Category Archives: Expressive Arts

Pages of the Sea – FREE – national project to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One

Pages of the Sea is a Nationwide Project that will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One. Directed by Danny Boyle, you are invited to participate in a one off UK wide historical event.

Pages of the Sea

 

 

MY FRIEND SELMA – A play for schools about migration, friendship and hope P5-P7

 

Touring to schools as part of Theatre in Schools Scotland

TOUR EXTENDED: Performances in schools for P5 – P7 available to book now for Oct & Nov 2018. Scottish schools.

 

Curriculum areas: Health and Well Being, Religious and Moral Education, Social Studies

 

My Friend Selma presented by Terra Incognita Theatre Company is the remarkable real-life story of one girl’s journey from war in Bosnia to safety in the UK.  It is the tale of an incredible journey, a world turned upside down, loss, friendship, courage and conkers. The play deals with complex issues of war, refuge and integration in a way that is accessible to young audiences.

 

The story is told by one performer, who plays her own character aged eight. The story is her story. All of the characters are real people and what happened to them is also true.

 

My Friend Selma tells the real-life story of Selma Redzepagic, who fled war in Bosnia with her family when she was eight years old. The family went on a remarkable journey to get to safety in the UK, where they lived in a disused boarding school with fifty other refugees and one British family. The story follows each challenge of their journey, as well as the experience of settling into a new country and new way of life. It also shows the day-to-day joy of friendship and playfulness, through Selma’s experience of being welcomed to the UK, and her eventually finding a new best friend.

“I would give this show 280,000 out of 5.” Erin, aged 9

Resources are available to support this production and pupils will have the opportunity to talk to the performer at the end. There is a small exhibition accompanying the performance including photographs, newspaper articles, verbatim accounts from some of the refugees who lived in the disused boarding school, and artefacts from when these refugees first arrived in the UK.

 

Full details including costs, trailer and teachers resources at www.theatreinschoolsscotland.co.uk
or contact tiss@imaginate.org.uk

RSNO 360 Live: Inventions and Innovators – concerts, workshops and resources

Innovative composers and ingenious inventions:
join us as we uncover the hidden secrets of Scotland’s
National Orchestra. From Beethoven’s influential
5th Symphony to Bach’s iconic Toccata and Fugue, let
your class experience a live symphony orchestra with
music they’ll recognise and love.
With interactive elements throughout, the RSNO
primary schools concerts aim to enrich children’s
understanding of music and are the perfect
introduction to the orchestra for young pupils.

With every booking each school will also receive:
FREE In-school workshop delivered by an
RSNO musician
FREE Teacher training session
FREE Teacher’s resource pack

NOVEMBER & DECEMBER 2018
rsno.org.uk/360-live

RSNO 360 Live 2018-19 (RELAXED PERF)

RSNO 360 Live 2018-19

RSNO Young Ambassadors – 16-21 year olds

Are you aged 16-21 and have a passion for all things classical music? We’d love you to join us as one of our RSNO Young Ambassadors for our 18:19 season.

Young Ambassadors are invited to attend forums throughout the season working alongside the RSNO team to debate the direction of youth engagement within classical music.  Ambassadors also gain work experience opportunities, receive free tickets for RSNO concerts and get the chance meet RSNO musicians and conductors.

For further details and for the 18:19 application form visit the RSNO website

Deadline for applications is 5pm on Friday 14 September 2018

If you have any further questions please contact the RSNO Learning and Engagement team on 0141 225 3584 or email engage@rsno.org.uk

 

Connecting Generations Competition – Interfaith Week 2018

To celebrate Scottish Interfaith Week 2018 which is taking place from 11th – 18th November, Interfaith Scotland is looking for budding artists to take part in our ‘Connecting Generations’ competition.

There is a top prize of £50 and winning entries will have their work displayed at the launch of Scottish Interfaith Week taking place at the Town House, Aberdeen on 12th November 2018. Entries are open to individuals and groups of all ages. You do not need to be part of a faith group to enter this competition. The deadline for entries is Monday 22nd October.
See the PDFs below for entry details.

Creative Competition Flyer

Connecting Generations Competition Entry Form

Connecting Generations Art Competition Advice Sheet

RSNO Notes From Scotland: A national competition for young composers

Attend an afternoon of workshops, where you can gain top composing tips from experts, before submitting a short work for an instrumental trio, quartet or quintet.
Competition entries will be shortlisted and five finalists will have their piece played musicians from the RSNO in a live final on Saturday 1st July, 2018.


Notes From Scotland Workshop
Saturday 2nd June
14.00 – 17.00
New Auditorium, RSNO Centre, G2 3NX

To sign up for a free place at the workshop afternoon please email engage@rsno.org.co.uk with your name, age and contact telephone number.

Deadline for entries is Tuesday 19th June 2018.

For further details please see attached flyer or visit rsno.org.uk/engage/notes-from-scotland/

Best wishes,

The RSNO Engage Team

New Quality Assured Creative Partner – Jupiter Artland

Meet the latest quality assured Creative Partner to join the directory of quality assured creative partners available on the Creativity Portal – offering a ground breaking learning programme, and free visits for nurseries, schools, colleges, universities and community groups.

http://creativityportal.org.uk/partners

A Day at the Museum RSNO Concerts for nursery and primary 1 pupils

Join the Royal Scottish National Orchestra as we take a walk through our favourite museum. Discover new sound worlds as we tiptoe with dinosaurs, marvel at the breath-taking solar system and celebrate new inventions; all alongside the musicians of the RSNO.

RSNO Nursery Concerts 2018_Booking Form

http://www.rsno.org.uk/engage/nursery/

DATES Glasgow Tuesday 27 March, 10.00, 11.15 & 13.30

Edinburgh Wednesday 28 March, 11.00 & 13.30

DURATION Approximately 45 minutes

VENUE Glasgow The Mitchell Theatre, 6 Granville Street, Glasgow G3 7DR

Edinburgh Music Hall, The Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 2LR

PROGRAMME To include: Beethoven, Dvořak and Mendelssohn

COST Pupils: £4.00 per pupil Staff: FREE

The RSNO is committed to ensuring that every school has the opportunity to attend schools concert.

Financial assistance is available to a select group of schools. Please contact us as soon as possible to ensure availability.

For any queries please contact the RSNO Engage team

 

Project Mbuzeni, a creative learning project for P7 to S3 – deadline 9th February

Applications are still open for Project Mbuzeni, a creative learning project for P7 to S3 connected to the production for the same age group, Mbuzeni, at Edinburgh International Children’s Festival 2018.

All details can be found on our website. Deadline for applications is 9 Feb.

Each participating class will have a one-day workshop to explore the themes of the production using the Mbuzeni script.  The class will work with a professional playwright and a drama facilitator to use drama games and creative writing to deepen their understanding of the production characters and the world they inhabit.  They will also learn about evaluating and reviewing a piece of theatre through a facilitated post-show workshop.

At the end of the project, Imaginate will publish a selection of the pupil’s creative writing and reviews on this website.

This project is open to P7 – S3 classes who have booked tickets to attend the production of Mbuzeni. If you haven’t yet booked tickets, contact our Schools Coordinator, Amanda Grimm, on 0131 225 8050 or by email at schools@imaginate.org.uk to discuss availability.

For full details download the application form or email Fiona Ferguson, Creative Development Director if you wish to discuss further.

Friday 9 February 2018

How to apply

Download the Project Mbuzeni application form and return to Lorna.MacDonald@edinburgh.gov.uk by Friday 9 February

Download Project Mbuzeni Application Form