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The team behind the popular education, community and audience engagement programmes at the New Theatre and our sister venue St David's Hall now have a new name and identity - A2: Arts Active.

Education, community and audience engagement

Taking inspiration from the diverse programmes of St David's Hall & the New Theatre and using them as a powerful catalyst for creative endeavours, we aim to encourage people, from the youngest to oldest, to engage in and enjoy arts activity.

See great drama for ridiculously low prices with re-act, the free theatre club exclusively for 16 to 25 year olds.

As a re-act member you can book seats for Tuesday to Thursday evening performances for JUST £5 for the following dramas at the New Theatre:

To join re-act, just fill in your details. We'll get in touch as soon as possible and don't worry we won't let anyone use your information to sell you a timeshare in Scarborough or commit you to military service in Aberdeen. All we do is let you in on some great deals.

Once you have completed the form below you will be sent a React card that is required when you book your discounted tickets. As some shows are really popular the £5 React seats are subject to availablity and can't be booked online.

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For Schools

Romeo & Juliet

Wales Theatre Company’s exciting new production of Romeo and Juliet promises to be a real treat for English and Drama pupils and so we are arranging a workshop before the Thursday matinee with the show’s Director Michael Bogdanov. There will also be an opportunity for a schools Q & A session with some of the company and a free resource pack on CD for schools bringing parties. Contact Jo on 029 2087 8573

production:

In December 2007, as part of the national Theatre Quest project, the Arts Active team worked with pupils from Michaelston Community College to present a production of “A Singer from the Desert Came” by award winning author Jamilla Gavin. The year seven students all had an opportunity to dance, perform music and act in the production in addition to operating the lights, designing and making costumes and set, stage management, marketing and house management. The success of this pilot project has resulted in the production project.

production: is a project tailor-made to your school and circumstances that involves students in every aspect of mounting a performance. It can feed into and explore other aspects of the curriculum and relate to different productions at the New Theatre. The project gives both staff and students an opportunity to work with professional theatre practitioners and explore the myriad of jobs and tasks involved in mounting a production

Schools Gamelan

At the New Theatre's sister venue St David's Hall we run regular music making workshops for school groups on our beautiful Javanese instruments. The two hour sessions support the music curriculum and are a rich source of ideas for classroom music making. Call us to find out more.

Work Experience

We can offer a limited number of work experience placements for pupils 15 years and above at either the New Theatre or St David's Hall. Selection is by application form and interview. The deadline for Autumn / Winter 2008 has now passed.  Watch this space for the Spring 2009 deadline.

Download an application form (opens in a new browser window) or call us for more information.

Future Dance Cardiff

A creative programme of youth dance training and performance opportunities run by Arts Active in partnership with Diversions – The Dance Company of Wales. 

Springboard

2 - 4 April

Three days of dance training for young dancers aged 13-21 with Diversions dancers. Part of Future Dance Cardiff. Places are limited and there is a charge of £40 for this course.

Summerdance

4 - 9 August

An intensive week of dance culminating in the performance of a brand new dance production at St David’s Hall. Places are by audition and there is a charge of £75 for this course.

Associates

Termly

A weekly technique class for young dancers aged 14-19 who want to enter professional dance training. Places are by audition and there is a charge of £8 per week.

The deadline for this year's courses has passed.  Watch this space for next year’s dates.

Arts Active sends out regular schools mailings, so if you're a teacher who isn't getting our stuff and you want to, get in touch!

For more information or to book a place for any of our projects above contact

A2: Arts Active | Telephone 029 2087 8570 | artsactive@cardiff.gov.uk | Fax 029 2087 8550

Arts Active. St David's Hall, The Hayes, Cardiff CF10 1SH.