Arts Education Booklet by dgilmour

Contents & Contacts

Arts Activities and Events for East Lothian Schools The Arts Service offers a wide variety of arts activities, projects and performances for East Lothian Schools that support many curricular areas and complement existing activities. The arts have a positive impact on learning through raising self confidence and self esteem, playing a key role in personal and social development.These activities and projects also support the aims of A Curriculum For Excellence. This brochure is divided into easy to reference sections to help you identify which projects best suit your age group and curriculum requirements. To book any activity please complete and return the booking form to: Arts Service Admin, East Lothian Council, Brunton Hall, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh EH21 6AF or fax to 0131 653 5265.You can also request a booking form by emailing artsservice@eastlothian.gov.uk. For more information please contact the Arts Service on 0131 665 9900.

Useful contacts: Principal Arts Officer Lesley Smith Drama Teacher Shonagh Davidson Drama Teacher Marjory Sweeney Arts Education Officer (Creative Links) Ruthanne Baxter Cultural Co-ordinator Helen Duncan Cultural Co-ordinator Sharon May Dance Artist Beth Noble Brunton Theatre Box Office Managers Lyndsey Dougan & Sharon Forbes

Contents Projects For Nursery Schools

Projects For Primary Schools Term 1 Term 2 Term 3

4 4 9 11

Creative Health Cover

Projects For Secondary Schools Dance Drama Film

15 16 17

CPD for teachers

Out Of School Activities

Brunton Theatre Events

Booking Form

For more information contact the Arts Service on 0131 665 9900 or artsservice@eastlothian.gov.uk

Nursery Schools

The Hare and The Tortoise

The Sticky Kids Show

DRAMA WORKSHOP AND THEATRE VISIT

Stage: Date: Length: Venue: Capacity: Cost:

Curriculum theme: Citizenship DRAMA WORKSHOP Stage: Date: Length: Venue: Cost:

Nursery Monday 31 August – Thursday 3 September 30 minutes In school Free when booking for the performance Teacher: Arts Service Drama Teachers Using storytelling as a starting point to explore this traditional Aesop’s fable, the wisdom of the tale is considered.

The Hare and The Tortoise performance Licketyspit in association with Brunton Theatre Stage: Dates:

Length: Venue: Capacity: Cost:

Nursery Wednesday 9 September 1.30pm Thursday 10 September 10.30am & 1.30pm Friday 11 September 10.30am 1 hour Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh 296 £4.50 per person plus 1 teacher free per 20 pupils

Aesop’s fable is retold as a hugely popular, hilariously interactive, highly energetic show, with irresistibly catchy songs. Brave Tortoise challenges the boastful Hare to a race, but who will win this famous contest?

Nursery Tuesday 6 October 10am 60 mins Brunton Theatre 296 £4.50 per person plus 1 teacher free per 20 pupils

Fun sing along show for ages 2 plus. The action songs are all taken from the hugely popular Sticky Kids range of CDs used in nursery and primary schools throughout the UK. Anne Butler plays Molly Muddle – the human equivalent of a party popper and Alan Windram plays her good friend Old Macdonald. When they get together the fun really begins! Live and loopy with lots of audience participation.

Transition - Painting the Playground ART AND DESIGN WORKSHOP Curriculum theme: Expressive Arts, Talking and Listening, Health and Well Being and Enterprising skills Stage: Date: Length: Venue: Cost: Tutor:

Nursery (plus supporting P6 buddies) January – June 5 workshops, length determined by class size In school Nursery and then Primary school hall and playground £172 Freelance Artist

The nursery class teacher, their pupils and the nursery ‘buddies’ work with a professional artist to design and create panels for the P1playground to aid transition and build familiarity of ‘big school’ staff, pupils and environment. When the panels are complete and in place, nursery pupils and their senior ‘buddies’ can host an unveiling event in the playground.

For more information contact the Arts Service on 0131 665 9900 or artsservice@eastlothian.gov.uk

Primary Schools Term 1

Traditional Tales:The Three Little Pigs

Mandras Magic

DRAMA WORKSHOP

Curriculum theme: India

Curriculum theme: Citizenship and Literacy

Stage: P1 - P7 Date: August – November 2009 Length: 1 x 45 minutes (P1 - 3) 1 x 1 hour 30 minutes (P4 - P7) Venue: In school Cost: Free Tutor: Freelance Dancer

Stage: Date: Length: Venue: Cost: Teacher:

P2 Thursday 20 August – Thursday 27 August 50 minutes In school Free Arts Service Drama Teachers

Using drama, elements of this traditional tale are revealed to help the pupils face their fear of the wolf.

