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28 October 2015
I can do both! Is the multi-skilled artist a good thing?
With a specific focus on the backstage theatre industry, is being a multi-skilled practitioner a help or a hindrance within the industry today? Can someone market themselves as having skills in multiple departments? And how important is it for someone who has chosen to specialise to have a knowledge of other departments?
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27 October 2015
What's Happening for the Young - Subjectivity UK
As part of the What's Happening for the Young Festival that took place at the Southbank Centre this weekend, Subjectivity UK held a talk entitled "Crime and Punishment Vs. the Youth". This discussion incorporated performance and specialist speakers to look at issues inspired by an article from the UN Convention.
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26 October 2015
What goes on at...Juice Festival
Juice Festival is a week-long festival for children and young people from 24th-31st October. At their launch party Ellen Orange had the chance to talk to Chris, the Artistic Director, Ryan and Rachel, two Juice Festival Coordinators and member of Team Juice, Lily to find out more.
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23 October 2015
Hairspray Review
This is my review of Hairspray The Musical, which is currently touring the UK!
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22 October 2015
Case Study: Shannon Hay, Arts Award Activist
Shannon has just joined the Youth Network as an Activist, and is currently working on her Gold Arts Award with Chichester Festival Theatre.
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20 October 2015
'My Word is Gold' winner: Freya Averley
Freya Averley, lives in Newcastle. She is now 16 - she did her Gold Arts Award while 15 - and has been training circus intensively for nearly 4 years with Five Ring Circus at Circus Central in Newcastle.
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15 October 2015
Case Study: Carli Green, Arts Award Activist
Carli Green has joined the Arts Award Youth Network as an Arts Award Activist, and is currently completing his Gold at Sixth Sense Theatre Company.
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12 October 2015
Competition Brief: SSF reviewing on Arts Award Voice
Starting today, primary, secondary and sixth form students are being given the chance to enter reviews of Shakespeare School Festival (SSF) performances to a special competition on Voice!
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9 October 2015
Case Study: Jo Nead, Arts Award Activist and Gold achiever
I first came across Arts Award during work experience at the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2013, where I was given the opportunity to complete a Bronze Arts Award alongside the course.
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5 October 2015
Arts Award movers and shakers: Diana Walton
Diana has been around since the first shoots of Arts Award grew in the West Midlands in 2000 and has helped the award to flourish over the years
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2 October 2015
Raising the Game: National Association of Youth Theatre event
To Be or not To Be at NAYT... That is the question
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1 October 2015
10 tips for getting going with Arts Award
It's Start Your Arts Award Day! Here are our top tips for getting going with Arts Award...
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30 September 2015
Creativity vs Education: What have we learnt this month, class?
This month we have discussed the current state of creative education in the UK and it has proved itself to be rather lacking. From interviews with leading demonstrators to creative utopias, here is the best from September.
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25 September 2015
Arts Award Discover Club at Latitude Festival
The Arts Award Youth Network smashed it again! 68 Discover Arts Award were completed at Latitude Festival!
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25 September 2015
Arts Award Discover Club at Elderflower Fields
This year the Arts Award Youth Network supported the achievement of 18 Discover Arts Awards onsite at Elderflower!
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25 September 2015
Arts Award Discover Club at Dissfest 2015
This year the Arts Award Youth Network supported the achievement of 13 Discover Arts Awards at DissFest, Diss in Norfolk!
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24 September 2015
My Morning With Lenny!
Sitting on a panel alongside a member of the Casting Directors Guild, a famous actor/comedian, and a freelance director, is not a bad way to start your Saturday.
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24 September 2015
Working the Fringe – Part 3: A Reflection
So it's been nearly 3 weeks since I left Scotland and the Fringe for yet another year.