take pART 2012 by Lucy Smith

FREE workshops and drop-in sessions across all aspects of the arts, come along and dance, sing, create, act, write, paint, draw, play and perform!!! Swyddfa Docynnau/Box Office:

01492 872000

www.venuecymru.co.uk

Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th January 2012 11am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4pm

Take Part arts and literature event

Welcome As a teenage boy in North Wales with a huge passion for performing, I never felt there was enough opportunity to discover every aspect of the arts. It was always down to the individual to research and source what ever they could, be it drama clubs, or singing lessons or dance classes, and never really fully understanding what it was all about, or what was worth investing time and money into. Projects like Take pART are vital to ensure every possible opportunity is given to young talent.

band, perform an opera, be a screen actor, or even work in a bakery, the arts encourage confidence and enhance general social skills which are invaluable tools in every aspect of work, socialising and life in general. I fully support this venture, I’m delighted it’s in North Wales and am proud to be associated with and a patron of take pART!

With reality TV talent shows dominating the small screen, over the past few years I’ve found that youngsters more and more just want to be famous and want to do it as soon as they possibly can. I am a firm believer in developing a craft and learning your trade, no matter what industry you’re in, if you want to be at the top of your game then you need training. Events like Take pART didn’t really exist when I was younger and I really wish they had. I certainly had the passion for performing and was willing to work hard, all I lacked was the guidance on how to develop it into becoming my career. I do so much work now to promote youth theatre in North Wales now and as a professional West End and TV actor, I try and pass on all the expertise and knowledge I have gained through my training and career to help young aspiring talented youngsters to push forward, work hard and achieve whatever it is they want to do in life. Whether youngsters want to be a in a rock

Mark Evans

Founder & Director of West End In Wales www.WestEndInWales.com

Venue Cymru are proud to be host to the third annual take pART! Arts and Literature event, an event going from strength to strength and there will not be one person leaving Venue Cymru over the weekend of the 7th and 8th January that will not have taken pART! in something new; take pART! introduces young people and their families to art forms not readily available to them.

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Booking Where you see the symbol it is advised to book your space for that particular session as places are limited to provide the best possible tuition in smaller groups; contact the Box Office to reserve your place today on 01492 872000 or online at www.venuecymru.co.uk

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Drop-In Sessions turn up whenever you like and leave for another exciting session whenever you please Workshops Workshops intentionally have a start time and a finish time to enable you to create something special in the time available.

Illustration Credits: Lisa Fox, Rob Lewis, Tim Quinn and Mumptown

ART

TIM QUINN

both Saturday and Drop-In Sessions on .30 – 1.30pm and 11 n ee Sunday Betw 6 – 106 years m 2pm – 4pm Ages fro per and former

ANDY BIRCH

Drop – In Sessions on both Saturday and Sunday From 11am. Ages 8+ (Warm clothing essential – this workshop will take placeoutdoors)

Andy DIMEONE Birch will be on hand to show you his talent as a graffiti artist: From his first blast of a spray can, he knew he was doing it for art’s was my way of not only sake rather than mindless tagging. “I’d always been into drawing and it school.” at was I when identity an getting also but expressing myself, way of getting Most of Andy’s work is done with the spray can, which he still finds is a good ing young people encourag enjoys he And s. emotion his ing channell and art his in physically involved “I show how said. he paper,” on begins always ng to do the same in his graffiti workshops. “Everythi tricks of the the you show Andy Let work”. rs signwrite how of elements taking I structure letters, trade like adding 3D onto letters, looking at light perspective and adding characters to one of his exceptional murals at Venue Cymru.

ORIEL

LISA FOX Drop-In Sessions on both Saturday and Sunday From 11am

Lisa Fox works from her boat house studio on the banks of the River Conwy, right next door to the famous mediaeval castle. She has been successfully represented by Bright Group International in London and New York for five years having illustrated over 25 books (including one she penned herself) for many publishers worldwide including Scholastic, Albert Whitman and Autumn Publishing. A Test of Character ‘Its so exciting to receive a brief for a new book, I look forward to meeting the characters that I will create.’Experiment with ways of creating unusual characters with children’s Illustrator Lisa Fox. Stay for an hour or stay all day!

