ARTS AWARD
“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)
Kids Zone
What are you into? Drama, Breakdance, Bollywood? Something fun to do in the holidays? Fun family shows? Check out what's on at the NAC.
Tell us about something you have seen or done at the NAC or what you would like to do here. Email your ideas to admin@newhamptonarts.co.uk to win free show tickets.
Schools Out for SummerLooking for something to do over the summer? Want to have fun, be creative, learn some new skills? Then this is the place to look. From Dance to Drama from Angels to Annimation from Heroes to Pirates. For ages 2-18. Follow the link for full details: WORKSHOPS |
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Bollywood Bonanza Come back soon for video footage of our bollywood bonanza showcase |
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WHAT SHOW? COMPETITIONThe winning show was Once Upon a Tiger on 15th April. What did you think of it?: "It was brilliant and lovely" Lolita |
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GREEN WEEK (February Half Term 2010)
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FESTIVE FUN (Christmas Holidays 2009)Lanterns, angels, snowflakes, bead decorations were some of the works of art created in our family workshop in Dec 09. Lots of volunteers were on hand to help small fingers. Many thanks to Leanne, Ruth, Jessica, Sarah and Jonathan. See flickr for more photos. |
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SPOOKY GOINGS ON (October Half Term 2009Giggly ghosts, bouncing bats, bostin’ black cats and pouty pumpkin faces kept appearing at the Newhampton Arts Centre over half term. Volunteers Sangeeta, Priya and Lucy helped children aged 2 to 8 to make their own spooky friends out of household materials including bin liners, kitchen rolls and egg boxes.
The next ST-ART family workshop is on Tuesday 22nd December at 10.30am when children will be making something festive. Ring Selina to book a place or to find out about becoming a volunteer.
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DISCOVERING THE RAMAYANA (October Half Term 2009)Hannnah (10), Thomas, Caroline and Sveena (all 11) had a taste of real drama during half term, when they became part of The Fetch Theatre Company for a day. The young performers learnt how to work with large puppets and masks, under the expert eye of company members Purvin and Nisha. After rehearsing for a day, they went on to play the parts of Hanumans’ monkey army and Ravanna’s demons in a performance of the Ramayana story in the theatre at the Newhampton Arts Centre. Both performers and audience thought it was “fantastic”.
This show was supported by Black Country Touring.
Our next family show is Beauty and the Beast on 19th December. This year Zip Theatre are doing two performances of their popular pantomime at 2pm and 4pm. A family tickets costs £18.
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IT’S BETTER THAN SITTING AT HOME! (Summer Holidays 2009)The rain did not stop play at the Newhampton Arts Centre which was buzzing with dance, drama, music and craft activities over the summer.
SUPERHEROES
Senior members of Central Youth Theatre helped young action heroes to create their own show. “Superheroes” was the theme for the week of drama activities for children aged 8-13. “I think this summer school has been brilliant and it has been the best I have ever been to.” Parents agreed “J came home full of excitement, enjoying every minute and couldn’t wait to get there in the morning” “It made the young people feel special and believe in themselves.”
CRAZY CREATURES
Art students, Sangeeta and Leanne, led creative activities for younger children aged 2-7. The children enjoyed listening to stories, imitating hippopotamuses and making masks, sea creatures and insects (and lots of mess!) from recycled materials. As parents said, “It was great that the children were allowed to get on and make things by themselves.”
ALL ABOARD
After responding to a challenge to create a “play in a day” at three different workshops at Penn Hall School, Bilston Town Hall and Newhampton, forty 8-13 year olds took over the Newhampton Theatre to perform their shows. As part of the All Aboard project, children with disabilities and special needs were able to join in. The kids all gave it top marks. “It was really great - I enjoyed making the play and performing in it,” said Chloe aged 10.
HORROR HIGH
Older kids, 12-18, had fun combining music, dance and drama into their own spooky musical, “Horror High”, led by Zip Theatre. “It’s brilliant,” said Iwan, 12. “I’m having a great time.”
Meanwhile, in the Dance Studio, youngsters aged up to 16 joined the Allstars to learn cheerleading skills and a whole range of dance styles and choreography
IT’S BETTER THAN SITTING AT HOME
The Zip Rockschool week attracted 30 bidding musicians, all keen to take part in song writing, recording and performing. “It’s fun” said Jasper (12) and Dominic (13), “You get to learn new things and try out instruments.” They showcased their talents in a lively music extravaganza at the end of the week. Zip also ran creative projects in music, drama and alcohol awareness.
Funding from the Local Network Partnership, Positive Activities for Young People, Short Breaks helped a wide range of children to take part in lots of these activities
As Jasper and Dominic said, “It is better than sitting at home!” It certainly is.
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DYNAMICS PUPPET FESTIVAL June 2009 |
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There were some fantastic puppets created over half term with Jim Morris. We also learned some sign language. (Respect, respect, respect!). |
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CLOWNING AROUND (Easter 2009) See more clown photos.We got stuck in making masks, dressing up, moving and clowning around. |
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GOING POTTY (February Half Term 2009) 80 children took part in our pot and clay work workshops over February half term and, with the help of Mike Fletcher, took away their own masterpieces. If you were at the workshop, see if you can spot yourself on picasaweb. |
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THE POWER OF 3 (October Half Term 2008) During October half-term 75 young people aged 8-18yrs, took part in the'3' Festival at Newhampton Arts Centre in Whitmore Reans.The festival celebrated the anniversaries of 3 different Wolverhampton youth theatres: Kuumba Arts Movement (5 years), Village Playhouse (10 years) and Central Youth Theatre (25 years). Young people spent six months setting up the festival. They had a hand in every aspect from setting the theme, to booking the workshops, organising social events and overseeing the running of the festival from start to finish, gaining a great insight into arts administration. They also raised the funding with a successful application to the Youth Bank and a fund-raising ball at Bilston Town Hall. During the festival youngsters learnt skills such as Stage Combat, Comedy Acting, Lighting and Sound, Props and Costume Making, which they can put to good use in the future. The rest of the time was devoted to creating three plays from scratch, to be performed on the Friday evening to a sell-out audience. The week was a great success, and a tribute to the abundance of talent present in the youth of Wolverhampton. 'It was absolutely an amazing week and I had the time of my life. One of the highlights was that we got to meet different people from the other youth theatres and made loads of new friends. I got to play samba drums, have a go at special-effects make-up and stand-up comedy. Then there were the evening events: I never thought I would be enthusiastic about American square dancing! Pappy's fun club had us all laughing and cringing at the same time and I think it will be a while before the image of Tom wrapped in clingfilm is erased from our minds! The finale of the week was the three performances and it was great to watch the other groups perform after a week of hard work' Reporters: Leigh Coghill, |
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