DANCE WORKSHOP

Led by a professional dancer pupils explore the basic rhythms and movement of Indian dance and the symbolic communication conveyed through this art form.The workshop focuses on teaching pupils how to incorporate some basic mandras (hand gestures) into dance sequences.

Poetic Postcards POETRY WORKSHOP Curriculum theme: Scotland, My Street, Houses and Homes Stage: Date: Length: Venue: Cost: Tutor:

P1 - P4 Ongoing but requires 4 weeks notice 1 x 1.5 hours In School Free Freelance Poet

From Sunny Dunny to Delightful Dirleton – Wish you were here? Many classes learn about their street, their town, their homes and houses and Scotland as a country. Working with a published poet your class can create a Poetic Postcard to be shared with others via GLOW, the school website and/or a huge wall display postcard.

For more information contact the Arts Service on 0131 665 9900 or artsservice@eastlothian.gov.uk

Primary Schools Term 1

ID:me

Gandhi (PG)

DANCE WORKSHOP AND THEATRE VISIT

FILM SCREENING

With Ludus Dance Curriculum theme: Citizenship, PE Stage: Dates:

Kappa PLAY AND DRAMA WORKSHOP with Catherine Wheels Theatre Company in association with Brunton Theatre Curriculum theme: Citizenship Stage: Date: Length: Venue: Capacity: Cost:

P6 & P7 Monday 7 – Friday 11 September 1 hour 30 minutes In school 35 £140

Kappa is scared. His heart beats too fast. His nerves are shot and he hasn’t slept since…1924? He can’t remember. Kappa looks at issues of peer pressure, the challenges of loyalty, expressing your individuality and taking responsibility for your actions. The workshop with Catherine Wheels Theatre Company follows directly after the performance and explores themes related to the play.

P5 – P7 Monday 14 or Tuesday 15 September

Performance Date: Wednesday 16 September Length: 1 hour Venue: Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh Capacity: 296 Cost: £4.50 per person plus 1 teacher free per 20 pupils Free workshop in school, when you book for the performance. Extraordinary dance theatre for inquisitive minds. Four different doorways, four different lives. Behind their own front doors, each dancer moves to their unique rhythm, each has a distinct identity and their own view of the world. ID:me explores what it means to share our world today. It will make you smile, spark your imagination and challenge your perceptions of community.

Curriculum theme: India Stage: Date:

Venue: Capacity: Cost:

P7 Wednesday 23 September, 9.30am – 12.30pm Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh 296 £3.50 per person plus 1 teacher free per 20 pupils

A sweeping account of the life and times of Mohanadas K.Gandhi, who became the prime mover in India’s struggle for independence and yet, at the same time, he was a spiritual leader whose philosophy was to influence millions. The film raises questions such as: How do you feel Gandhi’s later career might have been influenced by his early life? What problems can arise from making a film about someone who died within living memory? The film could be a starting point for pupils to explore what the traditional Hindu beliefs and practices are concerning diet or marriage, for example.

For more information contact the Arts Service on 0131 665 9900 or artsservice@eastlothian.gov.uk

Primary Schools Term 1

John Muir Project

What Change Can I Be?

Partnership project with Arts Service, John Muir’s Birthplace, Countryside Ranger Service, John Muir Award

DRAMA WORKSHOP

Curriculum theme: Citizenship, Expressive Arts, Social Studies Stage: P5

Cost: Free

John Muir the Dunbar born explorer, environmentalist and conservationist forms the basis for this project enabling pupils to explore John Muir's legacy in a creative and imaginative way. The project starts with drama and story workshops led by the Arts Service Drama Teachers.The project includes a visit to John Muir's Birthplace, an exploring activity in the local community with the Countryside Ranger Service and a dance activity with the Arts Service Dance Artist. Schools could use this project as the basis for pupils gaining their John Muir Award. There will be a pre-project meeting for all teachers on Thursday 3 September at 4pm in conference rooms 1 & 2, John Muir House Haddington. Booking for the Drama and Dance workshops can be made now through using the booking form at the back of the brochure.

Drama Workshop Dates:

Monday 7 - Thursday 24 September or Monday 2 - Thursday 12 November Length: 2 x 1 hour 30 minutes Venue: In School Teacher: Arts Service Drama Teachers

Dance Workshop Dates: Length: Venue: Teacher:

Throughout school year 1 x 1 hour 30 minutes In School Arts Service Dance Artist

Curriculum theme: Global Citizenship and Equalities Stage: Date: Length: Venue: Cost: Teacher:

P7 Wednesday 30 September – Monday 12 October 1 x 1 hour 30 minutes In school Free Arts Service Drama Teachers

“The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems.” Mahatma Ghandi Using active learning we consider moments of action and inaction within the drama.

