Experience the whole of creativity at its very best with full access to 25 industry talks, 15 gigs, 15 performances and 100+ creatives from across all disciplines over 10 epic days! View the full schedule here

If you're just interested in Music, Performance or Talks, we also have: Performance Passes starting at 40 Pounds (15 Performances)/Music Passes starting at 30 Pounds (15 Gigs)/Talk Passes starting at 110 Pounds (25 Talks)

The All Access Festival Pass will give you access to all paid (and unpaid events of course!) over the whole of the Zealous X festival, including the following:

Talks

Mon, 11 Jan – Grow
Explore our national achievements, challenges and future plans to guarantee creativity can flourish in an increasingly competitive market.

Speakers include: Sir Peter Bagazette (Chair, Arts Council England), Caroline Norbury MBE (CEO, Creative England),Martin Smith (Advisor to the CEO, Ingenious)

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Tue, 12 Jan – Evolve
Discover new ways of empowering your creative process with new technologies (AR/VR and move), unlock new audiences, be inspired and take the future head on!

Speakers include: Anthony Lilley OBE (Chief Creative Officer & CEO, Magic Lantern), Tommy Howard (Head Creative, Holition), Tom Szirtes (Director, Mbryonic)

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Wed, 13 Jan – Engage
Competing for the attention is increasingly difficult. Discover new models of promotion, telling your story and engage with your audience in meaningful new ways.

Speakers include: Anne Morrison (Chair, BAFTA), James Walker (Head of Marketing, Channel 4), Jeremy Waite (Head of Digital Strategy, Salesforce)

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Thu, 14 Jan – Challenge
Explore how creativity is disrupting our social fabric, and discuss the issues confronting our creators and solutions in crafting tomorrow’s world.

Speakers include: Sarah Maple (Visual Artist), Kim Evans OBE (Chair, Clean Break).

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Fri, 15 Jan – Learn
Skills are the cornerstone to our creative progress. Discuss the challenges education faces, alternative ways of learning and how to bring creativity back into our lives.

Speakers include: Dave Birss (Editor at Large, The Drum), Amy Smith (Global Head of Recruitment, Framestore), Greg B Davies (Head of Behavioural-Quant Finance, Barclays)

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Music

Sat, 09 Jan – Rock On!
From exciting young talent (and we do mean young!) to established bands, join us for a boost of adrenaline for 2016 alongside new rock royalty.
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Sun, 10 Jan – The Poetry of Sound
Let three musicians stir your soul and relax you into the end of your weekend, leaving you refreshed for the week ahead.
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Wed, 13 Jan– The Dark Side of Electro Pop
Leave the light behind and join us in the shadows with finely crafted electro tunes to dance your night away.
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Thu, 14 Jan – Strictly Instrumental
Let the beauty of the instrument shine. This is a series of alternative instrumental pieces putting masters of their craft on the centre stage.
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Fri, 15 Jan – A Global Sound
Explore the local sounds of the city we love, then take a journey of discovery across music inspired by the world we live in.
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Performance

Fri, 8 Jan – Struggle
Poetry and dance take our struggles head on, no matter how big or small. War, class, a night out with the lads, womanhood and more.
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Sat, 9 Jan – Relationship
Explore your deepest phobias and question poisonous relationships with lovers, but fear not, you are amongst friends. 3 dance pieces to push your assumptions of friendship, love and your environment to the edge.
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Sun, 10 Jan – Contrasts
What do corporations have in common with comedy? Politicians with pop culture? Laugh and challenge the more serious aspects of life with a mix of theatre, dance and comedy.
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Fri, 15 Jan – Identity
Explore emotions, the very fabric of your identity and the essence of masculinity through music, dance and theatre.
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Sat, 16 Jan – Exploration
Bring your passport tonight as we go on a journey of discovery, meaning and impending doom. Dance and theatre that will make you celebrate our apocalypse.
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Digital Experiences & Gaming Weekend

Sat, 9 Jan – Sun, 10 Jan
Experience cutting edge technologies first hand over a weekend of augmented and virtual reality simulations, gaming and a few surprises to make your colleagues and friends jealous!
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Film Experiences Weekend

Sat, 16 Jan – Sun, 17 Jan
Sit down and relax through 15 short films that will make you laugh, cry and sometimes both at the same time!
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Workshops

Start 2016 with a bang, push your creativity, learn new skills and meet others to bring your projects to fruition!
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Due to restricted capacity, please RSVP to any events you wish to attend before the 8th of January. We will of course try and make space for your wherever possible, but to guarantee your place you will be required to book in advance.