Join In: Perth Youth Theatre Through the Years by Horsecross Arts

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23 April – 12 August 2012 FREE exhibition guide Join In: Perth Youth Theatre Through the Years is the latest in our series of historical exhibitions at Threshold artspace celebrating the future of Perth Theatre as a new cultural and creative resource for Perthshire. In November 2010 we unveiled Oh, Yes I Can - an artist-led design project marking the 75th anniversary season of Perth Theatre and the traditional family pantomime. This time the focus is Perth Youth Theatre - Horsecross Arts thriving and inclusive theatre company for young people aged 4 - 18 years with over 200 members. One of the most dynamic youth theatres in Scotland, which runs weekly workshops that teach about all aspects of theatre from acting to sound and lights! Perth Youth Theatre is highly regarded as one of Scotland’s leading youth theatres, creating exciting work for, and by, young people and setting high artistic standards. We encourage young people to take ownership of their work and in a wider sense to take responsibility for their actions and their futures. A young person-centred organisation we actively encourage input and decision making by the participants. The Horsecross Young Ambassadors is made up of a representative from each activity and age group and they meet monthly to discuss what their groups have been doing, fundraising and additional activities and trips. Perth Youth Theatre has expanded and evolved over the years. As well as drama, under the bracket of Join In, we now provide weekly singing activity through Horsecross Glee, the opportunity to learn and play instruments with the Gordon Duncan Experience and a Young writers group covering playwriting and song writing/composition. To celebrate Perth Youth Theatre and all those who have been members over the years the Horsecross Young Ambassadors have curated this exhibition of photographs from past Youth Theatre productions through the years. Perth Youth Theatre is about the people who take part and the experiences they have. We would love to track down some former members to shed some light on what the group was like through the years and how their own lives have developed since. As well as learning personal stories it will also help us piece together some more information about the history of Perth Youth Theatre which we know has been active in the city for more than fifty years. If you have a story to share please get in touch. You can email creativelearning@horsecross.co.uk or telephone Christine Halsall on 01738 477 729. “Youth theatre is a great experience. A great way to meet people, a great way to practice techniques. The opportunity to take part in a performance was fantastic. Thank you!” Perth Youth Theatre Participant, 2010/11 You might also be interested to know a little more about our Transform Perth Theatre Project. Since the launch of Horsecross Arts in 2005 our Creative Learning Team has significantly expanded our links with schools, young people, people with disabilities and vulnerable communities across Perth and Kinross; more than 80,000 adults and young people from all walks of life have taken part in our Creative Learning programme. We now can’t keep pace with demand and have outgrown our spaces. Our Transform Perth Theatre project will allow us to develop our role as Scotland’s Cultural Hub for Creative Learning in the Central Belt. Our plans include building three new Creative Learning spaces including a ground floor space to give us level access and a new space for Perth Youth Theatre, our theatre company for young people. To find out more please visit www.transformperththeatre.co.uk or email transform@perththeatre.co.uk.

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Join In: Perth Youth Theatre Through The Years | Photographic works, ephemera and video

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All images courtesy of photographers Camilla Adams, Fraser Band and Horsecross Arts Selection One All Things Good 2010 C U Soon x 2010 Macbeth 2009 Merchant of Venice 2006 The Lamarie Project 2009 The Seven Steps of Separation 2008 The Tree 2009 Together We Fall Together We Stand 2010 Selection Two It Snows 2011 Selection Three Pictures Never Tell the Full Story 2011 Selection Four Porcelain Dolls 2011 Selection Five Rough Seas 2010 Selection Six All Things Good 2010 The Gallery 2005 Flux 2008 A Lighthouse in the Storm 2008 Whispering Voices 2006 Selection Seven The Tree 2009 Unlived Life 2005 Selection Eight The Laramie Project 2009 Toast 2010 Sketch Show 2009 Selection Nine A Lighthouse In The Storm 2008 All Things Good 2010 Brave New World 2006 MacBeth 2009 Fear and Misery in the Third Reich 2006 The Merchant of Venice 2006

Selection Ten The Seven Steps of Separation 2008 Toast 2010 How to Disappear and Never Be Found 2010 Selection Eleven Gordon Duncan Experience 2010 Selection Twelve How to Disappear and never Be Found 2010 The Lamarie Project 2009 Cornered 2009 The Tree 2009 The Seven Steps of Separation 2008 Toast 2010 Selection Thirteen Cornered 2009 Selection Fourteen (flat screen on mezzanine) Horsecross Glee performing at Music for Youth Regional Festival, Perth Concert Hall, March 2009 Selection Fifteen (glass cabinet on mezzanine) Postcards and ephemera from Perth Youth Arts Festivals and shows through the years Selection Sixteen (glass cabinet around from the Box Office) Memorabillia from Peer Gynt 1995, Robin Hood 1997, Short Sharp Scenes 1998 and What About Me 1999 - all featuring Sally Reid. Sally was a member of Perth Youth Theatre and went on to study Acting and Performance at Langside College in Glasgow for 3 years. She is a successful actor appearing in many productions including the National Theatre of Scotland, Byre St Andrews, Citizens and Tron in Glasgow and with other theatres throughout Scotland. Kindly donated by Sally and Florence Reid.

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Exhibition Preview | Monday 23 April 2011, 6-9pm, free but RSVP inedkova@horsecross.co.uk as space is limited. The preview features: One Minute by Craig Armstrong + Dalziell + Scullion: One-off, exclusive screening at Gannochy Auditorium, Perth Concert Hall (7-7.30pm) Guided Tours with exhibiting artists Dalziell + Scullion, as well as curators Iliyana Nedkova + Horsecross Young Ambassadors over light refreshments. Licensed bar open at Redrooms, Perth Theatre. Download all Read More back issues for free: Our journal for critical writing and in-depth analysis of contemporary art at www.horsecross.co.uk/about/threshold-artspace Currently: Collect + Support: Collectible artists’ limited edition works at affordable prices at the artspace, Perth Theatre Currently: exclusively online: Works by five more artists from our collection at www.horsecross.co.uk/about/threshold-artspace/threshold-current Currently: Collections IV: Works by Glasgow Artists: Selected scenes from the youth theatre archive for the artspace at Perth Concert Hall

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