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International PartnershipsSharing skills and best practice, friends and collaborators worldwide include Junkanoo artists from the Bahamas, Fratelli Cinquini from Viareggio, Italy, Embaixadores da Alegria from Rio and more.

Participation & EngagementYoung people from St Georges Special School portraying Racial Equality at this year's Magna Carta themed Mardi Gras. Costumes were researched and designed by the students themselves.

Disability and InclusionOur resident integrated carnival group 'VIVA!' performs at local events. They meet all year round to create ideas, lanterns, costumes, dance and play samba drum.

Training and DevelopmentA frame building Masterclass with carnival artist Colin Spalding from UK Centre for Carnival Arts takes place at our creative base - the Coaching House in Ryde.

Isle of Wight Mardi GrasOur own unique blend of New Orleans Mardi Gras spiced with flavours of Latin and Caribbean carnivals, our flagship Carnival in Education project takes to the streets of Ryde in June.

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The New Carnival Company is a pioneering arts development organisation based on the Isle of Wight specialising in carnival and outdoor public celebrations. 

We are a team of highly experienced carnival artists and producers, teachers and trainers, project managers and outdoor event specialists who believe that carnival and other forms of celebratory arts can make a real difference to people and places.

We are based at The Coaching House in Ryde, a creative workspace and administrative suite with facilities for production, teaching and small scale conferencing. We deliver an extensive community outreach and carnival arts training programme across the island, the South of England, nationally and internationally.

The New Carnival Company is a leader in the field of Carnival and Disability and in driving forward Accredited Learning opportunities supporting young people to enter the creative workforce

We are proud to be part of Arts Council England’s National portfolio and share their vision of Achieving great art for everyone.