Exciting new Projects - Reach Arts 2012
January 9 2012
Partners Theatre Company - It's all about ME!
Partners Theatre company start work on the Arts Council (ACE) spring tour called ‘It’s All About Me’, working with Kerry Boorman the new Theatre Director.
Making It Art
Reach start work in Commonweal School, Crowdys Hill School and Uplands School for 5 weeks culminating in the 2012 show at the Wyvern Theatre called ‘Making it ART’. This will be the third year that Reach has staged this event that also includes an ‘Opportunities Fair’, in the lower foyer of the theatre. This is a chance for other groups working with young people who have learning difficulties in areas of leisure, social and career opportunities, to come and host trade stands that supply the young performers, their parents and carers, with information to help them make choices for their future lives. These sessions will be led by arts workers Isabel Evans, Katherine Lucas and Sue Welsh.
Crafty Arts Folk
The ‘Crafty Arts Folk’ group starts back to the Wyvern Theatre, blue room, after the Christmas break. This group will continue to run from 10am – 12noon every Tuesday whist funds last. Artist Sheena Dean will continue to steer the group along their artistic journey ably supported by Teresa York.
February 2012
Making It Art
‘Making it Art’ at the Wyvern Theatre with performances from pupils attending 3 Swindon schools ‘Crowdys Hill school who have been attending an after school club, Uplands final year students and young people from the special education unit at Commonweal School
Partners Theatre Company
Partners Theatre Company will show a short ‘work in progress’ piece from their sessions so far on ACE tour.
May/June 2012
Partners Theatre Company - It's all about ME!
ACE tour ‘It’s All about Me’, begins its production week followed by 2 weeks touring around Swindon. Partners will have spent their weekly sessions working with Kerry Boorman and Katherine Lucas devising a show that will explore issues around social networking and other sources of digital communications. The show will use the format of ‘Forum Theatre’ to take these issues into school using drama to help students address their experiences of social networking whilst raising awareness of potential problems. This form of theatre will enable young people to act out scenarios and face up to any concerns. Production week is 14th – 18th May, touring starts on the 21st May and is fully booked with a rest day for the company on the 25th & 30th May.
Big Hat Cabaret - June 8 2012
Please note the date is June and not July as originally published, apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused.
Big Hat Cabaret will be once again at the Arts Centre for a wonderful mixed media extravaganza with Partners Theatre Company, Swindon Dance, Musicians, film makers and much, much more.
July 2012
The Big Arts Day at Lydiard Park - 14 July 2012
The Big Arts Day at Lydiard Park. Reach will offer a performance from the recent Partners Theatre Co tour.