Archive for February, 2010

Music & Drama Summer Courses

By Miranda on February 22, 2010

The British and International Federation of Festivals (BIFF), of which the Wootton Bassett Arts Festival is a member, run Summer Courses in both Music and Drama.

Music

The European Youth Summer Music (EYSM) Orchestral and Vocal Course is aimed at students aged between 11 and 21 years and runs between 31st July and 7th August. Students taking part range from Grade 4 or intermediate through to beyond diploma level. Options include Jazz, Improvisation, Music Theatre, Chamber Music, World Music, Choir, Ensemble work. You will get the chance to take part in orchestral groups and some will have the opportunity to experience symphony work, you can even have a go at composing! In the afternoon you will be able to take part in a range of sports and in the evenings there are discos and BBQs to enjoy.

The Junior European Youth Summer Music Course is aimed at students aged between 8 and 11 years and runs between the 3rd and 6th August.

Drama

Speech and Drama Summer Course is aimed at students aged between 11 and 17 years. There’s no preparation beforehand, just come prepared to pool your talents and work creatively together. At the end of the course you will who what you have learned before an audience of friends, family and the EYSM who will see your performance before their course begins!

FAQ

How much does it cost? Drama – £302.50, Music (EYSM) – £479 (this is the basic cost, see the application form for extras), Music Junior EYSM – £285 (this is the basic cost, see the application form for extras).

Where do the courses take place? Haileybury College, Hertfordshire.

Do we get to show what we have learned? All courses end with a performance open to family and friends.

Further Details

For further details and application forms go to: http://www.federationoffestivals.org.uk/Welcome.html

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Categories: Music, Speech and Drama

Spotlight: Youth Debating

By Miranda on February 18, 2010

Tell your Debating Society about this NEW opportunity to compete with other Societies in the area. The importance of this valuable skill is being more widely recognised by universities and employers alike.

And the best way to demonstrate your skills is in competition with other Societies. If you would like to test yourselves, you will need a minimum of 3 people in your group to enter, a Proposer, an Opposer and a Chairman.

The Chairman’s job is to introduce the Speakers, Topic for Debate and invite comments from the floor. Following this the Chair will take the vote, close the proceedings and give a vote of thanks.

The choice of subject is yours, so you can tackle whatever excites you most – you just need to keep it within the ten minutes time limit!

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Categories: Speech and Drama

“Guest Blog, Pulsar Poetry” – Live Microphone Poetry Evening

By Miranda on February 15, 2010

Join the Pulsar Poetry group for an evening of Live performance poetry. Relax and enjoy the show or step up and read your own poems to an audience of like-minded poetry lovers. If you don’t write your own poems, but would enjoy reading your favourites to a keen group of onlookers, that’s great too. Other performers will include local (and not so local) published poets and will be covered / reviewed by Pulsar Poetry Webzine. It will also be filmed (with participant’s permission) and posted on YouTube.

The Wootton Bassett Arts Festival is keen to support this local arts event by promoting it to our community as we share the same interests and, very likely, the same audience.

If you would like to join Pulsar Poetry the evening will take place on Thursday 4th March from 8.00pm at the White Hart at Wroughton. The event will take place in the pub’s function room which is separate from the main bar area. There will be a small charge of £1.00 to cover costs.

To express interest contact David Pike on:

Tel: 01793 875941
Email: pulsar.ed@btopenworld.com
Web: www.pulsarpoetry.com

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Categories: Guest Blog, Speech and Drama

Spotlight – “Business Presentations for Solo Speakers”

By Miranda on February 10, 2010

Do you want to improve your presentation skills? Are you returning to work following redundancy or raising a family? Are you preparing for University interviews or expecting to start work for the first time and nervous about your first ever job interview? If you have said yes to any of these questions then this section of the Wootton Bassett Arts Festival would be ideal for you.

Many people would like the opportunity to develop and improve their presentation skills in an arena which is testing and yet, at the same time, not the audience which the presentation is ultimately intended for.

In this class performers create a 5 minute presentation which is performed before an audience and a professional adjudicator. The Adjudicator will provide constructive feedback which will ultimately help the performer when faced with having to give the presentation for REAL!

You can use this class to try out your presentation skills or polish an already developing presentation so that you stand out from the crowd when it matters. Plus the very best performer will be declared the winner of the class and awarded a trophy to reflect this which can only add value to your C.V.

A copy of the Syllabus and Entry Forms can all be downloaded from our website but please make sure all entries are received by 23rd April which is the closing date.

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Categories: Speech and Drama

Welcome to our first blog….

By Miranda on February 6, 2010

Wootton Bassett Arts Festival welcomes everyone who enjoys Music, Art, Creative Writing and Speech and Drama. Whether you wish to take part or enjoy the specacle as a member of the audience there is so much to enjoy.

This is planned to be the first of many blog posts covering Festival news, announcements about new partnerships, and hints and tips for those taking part. We would like to make this as interactive as possible so we welcome your comments in the form below. Feel free to ask questions or suggest topics you would like covered.

Oh and by the way, we are now live on Twitter so if you like your updates in bite-sized portions you could start following us there.

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Categories: General
Syllabus

Download the NOVEMBER ARTS FESTIVAL SYLLABUS (12th & 13th November) HERE.