Tuesday 24 August 2010
Dance Extravaganza
Moneyreagh Community Centre played host to Castlereagh's dance festival, celebrating dance groups from all over the Borough and beyond. The event was opened with 'ArtsEkta', who treated the audience to a Bollywood ensemble piece. Other groups on display were 'Bright Lights and Johnson's school' who performed Highland Dance. 'Trim the Velvet' performed Irish dancing while 'Fresh and Fly' offered a more contemporary slant with their 'pirate' dance. 'Kaleidoscope' dance company's 'Puppet on a string' tickled many of the audience members, and the ballet performance from the 'Michelle Bertanito ballet school' was both skillful and elegant. Several technical hitches with music didn't break up the flow too significantly, and the feedback from the audience was very positive.
Friday 13 August 2010
Rock and Pop
CASTLEREAGH ‘ROCKS’ WITH A CULTURAL TWIST.
Castlereagh Borough Council, in partnership with Castlereagh Arts, SEELB and Castlereagh Community Safety Partnership funded and delivered their annual ‘Rock and Pop’ school from Monday 19 July 2010 to Friday 30 July 2010. The aim of the project was to provide a platform for young musicians, at both a beginner and advanced levels, to come together to develop their musical abilities and compose orginal pieces of music. Over the course of the programme Eight bands were formed who worked with the programme facilitator in writing lyrics and composing music, which then cumulated in a live performance at Belvoir Players Studio on Friday 30 July 2010.
Conor Maguire, Arts Officer, Castlereagh Borough Council, commented ‘The 2010 Rock and Pop School was a great success, thanks to both the very talented musicians who participated in the School, and the fantastic team of music professionals from The Making Music Workshop including musical legends John Wilson and Linley Hamilton. The tutors encouraged, supported and trained the students to write songs, to improve their performance skills and confidence, while tackling social issues such as drugs alcohol and social exclusion’.
Other comments
“Excellent sense of achievement for young people to participate in all the elements of music. It was brilliant, I really enjoyed it.”
“Very worthwhile and I am very surprised at the standard achieved by the students in a very short time!”
“Fantastic quality outcomes with young people clearly very engaged with a creative experience – I am really surprised at how good this was. Excellent!”
“Great day – If higher fees are paid, do kids get more recognition?
“A very enjoyable day, it was just perfect!”
“Well done, it’s a great opportunity for kids of all ages to get together, write music and perform. Very successful and well organized – keep it up!”
“Absolutely amazing! We have some very talented kids. Well done!”
“A fantastic show! Very well done to all the kids!”
“Never expected such a wonderful performance after only 5 days! What a boost for the children’s confidence, thank you so much!”
Castlereagh Borough Council, in partnership with Castlereagh Arts, SEELB and Castlereagh Community Safety Partnership funded and delivered their annual ‘Rock and Pop’ school from Monday 19 July 2010 to Friday 30 July 2010. The aim of the project was to provide a platform for young musicians, at both a beginner and advanced levels, to come together to develop their musical abilities and compose orginal pieces of music. Over the course of the programme Eight bands were formed who worked with the programme facilitator in writing lyrics and composing music, which then cumulated in a live performance at Belvoir Players Studio on Friday 30 July 2010.
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| Mercury nominee James Maddren from Kit Downes Trio |
The Live event was attended by over 200 members of the public, parents and families of participants, among whom was Mercury nominated James Maddren from Kit Downes Trio, who gave an inspirational speech and Jackie Flavelle the famous bassist with Chris Barber Band, who commented;
“What a wonderful job! All children are special. However, these child musicians are ultra special, they have such talent and they are so professional at such a tender age. Some are destined for fame and all are destined to make the people happy through their music and songs.”
Jackie’s daughter, broadcaster and music journalist Lisa Flavelle was also in attendance..
The live show was then followed with a dance and music performance by a group of young people from Lesotho. This offered an opportunity to meet and mingle with people from a totally different culture, discuss music and their cultural differences and similarities.
Conor Maguire, Arts Officer, Castlereagh Borough Council, commented ‘The 2010 Rock and Pop School was a great success, thanks to both the very talented musicians who participated in the School, and the fantastic team of music professionals from The Making Music Workshop including musical legends John Wilson and Linley Hamilton. The tutors encouraged, supported and trained the students to write songs, to improve their performance skills and confidence, while tackling social issues such as drugs alcohol and social exclusion’.
Other comments
“Today was totally amazing, I never thought these kids could be so professional. It was brilliant, it really amazed me.”
“Excellent sense of achievement for young people to participate in all the elements of music. It was brilliant, I really enjoyed it.”
“Very worthwhile and I am very surprised at the standard achieved by the students in a very short time!”
“Fantastic quality outcomes with young people clearly very engaged with a creative experience – I am really surprised at how good this was. Excellent!”
“Great day – If higher fees are paid, do kids get more recognition?
“A very enjoyable day, it was just perfect!”
“Really good, excellent!”
“Well done, it’s a great opportunity for kids of all ages to get together, write music and perform. Very successful and well organized – keep it up!”
“Excellent as ever!”
“Absolutely amazing! We have some very talented kids. Well done!”
“A fantastic show! Very well done to all the kids!”
“Never expected such a wonderful performance after only 5 days! What a boost for the children’s confidence, thank you so much!”
“My daughter has attended the Rock and pop school for the past four years and as a consequence so many musical doors have opened for her, she has progressed so much, she has also participated in voluntary work within the borough because of Rock and Pop and Colin Dudgeon. This is an excellent and innovative project. Well done!”
“A really great show – superb standard, excellent lyrics and performance, some very strong songs. Wonderful!”
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