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Current Projects 2008

Wildflower Garden - Intergenerational

60 people have been involved in the project so far. Royden Park are lending their expertise to the project and with their guidance we intend our garden to flourish. We are looking for an artist to work with our young people to create a sculpture for our garden and always looking for volunteers who have a good knowledge of horticulture. Many thanks to LCVS for funding this project.

 

Development Forum 14+

An invaluable aspect of the Valley’s commitment to put users at the heart of decision making within the organisation. the forum meet every two weeks, act as ambassadors for the Valley attending meetings and performances, liaise with other organisations and will attend board meetings from April onwards to lend their view of the future to the table.

Many thanks to the Arts Council for funding this project.

 

PICE

‘Pice’ is a group of young people aged from 13 - 16 years old who have successfully applied for funding from the Youth Opportunities Fund to realise their goal of a production in May. Their play is based around the downfall of two television presenters.

 

Youth Theatre

We now have a record number of Youth Theatre members
ranging from 11- 20yrs who meet Monday and Thursday evenings 6-8pm. See the show listings above for up and coming performances.

 

Netherley Reflects (people needed)

Held on Sundays this is a massive project working with the
people of Netherley/Belle Vale as our inspiration and our contribution towards Capital of Culture. We’ve spoken to residents on the estate and already we’ve learned so much! Yet there’s still so much to learn. We’re looking for more people who’d like to tell us about their lives and experiences of living in Netherley.

We aim to turn the Valley into one big art installation in the summer. Young people are invited to work with our professionals to realise their chosen art-form whether it be a play, poetry, music, art, film, photography.

Many thanks to Youth Opportunity Fund

 

Valley Bands

The next night of cult bands to perform is Friday 4th April. We will donate the entire all profits to the Barefeet Project to help young people in Zambia who use drama, music and dance to work with street children. Ex Valley Youth Theatre Leader Alison volunteered for Barefeet last year and was inspired and excited by their work. This year, Barefeet will be coming to Liverpool as part of our Capital of Culture celebrations.

If you want to learn more about this project and the Valley’s intentions for future efforts to walk with Barefeet please contact Alison Down on alis.ondrama@virgin.net and www.adamstravels.com

 

VALLEY SPLASH 14 -19yrs

DRAMA, ART, MUSIC PRODUCTION & DJ’ing

YOUNG PEOPLE CONTACT US NOW FOR A FREE PLACE AND A CHANCE TO SHOW YOUR WORK IN THE SUMMER.

Valley Youth Theatre (back to top?)

Youth Theatre: Following our sell out performances we will re-commence on Monday 16th April 6-8pm. All ages are invited on that night to evaluate and plan future sessions.

Our Youth theatre takes place every Monday evening between 6 and 8.30pm during term time and is open to different age groups.

We are fast reaching the end of this term and we shall soon be off for the summer holidays. We will start back on Monday 4th September were we shall be participating on the national Shell Connections programme.

Youth Theatre open to 14 – 18 year olds

Junior Theatre open to 11 – 13 year olds

Upstage Project open to 17 year olds +

The Valley Youth Theatre was has over fifty young people. They have performed in plays ranging from Shakespeare to Pantomime, from devised productions to musicals. In 2005 we were invited to perform at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London for the Princes Trust National Conference.

Between September 06 and May 07 our young people will work with on a new professional script created by the national theatre London. We shall perform the piece at our theatre in Netherley and then will hopefully tour the performance to a regional professional theatre. The project will culminate in a visit to the national theatre, London.

Connexions Programme (back to top?)

 

This arts participation programme runs from May 2006 – April 2007 and is open to young people deemed to be ‘at risk’, between the ages of 11 and 19 years.

Celebrating their lives, experiences and aspirations, young people are encouraged to explore two main themes through a variety of arts-based media.

‘Inspiring Landscapes’
– This is an opportunity for young people to explore their emotional and physical landscapes and how our locality can inform our aspirations, experiences and desires.

‘A Sense of Connection’
– Here we will explore the possibility that our every action has a consequential affect on others and our environment. Young people are encouraged to express a link with humanity using their chosen art mediums.

Arts To Inclusion (back to top?)

Since 2003 Valley Community Theatre has delivered an innovative and exciting strand of theatre/music and film training as part of our arts to Inclusion programme.

Some of our recent successes have included:

111 young people have participated on our courses

75 young people gained accredited NOCN qualifications

15 young people have progressed to study a Level 2 NOCN qualification

11 short films have been written and produced by our young people

Films created by our young people have been celebrated on a National stage and have won a ‘First Light’ Award, been shown on both the Community Channel and at FACT, Liverpool and have been presented at the Raindance Film Festival

1 Radio play was written by our young people and performed on Radio Merseyside

Through active participation our young people have shown significant development in relation to self-esteem, confidence and group engagement

Since participating on our courses there has been a marked improvement with the majority of young peoples’ attendance at school.

Film & Business Course (back to top?)

The Valley Theatre has been funded by The European Social Fund to provide a Film and Business training programme for young people at risk of dropping out of education.

The aims of F.A.B have been to increase young people’s confidence and reinvigorate a desire to learn. The course has introduced participants to skills in acting, group performance, creative I.C.T, moving image skills and sound recording. During the course (05-06) 20 young people have devised pieces of theatre, written, performed in and directed films and created individual soundtracks.

The group have also benefited from theatre and film visits, community ventures and careers guidance from Connexions.

Of 20 students who participated:

15 gained National Open Network qualifications

 

A total of 47 qualifications were achieved

27 at Level 1

20 at Level 2

Of 16 students interviewed:

16 felt their needs were assessed at the start of the course

 

15 felt the course suited their needs

16 felt the standard of teaching was good

Of 10 students who completed self assessment forms at the start and end of the course:

10 found it easier to meet new people with

 

6 of these finding it significantly easier to meet new people

9 felt that they had improved in drama

9 felt they had improved in their different talents

8 felt they worked well in a team with 3 stating their ability to work in a team had improved significantly

8 Found it easier to talk to adults

Of 8 students interviewed in group evaluation:

7 felt the project was well organised

 

7 asked to be kept notified of future events

8 would recommend the project to other young people

Qualitative evidence / Participants liked:

“that it wasn’t like school”

“Everything about it. I had a laugh doing it”

“Just doing something that I like”

“Everything”

“Being around my mates”

“Acting”

“It was easy to do”

Qualitative evidence / Participants disliked:

“writing”

 

“Nothing I think it was really good”

 

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