The Beach of Dreams Village

How do temporary, sustainable structures build shared identity and learning? Experience the power of community through a bold coastal installation.

Out There Arts and Ali Pretty of Kinetika collaborate with Joseph Williams of Bamboology to create The Beach of Dreams Village on Great Yarmouth beach. This striking installation combines sustainable design with community stories, integrating The Beach of Dreams Silks – crafted with local groups – into its innovative structure.

The project culminates in a celebratory choreographed performance, led by Charlene Low, bringing the installation to life. Reflecting on themes of sustainability, protest, and shared identity, this commission demonstrates how temporary structures can foster collective learning, creativity, and connection while highlighting the potential of sustainable construction.

About the artists

Ali Pretty is the Founder and Artistic Director of Kinetika, established in 1997 to unite communities through extraordinary silk-based designs and public spectacles that inspire social action and enrich local environments. With a distinguished background in carnival arts and community engagement, Ali has collaborated on major events worldwide, including WOMAD, the Olympics and Cultural Olympiads (Atlanta, Athens, Beijing, London, Paris), and the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Pageant. Since 2012, Ali has pioneered transformative walking arts projects, including T100 festival. She served as the Artistic Director for Silk River, a British Council UK/India Year of Culture project, and now leads Beach of Dreams, a year-long creative programme exploring the UK's coastal heritage and climate futures.

Charlene Low choreographer and creative movement facilitator with over 20 years of experience specialising in the delivery of movement to everyone, including people with learning disabilities, PMLD, the elderly (Active and those with dementia), children (from toddlers to teenagers) & families.Her work aims to connect people through their stories and build a world together through dance movement. In 2010 she founded Sardines Dance Collective. The work has been funded by Arts Council England and she continues to deliver for companies such as the Unicorn Theatre, GOSH Arts at Great Ormond Street Hospital, Entelechy Arts, Upswing, Blink Dance Theatre and many more.

About the partners

Out There Arts - National Centre for Outdoor Arts & Circus is a registered charity and Arts Council England funded National Portfolio Organisation. Based at the Drill House in Great Yarmouth, in one of the most deprived areas in the UK, they host a year-round programme of residencies, a youth circus school, community classes, events and festivals, which engages approximately 110,000 individuals including 4000 school children each year. Out There Arts produce the annual Out There International Festival of Street Arts & Circus – now in its 16th year and one of the 3 largest free Outdoor Arts festivals in the UK – with 30-50 artistic companies and audiences of 60,000+.

Kinetika unites communities through exceptional silk-based designs and public spectacles that inspire social action and enrich local environments. Guided by a vision to pioneer community-driven art and design, we aspire to ignite enduring positive change, celebrate cultural diversity, and cultivate resilient, sustainable communities worldwide. Founded in 1997 by Ali Pretty, Kinetika is a charity and a National Portfolio organisation of Arts Council England.