Drawing On Movement ART WORKSHOP Curriculum theme: The Body Stage: Date: Length: Venue: Cost: Tutor:

P5 - P7 Ongoing (with 4 weeks notice) 1 x 2 hours In school Free Freelance Artist

Led by a professional artist, pupils take inspiration from the work of figure drawing artists such as Keith Haring and apply knowledge of the organs and skeletal frame to the sense of movement in art. To further support this topic, the Royal Surgeon’s Museum in Edinburgh have teamed up with the Arts Service to offer a visit to the museum to see the Sports and Sports Injuries exhibition and gain greater insight into muscles, skeletal frames and the senses. A variety of activity sheets and tasks will be provided to engage with the exhibition.

For more information contact the Arts Service on 0131 665 9900 or artsservice@eastlothian.gov.uk

Primary Schools Term 1

Stick Man Scamp Theatre THEATRE VISIT Curriculum theme: Environmental Studies, Identity Stage: Dates: Length: Venue: Maximum numbers: Cost:

P1 - 2 Tuesday 13 October & Wednesday 14 October 50 minutes Brunton Theatre 296 £4.50 per person plus 1 teacher free per 20 pupils

Touching, funny and utterly original, from the book by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler - creators of The Gruffalo.

Young Film Makers Project The Arts Service with Edinburgh Filmhouse Curriculum theme: Enterprise and Media Stage: Date: Venue: Cost:

P7 October – May In school with premier at Edinburgh Filmhouse Free

“Stick Man lives in the family tree With his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three...” But the world is a dangerous place for Stick Man. A dog wants to play with him. A swan builds a nest with him. He even ends up on a fire! Will he ever get back to the family tree?

This project offers a P7 teacher and their class the opportunity to work with drama teacher Marjory Sweeney and film professional Brian English to devise, produce and screen a film. Last year the pupils from P7 at Gullane primary produced the film The Journal that premiered at the Edinburgh Filmhouse. This exciting project crosses many curricular areas and supports both Curriculum for Excellence and Enterprise Education planning with positive and far reaching effects on the pupils and the school community.

For more information contact the Arts Service on 0131 665 9900 or artsservice@eastlothian.gov.uk

Primary Schools Term 1 Elphinstone Primary School Drama Workshop

Witness DRAMA WORKSHOP Curriculum theme: Global Citizenship and Equalities Stage: Date: Length: Venue: Cost: Teacher:

P6 Monday 16 – Thursday 26 November 2 x 1 hour 30 minutes In school Free Arts Service Drama Teachers

This drama project investigates our past connections to the slave trade as well as looking at present day issues of discrimination and prejudice.

Scotland’s Past The Highland Clearances: A Way of Life Changed Forever DRAMA WORKSHOP Curriculum theme: Scottish Culture Stage: Date: Length: Venue: Cost: Teacher:

P5 - P6 Monday 30 November – Thursday 17 December 2 x 1 hour 15 minutes In school Free Arts Service Drama Teachers

Decisions made and actions taken in history will inevitably impact on the here and now.These drama workshops give pupils the opportunity to make new discoveries and connect with Scotland’s rich and eventful past.

For more information contact the Arts Service on 0131 665 9900 or artsservice@eastlothian.gov.uk

Primary Schools Term 2

The Hungry Giant

Sensational Mrs. A

DRAMA WORKSHOP

INTERACTIVE STORYTELLING

Curriculum theme: Health

Curriculum theme: The Senses / My Safety

Stage: Date: Length: Venue: Cost: Teacher:

Stage: Date: Length: Venue: Cost: Tutor:

P3 Monday 11 January – Thursday 21 January 1 x 45 minutes In school Free Arts Service Drama Teachers

P1 - P3 January – April 2010 1 x 2 hours In school Free Freelance Drama Tutor

Although the villagers are small, together they teach the Hungry Giant a lesson. Within the drama the pupils are the experts. It is through their knowledge that a big problem is solved.

A fun, interactive, problem solving workshop that encourages pupils to use all their senses at different times and to understand how our senses can alert and protect us. Working cooperatively pupils make decisions for the safety of Mrs Armitage and her bicycle!

The Big School

Scotland’s Past Mary Queen of Scots Escape from Loch Leven

DRAMA WORKSHOP Curriculum theme: Transition Stage: Date: Length: Venue: Cost: Teacher:

P7 Monday 25 January – Thursday 11 February 1 x 1 hour 30 minutes In school Free Arts Service Drama Teachers

Drama is used to explore this exciting time of change in a young person’s life. There will be the opportunity for another workshop in term three after the transition visits. See page 11 for Ready, Steady…!