FFION LARSEN

MOSTYN Drop-In Ses sions on both Saturday an 11am – 1pm d Sunday 2pm – 4pm Be

rnadette Rippon , Mostyn’s Head of Learni ng, will be leading Drop in sessions as part of the ga llery’s outreac h programme. Be rnadette will be working with an ‘underwater’ theme to help you make colourful masks and a large group mural. Al l materials are provided, the on ly thing you need to bring is an old t-shirt so you can join in and get creative!!!

MUMPTOWN

Drop-In Sessions on both Saturday and Sunday From 11am

l Create your own Musica instruments with Conwy ls County Borough Counci . Arts Officer Ffion Larsen er pap , s ker sha Make plate drums , straw whistles, small guitars and much more and jam l along with all the musica delights take pART! has on offer…..

and Sunday From 11am Drop-In Sessions on both Saturday ners from Liverpool

hic desig Mumptown are two illustrators / grap music, cats, bikes, oreos, toys, r, colou love They s. and North Wale ils. penc sneakers, stickers, pogs and ll number of bursaries Set up in business from a one of a sma John Moores University pool Liver available to graduates from h for the future; come this quirky pair really are two to watc talent and style whilst ue uniq their and see an exhibition of soon to be worldwide creating stories and badges with the brand Mumps. www.mumptown.co.uk

spa Writer for the Guardian new is conducting a Cartoon ics Com l rve Ma of tor Edi ic Book Editor Tim Workshop, Writer and Com workshop in cartooning Quinn conducts this unique g, emotion, storytelling in - including figure drawin k ry creation, and comic boo pictures, character and sto rld wo the t visi to nt w or just wa history. If you love to dra a time of ale wh a e hav will you of comics/cartoons then Spiderally knows Beryl the Peril, with the man who person lk and so Hu ible red Inc the , Cat Man, Iron Man, Korky the many more! que method Become part of this uni ng elli ryt of visual sto

ROB LEWIS

Sunday Workshops on both Saturday and 2.30pm – 3.30pm 2pm – 1pm m 30p -12. 11.30am Ages 4 – 11 years

Author and Illustrator Rob See how a pop-up book is created with and illustrates his books s write he how t Lewis, Rob will talk abou demonstrations of some then including a bit of cartoon drawing and e basic pop-up som hing Teac . work they pop up books and how create their own to nts cipa techniques and encouraging the parti life. to POP them e mak y characters and reall

TIM PUGH

Drop-In Sessions on both Saturday and Sunday From 11am

The artist Tim Pugh can make ‘somethin g out of nothing’ Tim makes art from found materials in a variety of outdoor habitats including beaches, woodlands and riversides. Working in the environment, he uses the beautiful colours and textures found in the natural world. In his unique workshops he will encourage the children to see the beauty in everyday materials found from their local surroundings and help them to design and create a stunning sculpture. Help Tim in creating an environmental mural to be displayed at Venue Cymru for a long time to come…..

WENDY DAWSON

Drop-In Sessi Saturday and ons on both From 11am Sunday

Create Jewelle ry and Badges with Wendy a metal smith who crea tes collections for exhibition. Alon gsid this work she is a jewellery tuto e r at Coleg Llandrillo , where she teac hes on the Founda tion Degree, BT EC and A Level qu alifications. Ha ving recently compl eted a PGCE in Post 16 Educat ion, she is curre ntly working towar ds a Masters in Art Practice at Glyn dwr University . www.wendyle ahdawson.co .uk

PERFORMANCE

literature

GWYNETH GLYN

The Poet, Playwright and Singer. She studied Philosophy and Theology at Jesus College, Oxford, where she was a member of the Oxford Revue and the O.U.D.S. drama society. Her work includes theatre plays and books for children and teenagers, including a collection of poems called ‘Cerddi’n cerdded’ which she wrote during her time as the Welsh poet laureate for children 2006-2007. She writes regularly for the long-running Welsh soap opera Pobol y Cwm, and has released three albums of her original folk songs. Having

recently become a mother herself, she appreciates more than ever the timeless power of verse, voice and song. Sadwrn 11:30yb - 12:15yh Barddonaieth o’r bag Cymraeg / Welsh Language dan 12 oed Trwy chwarae gemau mi ddown i ddysgu am odli, cyflythrennu a champau barddol eraill. Gyda’r rhain ar flaenau’n bysedd gallwn greu cerddi allan o ddim byd! Y bardd a’r gantores Gwyneth Glyn fydd yn cymell yr awen gyda hud a lledrith geiriol Saturday 1pm - 1:45pm Songwriting - Bilingual Under 12 years How on earth do you begin to write a song? Come and have a go! Gwyneth Glyn will guide and inspire. Saturday 2pm - 3pm Poetry - Ages 12+ Do you have a favourite place? It might be the perfect starting

