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Under-25s to take over London venue
The ROUNDHOUSE will underline its commitment to education next month when it turns the building over to a group of under-25s, who will curate, organise and run a music festival at the venue.
The result is Turning Point, a three-day festival of music, fashion and circus which will utilise the Roundhouse's indoor and outdoor spaces for performance as well as workshops and panel sessions.
Turning Point takes place from May 8-10 at the North London arts centre and venue. Its young producers have already compiled a strong bill which includes Zane Lowe, Beardyman, The Bug, The Qemists, Kano, Natty, The Noisettes, Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip, Kissy Sellout, Tinchy Stryder, VV Brown, The Pipettes, Ebony Bones and Rosie Oddie and the Odd Squad.
"Because the Roundhouse is a charity, the money we make upstairs is used to fund the creative programmes for young people in the basement studios and spaces," explains Roundhouse head of music Dave Gaydon. "We teach a whole heap of creative skills and a year ago a group of 30 ...