In 2024 we teamed up with Hat Fair Festival, Winchester to support two early career breakdancers from the Solent to train and perform alongside professionals from Irish aerial dance company Fidget Feet in a special adaptation of their show House. This opportunity provided emerging artists with invaluable experience working with an international company at a nationally recognised festival.

Hat Fair continue to partner with Crying Out Loud, Hampshire Cultural Trust and Without Walls to develop new intergenerational audiences and increase artist engagement in outdoor arts across areas of low engagement, including Gosport, the New Forest and Portsmouth. Our involvement builds on our commitment to sector development in the Solent, connecting local artists with national and international opportunities.

This project forms part of Crying Out Loud’s Solent Cultural Collaborations and Creative Development programmes.