Centre for the Arts Maidenhead
Summer 2015 Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Altwood Road, Maidenhead SL6 4PF Tel /
01628 682563 Online / www.nordenfarm.org Email / robyn.bunyan@nordenfarm.org
Venue Hire Why not hire the Courtyard Theatre for your school’s summer production, or hire our Studio Theatre for a professional venue for your Drama and Theatre Studies exams? For enquiries and bookings, please contact the Venue Hire Team
Tel / 01628 682555 Email / venuehire@nordenfarm.org
Photo credit Luminous Photography
Keep in Touch Robyn Bunyan Education Officer Tel / 01628 682563 Email / robyn.bunyan@nordenfarm.org Online / nordenfarm.org
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Hello I am Robyn, the Education Officer here at Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Maidenhead. Our summer Farm Out season features work from some of the finest playwrights in history - Wilde, Bernard Shaw, Miller, Dickens and Shakespeare. This literary season of work sees the return of The European Arts Company to Norden Farm. They bring Oscar Wilde’s only novel The Picture of Dorian Grey to the stage. Marking the 125th anniversary of the story's publication in Lippincott's Magazine in 1890. We are proud to be able to bring you the best in event cinema, direct from London’s National Theatre, including performances of Bernard Shaw’s Man and Superman, Miller’s A View from the Bridge and the classic Morality play Everyman. Plus, this season we offer your students a chance to get involved! Our upcoming Young Leadership Scheme is now open for registration and offers students the change to gain extra work experience
throughout the Easter and Summer holidays at Norden Farm. As always we continue to have a whole host of ways you and your students can get involved here at Norden Farm, including our Technical Theatre workshops and extracurricular activities which include Arts Awards, Digi Den and youth dance and drama classes. I hope that there is something in this brochure that you and your students will enjoy, and look forward to working with you over the coming months. If you have any questions about the Farm Out programme, or about what Norden Farm can offer, please get in touch. Robyn Bunyan Education Officer Tel / 01628 682563 Email / robyn.bunyan@nordenfarm.org
Information for Secondary Schools in the Old Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead The Farm Out Programme is run by Norden Farm and is supported by the Spoore, Merry and Rixman Foundation. Their support means that all secondary schools within the Old Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead are allocated £500 to spend with Norden Farm at any point during the 2014/2015 academic year - the only cost is a one off £40 (plus VAT) administration fee. You can use your allowance on performances, live cinema and workshops. If you are unsure of whether your school is eligible for the Farm Out allocation please get in touch. For all bookings final numbers must be confirmed and full payment made at least two weeks before the date of the performance/workshop. No cancellations or amendments may be made after this time.
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Monday 16 - Friday 20 March // at your school This season I would love to come to your school and see where you work, meet the rest of the department and talk to you further about what we have coming up in the summer Farm Out season. The Roadshow is a chance for us to get to know what you want out of the Farm Out programme - help us understand the way your school diary works, so we can help you access fantastic performance at Norden Farm.
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Thursday 30 April // 7.30pm // £8 2 hours 50 minutes, including interval Online resources available now When Caesar returns to Rome from the wars a virtual dictator, Brutus and his republican friends resolve that his ambition must be curbed - which in Rome can mean only one thing: the great general must be assassinated. Once the deed is done, the idealistic conspirators must reckon with the forces of a new power, led by Mark Antony and Caesar’s nephew Octavius. When their armies close at Philippi, will Caesar’s ghost be avenged? Curriculum Links: English, Drama, Classics
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Tuesday 12 May // 7.30pm // £9 3 hours, including interval Education Pack available now A thrilling adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. Set in the decadent world of Victorian London, a beautiful, narcissistic young man becomes infatuated with a portrait of himself. He makes a Faustian pact that he will remain forever young while the picture grows old; a theatrical event that combines drawing room comedy and gothic horror. European Arts Company have previously performed at Norden Farm with The Trials of Oscar Wilde, Chekhov Shorts, Four Farces and The Dumb Waiter and The Lover. ‘A perfectly judged rendering by European Arts Company’ The Times Curriculum Links: English, Drama, Classics
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M A N + S U P E R M A N by Bernard Shaw Thursday 14 May // 7pm // ÂŁ8 4 hours (approx) // Online resources available now Oscar nominee Ralph Fiennes stars in a dazzling reinvention of George Bernard Shaw's fantastical philosophical comedy. A serious, self-styled revolutionary and wealthy bachelor, Jack Tanner becomes the reluctant guardian to a charming heiress named Ann. Rejecting the adoration of a poet, she decides to marry and tame the suitably aghast Tanner. Naturally, he opts to flee to Africa instead. When Tanner finds himself captured by bandits, what follows is an extraordinary philosophical dream-debate about Heaven and Hell with the Devil himself. A romantic comedy, an epic fairytale, a fiery philosophical debate, Man and Superman asks fundamental questions about how we live. Curriculum Links: English, Drama, Classics
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Tuesday 19 May // 2pm // £8 Wednesday 20 May // 8pm // £8 1 hour 55 minutes, no interval // Education pack available now Arthur Miller confronts the American dream in this dark and passionate tale. In Brooklyn, longshoreman Eddie Carbone welcomes his Sicilian cousins to the land of freedom. But when one of them falls for his beautiful niece they discover that freedom comes at a price. Eddie’s jealous mistrust exposes a deep, unspeakable secret - one that drives him to commit the ultimate betrayal. Visionary director Ivo van Hove directs this stunning production of Miller’s tragic masterpiece. Curriculum Links: Drama, English, Classics
Post show Q&A available on request
The Kala Chethena Kathakali Theatre Company returns to the UK direct from Kerala in India. They present unforgettable Kathakali performances by internationally renowned performers, singers, rhythmic drummers and highly skilled make-up artists.
