11–13 June 2021 I Kirtlington Park, Oxford

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4 months ago

Lemn Sissay Joins us for our third KITE Digital ThinkIN

Join BAFTA nominated, award-winning writer, poet, performer, playwright, artist, broadcaster and national treasure Lemn Sissay for our next Digital Thinkin on Tuesday 7th July.
7 months ago

Our Story So Far

We created KITE to combine incredible music and breakthrough ideas in a unique programme of live performances and interactive discussions.
4 days ago

KITE Resources 001

“Relationships between women have either been ignored or commodified, or sexualised.” Laura Marling 2017 In our first KITE resources series, we highlight three works that challenge, explore or recontextualise this notion.
1 week ago

New Leaders In Thought: Rain Dove

Get to know Rain Dove, one of the people pushing our concept of identity forward into the 2020s
1 month ago

Music In Context: Rage at The DNC

Even before it became the most contentious election in living memory the 2000 Presidential race was a hot one.
7 months ago

KITE Digital ThinkIn: Bill Browder

Our next KITE digital ThinkIn is an unmissable opportunity to see Bill Browder in conversation with James Harding.
7 months ago

2020 Update

The evolving situation around COVID-19 has led us to the decision to postpone KITE's inaugural edition until 11th-13th June 2021.
7 months ago

KITE Digital ThinkIn: Jon Ronson

We are launching a series of KITE Digital ThinkIns in partnership with Tortoise. Jon Ronson will join Merope Mills to explore whether our personality types determine how we respond to Covid-19.
8 months ago

Who are Tortoise?

We talk about Tortoise as "a different kind of newsroom", so you can see why the idea of launching a 'different kind of festival' appealed to us. 
9 months ago

Six ‘Futures’ in the Ideas Programme

The Ideas Programme is organised into six themes. Each theme will crop up in different events across four stages over the weekend - you can speak up and join in, or just listen and absorb.

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