Trust UK, an independent charity set up to help build a cultural and sporting legacy from the 2012 Olympic Games. From now until 2012, Connections will be delivered by six project lead partners combining a variety of sporting activities and artistic practices.
The project lead partners are:
Beam Creative Network
Echo Echo Dance Theatre Company
Northern Ireland Screen
Open Arts
The Beat Initiative
The Ulster Orchestra
Further events from Connections include Beam Creative Network’s launch of ImagineAction on the 14 October at 1.15pm and The Beat Initiative’s launch of Fly Butterfly on the 17 October from 12pm -4.30pm.
For further information on the Connections Programme and events please contact:
Marian Clark de Monreal
Legacy Trust UK
Programme Co-ordinator
Tel: (028) 9038 5276
Email:mclarkdemonreal@artscouncil-ni.org