DRAMA WORKSHOP Curriculum theme: Scottish Culture Stage: Date: Length: Venue: Cost: Teacher:

P4 Monday 1 – Thursday 11 March 2 x 1 hour In school Free Arts Service Drama Teachers

Why do people risk their lives for others? In the drama we uncover the impact on individuals who were willing to risk their lives for what they believed in.

For more information contact the Arts Service on 0131 665 9900 or artsservice@eastlothian.gov.uk

Primary Schools Term 2

Pobby and Dingan performance Catherine Wheels Theatre Company in association with Brunton Theatre Stage: Dates: Length: Venue: Capacity: Cost:

P4 – S3 Thursday 25 & Friday 26 February 50 minutes Brunton Theatre 296 £4.50 per person plus 1 teacher free per 20 pupils

12 year old Ashmol lives in the Australian outback with his mum, dad and his little sister, Kellyanne - and her two invisible friends, Pobby and Dingan.

One day, Pobby and Dingan disappear. At first Ashmol is delighted that he is rid of the attention seeking antics of his fruit-loop sister. But following the disappearance of Pobby and Dingan Kellyanne becomes ill, and the longer they are lost, the sicker Kellyanne becomes. Finally Ashmol decides there is only one thing to do; he must find Pobby and Dingan.

Pobby and Dingan DRAMA WORKSHOP AND THEATRE VISIT DRAMA WORKSHOP Stage: Date: Length: Venue: Cost:

P5 Monday 22 - Thursday 25 February 1hr 30 minutes In school Free when booking to see the performance Teacher: Arts Service Drama Teachers Imaginary friends provide an avenue for self expression, emotional release, and exploration, and in some cases they offer comfort and counsel. This workshop will explore the themes within the play to develop an understanding of the characters and their struggles.

Starlight Starbright DRAMA WORKSHOP Curriculum theme: Expressive Arts Stage: Date: Length: Venue: Cost: Teacher:

P3 Monday 15 – Thursday 31 March 50 minutes In school Free Arts Service Drama Teachers

Starlight, starbright, First star I see tonight, I wish I may, I wish I might, Have the wish I wish tonight. Through the drama we journey from the inner child to the outer world.

For more information contact the Arts Service on 0131 665 9900 or artsservice@eastlothian.gov.uk

Primary Schools Term 3

Powwow

The Arrival

DRAMA, DANCE, ART

DRAMA WORKSHOP

Curriculum theme: Expressive Arts

Curriculum theme: Global Citizenship

Stage: Date:

Stage: Date: Length: Venue: Cost: Teacher:

P4 Monday 26 April – Thursday 13 May Length: Drama workshops 3 x 1 hour Prestonpans and Elphinstone Dance workshops 1 x 1 Primary Schools Powwow hour 30 minutes and 1 x 1 hour Art: 1 day Sharing: 1 morning Venue: In school and space for sharing Cost: Free Teacher: Arts Service Drama Teachers, Dance Artist and Freelance Artist

P6 Tuesday 18 – Thursday 27 May 2 x 1 hour 30 minutes In school Free Arts Service Drama Teachers

Shaun Tan’s graphic novel The Arrival acts as the starting point for pupils to consider the impact on migrants of leaving their homeland and the cost to those that are left behind.

Through the stories of the First People of America pupils take part in an exciting programme of drama, dance and art culminating in their very own Powwow. More information will follow at time of booking.

Ready steady………….!

Story Making

DRAMA WORKSHOP, PART 2

DRAMA WORKSHOP

Curriculum theme: Transition

Curriculum theme: Literacy

Stage: Date: Length: Venue: Cost: Teacher:

P7 Monday 14 – Thursday 24 June 1 hour 15 minutes In school Free Arts Service Drama Teachers

This workshop gives pupils the opportunity to reflect and acknowledge their feelings about leaving primary school.

P1 Monday 7 – Thursday 17 June 1 x 45 minutes In school Free Arts Service Drama Teachers

Pupils discover the joy of their own ideas transformed into a shared story.This project develops literacy skills.

For more information contact the Arts Service on 0131 665 9900 or artsservice@eastlothian.gov.uk

Primary Schools - Creative Health Cover

The Arts Service supports the aims of Health Promoting Schools and Health and Well Being inclusion in AC4E, by carrying the Creative Health Cover into its third year. Last year the Creative Health Cover programme was requested by and delivered in all East Lothian Primary schools and impacted on over 2,000 pupils. Every school can select and request two projects from the Creative Health Cover programme free of charge. Additional projects can be requested but will be delivered at the appropriate cost. The majority of projects are facilitated by freelance artists, therefore it is essential that bookings are made a minimum of 4 weeks prior to start.