Wrap around Workshop
Kathakali is the classical dance drama of Kerala, South West India. It originated in the Hindu temples in the 17th Century. The story of Daksha Yaga from the Indian Epics where good and evil battle for supremacy. The story encourages communities to live in harmony by exposing the evil of war. The Kala Chethena Kathakali Theatre Company is one of the world’s foremost Indian dance companies.
Curriculum Links: Hinduism through drama, non-western theatre, visual theatre
The Kala Chetena Kathakali Company are able to offer a selection of workshops based around the performance. Workshops last 1 hour and take place at Norden Farm. • Kathakali music • Kathakali drama • Kathakali drama and music combined Prior to the performance groups are also welcome to join the company in the dressing room to ask questions and draw the intricate make-up process.
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Thursday 11 June // 7.30pm // £8 3 hours, including interval Online resources available soon Cleopatra has bewitched the great Mark Antony, one of the three rulers of the Roman Empire. When Antony quarrels with his fellow leaders and throws in his lot with Cleopatra, his infatuation threatens to split the Empire. Shakespeare’s greatest exploration of the conflicting claims of sex and power, all expressed in a tragic poetry. Curriculum Links: English, Drama, Classics
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Wednesday 24 - Saturday 27 June 7.45pm // £9 2 hours 10 mins, plus interval (approx.) It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… Charles Dickens paints a picture of life in England and France, as the economic and political unrest lead to the French Revolution. Intertwining one family’s personal drama with the terror and chaos around them. A Tale of Two Cities is an epic story of love, sacrifice and redemption. Performed by Maidenhead Drama Guild which was formed in 1947. Post show Q&A available on request Curriculum Links: English, Drama, Classics
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Tuesday 30 June // 7.30pm // £8 2 hours 30 minutes, including interval Online resources available soon Take one pair of estranged twin brothers and one pair of estranged twin servants, keep them in ignorance of each other and throw them into a city with a reputation for sorcery, and you have all the ingredients for theatrical chaos. Basing his plot on a farce by Plautus, Shakespeare caps the mayhem of his Roman original to build up a hectic tale of violent cross-purposes, furious slapstick and social nightmare.
Curriculum Links: English, Drama, Classics
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US band Davina and the Vagabonds have created a stir on the national blues scene with their high-energy live shows, sharp-dressed professionalism, and commanding stage presence. But Davina and the Vagabonds are so much more than just a blues band; they are filled with New Orleans charm, Memphis soul swagger, and tender gospel passages. This rollicking quintet are held together by Davina’s keyboard playing, with acoustic bass, drums, and a spicy trumpet and trombone horn section. Curriculum Links: Music, Music Performance
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Friday 17 July // 2pm // ÂŁ8 1 hour 10 minutes, no interval (TBC) // Education Pack available soon A cornerstone of English drama since the 15th century, Everyman explodes onto stage in a startling new production with words by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy. Everyman is successful, popular and riding high when Death comes calling. He is forced to abandon the life he has built and embark on a last, frantic search to recruit a friend, anyone, to speak in his defence. But Death is close behind and time is running out. One of the great primal, spiritual myths, Everyman asks whether it is only in death that we can understand our lives. Curriculum Links: Drama, English, Philosophy
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Introduction to Technical Theatre Led by Norden Farm Technicians A hands on opportunity for students to gain an overview of technical theatre at Norden Farm. Students will learn about the basic principles of lighting and sound. Activities include working on the tension wire grid, using the lighting and sound desks and creating lighting effects. Students will have the chance to tour the backstage exploring the scene dock, control room and dressing rooms.
