Inspiration and resources for creative activities exploring and using the Scots language now listed on the Creativity Portal. This and many more resources and partners are available by searching under Languages and Literacy.
Monthly Archives: June 2011
“Taking the Drama out of Drama Delivery” Basic Drama Activities and Exercises – CPD Glow Meet
Join Lyceum Drama Artist Christie O’Carroll and Youth Theatre Producer John Glancy to learn how to lead your class in easy-to-use and effective drama exercises including warm-up and cool-down exercises, as well as more in-depth drama activities
This Thursday 4.15 – 5pm. Just turn up if you don’t manage to sign up in advance.
All exercises and activities can be adapted for different age-groups and we will show you how to adapt some of the activities to support topics or themes that you are working on in class.
Instructions on leading the exercises will be able to download following the Glow Meet.
Sign up and join us at bit.ly/glowingthursday
So, you think you need funding for dance?
Yes, that’s right folks, for the first time in the history of the BBC Performing Arts Fund, we will be funding dance in 2011 via two brand new schemes – Community Dance andDance Fellowships.
To celebrate this, we held a reception before the live recording of BBC One’s So You Think You Can Dance a few weeks ago where we caught up with dancer, choreographer and judge on the show, Arlene Phillips.
If anyone knows about how challenging and rewarding a discipline dance can be, it’s Arlene. Here’s what she had to say:
“Dance was always my dream, and I know for many people out there it is a dream for them too.
It takes hours of hard work and practise, but can also bring great joy and happiness into people’s lives. As well as being a fantastic way to stay in shape, it also helps with coordination and focus.
Whether it’s your job for life or a hobby for fun, dance is accessible to all no matter what your age so find your nearest dance centre, gym or community centre and see what you can get involved in!”
The Community Dance scheme is now open for applications and Dance Fellowshipswill launch on the 7th June so check back for more information!
If you have any questions or comments on our plans for dance then please get in touch at performingartsfund@bbc.co.uk Alternatively you can join in the conversation on ourFacebook page or on Twitter.
Local Heritage and Digital Know How – Libraries Software wins design award
An innovative software project led by The City of Edinburgh Council’s Libraries and Information Service has scooped a prestigious design award.
Whose Town?, an educational resource which uses real life Edinburgh case studies to illustrate key moments of recent history, emerged victorious at the Scottish Design Awards 2011, with designers Eskimopicking up the Chairman’s Award for Design. The awards were presented at a ceremony held at Glasgow’s Thistle Hotel in May.
Libraries project lands top design award
