Akala
Akala is an award-winning hip hop artist fusing rap, rock and electro-punk with fierce lyrical storytelling.
The Lemonade Effect… Read On
It was a full house and one of the most compelling conversations at Greenbelt in years. ‘Forced the audience to confront the idea of white discomfort and move beyond 'not seeing colour' – a...
We Laughed, Cried And Danced To Video-Games
A blog from Andy Robertson, curator of InterACT ... the digital gaming strand at this year's festival ... This year was the first time Greenbelt (or any major Arts festival in the UK) handed over...
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....
Storytelling and community building
A guest blog from our associate partners, Livability ... ‘Up-and-coming' ; ‘a no-go area'; ‘high levels of free school meals'; ‘vibrant and multicultural'. Who is telling the...
Are you having a laugh?
Laugh: noun chuckle, giggle, snigger, hoot, snort, cackle, chortle, guffaw, titter Laughter is an equal opportunities activity. We all do it: children and adults, beggars and kings. Time and...
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...
Three things to make your Greenbelt even better
We're nearly there. #3sleeps to go. And here are three (more little) steps to camping and festival-ing heaven. 1. The Greenbelt Village Shop The lovely folk at Milk and Honey will be open for...
Out of sight, out of mind?
A guest blog from Rebecca Boardman, Facilitator – Refugee Response, for our associate partners USPG ... Have you ever stopped to think about the way the media shapes our perception of world...
Great art is everywhere at Boughton
A guest blog from Jim Harris, Greenbelt compere on August Bank Holiday weekend, but in his professional life a fine art curator and teacher at the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology...
Showcasing young talent at GB16
We're excited to be able to showcase some great young talent at this year's festival – with our own set of youth short talks, Tell It Like It Is, and the return of the XLP Showcase.GTV YOUTH: TELL...
A first-timer’s Guide to Greenbelt
Here's a handy guest blog from our sponsors Christian Connection ...------------------------------Tickets bought? Travel plans made? Tent cleaned? It's almost time to start packing for Greenbelt...
The boy who lived
A guest blog from associate partners Embrace the Middle East ...Ten-year-old Shadi was preparing breakfast with his family when the missiles hit. Ten members of his family, including his mother,...
Student Christian Movement
In association with SCM
Alrowwad Youth Theatre
14 young people from Alrowwad Centre for Culture & Arts in Aida Camp, Bethlehem, Palestine will be with us all festival as part of a cultural exchange this summer through which they will get to to...