Courses

Courses @ Queens Park New Media Centre

Queens Park New Media Centre (QPNMC) is a community-focused digital arts training provision, which offers a range of ICT and digital arts courses.

Their programme of courses promote creativity within a supportive and dynamic environment with courses ranging from Animated Web Design to Music Visualisation.

It doesn't matter if you're a complete beginner or a computer whiz as the courses are targeted at all levels and experiences, and taught by a team of experienced and dedicated tutors who make learning straightforward and enjoyable.

They currently have courses in:

- IT
- Wordprocessing
- Filmmaking
- Final Cut Pro
- Internet and Web design
- Digital Photograpy

For more information on the different courses they run visit the website at : www.qpnmc.com.

The Queens Park New Media Centre is based at: QPNMC, Office 9, The Beethoven Centre. Third Avenue (adjacent to 174k), London, W10 4JL or call 020 8964 5891.

The Poetry School

The Poetry School's new programme offers courses, workshops, seminars and tutorials at venues across the UK including London, Manchester, Exeter, Lewes, Ledbury, Aldeburgh, Newcastle and York. Our tutors include Mimi Khalvati, Myra Schneider, Sean O'Brien, Carole Satyamurti, Gregory Warren Wilson, Jane Draycott and Stephen Knight.

Our core programme is complemented by an exciting series of special events with visiting poets such as Marlyn Hacker, Molly Peacock, Mark Doty and George Szirtes, as well as four international courses in Spain and Corfu.

For more details and to receive a full programme, please email programme@poetryschool.com or phone 0845 223 5274.

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Workshops

Street Dance Classes @ BDYD

Barking and Dagenham Youth Dance are starting Street Dance classes for young people aged 13-19.

Every Thursday starting from 6th July 2006:

5pm-6pm Boys only

6pm-7pm Boys and girls

Classes are only £1.00 per session and will be held at Abbey Sports Centre, Axe Street, Barking, IG11 7NB.

There's NO need to register and NO dance experience required! Contact Georgina Alexiou on 020 7270 8373 or 07958 660 108.

Also see the BDYD website for other activities they're invoolved in: www.barkinganddagenhamyouthdance.co.uk.

**BOYS - if you take part in the first class then your 2nd class is FREE!**

Last Chance! Training & Development for London's Youth Workforce

There are still a few places available at the training and workforce development seminar on Tuesday 13 June, to be held at Goodenough College in Central London from 10am to 1.30pm.

This seminar will present a range of perspectives on current and future training issues and developments in London, with presentations from London East Connexions, Hammersmith and Fulham Youth Service and Fairbridge in London illustrating the views and strategies of different sectors. Lifelong Learning UK will also be present to discuss the strategic and operational implications of policy on training for those working with young people.

Croydon Youth Service will update delegates on the latest developments from the YPOWER e-learning initiative (currently being piloted by four London youth services), and training providers from Brunel University, the University of East London, Havering College and London Youth will take part in a panel discussion about the quality, versatility and future of training for the youth workforce in London.

There will be plenty of time for networking at the event, and delegates will be able to contribute to the development of a regional plan for shared working around training. Materials and prospectuses from major training providers and academic institutions will also be available at the event.

Places are free for full members of Partnership for Young London; for associate members, the delegate fee is £10; for non-members, £20. if you want to attend, please send your name, job title, and contact details (address, telephone, e-mail) to Sam Dimmock at sam.dimmock@cityoflondon.gov.uk by 8 June.

LONSAS launches CRB Open Days

This summer, LONSAS (London Schools Arts Service) is opening its Camden offices to Artists and Arts Organisations applying for CRB disclosures. These one-to-one sessions provide applicants with:

- First hand advice and assistance
- Use of LONSAS facilities including web access
- On-the-spot ID verification (no added postal charges)

Open Days will run every Monday throughout Summer 2006, and are open to anyone working with young people in the arts, cultural and voluntary sectors.

LONSAS launched its new Arts Directory and website in March
2006 - showcasing Artists and Arts/Cultural Organisations to a wide audience of schools and education providers around London. More than 50% of London schools are already registered to use the service. All artists wishing to join the LONSAS Directory are required to have a CRB Disclosure certificate.

For further information, and to book your CRB session visit www.lonsas.org.uk/crb_opendays.

Dance Summer School @ TKSPIN

TKSPIN - Masters of Movement's International Dance Summer School is now open for recruits!

So get ready for a great summer with the best teachers from all over the world!

Dance forms covered include: New Waves Of American & Hip-Hop Dance, Breakdancing, Weaving, Locking, Street Funk.....and loads more!

