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Follow your dreamz performing arts is based in Portsmouth, Hampshire, a non-profit performing arts company committed to a vision of bringing the arts to everyone – an all inclusive group, no matter their age, ability, or background.

Follow your dreamz performing arts was founded on the belief that everyone has the right to experience the joy and personal benefit that comes from the arts. We know that the performing arts are a fantastic way of building confidence, increasing self esteem, and trying new things, also learning about yourself and others.

We are proud to offer opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds; from our Drama and youth theatre, acting, professional performances, working also with industry professionals and we also offer arts awards for our older children.

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Funk Format is a professional creative organisation providing workshops, courses and classes for all ages and abilities. Specialises in Street Dance forms, such as Hip-Hop dance, Breaking (breakdance), Popping, Locking, House dance, and others. Funk Format, founded by Sasha Biloshisky, is the longest-running and the most trusted authentic Street Dance organisation in Hampshire. It inspires people of all ages to follow their passions by building their confidence and skills through arts and creative collaborations. Funk Format also trains exceptional dance teachers and professional performers.

Here at Global Music Visions C.I.C. we aim to bring the benefits of music to as many severely sight impaired (blind), sight impaired (partially sighted), and disabled children and adults as possible, by using computer music software technology.

We work alongside everyone to promote inclusivity.

We want to remove the stigma surrounding disability, break down the barriers that prevent equality and inclusion, and create new opportunities based on a person’s ability, and their ideas.

Participate, enjoy, achieve.

Formed as a charity in 2020, Groundlings Theatre Trust operates a theatre production company and drama school that both entertains and provides opportunities to showcase and educate its grass root talent in a friendly unprejudiced environment.

Located within Boathouse 5 in the Historic Dockyard Portsmouth, we encourage participation from 8 to 80 in the a enjoyment of the arts and welcome all to join in creating an open inclusive community. We are committed to identifying and supporting the needs of our community by providing a rich mixture of cultural experiences for participants to upskill themselves, rediscover former passions and meet like-minded people and avoid social isolation.

We are always on the lookout for volunteers and have a range of opportunities you can get involved with from ushering, creating and managing costumes through to set building. We are based within a 5 minutes walk from Gunwharf and Portsmouth Harbour Train Station and have on site parking.

Please enquire for more information on what you can get involved in.

Harbour Cancer Support provides practical and emotional support to anyone affected by any cancer including the patient, their relatives, friends and carers.

Our services include; a drop in centre, counselling, support for children, befriending, information, complementary therapies, art therapy group, knit and natter group and coffee mornings.

Harbour Cancer Support offers a safe haven for people, providing a welcoming environment in which they can receive much needed support throughout the cancer journey.

The Havelock Community Centre is a friendly centre, offering a wide range of activities and groups for all ages.

The John Pounds Centre is Portsmouth’s flagship community and enterprise facility boasting a 350-seat capacity multi-use Sports Halls, Gym/Fitness Suite, Meeting & Training Rooms, IT Suite, Arts Spaces, Library, Youth Rooms, Nursery, Launderette, Office Space, and Cafe, providing affordable and accessible activities and services to local residents and the wider city.

The John Pounds Centre has established a reputation for its quality of service as it seeks to encourage Wellbeing & Healthy lifestyles to all its members.

Community Choir meet weekly, at St Luke's Church, Greetham Street on Wednesdays (termtime only) 4pm to 5pm all welcome, no auditions required.

Our newly rebranded The Kings School of Performing Arts (KSPA) have proudly run youth programmes in Portsmouth for over a decade.

We provide various opportunities to encourage young people to fulfil their passion and potential within the world of theatre. We offer weekly classes in singing, dancing and acting, with different sessions for all abilities, as well as our annual Community Youth Production and adult show choir, Resonate.

At The Kings School of Performing Arts, we have a commitment to delivering first class training in a supportive environment and to provide places to dedicated young performers that may not normally be able to attend by hosting a scholarship programme that will fund £25,000 worth of places in a year.