Greenbelt is a gift
A blog written by Martin Evans, one of Greenbelt's elder statesman and festival manager in the 80s and 90s I write this having just returned from Greenbelt 2016 and wondering why I'm missing some...
The Greenbelt Top Ten
From festival bookshop G-Books: the ten bestselling books at Greenbelt this summer: Accidental Saints – Nadia Bolz-Weber Unlikely pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber was our bestselling author at...
The Children’s Society’s latest Good Childhood Report reveals rise in girls’ unhappiness
A blog by Matthew Reed - Leadership team of The Children's Society, originally posted on The Children's Society website. It is absolutely vital to listen to what children have to say about...
Akala
Akala is an award-winning hip hop artist fusing rap, rock and electro-punk with fierce lyrical storytelling.
1 week. 4 numbers.
One week on from Greenbelt 2016, here are four numbers that we like: 10 That's how many big buckets full of lego you gave at the Sunday morning communion service to go out to Soweto. Thank you....
Discover Interactive Art at Greenbelt
A blog from Andy Robertson, curator of our InterACT programme at Greenbelt 2016 ... I could have called this Video-Games at Greenbelt, but I don't want to put off people who “don't play...
Student Christian Movement
In association with SCM
THROWBACK presented by SILVER LINING & JACKSONS LANE
Direct from Ed Fringe the rising stars of British circus present an excerpt of Throwback: a love note to nostalgia and the things you can't forget. Harnessing the power of collective memory and...
SELMA
A chronicle of Martin Luther King's campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965.
Song of the Sea
Starring Brendan Gleeson, Fionnula Flanagan, David Rawle, Lisa Hannigan, Pat Shortt & Jon Kenny. The enchanting Irish animation SONG OF THE SEA tells the story of Ben and his little sister Saoirse...
An Evening With An Immigrant presented by Inua Ellams
Born in Nigeria, Inua Ellams is an award-winning poet, playwright and founder of the Midnight Run – an international, arts-filled, night-time urban walking experience. Identity, displacement and...
Love & Mercy
Starring John Cusack, Paul Dano, Elizabeth Banks Directed by Bill Pohlad LOVE & MERCY presents an unconventional portrait of Brian Wilson, the mercurial singer, songwriter and leader of The Beach...
Inside Out
Starring Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Lewis Black Directed by Pete Docter, Ronnie Del Carmen Pixar Sudios Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions – Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness. The...
Time We Started Counting!
The following is an extract from a High Profiles interview of Bill McKibben. You can read the whole interview by subscribing here.Bill McKibben made his name as an environmentalist in 1989 with...
Caterers and traders – a vital part of the festival
As we re-imagine our G-Source exhibition venue this year – bringing it out into the festival and making it feel like a street market – we thought it was time to take another look at our traders...