EDUCATION & COMMUNITY
As part of a regular community and education programme Clonter offer a series of workshops to school children aged 8 -18.
2012-13 PROGRAMME
Activities include:
PERFORMANCE PROJECTS
JANUARY - MARCH
Tailor made Performance Projects enable schools to write, design, compose and perform short musical pieces. The Performance Day includes a costume design workshop.
PLATFORM CONCERTS
THURSDAY 8 & THURSDAY 15 MARCH
Primary school choirs are invited to try out and develop their performance skills in a non competitive and supportive environment.
DRESS REHEARSAL OF HANSEL & GRETEL
THURSDAY 19 JULY
Sung in English - suitable for GCSE music & Drama and students, including University of the Third Age
COSTUME DESIGN WORKSHOP
THURSDAY 19 JULY
One hour before Dress Rehearsal. Budding designers can get to know all the characters in the opera and design a costume for their favourite character. The designs will be exhibited during the interval.
MUSICAL THEATRE DAYS
SEPTEMBER 11-20
Action packed workshops involving a musical workshop, set and lighting design and a variety show at the end of the day with excerpts from opera,operetta and musical theatre.
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Total number of participants in 2010’s Education Programme was 1545 children from 29 different schools and 701 adults.
“A big “thank you” for the opportunities you have given the children today. The children and staff have come back enthused with the day’s experience, with many of the children and staff saying “it was the best trip ever!”
Ros Caulfield
Head Teacher St Gabriel’s Primary School, Alsager
Children’s comments...
“Well I didn’t like the opera before but you couldn’t shut me up last night!”
Emma Bennett – 10
“ I loved doing set designing and meeting real opera stars”
Maggie - 9
For more information on any of these events please contact...
AMANDA HARMAN - Education Officer
Telephone: 01260 224514
Email:
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