Rock and Pop school

Last week (and continuing this week) I have had the pleasure of working with the Making Music Workshop to help develop the musical skills of young people in Castlereagh.  Over 40 young people form bands, participate in Masterclasses and create new music under the tutelage of Linley Hamilton and John Wilson among others.  The project runs over two weeks with a concert at the end, where the newly formed bands get the opportunity to play their music for their friends and family.  I hope to be able to post some pictures and new songs next week.

Drama Workshops in Brooklands Primary

Over the past few weeks I have carried out a number of workshops with the some talented young people in the new Brooklands Youth Centre.  Working with a group of 15 budding stars, we started with some games.  'Zip zap Boing' was a real favourite.  We seperated the young people into groups and developed freeze frames to tell their favourite fairy tales.  After a few sessions we began to work on developing their own unique piece of theatre, based on some of the subjects that they wanted to explore.  Themes of bullying, anti-social behaviour, everyday life in Ballybeen and the summer were discussed and, from a number of improvisations and we began to find a narrative.  I will return to work with the group in September, with the hope that we will have a new and unique piece of theatre to perform in 'The Celebration of Youth' in October.  Watch this space...

Conor's animation

Gareth's animation

Ian's animation

Alice's Animation

Stop-motion Animation

Adele's Animation