“Festival of Dave”
AngusMackers2025-07-14T09:40:44+01:00OAUK Director, Angus MacKechnie, attended the 'Festival of Dave' - a waterside celebration of the life of the late great Dave Danzig of The Grand Theatre of Lemmings. Read More >
May 2023
OAUK Board Elections 2023
AngusMackers2023-05-05T23:26:59+01:00We are very much looking forward to bringing new members onto the OAUK Board. The Board is ultimately responsible for the vision, strategic direction and policy of OAUK but they delegate the Read More >
Farewell Dave Danzig
AngusMackers2025-07-14T09:42:27+01:00We were so sad to hear of the death of a star and pioneer of the street theatre and outdoor arts sector, Dave Danzig of The Grand Theatre of Lemmings. Dave and Read More >
March 2023
OAUK launches Funding Forum 2023
AngusMackers2023-03-24T13:35:46+00:00A partnership project with Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy To help support the Outdoor Arts sector meet some of the financial challenges in these difficult times, we are pleased Read More >
Outdoor Arts Roundup 10 Mar 2023
AngusMackers2023-03-10T14:38:54+00:00Australia | WOMADelaide welcomes international artists to the stunning Botanic Park, 10-11 Mar, with the return of the aerial spectacular Gratte Ciel’s Place des Anges (France). Hailsham | The Streets of Hailsham is a free event on 11 Mar: Hodman Read More >
February 2023
Dave Danzig of ‘The Lemmings’
AngusMackers2023-02-22T18:12:34+00:00Sending good wishes to Dave Dave Danzig of The Grand Theatre of Lemmings - aka: Dashing Dave Danzig Stunt Man extraordinaire. Many of you know Dave Danzig as a pioneer and stalwart of Read More >
OAUK Conference: Calendar & Glossary
AngusMackers2023-03-03T17:31:11+00:00As part of the OAUK Conference delegate pack, we produced a couple of useful guides: the first is an overview of the Outdoor Arts year - essentially a list of all the festivals and Read More >
Wild Rumpus: Our sustainable approach
AngusMackers2023-03-14T12:07:41+00:00"Working in harmony with nature is central to everything that we do at Wild Rumpus. We also create events which are unique to the places they’re in, which means we have to find Read More >
Upswing presents Common Ground
AngusMackers2025-07-14T09:58:07+01:00Go behind the scenes of a creative, chaotic contemporary circus audition in OAUK Member Upswing's brand-new mockumentary. Director Vicki Dela and scriptwriter Athena are on the search for a new global majority star to rebrand circus for Read More >
Dave Spathaky
AngusMackers2025-07-14T09:58:15+01:00Sadly, the circus and street theatre world has said farewell to another great pioneer, with the news of the death of Dave Spathaky. One of the founders of the continually influential Ra Ra Zoo. Read More >
