Step into the blue with the foot-stomping and hand-tapping family dance adventure Into The Water by Up & Over It on Sunday 21 May at 3pm, at Bournemouth’s Pavilion Dance.

International dance artist Didy Veldman searches for contentment with new company Umanoove, in her latest production The Happiness Project, at Pavilion Dance on Thursday 4 May.

Dick King-Smith's treasured family classic 'Babe the Sheep-Pig' comes to life in this enchanting new stage adaptation.

This Halloween a magic and mischief unfold with The Adventures of the Little Ghost at Pavilion Dance South West, Sunday 30 October. The charming show tells the tale of the Little Ghost who haunts the castle, visits his friends and has plenty of fun, but at the stroke of one he must return to his chest in the dusty attic. His greatest wish is to see the world in daylight, just once!

Bournemouth's Arts by the Sea Festival got underway for 2016 over the weekend of the 8th and 9th October 2016. We went along to as many of the varied performances as possible and have photos below.