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Peasedown talents to amuse

 

Do you live in Peasedown or nearby? Think you could tell a tale, a story, a joke, share a memory or even speak a theatrical speech that would hold an audience for five minutes? Make them listen, keep them guessing, hold them spellbound by your acting. Move them to tears of laughter or sadness!

 

Following the success of its popular Talent Show contest, Peasedown Opportunity Project (with nesa) are holding a contest to find out who can tell the best tale (tall or otherwise) or give a speech like an actor. It’s like a TV talent show for budding actors. There may even be prizes.

 

Playwright Shaun McCarthy who is already working with young people in the village on a play, will be available for a rehearsal day to help you make the most of your five minutes before the contest. This is a chance to get a rehearsal with a professional theatre director.

 

To get involved either contact nesa on 01761 437251 or come along to the Peasedown Village Fun Day anytime on Saturday 5 th of July, where you can find out more. The rehearsal day will be Friday 12 th September, the Contest itself on Friday 19 th September.

 

If you’ve ever watched an actor or a talent show contestant doing their stuff on TV and thought ‘I’d love to do that’, come along, get some performance hints and tips, and join in the contest.

 

 

Drama Summer School for 11-18 year olds

 

Shaun will also be running a week-long drama summer school for young people who live in or very near Peasedown who are aged between 11 and 18. This is a very rare opportunity, and something that would usually cost a lot to take part – but we have places to give away FREE. You’ll just need to be enthusiastic, dedicated and available for the whole week, and bring along your own lunch each day. You’ll be working towards performing a short play at the Talent Contest evening, and it will be an opportunity to:

  • have professional acting coaching
  • find out about writing for theatre
  • see a play in development and learn how things work backstage
  • be a crucial part of a play to be performed publicly in the autumn

 

Drama summer school: Monday 18 th – Friday 22 nd August 2008, 10am – 5pm daily

Peasedown Youth Centre, Bath Road, Peasedown St John

Places are strictly limited.

 

Contact nesa to book your place: 01761 437251 / info@nesacreativechange.org.uk

 

 

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Note to editors: for further information, to arrange photo opportunities or interviews, contact Karen at nesa on (01761) 437251 or e-mail karen.macdonald@nesa.uk.com

 

 

nesa and the young people of the nesa

heritage lottery young roots project

 

Cordially invite you

 

To attend the Book Launch of ‘water memories making history’

 

and

 

The private view of some of the work produced during the project

 

 

Meet some of the 200 young people who have

produced this exceptional piece of work

 

 

Radstock Museum 6.00pm – 8.00pm 16 th July 2008

 

 

Working in partnership to enable, support and facilitate young people to enjoy and achieve

nesadevelops and delivers quality art projects with communities, enabling positive change

 

nesawww.creativechange.org.ukTel: 01761 437251

 

1. Steering group of 19 young people from Bishop Sutton Youth Club.

 

200 Young People from Chew Valley, Timsbury, Keynsham, Peasedown, St John and Radstock Youth Centres, Writhington School extended services and off the record young carers service.

 

3 project partners including Bath and North East Somerset Heritage services Costume Museum and Roman Baths, Somerset Rural Life Museum and Radstock Museum.

 

8 Freelance artists and 1 lead artist co-ordinator and manager

 

1 Young Peoples transport driver

 

A team of integrated youth support workers and a team of project administration staff.

 

1 successful heritage lottery funded young roots grant an exceptional achievement from the young people of Bath and North East Somerset

 

1 Book 104 pages of young peoples work from cover to cover called

 

‘Water Memories Making History’

 

“Old stuff never interested me, heritage is ok I get it now”

 

“We are going to need old skills again, because were going to run out of oil, people made their own stuff then”

 

“I wasn’t good at art now my skills have increased”

 

“I feel good when I carve the stone, like I’m doing something”

 

There have been many positive, personal, individual and group achievements made by young people during this project. Just one of those achievements was that; on the strength of a young person’s stone carving during the project the young person was selected to enrol on a stone masonry course with Bath College this was just one example of many that present a positive image for young people who generally are portrayed in a negative light.

 

This project is what working with young people through culture, creativity and art is about it provides opportunity; enabling, facilitation and support for many young people that may otherwise not have access or that opportunity, this is art that works and the making of meaning. It is ‘Water Memories Making History’ and it is available from nesa