FIONA COLLINS

rmances on Storytelling Perfo Sunday d an ay rd both Satu 2pm - 2.30 pm 11.30pm - 12pm

place for your favourite poem... Gwyneth will inspire your senses to evoke that special place in words. Sunday 11:30am - 12:15pm Poetry - Under 12 years By playing games we will learn about rhyme, alliteration and other wonders of poetry. With these up our sleeves we can make poems out of anything! Sunday 1pm - 1:45pm Songwriting - Bilingual Under 12 years How on earth do you begin to write a song? Come and have a go! Gwyneth Glyn will guide and inspire Sul 2yp - 3yp Barddoniaeth - Oed 12+ Oes ganddoch chi hoff le? Gallai hwnnw fod y lle perffaith i ddechrau’ch hoff gerdd... Bydd y bardd a’r gyfansoddwraig Gwyneth Glyn yn ysbrydoli eich synhwyrau i ail-greu’r lle hwnnw gyda geiriau.

CATHERINE ARAN Storytelling Sessions on both Saturday and Sunday 11am – 11.30am 12pm – 12.45pm 1.15pm – 2pm 2.30pm – 3.15pm Award winning Storyteller and Author. Catherine Aran has worked as an actress for a period of 8 years, including five years as one of the directing members of Cwmni Theatr Bara Caws. She began telling stories in 1999, after being appointed as the Storyteller for the Storytelling Project, Cyngor Gwynedd. By now, Catherine has travelled the length and breadth of Wales and abroad, telling stories in schools, colleges, libraries, museums, theatres and community centres.

s: Story Performance far, ries from near and Come and enjoy sto y nt ple th wi ld to , lombia er from Cymru to Co ell ryt sto l by professiona of drama and fun th Be ers ell ryt sto g youn Fiona Collins and rd and ghes, Carys Stalla Evans, Bronwen Hu Tomos Turtle. kshops on both Storytelling Wor nday ars Saturday and Su for Ages 7 – 11ye m 5p 1.1 ars 12.15pm ye 14 – for Ages 12 2.45pm - 3.45pm : hops Storytelling Works ? Listen, tell stories yourself Would you like to dinator -or Co e th is na go Fio learn and have a . In ard Aw les eller of Wa of the Young Storyt elling ryt sto y pla ll wi u yo this fun workshop ange und effects and str games, practice so y wa n ow ur yo in voices - tell a story 6

GHOSTBUSKERS

h intervals throughout bot Playing at spontaneous any h wit in join l free to Saturday and Sunday. Fee the e made or found during hav n, ow you nt me tru ins that t jec pro nce ma et perfor day Ghostbuskers is a stre busk for not do y The . lity abi is open to anyone of any s ticipation in performance money. They welcome par whilst ain ert ent to aim and lic from members of the pub y. E’s role in the communit raising awareness of TAP the ts, bel ir the er und songs With an eclectic mix of . range in age from 6 – 60+ ever growing ensemble ned for Quickly becoming renow lic their performances at pub they les, Wa rth No events across and g lvin evo ntly sta con are ges. seeking out new challen

See West End Star Mark Evans perform songs from his new album at 1pm and 3pm

SMALLWORLD THEATRE Drop-In Sessions on both Saturday and Sunday 11am – 12.30pm

Sea Creature Features. Making Masks, Sea Themes Costumes and Accessories ready to pARTicipate in the performan ce of the Fisherman and the Mermaid… . Performance at 1.30pm

environment. It addresses the very topical issue of diminishing fish stocks in an enchantingly and funny performance. Be transported by magical puppetry, sea shanties, slippery fish and a flock of bicyclepowered seagulls!