Led by Norden Farm Technicians Use Norden Farm’s professional recording facilities to record your school choir or band. For more information and prices please get in touch.
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Young Leadership Programme Running throughout the Easter and Summer Holiday (open to students aged 14 – 18 years)
The Young Leadership Programme at Norden Farm allows students to gain skills and experience that are transferrable to a wide range of contexts. They include planning, organisation, people management, teamwork, time keeping and customer service. Young Leaders play an important part of the holidays at Norden Farm. They will be assisting craft and storytelling sessions and front of house activity, working alongside professional arts practitioners and leading their own end of week open workshop for local children and families.
Outcomes for Students
Participants in the programme will benefit from up to 3 training and mentoring sessions throughout their leadership week. Session content will include event management (including health and safety) and leading children’s arts workshops.
• Participation in this course can be used toward Bronze, Silver or Gold Arts Award and DofE Award.
• Development of leadership skills • Personal development; particularly self confidence • Valuable work experience
For more information about the Youth Leadership Programme at Norden Farm get in touch, or if you have students, which are interested in taking part, visit our website to fill in an application form.
Arts Award Norden Farm is an Arts Award Supporter
What is Arts Award?
Junior Arts Awards
Arts Award is a unique national qualification that helps young people to develop as artists and arts leaders. The programme develops their creativity, leadership and communication skills. It is open to people aged between 5 and 25 years and embraces all interests and backgrounds.
Led by Julie Loison
The Arts Award can be delivered in a number of different ways including within your curriculum, as part of an after school club or as part of an arts week at your school. We can support your Arts Award delivery:
Thursdays (from Thur 23 Apr) 3.40pm - 4.40pm School Year 3 - 6 // £70 per term Work with visiting artists and group leaders on projects based around various themes. Students will create their own masterpiece and showcase their work, working towards the Discover and Explore Arts Award. Each term is 10 weeks long. Suitable for all abilities.
• Look out for the Arts Award symbol. Practitioners who lead workshops with this symbol can tailor the session to help complete parts of your arts award.
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• Hire one of our spaces at Norden Farm and share your children’s’ work and achievement to your school’s parents within a professional venue. Get in touch for prices and availability.
Thursdays (from Thur 23 Apr) 5.15pm - 6.45pm School Year 7 - 13 // £80 per term
Led by Julie Loison
A chance for young people interested in theatre and performing arts to enhance their knowledge, understanding and creative skills by working towards the Bronze, Silver or Gold Arts Award (the Gold award is also recognised on the UCAS Tariff - 35 points). Each term is 10 weeks long. Participants will also see two live events at Norden Farm as part of the cost of the term. Suitable for all abilities.
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Extracurricular Activities All terms are 10 weeks long (unless otherwise stated) Each class is suitable for all abilities and work towards performances at the end of the term.
Youth Theatre Led by Troublemaker Theatre Company Junior Norden Lights // Year 2 - 6 £67 per term (from Wed 29 Apr) Norden Lights // Year 7 -11 £97 term (from Fri 24 Apr, days vary) Norden Lights Academy // Year 12+ £97 per term (from Wed 29 Apr) Explore all elements of drama including scriptwriting, devising and directing.
Kathak Dance
Digi Den
Led by Amrit Bhamra and Devika Shangari
Led by DJ Mhlanga
Intermediate // 10.30am - 11.30am £73 per term (from Sat 25 Apr)
School Year 7 - 13 // 4.30pm - 6pm £80 per 10 week term
Beginners // 11.30am - 12pm £37 per term (from Sat 25 Apr)
Students work together to develop their filming, podcasting, green screen and stop motion animation skills.
A chance to experience the most exhilarating classical dance style of Northern India! Suitable for ages 4+ years.
Fridays (from Fri 24 Apr)
Bollywood Dance Led by Geeta Mehta Tuesdays (from Tues 28 Apr) 4.30pm - 5.30pm // £67 per term An energetic dance style fusing Indian and Western styles with Latino and Arabic influences. Suitable for ages 6+ years
Youth Dance Led by Becky Hinton Tuesdays (from Tues 28 Apr) 9 - 13 years // 5.45pm - 7pm // £67 per term 14+ years // 7pm - 8.45pm // £73 per term Develop contemporary performance techniques whilst taking inspiration from other popular dance styles.
Piano lessons
Led by Minor Atabek Sat 25 Apr - 23 May and 13 Jun - 11 Jul Sessions between 10am and 12pm 20 min lesson // £75 per 5 week course 40 min lesson // £140 per 5 week course Playing the piano is not only fun, but also good for memory and concentration. You can prepare for ABRSM or Trinity exams or learn just for yourself – bring your music and join in!