YOUNG PEOPLE IN GILBERT & SULLIVAN
Marton Operatic Society is committed to introducing G&S to young people. For the past two years we have held workshops in local primary schools based on our current show.
In 2008 we visited Heyhouses Endowed Primary School in St Annes and Baines Endowed in Blackpool. We took the children through the story of HMS Pinafore with the help of pictures and music and so gave them a taste of Gilbert & Sullivan and a little bit of acting experience. There was a drawing competition and we displayed the entries at the theatre during the show week.
Our school visits in 2009 introduced children to The Pirates of Penzance. In March we went to two schools in the Preston area as part of the Penwortham Youth Music Festival.
In June we took part in the Music Week at Clifton Primary School, St Annes, giving an illustrated concert of extracts from the show.
Our September programme of workshops took us to six primary schools in the Fylde: Ansdell, Bispham Endowed and Stanley in Blackpool, Heyhouses and Mayfield in St Annes and Lytham Hall Park.
90 pupils took part in our drawing competition and we displayed their entries at the theatre during our Show Week. These were the winners (click to enlarge) -
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Here are the comments we had from one of the schools we visited -
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Your passion and enthusiasm for Gilbert & Sullivan were obvious in your presentations...The children really enjoyed the workshops - when they went out at playtime, they were acting out the main storyline! Your use of the children in the workshops to act out the parts allowed many of the children a chance to engage fully with the action. It also led to a thought provoking debate back in the classroom afterwards about Victorian society - some of the girls wanted to be policemen! |
This year we were back at the Penwortham Youth Music Festival with another workshop based on The Pirates of Penzance. We are planning further school visits later in the year and most of these will introduce children to our next show, Iolanthe. Schools in the Blackpool and Fylde area that are interested in working with us should contact us and we will be in touch.
G&S
Youth Festival at Buxton 26 to 30 July 2010
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