Mahogany Banner Let S Dance Banner Bright In The Corner Weya Banner Jump In Banner Ozlemtasman

Igniting Ambition takes place
across the East Midlands
between March and October
2012 with everything from
visual arts to dance, 
music to outdoor
spectacle, spoken
word to carnival.

  • Follow the Light. Image: Mahogany Arts
  • Let's Dance International Festival. Image: Daksha Sheth Company
  • Bright in the Corner. Image: Chris Webb
  • World Event Young Artists. Image: Greg Newton and Stefan Ebelewicz
  • Jump In. Image: Aracaladanza with Nubes
  • Ozlem Tasman. Image: Nick Lockett

Igniting Ambition 2012

This year’s Igniting Ambition Festival is set to be greater in scale and impact than ever before.

Building on the work that has been delivered in the region over the past four years, Igniting Ambition has invested in 16 projects that promise not only to deliver incredible events over the course of this summer, but that have the potential to grow and develop beyond this once-in-a-lifetime moment for the nation.   

Igniting Ambition is supported by Legacy Trust UK, the European Regional Development Fund and emda with support from Arts Council England, the local authorities of the region and many others. 

Image: Lyric Lounge credit 2Funky Arts

9 The Lyric Lounge Credit 2funky Arts