Notes On A Story

The Hungry Giant

MUSIC

DRAMA

Curriculum theme: Health

Stage: P1 - P3 Length: 3 x 1 hour Tutor: Freelance Musician

Stage: P3 Length: 45 minutes Teacher: Arts Service Drama Teachers

Using children’s stories with a healthy living theme as a stimulus, pupils will explore the wide timbres and tones of various instruments to create short pieces of programme music to interpret the mood and feelings provoked by the story.

Although the villagers are small, together they teach the Hungry Giant a lesson. Within the drama the pupils are the experts. It is through their knowledge that a big problem is solved.

New Story for 2009-2010, The Tickle Tree

Giraffes Can’t Dance DANCE Curriculum theme: Expressive Arts, Health and Well Being, Language, PE Stage: P1 - P3 Length: 2 x 50 minutes Tutor: Arts Service Dance Artist Based on the book Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andrea and Guy Parker-Rees, this workshop takes story telling to a physical level. Following the tale of Gerald the Giraffe, pupils will explore animal movements, emotional wellbeing, world music and narrative dance.

For more information contact the Arts Service on 0131 665 9900 or artsservice@eastlothian.gov.uk

Primary Schools - Creative Health Cover

Packed Out DANCE

Drawing on Movement

Curriculum theme: Environmental studies, Enterprise, Expressive Arts, Health Education, PE, PSD.

ART WORKSHOP

Stage: P4 - P7 Length: 1 x 1 hour Tutor: Arts Service Dance Artist

Stage: Dates:

Pupils explore how areas of our lives, both biologically and environmentally, can become overcrowded.They then work collaboratively to choreograph dance pieces that communicate an understanding of how we can balance our state of wellbeing.This project addresses emotional health (overcrowding our heads with worry), physical health (overcrowding our stomachs and systems with toxins), and environmental health (overcrowding our playgrounds with litter).

Strolling On A Song MUSIC Curriculum theme: English, Environmental Studies, Enterprise, Health and Wellbeing, Music, Art, PSD, Mathematics Stage: P4 - P7 Length: 3 x 2 hours Tutor: Freelance Musician Pupils will work with their teacher to identify and research a topic relating to Health and Wellbeing, such as the environment, healthy eating or positive relationships.Then working collaboratively with a professional musician/songwriter the class will create a new song or piece of programme music to interpret and express their findings and feelings on the matter.

Curriculum theme: The Body P5 - P7 Ongoing (with 4 weeks notice) Length: 1 x 2 hours Venue: In School Cost: Free Tutor: Freelance Artist Led by a professional artist, pupils take inspiration from the work of figure drawing artists such as Keith Haring and apply knowledge of the organs and skeletal frame to the sense of movement in art. To further support this topic, the Royal Surgeonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Museum in Edinburgh have teamed up with the Arts Service to offer a visit to the museum to see the Sports and Sports Injuries exhibition and gain greater insight into muscles, skeletal frames and the senses. A variety of activity sheets and tasks will be provided to engage with the exhibition.

The class will notate, graphic score and/or record their work and if appropriate this can be used by the whole school for assemblies or a performance event.

For more information contact the Arts Service on 0131 665 9900 or artsservice@eastlothian.gov.uk

Primary Schools - Creative Health Cover

See-It And Be-It ANIMATION Curriculum theme: Art, English, Environmental Studies, Health and Wellbeing, ICT, PSD and RME Stage: P4 - P7 Length: 3 x 2 hours Tutor: Freelance Animator Reflecting on their own lifestyles and environment pupils work with a professional animation artist to create a storyboard and short animation expressing their own views of healthy living. The creative challenge is for the young people to devise a storyline and plot to make the process of change entertaining and educational.

Helping Hands DANCE Curriculum theme: Expressive Arts, Health Education, Health and Well Being, PE Stage: P6 - P7 Length: 1 x 1 hour Tutor: Arts Service Dance Artist Through dance, pupils will explore the topic of friendship and helping hands. Using team building exercises, weight sharing, trust and choreographic devices they will look at ways of working together and helping one another to achieve their goals.

For more information contact the Arts Service on 0131 665 9900 or artsservice@eastlothian.gov.uk

Secondary Schools - Dance

ID:me

Ludus Dance Company

With Ludus Dance DANCE WORKSHOP AND THEATRE VISIT Curriculum theme: Citizenship and PE Stage: Workshop Date: Performance Date: Length: Venue: Capacity: Cost:

S1 – S2 Monday 14 or Tuesday 15 September Wednesday 16 September 1 hour Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh 296 £4.50 per person plus 1 teacher free per 20 pupils

Free workshop when you book for the performance. Four different doorways, four different lives. Each dancer has a distinct identity and their own view of the world. ID:me will make you smile, spark your imagination and challenge your perceptions of community.

