The Electric Beans explore a variety of skills including physical theatre, performance art, singing and drama. We range from young to old and welcome all abilities. Electric Beans set out to explore real life stories through drama, physical theatre and movement workshops.

If you love acting, physical theatre, performing and don't mind a bit of hard work, then the Electric Beans are right for you. Get involved...

Days: Monday and Wednesday

Location: Wilditch Centre

Dancing helps to develop self-esteem and builds team-working and communication skills. It gives people with learning disabilities the opportunity to have regular exercise, be creative, feel more confident and be more independent.

Anjali Dance Company delivers a weekly Open Class during term time for people with learning disabilities.

The Open Class encourages creative expression and provides an opportunity to learn contemporary dance technique and performance skills. There are opportunities each term to be involved in a performance.

The class is open to anyone with a learning disability aged 16 years and over who loves to dance. It also provides an entry point for dancers who would like to join Anjali’s Main Company.

The fee is £90.00 per term.

We offer taster sessions for new dancers. For more information please telephone 01295 251909.

If you have any questions or for further information please contact us.

TIME: Mondays 5.30pm – 7.30pm
VENUE: The Factory, Unit 2, Power Park, Station Approach, Banbury, OX16 5AB

Delivered in partnership with the Unity Theatre, LAUNCH is a professional development programme for emerging theatre makers in Merseyside.

Its main mission is to equip emerging artists, theatre-makers and brand new companies with the right tools to enable them to launch a career in the arts.

We’re excited to offering FREE workshops in theatre and comedy for Waltham Forest Schools in 2021/22.

WHAT WE’RE OFFERING

THEATREMAKERS
- Two-hour workshops (can be tailored to your timetable for 1-2.5 hours) between 10am and 5pm
- Minimum 10 students, maximum 30. A teacher must be present in the room throughout all workshops
- Workshops are suitable for any year group 7-13 and can be tailored to particular themes to fit with your schemes of work
- You’re welcome to request more than one workshop per class and multiple workshops for different year groups
- We are also able to attend more informal panel discussions, career talks or dress rehearsals for shows/exams

TOPICS
INTRODUCTION TO COMEDY
- Introduce your students to the world of comedy through games, group exercises and individual tasks
- Workshop covers physical comedy, characters and how to create funny scenarios/sketches
- What we’d need: pens, paper, students in comfortable clothing and shoes for physical activities. Empty space/hall to use for games

CREATIVE WRITING- INTRODUCTION TO PLAYWRITING AND MONOLOGUES
- Demystify the concept of playwriting, with easily accessible free-writing games and exercises
- Students work in pairs and independently to create a character and build towards creating their own short monologue by the end of the session
- Contemporary (age-appropriate) texts may also be used during the workshop, as reference
- What we’d need: workshop space suitable for students to write in, pens, paper/exercise books, flipchart/whiteboard

AUDITION TECHNIQUES
- Most suitable for years 10+
- Prepare your students for the audition room and process, with inside tips and techniques from National Youth Theatre’s Ben Salmon
- Students will learn a monologue in advance of the workshop and will receive feedback from Ben during the session. Teachers, or workshop leader are able to select the monologue
- What we’d need: Empty space/hall to use for physical workshop, students in comfortable clothing and shoes

For more information or to arrange workshops please email.

Blue Apple’s dance programme is designed to be a fun and creative means of developing fitness and self-expression.

"Dance helps to develop creativity, confidence and mobility. It’s also a great way to engage in exercise and is lots of fun!”

Some of us are natural dancers, but have not had the discipline of dancing with others in a routine before. Many have only danced to pop music and some are too shy to have done much of that. At Blue Apple we began by learning to be aware of others in the dance group, to move in time with each other, to react and respond, learn and remember a routine.

Through dance people with differing degrees of mobility have to think about timing and moving together, being aware of where each person is, responding to music and remembering a simple routine which may involve working in a circle, in pairs or as part of a large choreographed group. People who have never danced before appear delighted with their achievement.

We develop our dance experience in many ways. Some of us dance because we just love dancing and music and want to get fit. Some dance to help tell the story in our main shows and others tour commissioned dance performances locally and nationally.

Classes follow the school academic term.

£88 per term payable in one or two instalments. (£83 if already a Blue Apple Company member).

Have you always fancied learning how to dance but are not sure whether it’s for you? Take this Absolute Beginners Dance Taster class to get a real flavour of what dance at City Academy is all about before you sign up for our longer course.

This taster is suitable for those without any dance experience – you’ll get an idea of what the Absolute Beginners Dance course is like in a supportive and fun environment, learning under the guidance of your professional teacher.

As well as being a fun introduction to the longer course, the taster is also the perfect opportunity to ask your teacher any questions you might have about dance and what to expect from City Academy's courses.

ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS DANCE TASTER CLASS CONTENT:
- Dance technique, including one of the following: rhythm, performance, turns, dynamics
- Transition and travelling steps
- A step-by-step short sequence
- Building confidence and learning to have fun whilst you dance

As with all of our dancing classes, You will receive friendly advice and feedback from your teacher throughout the class.

Explore the professional arts world – and gain UCAS points

Gold is the highest level of Arts Award, giving young people insight into life as an arts professional. They'll hone their existing artistic skills, acquire new ones, gain practical experience of different roles in the arts world and develop leadership expertise. Worth 16 UCAS points, it's also a great boost to university and job applications.

Where artistic challenge meets arts leadership
Silver Arts Award gives young people the chance to take on an artistic challenge and a leadership role too. As well as being about creativity, it's about becoming a reviewer, researcher and project manager. Participants build a broad range of transferable skills as they complete their portfolio and gain a Level 2 qualification.

Taking part in the arts and sharing skills
Bronze Arts Award develops young people’s artistic abilities alongside their research and communication skills. This level involves them in the arts as creators and audience members, and encourages them to take their first steps towards leadership by sharing their learning with others.