The Fisherman and the Mermaid ‘Forties, Cromarty, Dogger, Fisher, German Bight!’ shipping forecast It’s ‘all aboard’ with Captain Fillet and his crew, sailing the high seas in search of a massive catch! Out at sea, the crew finding their nets empty and the ocean a mill pond, begin telling salty tales of mermaids, sea creatures, sea cows and sunken villages. They reminisce about a time when the oceans were bountiful and coastal communities thrived. This giant puppet show tells of the relationship between fisher folk and their

Talks on both Saturday and Sunday 3.00pm – 3.45pm ‘The Narrative of Street and Outdoor Events’ A talk and slide show about Small World Theatre’s work, the creation of giants and an insight into street performance

DANCE

DAWNS I BAWBr rehearsal at 10am meet fo ts Saturday ONLY; OB: All ages (paren

HM Dawns i Bawb FLAS ople who b is a group of pe mo sh fla A welcome!). rform pe , ly in a public place intless assemble sudden po ly ing em se metimes the an unusual and so for ten of e, then disperse, itc act for a brief tim tis ar or e tir sa t, tainmen purposes of enter n. sio es pr ex nce be organising a Da Dawns i Bawb will will be ce pie e Th . RT pA Flashmob at take and earsed from 10am organised and reh at Venue als erv int s ou ne ta performed at spon t the day. Cymru throughou t this please contac To be involved in .uk .co ru ecym lucy.smith1@venu

GAY HARRIS DANCERS

KIERAN VERNON

Drop- In sessions on both Sunday 11am -11.45am Saturday and 12pm – 1pm 1.30pm – 2.30pm. JAM at 2.45pm Pop, Lock, Break and Jam

Popping is a street dance and one of the original funk styles It is based on the technique of quickly contracting and relaxing mu scles to cause a jerk in the dancer’s body, referred to as a pop or a hit. Locking is today associated with hip hop. The name is based on the concept of locking movements, which basical ly means freezing from a fast movement and “locking ” in a certain position B-boying, often called “bre akdancing”, is a popular style of street dance that was created and developed as part of hip-ho p culture among African Americans and Latino you ths in New York City, The dance consists of four prim ary element the: toprock, downrock, power moves and freezes. JAM at 2.45pm onwards - any style goes in the jam bring your unique styl e to the circle. This is your time to shine. Be as creative and as innovative as you like.

Workshops on both Saturday and Sunday 11.30am – 12.15pm Ages 6 - 9 12.30pm – 1.15pm Ages 10 – 12 2pm – 2.45pm Ages 12 – 14 3pm – 3.45pm Ages 14+ www.thegayharrisdancers.co.uk Adele, daughter of Gay Harris who now runs “The Gay Harris Dancers” started dancing with her mum at the age of 4 years and then continued her training at Merseyside Dance and Drama before taking up a full time professional career in the theatre. HANNAH Each year Adele choreographs the forever successful “Junior ROWLANDS th Showtime” which is now in Drop-In Sessions on bo m Fro ay. nd its 40th year; Su d an y da Satur Come along and let 11am al Adele teach you the Hannah Rowlands, Nation disciplines of Dance and Urdd Eisteddfod Winner will e of Choreography with a give participants a true tast ; cing dan musical medley of a clog traditional welsh king the whole experience ma on routine you’ll remember sis pha em cific with a spe fun. ntly orta for years to come due to imp energetic and more s, and real clogs. Girls and boy ion ord its complete innovation. acc the by ied pan g Accom lon and ic riot pat rn new tricks of the Adele will show you mums and dads will all lea that there really is established dance form. “No Business like Show Business” 8

ONLY Family Workshops on Sunday 0pm 11.00am – 12.0 1.00pm – 2.00pm all the A fun and creative dance session for simple family, this workshop will include a the chance contemporary warm-up followed by bert’s to learn some movements from Ram level open an be will It e. current repertoir little or no workshop suitable for all ages with previous dance experience.

RAMBERT DANCE COMPANY

Workshops on Saturday ONLY 11am – 12.30pm Ages 10 - 14

of repertoire This workshop will focus on a piece a fantastic is This . tour nt curre ’s bert Ram from interest an with le peop g opportunity for youn lop skills, deve to e danc in e rienc expe e som and ding of rstan unde er deep a be creative and gain . work ’s bert Ram

Workshop on Sunday ONLY 2.30pm – 3.30pm Ages 7 – 10 years

1.30pm – 3.30pm Ages 14 – 18

icipants This fun creative workshop allows part of one from e rtoir repe to learn some Rambert’s exciting pieces.

orary This workshop will include a contemp on sessi a by wed follo -up technique warm new work learning movement from Rambert’s ce to learn Seven for a Secret. It is a great chan world’s most movement created by some of the supportive exciting choreographers in a fun and environment. e with some N.B This workshop is suitable for thos previous dance experience.