Relative Danger & Antipode Retina Dance Company DANCE WORKSHOP AND THEATRE VISIT Curriculum theme: Citizenship and PE Stage: Workshop Date: Performance Date: Venue: Cost:

S1 – S2 Week commencing 26 October Friday 30 October 7.30pm Workshop in school, performance at Brunton Theatre £4.50 per person plus 1 teacher free per 20 pupils

Free workshop when you book for the performance. Retina is an ambitious contemporary dance company, whose work is theatrical and physically vibrant, led by Artistic Director Filip Van Huffel.

For more information contact the Arts Service on 0131 665 9900 or artsservice@eastlothian.gov.uk

Secondary Schools - Drama

Othello:The Moor of Venice

Theatre in Education

By William Shakespeare

DRAMA WORKSHOPS AND PERFORMANCE

DRAMA WORKSHOP AND THEATRE VISIT Curriculum theme: Drama, Literature, English WORKSHOP Stage: S3 – S6 Date: Monday 26 – Thursday 29 October September Length: 1 x 1 hour 30 minutes Venue: In school Cost: Free when booking for the play Teacher: Arts Service Drama Teacher “Reputation, reputation, reputation! Oh I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part of myself, and what remains is bestial.” Othello Act 2 Scene 3. This drama workshop will give students the opportunity to explore the key characters in Shakspeare’s Othello and what motivates them.

Othello Icarus Theatre Collective

Curriculum theme: Citizenship and Transition Stage: Date: Venue:

S2 January - March In school and on Friday afternoons plus performance Cost: Free Teacher: Arts Service Drama Teacher Drama teacher Shonagh Davidson will work with a group of S2 pupils to devise and develop a piece of theatre highlighting the effect of transition form P7 to S1. This peer led theatre piece mirrors the lives of young people and the hopes, myths and fears that surround this important time in their lives.The final piece will be presented to all P7 pupils in their cluster.

Othello: Icarus Theatre Collective

PERFORMANCE Stage: Dates: Length: Venue: Capacity: Cost:

Secondary Wednesday 28 October 7.30pm, Thursday 29 October 9.30am 2 hours 30 minutes Brunton Theatre 296 £4.50 per person plus teacher free per 20 pupils

Shakespeare’s tempestuous journey from scandal and intrigue to lust and vengeance.

For more information contact the Arts Service on 0131 665 9900 or artsservice@eastlothian.gov.uk

Secondary School Films and Post Screening Talks

Films at Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh The films selected are relevant and resourceful to a cross subject audience and are supported with a post screening talk and Q&A session. Please note that foreign language films will have subtitles. Film: Subject: Date: Capacity: Cost:

The Class Entre les Murs, 12A (French with subtitles) Students of French, Drama, English, RME, Media Studies. Monday 24 August 9.30am – 12.30pm 296 £3.50 per person plus 1 teacher free per 20 pupils

Docu-fiction packed with rapid fire, slangy dialogue, chronicling life in a Paris classroom.The pupils are all different races, with different backgrounds. Winner of 2008 Palme d’Or.

Film: Subject: Date: Capacity: Cost:

Goodbye Lenin, 15 (German with subtitles) Students of German, English, Drama, Media Studies, History, Modern Studies. Tuesday 25 August 9.30am – 12.30pm 296 £3.50 per person plus 1 teacher free per 20 pupils

Set in East Germany around the time of the collapse of the Berlin Wall, the film provides a fleeting glimpse into one of the major events in modern European history, touching many important political and social issues. Best European Film, 2003 Berlin Film Festival. This film provokes questions such as: What do you think life would have been like living in East Berlin? How does it differ to your life in the twenty-first century? What does the film highlight about the differences between life under a communist government as opposed to a capitalist government?

Film: Schindler’s List (15) Talk/Q&A: Sophie Leedham, Aegis Trust Subject: Students of History, English, Drama, RME Date: Tuesday 22 September 9.30am – 12.30pm Capacity: 296 Cost: £3.50 per person plus 1 teacher free per 20 pupils Based on the true story of Nazi Czech businessman Oskar Schindler, who used Jewish labour to start a factory in occupied Poland. As World War II progressed, Schindler’s motivations switched from profit to human sympathy as he witnessed the horror of the Holocaust and saved over 1,100 Jews from death in the gas chambers.

