“It was brilliant”
(Stage fighting workshop.
Girl aged 8)

“This is a good workshop and should come here every half term” (Bollywood Drama Boy Age 10)

Meanwhile check out the following links:

• What's on every week
• Workshops and Shows Coming Up

AUDITIONS FOR FAME

Aberantheatre are holding auditions for a production of FAME to be performed on 1st & 2nd August. Auditions take place on 25th May 12-4pm. To book a place ring Ben Cole on 07782 334356

Kids Get Digital

Our workshops during February Half Term mixed digital photography and art to create something new. The Under 6s produced colourful window hangings; the 11-16 group designed their own T shirts; the 7-12 group created photo animations. Have a look at the photos. If you are interested in our summer workshops, make sure you join our mailing list.
For more photos see: http://picasaweb.google.com/newhamptonarts

HALF TERM FUN

• This way to the events

This February half term there is masses going on from Chinese New Year to Dracula, Korean humour in the Kam Tree and workshops for all ages. See the Events Page for full details. And don't miss the free afternoon fun in Molineux Alley on 9th Feb.

PUPPES GALORE

Our puppets festival in May and June gives you the chance to see puppet companies from Hungary, Turkey and Slovakia. They include Shadow Puppets, String Puppets and Digital Puppets. You can have a go at making your own puppets in workshops for all ages on 31st May and 1st June.

ALL ABOARD FUN FOR CHILDREN

• What's on this Summer
• My Space All Aboard

One visitor to the Fun Day in 2005 said "It was so good it blew my head open"!
This year event on 14th July will be just as fantastic. With music, dance, dram, art - things to see and things to do - all day from 10.30am-5pm, this is not one to miss!

DANCE TOGETHER

• Have a look at the all aboard my space.

20 children aged betweet 10 and 14 will be joining Blue Eyed Soul Dance Company over May/June half term for a week of dance and art. They will be creating a new dance piece and unusual artworks to go with it. The children have been selected from workshops run in local schools and will involve children with and without disabilities working together to create something new. The new dance and art will be unveiled at the All Aboard Arts Fun day on 14th July. There are still places on the art workshops. Ring or email for more details.

JOIN IN AT EASTER

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Our workshops this Easter have taken ideas from the Brainwaves day at half term. You can try circus skills and percussion from junk. If you want to make your mark on the Fun Day in July you can add your touch to our artwork which will be on display

ROOTS AND SPOOKS

Kids were involved in two seasonal celebrations over October Half Term. In our family workshops, we made spooky friends including spiders, ghosts and witches.
Gazebo Theatre company also ran a workshop for Black History Month exploring journeys and heros using words. drama, costumes, props and a bit of glue.

Dance is Fab

I am 11 years of age and will be starting Smestow High School in September.
I attend classes with the Wolverhampton All Stars, which is a cheerleading group who travel all over the place to compete in competitions. I really do love it. And also I took part in a dance workshop a couple of weeks ago at Newhampton Arts, it was fab.
(L.P.)

WORLD STAGE

The Summer School was great. It taught you lots of dances. It is cool that in just one week we put a play together. You made loads of new friends. Thank you. It was great.
Ruqaiyaa Khan

HEROIC COMPETITION WINNERS

Five Winners of the My Hero art competition received their prizes on Wednesday 31st June.

Over 50 children entered the competition which asked them to create a picture of their hero and explain why. There was a fantastic range of subjects. There were world famous heroes such as Nelson Mandela and Florence Nightingale, sport stars like Steven Gerrard, even a famous knitter, Rachel Matthews. Some children chose parents, friends or grandparents; some chose cartoon characters like Shadow the Hedgehog! Artist, Debbie Rosser, found it very difficult to choose winners.
The winners were Scott Simpson (14), with a picture of cricketer Geraint Jones; Sarah Collings (14) with Rachel Matthews; Raveer Mann (9) with Nelson Mandela; Clare Simpson with cricketer Simon Jones and Harlin Kaur (9) with a picture of her Father.

The competition was part of the Footsteps of Giants Festival and was sponsored by High Town Art Shop and judged by local artist, Debbie Rosser. The best of the pictures are on display in the Newhampton Arts Centre Theatre foyer.

MY WORLD

Did you take part in the clay workshops at the Kids Arts Fun Day last Summer? If you did you might like to come along to see if your work is on display. Artist, Kanj Nicholas, has created 3 3D wall plaques out of your work, entitled My Home, My School, My World. They are displayed on the first landing in the Theatre Block. Come along and have a look any time between 8.30am and 5.30pm Monday - Friday and when shows are on.
Don't miss our current \art competition: My Hero. Details below

IT WAS BRILLIANT

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I hope you had a good time during the Easter holidays. This is what some of the young people enjoyed about puppet and music worskhops here at the arts centre:
"when I made a good fairy", " that you got to make a play", "making the puppets", "having a go at every instrument", "being able to conribute to the composition", "It was brilliant!"
Check out the Events page for details of activities during the May/June half term holiday. Summer holiday activities will also be announced soon.

GRAFFITI ART ON TV

The BBC were on hand to film youngsters having a go a Graffiti or Aerosol Art over February Half Term. The workshops were sponsored by Touchstone Housing as part of a project to improve the environment on Molineux Alley which runs from the football stadium past the Newhampton Arts Centre. The video can be seen on the internet: www.bbc.co.uk - Black Country - Local TV - Graffiti Brightens Up Alleyway.

REPORTERS

Have you read Priya's report on the Fun Day? Would you like to see your ideas on the web-site. Send us a report of an activity you have attended at the Newhampton Arts Centre and we will put the best ones on this page. Include your name and age. You can also include a photo if you would like to see your face on this page!