CRIW CYMRU

Both Saturday and Sunday Full day Workshops between 11a m – 4pm £5 per participant: please book online at www.venuec

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advisable. Have you got what it takes to be a part of Criw Cymru? Train with the best to become the best and put Welsh hip hop on the map… if you’ re up for developing and tightening up your skills join Criw Cymru this January at Venue Cymru for a day of hip hop training. Participa nts will get the opportunity to see their tutors showcasing their own amazing skills; getting in on the actio n and seeing what makes these artists tick. Skill level required: workshops are aime d at anyone who is interested and enth usiastic, but it won’t be a walk in the park so come prepared ! Chocolate Blonde (Monica Dhinn) will lead streetdance, poppin’, lockin’ & breakin’ workshops. Monica is an experienced streetdance teacher and choreographer and has danced with Kylie, Robbie Williams, Beverly Knight, Liberty X and the Arctic Monkeys to name a few.

DRAMA

WEST END STAGE WORKSHOPS

SHAKESPEARE 4 KIDZ Workshops on Saturday ONLY 11.30am – 1.30pm and 2pm –

Workshops on Sunday ONLY: 11am – 11.50am Ages 13 – 18 years 1.10pm - 2pm and 3.10pm – 4pm Ages 8 – 12 years

4pm At Shakespeare 4 Kidz, Shakespeare is shared with everyone. The Family ren to Workshops enable both adults and child act out the story of thinking Macbeth, meeting each character and for through the twists and turns of the plot themselves. through The aim of the workshop is to progress he andt plot the ining exam the entire play part relevant characters. All participants take ssion discu as well as ce rman in physical perfo s and are encouraged to contribute idea ts act adul and ren child of mix A throughout. props out the story along with costumes and rs, acte char meeting the thinking through the twists and turns of the plot for themselves and discovering character’s motivations for their actions and words.

RICHARD EVANS CASTING

£4 per workshop – or come Saturday and Sunday for just £5 Richard Evans CDG was an actor for in 10 years, before moving into casting lly 1989. He has since worked successfu ty varie wide a on tor as a casting direc larly of productions in all media. He regu e niqu tech tion audi on s leads workshop a and career development at many dram and d worl the nd arou ols and theatre scho e, was his book, Auditions: A Practical Guid 2009 in e ledg Rout published by Workshop on Saturday ONLY Workshop from 11am – 3pm Auditions: A practical guide discover In this interactive workshop, you‘ll what is required when you have an , audition, whether it’s for a school play

The West End Workshop brings the stars and magic of the London’s West End to Venue Cymru! A once in a life-time Workshop gives young people with a passion for performing the unique opportunity to be taught by real-life stars from Theatreland’s top shows. , Underthe West End Workshop team’s experience guidance young people will learn vital skills in acting and the ever-popular stage combat! Whether you have bags of experience, or want to discover your hidden talents, the West End Workshop will give you the confidence to reach your full potential.

MARK EVANS: WEST END IN WALES WORKSHOPS

Take pART will be host to taster sessi ons ahead of the increasingly successful week long West End in Wales Workshops Mark will be offering later on in the year. We are privilege d to have Mark on board, whom better to offer expertise to the future talent of his home turf? Mark will be offering workshops as well as advice to youngsters wishing to purs ue a career in the arts.

Workshops on both Saturday and Sunday 12pm – 1pm 2pm – 3.pm Local boy and current star of the huge ly successful West End musical WICKED , Mark Evans invites professional West End performers to North Wales to train talented stud ents in all aspects of musical theatre, culminati ng in a superb performance for family and friends.

www.westendinwales.co.uk

Birmingham Stage Company

uction youth theatre or a professional prod tise in theatre, television or film. You’ll prac al actu an in ld wou you like ts, reading scrip audition and also learn many valuable only skills and techniques which will not , but in be useful when you go to auditions and in other parts of your life too, both now us for a the future, so come along and join fun and fascinating session. Workshop on Sunday ONLY Workshop from 11am – 3pm Performing as a Career In this interactive workshop, we’ll talk singing about the highs and lows of acting, how out Find al. ssion profe a as ing and danc stry, to break into the entertainment indu about training opportunities, auditions t skills for all types of productions and wha an in r acto ing work a be to are needed overcrowded profession. 10