For more information contact the Arts Service on 0131 665 9900 or artsservice@eastlothian.gov.uk

Secondary School Films and Post Screening Talks Film: Subject: Date: Capacity: Cost:

Gandhi (PG) Students of History, RME, Modern Studies, Media Studies. Wednesday 23 September 9.30am – 12.30pm 296 £3.50 per person plus 1 teacher free per 20 pupils

Film:

Poniente, 15 (Spanish with subtitles) Subject: Students of Spanish, Drama, Media Studies, Modern Studies, RME. Date: Wednesday 7 October 9.30am – 12.30pm Capacity: 296 Cost: £3.50 per person plus 1 teacher free per 20 pupils When her father dies, Lucia interrupts a long spell as a schoolteacher in Madrid to attend his funeral in her small hometown, on the Anadalucian coast, with her young daughter. But she has been away too long to fit into this place of old fashioned ways of doing and thinking. This film explores the subject of prejudice toward immigrant labourers in Europe.

The film could be a starting point for pupils to explore what the traditional Hindu beliefs and practices are concerning diet, marriage, etc.

Film:

The Wave (15) Die Welle (German with subtitles) Students of German, English, Drama, History, Modern Studies, RME Tuesday 27 October 9.30am – 12.30pm

Subject: Date: Maximum numbers: 296 Cost: £3.50 per person plus 1 teacher free per 20 pupils

A teacher’s attempt to get his class to understand fascism as part of a school project quickly spirals out of control in a way he never thought possible. Based on a true story of a teaching experiment in California, the film relocates events to Germany which adds resonance and power to the moral question – could a fascist state ever happen again?

For more information contact the Arts Service on 0131 665 9900 or artsservice@eastlothian.gov.uk

Continuing Professional Development For Teachers

Show Time Courses to support teachers who lead or share responsibility for a school production. Sessions can be taken as stand alone modules, as a whole or shared amongst different teachers from the same school.

Funding a school production

Introduction To Directing

Date: Wednesday 16 September 4 - 5pm Venue: Brunton Hall Tutor: Ruthanne Baxter, Arts Education Officer

Date: Wednesday 30 September 4pm - 6pm Venue: Brunton Theatre, Rehearsal Studio Tutor: Helen-Marie Tuiwaiwai, experienced Director

Where can schools find funding to support a performance? What types of financial and/or in-kind support can be explored?

You have a play, you have a class, but how do you take it from page to stage? An interactive workshop with tips and techniques on how to get the best out of a play with your pupils.

Props For Stage Date: Tuesday 22 September 4.30 - 5.30pm Venue: Brunton Hall Tutor: Nicola Milazzo, Brunton Theatre Technician How to source props and how to make basic props with the minimum of budget and time. Selecting Productions For Schools Date: Wednesday 23 September 4pm - 5.30pm Venue: Venue: tbc Tutor: Helen-Marie Tuiwaiwai, experienced Director Want to put on a production but not sure where to start looking? Come along to this workshop for some ideas of where to begin and some suggestions to get you going. Stage Makeup Date: Friday 25 September 2pm - 4pm Venue: Musselburgh Burgh PS Tutor: Susan McClaymont, Metamorface, professional stage makeup company

Directing #2 Date: Wednesday 7 October 4pm - 6pm Venue: TBC Tutor: Helen-Marie Tuiwaiwai, experienced Director This session is suitable for those who have some prior experience of directing young people or have already attended the Introduction session. Accent Training Date: Friday 9 October 2pm - 4pm Venue: Musselburgh Grammar School Tutor: Ros Steen from the Centre For Voice In Performance at the RSAMD Explore the basic techniques of delivering a variety of accents and gain an understanding of how our physical environment can influence how we speak.

This session will be a mix of talk, demonstrations and hands on practice. Susan will demonstrate generic themes but may have time to present on a particular production.

For more information contact the Arts Service on 0131 665 9900 or artsservice@eastlothian.gov.uk

Continuing Professional Development For Teachers Costume Selection & Design Date: tbc Venue: Brunton Hall Tutor: Christine Ross, costume maker for Brunton Theatre pantomime With tips on where best to source inspiration, materials and accessories, this session considers the practical as well as artistic point of view when deciding on the visual impact of your production.

CPD Session with Virginia Radcliffe, Artistic Director of Licketyspit Date: Thursday 24 September 4pm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6pm Venue: Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh Virginia will introduce teachers to many of the games, songs and rhymes she regularly uses when working practically with early years children.There will be resource sheets to accompany the workshop. Shadow Puppets for Early Years

Choreography Date:

Wednesday 11 November 4.30pm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6.30pm Venue: Brunton Hall, Supper Room Tutor: Beth Noble, Arts Service Dance Artist Discover the basic steps and methods of choreography for a musical theatre production. A practical, physically active session so loose, comfortable clothing should be worn.

