A major theatre education project heads to Aberdeen
20/01/10
The National Theatre of Scotland is heading to Aberdeen this month [January 2010] with Transform Aberdeen – a major theatre education project developed in partnership with Aberdeen City Council's arts education team and created with students from Dyce Academy and members of the local community.
Following an exciting programme of workshops at Dyce Academy in September 2009, the National Theatre of Scotland team is looking forward to returning to Dyce to work on the project from Monday 25 January 2010.
Transform Aberdeen is directed by Paddy Cunneen, the award-winning theatre director, playwright and composer. Paddy Cunneen is leading the project with a team of professional theatre artists from the National Theatre of Scotland including Jen Edgar as Movement Specialist, Ailie Cohen as Puppetry Specialist, Lewis Hetherington as Creative Writing Specialist, Kenny Miller as Designer and Kate Bonney as Lighting Designer.
Transform Aberdeen is due to culminate in an exciting public theatre event entitled The Cabaret of Impossible Dreams at the Forum in Aberdeen, with performances from Wednesday 17 March - Friday 19 March 2010. The Cabaret of Impossible Dreams will explore the fascinating world of dreams, as experienced through the lives and imaginations of young people. The cabaret style show will involve a combination of puppetry, live animation, music, dance and performance.
Aberdeen City Council's Arts Education Co-ordinator Annette Murray said: "Aberdeen City Council is thrilled to be hosting Transform. The learning opportunities afforded by the creation of a brand new piece of work and all the mechanics of its production, epitomises everything we look to achieve in arts education. The skills and experience gained (performance-based or otherwise) will remain with participants for years to come."
Heather McDonald, Group Sponsorship's Manager, ScottishPower, said: "ScottishPower is delighted to be involved with Transform. Our community programmes are focused on helping young people make the transition from school or unemployment into work and we recognise that theatre is a wonderful tool for re-engaging young people, helping improve their motivation and developing skills that are important in the world of work."
Determined to Succeed is delighted to support Transform. Transform works by engaging, inspiring and empowering the whole community by creating memorable and innovative theatre which exposes the participants to all aspects of theatre-making and event management. Working with a team of enterprising, real-world, theatre professionals, participants demonstrate a can-do, will-do attitude, allowing them to further develop their skills for learning, life and work and deliver a successful performance.
Listings:The Cabaret of Impossible Dreams
Venue: The Forum, 3 Skene Terrace, Aberdeen, AB10 1RN
Dates: 17 – 19 March 2010
Times: Evenings: 7.30pm
Matinee: Friday 19 March, 2pm
Signed performance: Thursday 18 March, 7.30pm
Tickets: Free but advance booking required. Tickets available from 15th February 2010 from Aberdeen Box Office, tel: 01224 641122
If you have any queries regarding this, or any other news story, please contact Aberdeen City Council on: 08456 080910.
