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What’s the most exciting Youth Theatre Project you have been involved in?
National Youth Theatre Wales
Contacting The World
Ensemble Projects
What are the shared ingredients/ characteristics?
Audition process
Devising
Youth expressing the thoughts of the young
Commitment
Teamwork
Passion
What made it unique?
Collaboration
Different ideas from different countries & cultures
We devised the performance
Short timeframe
Shared Stories
Truthful
Unity
Realization
Seeing others experience
Youth do the production (lighting, sound, set)
Interesting?
The Process
‘National’ / ‘International’
Ensemble work instead of individual character
It’s gone quickly
How would you like to see youth & theatre mix?
Jazz up the Drama Curriculum
Take them out of the theatre, let them stand on the stage, see back stage.
Finance
Arts Council have divided Arts & education
Professional Practitioners in schools could be stage fight workshops – doesn’t always have to be show related workshops- though they are great too!
Performance festivals – everyone likes to have something to aim for!
Theatre terms make it sound boring, by categorizing types of theatre, things begin to sound boring- need to experience it 1st hand
Theatre needs to be brought back to the streets.
Schools do not seem to be exposed to theatre for the sake of seeing good acting, set design etc. but instead ‘because we are doing it in English class’.
What’s missing in youth theatre? What would you like to make happen?
Youth Theatre map of provision
Lack of diversity & opportunity & access
Progression & pathways for young performers & theatre makers
Sustainability – progression routes
Quality/ standard adhoc…
Communication – Networking between others- seeing other peoples work – professional development/ training
A profile – it isn’t recognized as an art form
Collaborations between different companies
Youth Theatre Festival rather then competition driven forum
A spirit of working together
Bit of a postcode lottery in terms of provision- whole areas with very little provision
Lack of theatre forms – lots of musical theatre but what else? – Not representative of YPs across the breadth of Wales.
What is next for young performers & how do we make it happen?
What is Youth?
Guidance & mentors – 2-way communication what’s out there, more sign posting.
Explore theatre internationally
What is performance?
Exposure to different art forms & transferable skills
Performers in YT but also backstage, designers, costume, stage-managing…
More opportunities for Admin/ Paperwork side of acting- making contracts etc.
Traditional routes - University / Drama School/ Straight into Profession – Bespoke routes should be encouraged
What’s out there for people in their early twenties?
Some choose to continue to work in theatre as a hobby/major interest but don’t want to pursue as a career.
Why did you get involved in Youth Theatre (if you are involved in Youth Theatre)?
Feeling of commitment and dedication
Escaping but going into an area that is caring supportive, nurturing & transformative.
Gave me something to do, somewhere to fit in
Gave me a sense of belonging, safe & comfortable, somewhere to explore.
Gain exposure
Creates Opportunity
Realising what young people are capable of achieving
Path to self-realization
A place to play out your fears, hopes, frustrations & dreams.
How can we get more people involved in the future?
Listening to young people
Up the profile of youth theatre
To make sure they know what it is
Build relationships with in your community
Good practice
Painting the fence- so much more then performing
Practitioners Recommendations-
Sharing best practice
Communication improved
NTW – assist & support an International Youth Theatre Festival
A network is forged
Possible mapping of provisions – how to access what is available
Possibly one media portal for the arts – signposting
Practitioners practice together – Bis workshop weekend
Need to develop pathways
Look NAYT (England), Jonathan Neeland- Quality Provision
Young people seeing each other’s work & workshops
A meeting with ACW + practitioners to make recommendations + share+ communicate – together a collective voice for youth arts
Pledge for things to be done within
1 WEEK – Database: names/contact details + preferred method of contact
1 MONTH – Get together to plan the workshop, try include at least one new person each to the group in order to at least double the group number.
6 MONTHS – Practitioners to do a shared workshop.
Young People group 1 recommendations
Evenly distribute the theatre resources, experiences around the country – giving everyone a chance
Better advertising of productions, communities, so that you shouldn’t have to seek it out.
Youth seeing other young people performing
A youth theatre community – theatre for all – resources, monologue site, opinions, what’s up & coming in the world of theatre.
Youth festival
More respect for theatre in school and have more excitement surrounding it. How about letting everyone know about other aspects theatre – producing, design, backstage.
Make youth know about the experiences that are possible though theatre – travelling, working with other countries and that there’s so much out there.
Having exciting theatre & professionals to come & talk o youth…learn about working with other people and the careers possible – not just about being famous.
Pledge to do things within
1 WEEK- researching what youth want, what they think- any ideas. Send letters to schools, government.
1 MONTH – Establish a link between schools & other companies/ youth theatre groups/ professional
6 MONTHS – (Youth) festival DRAMA – People can meet each other.
International companies. Ambassadors.
GROUP 2 recommendations:
More Workshops - where & when
Free (expensive) workshops
More empty shops projects in Wales
People from youth theatres travelling & introducing it to teenagers
Street Theatre
Apprenticeships
Funding – target more areas, accessibility, application forms made easier, specific social networking
Theatre Trips
Website with information and updates
Professional Q&A actors
Clarification of what is YT by Young people not funders and practitioners.
Pledge of things to do within
A WEEK- Join the national Theatre Wales Community – Youth Arts
1 MONTH -Start a National YT Board so young people can set up events etc.
6 MONTH – Youth Theatre Conference/ Festival
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