Date: Wednesday 4th November 4 - 6pm Tutor: Alison Monaghan, professional puppeteer TAG Theatre - Dragonfly Date: Thursday 26th November 4 - 6pm Tutor: Freelance Drama Tutor Storytelling through Drama for Early Years.

For more information contact the Arts Service on 0131 665 9900 or artsservice@eastlothian.gov.uk

Out of School Activities DANCE

DRAMA

Move It! Dance Classes

Brunton Youth Theatre (BYT)

Our dance development programme presents a wide variety of creative dance classes and courses for young people from Nursery to Secondary School, throughout East Lothian. Payment is made termly in advance at £2 per class. Look out for Move It! flyers or speak to our Dance Artist.

East Lothian Youth Dance Company (ELYDC) Nurturing the talent of the future, ELYDC meet weekly to rehearse and develop choreography for the numerous performance opportunities available to them each year.The company is open to both male and female participants aged 1321 years who have a real passion for movement and are keen to develop their skills as dancers. Entry is by audition only, please contact our Dance Artist for more information.

Brunton Youth Theatre meet weekly to take part in workshops and productions.They perform regularly at Brunton Theatre as well as attending professional theatre productions. BYT is divided into three age groups 8-12, 12-15 and 15-18. Entry is by audition, please contact our BYT coordinator for more information.

East Lothian Youth Theatre Network (ELYTN) Weekly drama workshops take place across the region during school term time. Groups for those aged 8 – 12 and 12 – 15 take place in Dunbar, Haddington, Musselburgh, North Berwick, Prestonpans and Tranent. To find out if there are places available please contact the Arts Service.

For more information contact the Arts Service on 0131 665 9900 or artsservice@eastlothian.gov.uk

Brunton Theatre Events

Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh Brunton Theatre regularly presents performances of interest to schools including drama, dance, music and film.To find out what is on visit www.bruntontheatre.co.uk or look out for email bulletins to your school. Schools price for selected drama, dance and music: £4.50 per person with 1 teacher free per 20 students.To book call the Box Office 0131 665 2240. A taste of things to come: DRAMA

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A Man For All Seasons

Meet The Curve Foundation Dance Company

Theatre Alba Friday 28 & Saturday 29 August 7.30pm Robert Bolt’s gripping play about the events leading to the execution of Sir Thomas More.

The Beauty Queen of Leenane London Classic Theatre Friday 18 & Saturday 19 September 7.30pm A gripping blend of dark comedy, melodrama, horror and tragedy.

The Curse of the Demeter Visible Fictions Saturday 3 October 7.30pm A spine tingling journey of suspense, suspicion and spooky sightings.

Othello:The Moor of Venice Icarus Theatre Collective Wednesday 28 October 7.30pm & Thursday 29 October 9.30am A tempestuous journey from scandal and intrigue to lust and vengeance.

Wednesday 9 September 6.30pm Free event Excerpts from the forthcoming production with question and answer session.

The Curve Foundation Dance Company

The Curve Foundation Dance Company Friday 9 & Saturday 10 October 7.30pm A mixed bill of modern ballet from Brunton Theatre’s resident dance company.

Relative Danger & Antipode Retina Dance Company Friday 30 October 7.30pm

La Fille Mal Gardée The Ballet of The State Theatre, Cottbus Thursday 12 November 7.30pm Comic, classical ballet transported to the 1960s.

For more information contact the Arts Service on 0131 665 9900 or artsservice@eastlothian.gov.uk

Booking Form

Booking Form Please copy, fill in and return for each project you wish to book.

Project: ____________________________________________________________________________________ School: ____________________________________________________________________________________ Class: ______________________________________________________________________________________ Contact name: _______________________________________________________________________________ Tel: ________________________________________________________________________________________ Fax: _______________________________________________________________________________________ 1st choice days and dates: _____________________________________________________________________ 2nd choice days and dates: _____________________________________________________________________ Preferred time: ______________________________________________________________________________ No of pupils: ________________________________________________________________________________

Please arrange for the school hall or appropriate space to be available on project dates. Please advise in advance of project if any pupil has additional learning needs so that project material can be prepared accordingly. Dates and times will be confirmed prior to start of project Please return form to Arts Service, Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way Musselburgh, EH21 6AA Fax: 0131 653 5265 artsservice@eastlothian.gov.uk Tel: 0131 665 9900

For more information contact the Arts Service on 0131 665 9900 or artsservice@eastlothian.gov.uk