Summer School at Lakeside
Summer School at Lakeside takes place in July and August of each year and offers participants the opportunity to work with
professional artists involved in Theatre, Dance, Writing and Music. No previous experience is required, just lots of enthusiasm.
Wednesday 23 July to Friday 29 August
7 weeks of summer schools offering intensive, hands-on activities across the visual and performing arts, working alongside a fantastic range of artists.
Places are limited so book early to avoid disappointment. Call Lakeside Box Office on 0115 846 7777, or book on-line at www.lakesidearts.org.uk
LIFE SIZE MODEL MAKING
WEDNESDAY 23 - FRIDAY 25 JULY
10AM-4PM
7-10 YEARS
£30 FOR ALL 3 DAYS OR £12 PER DAY
Wow your friends and family by creating life-size models using mixed-media. The resultant works of art will be proudly displayed in the Angear Visitor Centre (next to the Djanogly Art Gallery) until 22 August!
CREATE A PLAY IN A WEEK
MONDAY 28 JULY - FRIDAY 1 AUGUST
10AM - 4PM
8-12 YEARS
£60
Always a very popular choice, this is a great opportunity for would-be theatre designers as well as performers to put your talents to best use.
CONTEMPORARY WORLD MUSIC
MONDAY 4 - FRIDAY 8 AUGUST
10AM - 4PM
12+ YEARS
£60
Round the world in 5 days, with music as your guide! Indian tabla, steel pans, darabuka drumming, a cappella singing, beat-boxing and samba drumming.
HEAVENLY BODIES PART 2
MONDAY 11 - FRIDAY 15 AUGUST
10AM - 4PM
13+ YEARS
£60
Claire Cunningham and José Agudo are back following their hugely successful Heavenly Bodies summer school project last year. This year they’re focusing on shadows and movement. Ideal for people interested in physical theatre, movement and dance.
DANCE
MONDAY 18 - FRIDAY 22 AUGUST
10AM -12PM 6-7 YEARS - £30
1- 4PM 8-10 YEARS - £40
Fresh from touring the Telling Tales programme, Lucy Killingley has developed our first Dance Week for children aged between 6 and 10 years. Our youngest participants will have lots of fun exploring creative movement and dance!
VISUALISING RHYTHM
MONDAY 18 - FRIDAY 22 AUGUST
10AM - 4PM
14+ YEARS
£60
Explore the area where music and rhythm meet video art with Hetain Patel and Jason Singh. Finished pieces – live performance or video - will feature on the Lakeside website and YouTube.
KATHAK DANCE AND CARNATIC TABLA
TUESDAY 26 AUGUST - FRIDAY 29 AUGUST
10AM -1PM KATHAK BEGINNERS - £40
2PM - 6PM KATHAK MASTERCLASS - £50
Two distinct opportunities to develop new skills – either as a complete beginner in the morning sessions – or as an experienced Kathak dancer in the Masterclass sessions - in the company of Vina Ladwa, Artistic Director of Manushi Dance Company. Each class will be accompanied by a visiting tabla performer from India.
Tabla masterclass on Saturday 30 August; for details contact Lakeside box office. £15.