Workshops On Saturday 12.30pm – 1.15pm 2pm – 2.45 and 3pm – 3.45pm On Sunday 11am – 11.45am 12.1 5 – 1pm and 1.15 – 2pm

We present a fabulous chance to take part in a HORRIBLE HISTORIES Workshop led by the producer of the HORRIBLE HISTORIES shows live on stage! You’ll learn how actor’s warm up for a perfo rmance and then take part in recreating a courtroom scene from the Terrible Tudors, where participants in the workshop will play the judge and executioner deliv ering justice to participant prisoners! Will the priso ners be found guilty by the workshop audience? And what dreadful punishments await them at the hand s of the executioner? (is the clue in the name?). Participants will then act out what happened to Henr y VIII and Ann Boleyn when they decided to get marr ied – all in rap! It promises be a wonderfully horrible work shop!

DIGITAL MEDIA

TOP NOTCH FILMS

Workshops on both Saturday and Sunday 11am – 11.45pm 12pm – 12.45pm 1:15pm - 2pm 2:15pm - 3pm 3:15pm -4pm Ages 8+ Booking is essential as places are limited to provide the highest attention to participants. Media Mania with Top Notch Films

VJing : Learn how to manipulate video clips into an exciting, stunning visual display Special Effects: Explore ways to present your very own “Special News Bulletin” Animation: Enter the magical world of stop Motion animation

SKILLS, GAMES AND BACKSTAGE TOURS

THE CAMBRIAN PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKSHOP

Workshops on both Saturday and Sunday 11am – 12pm 1pm – 2pm 3pm - 4pm Ages 10+ Booking is advised as places are limited

Operating independently of Cambrian Photography Ltd. The Cambrian Photographic Wor kshop is a Social Enterprise based in the Studio at 87-8 9 Abergele Rd, Colwyn Bay. It is geared to provide learning and personal development opportunities for indiv iduals interested in developing their creative and technica l photographic skills. You will learn all the camera controls that matter. This will help you achieve the very best exposure your camera will give you .Discover the skills associated with studio lighting, with our demonstratio ns and practical sessions you will leave with much more confidence and a willingness to experiment with artifi cial light sources **equipment will be provided, but bring your own along and be shown how to get the best out of it

HEART RADIO

TUDNO FM COMMUNITY RADIO

Saturday ONLY – Hearts Interactive Studio “How would you sound presenting over the airwaves?”

Drop-In sessions on Sunday ONLY Tudno FM community radio station serves the area around Llandudno in broadcasting on 107.8 FM locally and via the station’s website. Tudno FM is owned and operated by Llandudno Community Radio and is a nonprofit, non-commercial radio station broadcasting seven days a week. Broadcasting LIVE from take pART on Sunday 8th January; let the community hear your views on the event and the fun workshops you have participated in…..

BACKSTAGE TOURS

MARK-B THE CARICATURIST Mark can turn you into a cartoon in less than 5 minutes……

HARLEY THE CLOWN Learn the skills of the circus - in local clown Harley’s circus workshops you can try Plate spinning, Diablo, Flower Sticks, Juggling, Unicycling, Stilt walking and the art of clowning

See Harley perform live at 12.15pm and 2pm

day Tours on both Saturday and Sun 3pm 2pm 0pm 11.30am 12.3

h Wales’ Have a look behind the scenes of Nort biggest venue 35 *** Please note Tours last approximately first e com first a on ate oper minutes and will served basis (20 at a time) Meeting place: Box Office Foyer

GIANT GAMES

Operation Connect 4 Chess Twister

Exceptional facepainting design by Kaleidoscope Faces

Families can go head to head playing these giant games; has your family got what it takes beat another?

Disclaimer

Thank you

Children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult at all times during workshops. Old Clothes are essential for all arty workshops as they may be splished and sploshed with paint and glue. Clothes that you can move freely in are the appropriate wear for all dance and drama sessions as well as suitable footwear. Filming will take place during take pART – if you DO NOT want your child to be filmed please report to the information desk on the day and your child will be given a sticker to exempt them from footage. Most importantly come with a “I want to take pART! attitude”

Venue Cymru and the take PART! Team would like to extend their gratitude to the Arts Council of Wales for funding another successful year of take pART and we would also like to pass on Special Thanks to Ysgol Aberconwy, Ysgol Tudno, Ysgol Deganwy, Ysgol T Gwynn Jones and Ysgol Ffordd Dyffryn for participating in projects in the run up to take pART! The primary schools art work can be seen in the Orme Suite during the weekend of take pART! Ysgol Aberconwy will be performing the repertoire they learnt with Rambert Dance Company on Saturday 7th January at 3.30pm Thank you to all of our workshop facilitators with a particular mention to Andy Birch and Ed Holden without whom school assemblies throughout Conwy County Borough Council would not have been half as colourful in the past few weeks.

