BBC Blast returns to Wellington Dock in Liverpool

May 21 2009 Flintshire Chronicle

FOLLOWING the success of last summer’s event in Sefton Park, BBC Blast is returning to Liverpool, enabling creative teenagers to let their imagination run wild in a series of free workshops.

Events kick off on Saturday, May 23 when Blast joins forces with Hub 2009, for the UK’s biggest free urban youth festival.

Blast will build an impressive mobile creative village at Wellington Dock, with purpose-built digital workshop spaces and a separate performance area.

Over the weekend, young people can use state-of-the-art equipment to produce their own work with advice and support from BBC staff and industry professionals.

Specially selected workshops for Liverpool include Hip Hop Shakespeare – a chance to hone your writing and MCing skills with MOBO award-winner Akala. This is also a chance to enter the Hip Hop Shakespeare competition and perhaps win the chance to perform at the legendary Maida Vale Studios with Akala and Bashy to be broadcast on 1Xtra.

For more details and to sign up see: www.bbc.co.uk/blast or email blast-liverpool@bbc.co.uk.