{"id":3853,"date":"2012-02-07T13:46:53","date_gmt":"2012-02-07T12:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/blog\/?p=3853"},"modified":"2012-02-07T13:46:53","modified_gmt":"2012-02-07T12:46:53","slug":"leap-to-the-next-stage-at-ulster-youth-drama-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2012\/02\/leap-to-the-next-stage-at-ulster-youth-drama-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"LEAP TO THE NEXT STAGE AT ULSTER YOUTH DRAMA CONFERENCE"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first ever Ulster Association of Youth Drama Conference will be held at the Grand Opera House, Belfast, on Wednesday 29 February.<\/h2>\n
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Ryan Black, Chair of Ulster Association of Youth Drama, shares some insights into \u2018The Next Stage\u2019, the first ever UAYD conference to be held in the Grand Opera House on 29th February 2012 with young people who will be performing at the event.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Aimed at those working directly in the youth drama sector in Northern Ireland, the one day event, themed \u2018engage, inspire and create\u2019, will offer attendees a varied programme of performance, keynote speeches, workshops and a panel discussion session.<\/p>\n

Some of the UK\u2019s leading drama experts will be on hand to impart their knowledge and engage with the delegates.\u00a0 Colin Bradie of Promote YT, Scotland, and theatre director and writer Phil Clark will give keynote addresses; Ali Campbell, a leading expert in Boal Techniques, will present facilitation masterclasses, Danny Braverman, a director and writer, who has particular experience in community theatre, will host a workshop on drama and citizenship and Tracy Dempsey of Soul Ambition will inspire delegates on how to engage with young people through social media.<\/p>\n

Ryan Black, Chair of Ulster Association of Youth Drama, said:\u00a0 \u201cNI2012 is certainly a year of opportunity for arts and culture.\u00a0 We want to embrace \u2018our time, our place\u2019 with a thought provoking Conference, offering learning and best practice to anyone who wants to explore the use of drama when working with young people or those studying for a career in the industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cBasically we would encourage theatre leaders, professional artists, youth leaders, academics teaching drama, community and voluntary groups, public sector support organisations, arts officers, performers, workshop facilitators and students pursuing a career in drama to attend.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are committed to leading a co-ordinated approach to the development of the sector stimulating good practice, growth in participation and audiences.\u00a0 Face to face interaction is key to working together to achieve this and we are both excited and confident that we are offering something unique to those who plan to attend \u2018The Next Stage\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gavin O\u2019Connor, Youth Arts Officer, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, commented: \u201cThe Arts Council has long been a supporter of the Ulster Association of Youth Drama and its first conference will create an opportunity for theatre professionals and young people to share their experience, knowledge and ideas, through a structured process\u00a0of discussion and debate.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Conference will also feature a Youth Theatre Forum open to all young people aged 16 plus who have an interest in arts, theatre and drama.<\/p>\n

Delegate fees range from \u00a310.00 to \u00a325.00.\u00a0 To book your place at \u2018The Next Stage\u2019 log onto www.eventelephant.com\/UAYDConference<\/a> or email lesley@theeventor.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The first ever Ulster Association of Youth Drama Conference will be held at the Grand Opera House, Belfast, on Wednesday 29 February. Aimed at those working directly in the youth drama sector in Northern Ireland, the one day event, themed \u2018engage, inspire and create\u2019, will offer attendees a varied programme of performance, keynote speeches, workshops … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3853"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3853"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3853\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3856,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3853\/revisions\/3856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}