After last year’s success the Slam stage is back as part of the festival programme and will be giving young people from across Norfolk another chance to showcase their talents. On Saturday 17th September young people will have a 3-5 minute slot to present their act, which can be anything from breakdancing, to singing, to MCing.

Young people can sign up to audition on Wednesday 31st August from 5.30pm at Maritime House (Tourist Information Centre) in Great Yarmouth. They will have to present a short performance piece in front of a small panel in order to secure a slot on the stage at the festival.

Over the last few years SeaChange has been working in partnership with the Norfolk Youth Arts Consortium and young people to produce their own events and this year a dedicated team of local young people from Great Yarmouth will be producing and managing Slam, funded through Youth Music.

“The Out There Festival will be an amazing platform for these young people to perform with hundreds of people watching them. They will also get to mix with professional artists during the day” said Laurie Miller-Zutshi, Creative Producer at SeaChange Arts. “The best thing about the project is that the judging panel is a team of local young people who are organising the event, and they know what will appeal to young people in Great Yarmouth.”

If you are interested in signing up for an audition slot or to find out more about Slam please contact Laurie Miller-Zutshi on 01493 846 187 or email [email protected]