Stirling Community Planning Partnership along with Scottish Sports Futures is offering young people across Stirling the opportunity to come together and take part in a range of sport and creative arts activities this Saturday (29th October) at Raploch Community Campus. This event is aimed at young people in P6 upwards (maximum age is 21). For more information please contact Scottish Sports Futures on 0141 218 4640, visit their website <http://www.ssf.org.uk> or contact Stirling Council, Youth Services on 01786 442719.
Category Archives: Expressive Arts
Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off! – Glow Meet
Live from Dundee Rep Theatre, join us for an exclusive Glow Meet with the acclaimed playwright Liz Lochhead. A rare opportunity to hear the current national poet talk about her writing and in particular the modern Scottish classic, Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off.
Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off – a co-production between the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh and Dundee Rep Theatre. Join the Glow Meet for language and drama activities, design resources and activities, as well as video interviews with the director, actors and designer.
Under 13s win Folk Group competition at Mòd nan Eilean Siar
Bun-sgoil Bharbhais in Lewis are winners of the Folk Group Competition for under 13 year olds at Mòd nan Eilean Siar sponsored by The Highland Council and Fujitsu. The Folk Group is an open category of competition for which groups have to sing two songs of their own choice with accompaniments of musical instruments.
http://www.highland.gov.uk/yourcouncil/news/newsreleases/2011/October/2011-10-18-05.htm
Deaf Youth Theatre
Creative Scotland reports that Eastenders actor, John Partridge, made a surprise visit north of the border last week to see some of the work being done by Solar Bear Theatre Company with their Deaf Youth Theatre (DYT). DYT offers young people aged 12-21 from across Scotland access to weekly drama workshops. The workshops are attended by young people of varying hearing abilities.
Co-Create Project Films
Five minute films on each of the Co-Create projects are now available via the Creativity Portal. Find out how Glow Meet was used to deliver Higher Dance CPD; how primary pupils from Shetland and East Renfrewshire helped create a virtual theatre critic; and how Perth pupils aged 4 to 18 years created a digital art bank for Glow. Visit the Co-Create blog and view films within each of the ten project pages
Youth Music Initiative contacts now on Creativity Portal
Many local authorities now have their Youth Music Initiative contacts listed on the Creativity Portal. You can find them from the front page of the Creativity Portal by clicking on Find your Local Authority Creative Learning Contact
SLF 2011 – Creativity Lab film now viewable
As part of Creative Scotland’s presence at the Scottish Learning Festival 2011, the Molecules in Motion team worked collaboratively with 23 pupils from Gavinburn Primary School in West Dunbartonshire to produce a Creativity Lab. Festival delegates were invited to visit the Lab, where they could experience a busy working studio and witness the team at work. The Creativity Lab film provides a great insight into the project and those involved in making it happen.
In the run-up to the festival, Molecules in Motion and the pupils also produced four ‘How To’ videos to support the project, and provide a resource for teachers. Centred around a theme of Wow and Flutter, the films document the team’s preparation for the festival, as they explored the scientific and creative aspects of recording & editing soundtracks, print making, animation and dance.
http://www.creativescotland.com/education/education-showcase/molecules-in-motion
A Little Bit of Barber – Scottish Opera Bite Sized
The bite-sized performances are an ideal opportunity for anyone new to opera to give it a try – in a venue near them without having to book and completely for free.
The show will be popping up at a variety of unusual venues right through October including Clydebank Shopping Centre, Glasgow’s new Riverside Museum, Stirling Castle, Edinburgh’s Farmer’s Market and Surgeons’ Hall, Perth Royal Infirmary and Duthie Park’s Winter Garden. It follows on from a busy summer for the A Little Bit of…team who’ve already toured pop-up versions of previous Scottish Opera productions at the likes of T in the Park and Belladrum music festivals, Edinburgh Castle, IKEA and even a multi-storey car park in Inverness!
Creative Scotland and Young Scot launch Creative Enterprise fund
Creative Scotland and Young Scot have launched their new joint venture, the Creative Enterprise Fund, to support young people aged 15-22 years to develop their creative talents and fulfil their ambitions within the creative industries.
http://www.youngscot.net/news/creative-scotland-and-young-scot-launch-creative-enterprise-fund.aspx
Pupils perform Chinese Umbrella Dance for First Minister
Glebe Primary School’s vibrant umbrella dance wows First Minister http://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk/NewsArticles/UmbrellaDance.aspx
Pupils from a North Ayrshire primary school performed a colourful Chinese umbrella dance for First Minister, Alex Salmond at the launch of the Confucius Institute at the University of Glasgow.
Youngsters from Glebe Primary School in Irvine travelled to Glasgow to demonstrate their appreciation of Chinese culture with a performance of the vibrant and intricate dance.
The event, celebrating the launch of the Confucius Institute for the West of Scotland, was attended by VIP, members of the academic community and public. First Minister Alex Salmond, Chinese Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Scotland, Li Ruiyou, and Xiaogang Tian, Minister Counsellor for Education officially opened the Institute on Tuesday, 4 October.