Check out the link to the Summer School website for more information: www.tkspin.co.uk.

Get in touch if you have any questions! Also see the main TKSPIN website at www.tkspin.com.

Dance & Drama @ New Peckham Varieties

Interested in dance or drama? Aged between 5 and 18?

Then why not go along to NPV Arts and try out one of their activities. NPV Arts is offer ongoing workshops in ballet, jazz dance, break dance, musical theatre, singing and drama.

Workshops at New Peckham Varieties

All workshops are taught by qualified tutors.

For more information please call Feyi Omola on 020 7708 5401 or visit the website at www.npvarts.co.uk.

NPV arts, Magic Eye Theatre, Havil Street, SE5 7SD. Nearest Tube Station: Oval or Elephant and Castle, then a bus ride
Nearest Rail Station: Peckham Rye, Denmark Hill
Buses: 12, 36, 171, 343, 345, 436

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Performances

e-volve - Duke of Edinburgh 50th Anniversary Event

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award & Festival of Youth Arts Present:
e-volve festival, 25 October 2006
Youth Arts Take Over the Barbican

Hundreds of young people from across London will take over the Barbican Centre in celebration of excellence, achievement and the arts. Presented by the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award London and Festival of Youth Arts, e-volve will be one of the most exciting youth arts festivals this year presenting a combination of diverse and exciting workshops, industry seminars and performance and culminate in a spectacular evening performance and live art event in the Barbican’s 2000 capacity Concert Hall. Young talent has been drawn from all over the Capital through partnerships with London’s most respected and up-and-coming arts organisations including the Whitechapel Gallery, Serpentine Gallery, Hackney Empire, Honey’s Dance Academy, Turbelles Performing Arts and Boy Blue Entertainment to name just a few.

The brainchild of Reaching Out, the Duke of Edinburgh's Award London’s arts project, e-volve will promote young talent in the capital and prove that the Award, currently celebrating it’s 50th Anniversary, is relevant to urban, creative young people today.

Reaching Out Project Director Gabby Campbell says: “We felt that is was important to organise a festival for young people, with young people, and by young people and the e-volve does that by representing the energy, diversity and creativity of young Londoners.�

Reaching Out is supported by BGC Partners, DfES London Challenge, Haberdasher’s, Jongleurs, Mercers and the Marina Kleinwort Trust.

For further information please call Dore Ann Mendelsberg on 020 7928 8004 or email at:
Dore-Ann.Mendelsberg@theaward.org.

Please see the Duke of Edinburgh's website at: www.theaward.org.

The Big Dance

Big Dance campaign, 15 - 23 July 2006, is an 8-day celebration of dance events across the Capital led by the Mayor’s Office that includes events throughout London and in Trafalgar Square.

To take part in Big Dance 2006. . .

Big Dance will be free for all to take part and the Mayor’s Office in partnership with the Arts Council, BBC, Visit London, Department of Culture, Media & Sport, Transport for London, Sport England, www.londondance.com will provide an extensive umbrella marketing for the whole campaign.

The BBC will identify a small number of participants or groups to film through the lead-up to the big event, as part of their 22 July Saturday night BBC1 TV broadcast programme.

How can your organisation or company take part?
Organise a dance event as part of the Big Dance week
Many leading dance organisations have been planning special, celebratory or additional activities to tie in with the 15-23 July Big Dance that will be promoted as part of Big Dance but more are definitely welcome. A toolkit (logos, press releases, poster templates) will be available to promote local events with the Big Dance identity, and include your event in our listings.

List your July 2006 activities in a dedicated Dance Guide
In order to ensure Big Dance includes your July events (performances, workshops etc) in a Dance Guide listings that will be distributed widely across London please download the form at the bottom of this page and return with your listings & photos for inclusion by April 19th.

Enrol your dancers, company or outreach performance group
On Saturday 22 July, The Big Dance will take place on Trafalgar Square, with rehearsals all day and performance late afternoon/early evening, forming part of a BBC 1 TV dance special and breaking a new World Record (the most number of different dance styles ever performed simultaneously in a piece of Mass Choreography) Download the form to register your interest at the bottom of this page. Send it to: thebigdancemass@btinternet.com or call 020 7234 0349.

Big Dance Website
1) Check the Big Dance website www.london.gov.uk/mayor/bigdance and read the latest available information, to give you the news of The Big Dance and how it works.
2) Download a listings form, add your details and ensure you are kept up to speed through the e-group with the latest news. Contact big.dance@london.gov.uk.

