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Battle Festival maintains a firm commitment to community engagement and education. Alongside the programme of events, it runs an extensive range of workshops and demonstrations, many of them free or heavily subsidised.

The Winter Giant

Told through large-scale puppetry, live and pre-recorded music, combined with professional and community performance, this heartwarming experience brought everyone in the community together for a unique and truly memorable experience.

PUSH

In 2016 Battle Festival marked the 950th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings by commissioning a new opera from the internationally acclaimed composer Howard Moody.

Seven Ages of Men

In 2015 Battle Festival’s commission, performed by school children from within 1066 Country took inspiration from Shakespeare’s Songs and poems.

We Won't be Druv!

We Won’t Be Druv! was commissioned by Battle Arts and Music Festival in 2014. Over 250 children from 8 primary schools joined to give the first performance in the De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill on Sea.

Pictures at an Exhibition

The 2023 education project focused on Mussorgsky’s inspirational work “Pictures at an Exhibition”, the centrepiece of the HPO concert on July 16.

Battle Through The Ages

Battle Festival was proud to present a collaboration between bestselling children’s author and Battle resident, Philip Ardagh, internationally renowned violinist Susanne Stanzeleit and cellist Andrew Fuller, instructors from the Funk Fusion Fitness & The Abbey Dance Academy, and Battle area primary schools to bring you an online extravaganza depicting Battle Through the Ages.

Family Concert featuring Peter and the Wolf and Carnival of the Animals

The Primrose Piano Quartet and top London soloists.

A MUSICAL JOUNEY AROUND THE GLOBE

Popular classical music for the whole family.

Carnival of the Animals

Primrose Piano Quartet plus top London soloists, with Marcio da Silva and Spud & Yam.

Magic. Family concert with top London soloists + fiendishly fun activities for all ages

A magical day out for all the family!

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