MUSIC

MATHEW ROBERTS

Sunday Workshops on both Saturday and 1pm 5pm 12.1 – 5am 11am – 11.30am 11.4 pm 3.15 – pm 2.45 pm 2.15 – 1.45 – 1.30pm 3.30pm- 4pm Ages 6 – 15

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STACEY COHEN

Drop-In Sessions on bo th and Sunday From 11am Saturday

Stacey Cohen is a creative singer-songwriter/ artist from London, living in North Wales. Her songs are mainly alternative -folk, but with a whole heap of little twists from spoken word to Americana, bluesy/jazz ting ed vocals, looping and audience participatio n. She has played throughout the UK, solo and in bands and has worked with young peo ple for around eight years. She will be run ning fun, relaxed, taster sessions for young peo ple throughout the weekend including sing ing lessons and vocal techniques, beginners’ guitar, looping, and performance skills. The sessions can be tailored to the group’s inte rests. So if you are a complete beginner or budding young songwriter/ performer everyone is welcome.

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CO-OPERA COMPANY urday and Sunday Workshops on both Sat – 1.30pm 2pm – m 30p 12. m 12p 11am – 3pm ate your own opera in Opera from Scratch cre just 60 minutes !!!! t together a fantastic Co-Opera Co. has brough Magic Flute cast team - all members of The ue Cymru on Ven at ing who will be perform nist David Gostick /Pia tor duc Con y uar 18th Jan s - Singer/ lme Ho e ann - Mezzo Soprano Sus rk to wo with you in Director Martin Nelson r own opera. You will you ise a workshop to dev d to become an opera learn everything you nee movement - working ing singer - singing - act and music and much as a team - creating words 14

ED HOLDEN

Sunday Sessions on both Saturday and m 12p am– 0 11.3 s: sion Ses Taster pm 2.15 – pm 1.45 12.30pm – 1pm and pm 3.30 – pm 2.30 CD: own r you Make

case of Take pART will see an exclusive show astery op-m hip-h and xing t-bo -bea bilingual .A mula Phor Mr nd, from North Wales lege mula’s Phor Mr , with ned recko be to force lyrical e essiv impr and ns fat beats, slick productio musical the ging chan ly rapid are tions collabora landscape of Welsh hip-hop.

LEE REYNOLDS Lee Reynolds from the pre stigious Kantanti Ensemble will be at take pART on both Saturday and Sunday. Lee has bee n Musical Director on many theatre production s, including Rodgers & Hammerstein Carousel, The King and I, Cole Porter Anything Goes, Son dheim A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Charles Strouse Annie, and ATA Pro ductions’ Life on Earth at the Theatre Roy al Drury Lane. Workshop on Saturday ONLY From 12pm – 2.30pm Pop Opera Generated from the par ticpants’ own ide

create a short ensemble ‘pop opera’ in just one day to be performe d on the “play a pART” stage for all to see….. Bring your own style to the workshop and watch Lee create it int o a masterpiece inclusive of all genres. Workshop on Sunday ON LY 12 – 1pm 1.30 – 2.30pm 3 – 4pm Fun Family Singing Ses sions Suitable for all ages ‘another masterpiece performance from Kantanti ... they hel d the audience spellbound.’

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Mae Bwyty Y Review, gyda’i olygfeydd godidog dros y bae tuag at y Gogarth, ar agor bob dydd o 12 – 2.30pm. Y Review Restaurant with its stunning views across the bay to The Great Orme is open everyday from 12 – 2.30pm. Ff/ T: 01492 873641 G/W: www.venuecymru.co.uk Bwyd poeth ar gael yn Ystafell Orme Siop goffi a brechdanau yn yr Arena

Hot food available in the Orme Suite Coffee and Sandwich shop in the Arena

Bocsys bwyd i blant ar gael drwy’r dydd

Fun kid’s lunch boxes available all day

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10% off lunch menu Y Review Restaurant 7/8 January With this voucher