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Engagement and Learning

The Grand Theatre, Blackpool

The Grand Theatre has a long history of offering creative opportunities for children, young people, families and adults to enhance their experience of the theatre’s programme. We offer curriculum support for schools linked with performances, as well as new initiatives for young people to be involved in their own creative work.

New programmes have been launched this year; The Grand Learning Links Programme and the Young Artists in Residence Programme. If you want to get involved or find out more please feel free to contact:

Celine Wyatt, Engagement and Learning Manager
Telephone 01253 743253
Email celinew@blackpoolgrand.co.uk

Learning Links Programme
The Grand Theatre invests heavily in its creative learning projects
for all ages, here are just some of the events we are running:

Drama Teachers Network
The Grand aims to support teacher’s professional development and aim to launch this network very soon.

Primary Schools Theatre & Cultural Forum

We want to establish this forum to support the ongoing Blackpool Schools Cultural Programme and creative approaches to teaching and learning, working with artists, writers, theatre companies and dance companies. All schools are welcome, to ensure our programmes are needs-led and that the schools are at the hub of everything we do.

Grand Theatre Young Artists in Residence Programme Launched this August this year the theatre offers young people the opportunity to work with our visiting companies, artists and technicians to explore varied responses to the theatre, its building, and its programme. The programme is led by the young people working alongside artists. Our next Theatre Week is for budding actors and directors and is in conjunction with Burnley Youth Theatre.

Theatre Week @ Blackpool Grand
October Half Term (5 full days)

This Theatre Week will enable young people to feel more confident about their acting and directing. The group will work together on a script(s), developing an understanding of the approach that actors and directors take in creating a piece of theatre. The young people will explore different methodologies including text analysis through practical activities, character work including the development of voice and movement approaches, an exploration of the use of chorus and ensemble methods, and the creation of stage pictures by developing an understanding of levels of tension and status. Ages: 14-16yrs
Cost £50.00 (Places are limited)
Booking 01253 743343
Venue Grand Theatre, Lawrence House Studio

Red Riding Hood - Horse + Bamboo Theatre
Blackpool Schools Workshops - 7-11 November 2011
Lancashire Schools Workshops - 17-19 January 2012

Actors from Horse + Bamboo Theatre will be delivering workshops for schools who have booked to see their performance (7/8 March). This exciting drama based session will prepare students for the company’s unique style of visual theatre and their approach to Red Riding Hood. Part of Blackpool’s Wordpool Festival. Book a full
or half day with the company.
Cost £75.00 per workshop
Booking 01253 743343
Venue In your own School

Family Arts Workshop
16 February - 10.30am- 12.30pm / 1.30pm -3.30pm

Come and work with Artist and Puppet Maker Vanessa Card who works with Horse + Bamboo. Create your own Red Riding Hood,
Grandma and Wolf masks and puppets.
Cost £10.00 per family for a full day.
£5.00 per family for a half day
Booking 01253 743343
Venue Lowther Pavilion, Lytham

Teachers Workshop
Red Riding Hood - Puppets and masks
2 February 2012 (4-6pm)

A practical arts workshop with an opportunity to explore and learn about Horse + Bamboo’s unique approach to exploring myth and legend. Working with Alison Duddle Artistic Director.
Cost £10.00 per teacher
Booking 01253 743343
Venue Grand Theatre, Lawrence House studio

Teachers Course
27 February 2012 (Full day)
Lead by Sue Dean and Edwina Maskell - English & Maths Team
Lancashire County Council

Red Riding Hood: Using creative strategies to engage and motivate young writers. Do you want to make writing exciting? This one
day course explores practical strategies for engaging and motivating all pupils to write. Using the Horse + Bamboo production as a focus, the course will take teachers through a complete teaching sequence.
Cost £150.00 per teacher
Venue Lowther Pavilion
Booking 01257 516160 or email literacyconsultants@lancashire.gov.uk

Friend or Foe - Scamp Theatre
Drama Based Workshops - 7-10 November 2011

Scamp Theatre with an actor and their Education Officer offer this exciting and engaging workshop. They will support ongoing exploration of World War II through the friendship of two young
evacuees.
Cost £330 for a full day (plus travel) / £165 for a half day
Booking Scamp Theatre 01462 734843
Venue In your own School

Anne Frank - The Touring Consortium
History Workshops: Available November 2011 to June 2012
For Yr6, KS3,KS4 and further and higher education students. Lead by Marian McQueen - Humanities Consultant.

This workshop, will help your students to explore the historical context of the time in which Anne Frank lived. It emphasise student talk for learning, student questioning, and listening skills.
Cost £3.00 per student
Booking 01253 743343
Venue In your own School

GCSE English & Drama Workshop
Available November 2011to June 2012
Lead by Helen Lapping: English Consultant.

Explore the events and characters of Anne Frank’s famous diary through drama and exploratory writing! Think about the impact the diaries have as a first person account - who are they meant for? Why did Anne write her diary? Finally consider modern day ‘diaries’ like blogs, Facebook, Twitter and the impact they have on the reader.
Cost £3.00 per student
Booking Helen Lapping 07786 244490
Venue In your own School

Pre Teachers workshops
Booking 01253 743343
Cost £75.00 per workshop
Venue In your own School

Teachers Resource Pack
The Grand Theatre have commissioned Marian McQueen to develop and write a Resource Park for Anne Frank.
Cost £20.00 (FREE if you book 30+ to show)
Booking 01253 743343

Supporters of Creative Learning
Special thanks must go to Blackpool Council, Arts Council England and SystemHOST for the valuable contribution to our Engagement and Learning programme of events. Bringing The Arts to many who may have otherwise missed the experience.

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