Creative Learning
Bard in the Botanics is committed to offering opportunities to experience, enjoy and participate in Shakespeare. We aim to involve a wide range of communities directly with our work and with the work of the Bard.
To that end, our 10th Anniversary celebrations in 2011 sees us launch an ambitious and exciting Creative Learning programme, designed to introduce participants of all ages and backgrounds to Shakespeare and his plays.
Our Creative Learning programme will include:
Acting Shakespeare
A series of weekly classes for those interested in acting and performing Shakespeare, starting in September 2011.
Professional Classes: For professional actors who want to brush up on their skills in performing Shakespeare, including verse technique, audition speeches and scene studies.
Adult Classes: For anyone over 21 who has ever fancied learning about how to perform Shakespeare, these classes are a fun introduction to acting the Bard’s work
Youth Classes: For anyone aged between 14 and 21 who has interest in performance and would like the opportunity to learn about acting Shakespeare from professional directors and tutors
Bard in a Box
5 actors, a handful of props and the text of “Romeo and Juliet”. This production will be touring secondary schools in Autumn 2011, bringing Shakespeare’s text to life for students and teachers, including a live performance that can be performed anywhere from a classroom to the playground and workshop support, exploring this timeless classic.
Silly Shakespeares
Fairies, swordfights, love and even the occasional grisly murder – Shakespeare’s stories are full of memorable characters and action-packed plots. Touring primary schools in Spring 2012, “Silly Shakespeares” bring his stories to life in the classroom and are an ideal introduction to his work for anyone aged 11 and under.
“Star-Crossed”
A major youth project centred on Romeo and Juliet, “Star-Crossed” gives young people aged between 14 and 21 the opportunity to engage with the Bard’s most popular play. Weekly performances classes throughout the year build towards a summer project in 2012 which will see young people join together with professional actors in both a major new production of Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy and a contemporary response to the world’s most famous “star-crossed” lovers.
If you would like to register your interest in any of our Creative Learning programmes or would like to sign up to hear more details as they’re released, please e-mail admin@bardinthebotanics.org and we’ll keep you up to date with all the exciting developments.