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Projects

10 Youth Mentors @ Rise Phoenix

Are you Creative, Enthusiastic, Reliable and a Great Communicator? Are you aged 16 to 20* (*on the 1st September)?

Do you really want to:

• Develop new skills
• Make a difference to your community
• Benefit from Training & Mentoring
• Get accreditation for your input

If you’ve answered YES to all these questions then you’re just what Rise Phoenix is looking for!

What do the Youth Mentors at Rise Phoenix do?

• assist artists in the delivery of workshops (mostly drama and visual art) with a range of groups taking part in Rise Phoenix projects

• provide a role model and pastoral support for children taking part in Rise Phoenix projects

• help with public performances and events

• attend a Youth Mentor meeting every 6 to 8 weeks STARTING ON 15 JULY 2006 - these are held at weekends and alternate between Saturdays and Sundays, they are a mixture of planning, training and socialising

• take advantage of free training events that are offered through out the year

• keep a record of the activities that they take part in

ALL THIS TAKES PLACE BETWEEN JULY 2006 AND JUNE 2007!

Will it cost anything?
Thanks to funding from The Bridge House Trust all Rise
Phoenix’s costs are covered. Travel or similar expenses incurred by the Youth Mentors, previously agreed with the Youth Mentor Coordinator, will be reimbursed.

How is this scheme accredited?
There are several strands of accreditation to recognise the contribution that Youth Mentors make: all Youth Mentors who complete 1 year of the scheme receive a certificate of achievement from Rise Phoenix. Those who do 100 or 200 hours volunteering will receive the Millennium Volunteers ' Award or
Millennium Volunteers Achievement Award respectively. Youth Mentors will also have the opportunity to work towards the newly launched and highly prestigious young people's Arts Council England Arts Award.

Who is Rise Phoenix?
Rise Phoenix enables children and young people in London and abroad to participate in a variety of arts based projects - from carnival processions to mosaics and theatre projects - so that they might develop the skills, confidence and inspiration to create positive change. Lots of information about their history
as well as current and future projects can be found on the website at: www.risephoenix.org.uk.

To apply return a completed application form by JULY 8th
2006. Either download an APPLICATION FORM HERE or from the Rise Phoenix website at : www.risephoenix.org/text/mentors.htm.

Alternatively you can email Jo Buffery - Youth Mentor Coordinator on artsandlearning@btopenworld.com or call Rise Phoenix on 020 7482 2679 and they’ll send you one in the post.

CSV Team Task opportunity for community projects

Do you have a task that a team of volunteers can do for you?

- You can get a job done with free and willing labour
- You may be able to form a longer-term link with the company
- The task will be set up by an experienced volunteering charity

CSV (Community Service Volunteers) is a leading volunteering agency and each year they help over 100,000 people across the UK to volunteer in a wide range of activities, from befriending to planting trees and helping school pupils with their reading.

One of the ways that CSV works with companies is by facilitating ‘Team Tasks’ for employee volunteers.

They are now looking for organisations or community settings that need! Projects can be as creative as they want with tasks for the volunteers. Team Tasks can include painting rooms, halls, playgrounds and murals, clearing spaces, redesigning gardens and play areas, environmental projects or creating web-sites and educational resources.

The role of your organisation: CSV would ask you to provide supervision on the day and try to locate any related materials and equipment. We can discuss limitations for funding depending on numbers of volunteers involved.

The role of CSV: Once selected by a company, CSV will undertake a site visit with a representative from the company and will be responsible for a comprehensive risk assessment and any additional safety measures. CSV will continue to work with all involved to ensure the smooth running of the event and will follow up with an evaluation process.

For more information or to register a task contact Amy Wright - Employee Volunteering on 020 7643 1318 or email amywright@csv.org.uk. CSV, 237 Pentonville Road, London, N1 9NJ.

Lyrical Dance Festival 2006!

Think you can dance lyrical?

Applications are now being sought from groups and individuals to take part in the next Lyrical Dance Festival on the main stage of the Lyric Hammersmith (500 seats) as part of Performing Arts Week.

The dates are Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd June 2006 and will be a great opportunity to perform your work and celebrate the extraordinary diversity of community dance in west London.

To take part simply download the form HERE, complete and return to Beth Cinamon either by email to beth.cinamon@lbhf.gov.uk, by fax 020 7736 0103 or by post to, Beth Cinamon, Arts Development Team, The Munster Centre, Filmer Road, London SW6 6AS. Deadline for applications is 26th April 2006.

If you have a recording of your work, please send this too. If you’d like to discuss your ideas, then please call Beth Cinamon on 020 7736 0864.

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