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14 September 2015
Can young people fully understand the importance of arts in our current system?
Arts education is not effective in demonstrating the value of the arts to young people.
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14 September 2015
Minecraft as an art
Could the block style sandbox game stimulate creativity and allow children to easily create individual utopias?
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11 September 2015
Have art colleges lost their creativity?
With regimented marking criteria and a certain element of 'box ticking', do art colleges still offer creative freedom?
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9 September 2015
Backstage with...Susan M Coles
Susan M Coles is a passionate advocate for art, craft and design education in the UK (and beyond).
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8 September 2015
Creativity for mind, body and soul
This month we're discussing the important role of creativity within education, and beyond. It's not just about getting a great career and scoring the top grades (although creativity can help with that too!) it's also about what it means to be human, and where 'home' is to you.
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4 September 2015
Is advanced education always the route to creative success?
Should we always look to success at school and uni to predict future success? Loads of famous artists, musicians and actors made it...without excelling at school.
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4 September 2015
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015 comes to an end
Monday was the close of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015, and it proved to be bigger than ever!
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3 September 2015
My issue with creative education
Issues with commitment and hard work may be more accurate...
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3 September 2015
School: a creative utopia
Imagine a world in which equality is universal. Not just between men and women, but between creatives and academics.
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2 September 2015
How to...teach yourself photography
This month we're looking at creative education...but does this always have to come from the classroom? Why not teach yourself a key arts skill?
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1 September 2015
Education vs Creativity...the gloves are off!
Can these two vital elements in any young person's development be brought back together?
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1 September 2015
School: should it always be about academic achievement?
Sadly, it is the case that within the current educational climate, arts subjects are being put on the back seat within the school curriculum.
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31 August 2015
What goes on at...Global Arts Corps
Global Arts Corps have worked in areas such as Rwanda, Kosovo, Cambodia and Northern Ireland, using theatre as a tool to form bonds and bring people together from opposite sides of - often violent - disputes. We caught up with Executive Producer, Jackie Lessac, to find out more.
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28 August 2015
Interview with David Toole
David Toole is a dancer from Leeds who has performed with the notable DV8 and Candoco dance company. In 2012, he took centre stage (and air) at the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games, dancing to music by singer Birdie. On top of that, he's performed at the National Theatre of Wales and the Royal Shakespeare Company. Voice caught up with him to ask him your questions.
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28 August 2015
Backstage with...James Nicholson, sound designer and engineer
Join us backstage with sound designer James Nicholson
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27 August 2015
What goes on at...Global Art Project for Peace
Katherine Josten set up Global Art Project for Peace in 1993, and has been running it ever since. We caught up with her to find out how they operate, what art can do for peace and how local communities can get involved.
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26 August 2015
A Pocketful of Grimms
Rumplestiltskin, Hansel and Gretle, The Original Beauty and the Beast, The Bird, the mouse, and the sausage. Four tales, all oddly to do with food.
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25 August 2015
How to write reviews for the web by Jake Orr
Here's a handy guide to writing reviews for the web by A Younger Theatre's Editor Jake Orr.