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2008 Urban Academy - We're sorry to say that due to lack of funding the Urban Academy will be closed for the foreseeable future. Please contact us to find out more and have a look around the website for our other projects.
Music: 12th January - 9th February.
Tutor: Siggy plus guests. The first installment of the course is aimed at producing all the music for the final show. You will use some of the latest technology, and computer software, as well as having the opportunity to write and record your own songs. Siggy has over 15 years songwriting experience, and has spent the last 5 working as a songwriting coach and Youth Music mentor. His band, cLuMsY, released their self-produced album 'Felt Tip Philosophies' in May 2006, which has since received critical aclaim. www.clumsy.info **************************************************************
Dance 1st March - 29th March.
Tutor: Ben plus guests.
The second installment of the course is Dance, focusing on choreographing the show using breaking, popping, locking with a mix of Hip Hop. Ben Nash has 12 years of dance experience on both tv and stage and has been running dance classes in and around Bristol for the past 5 years. Some of Ben's work to date includes performing at the Glastonbury Festival, teaching dance in schools and colleges, starring in short film The Cobweb Box plus appearing on BBC's Casualty. www.bennash.co.uk
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Graffiti: 26th April - 17th May.
Tutor: Luke.
The aims of this term will be to design and produce the scenery for the Y4Y festival performance. Using a variety of mediums, you will be shown how to produce highly professional tags and logos, to decorate the set, as well as having the chance to produce a centrepiece for the show. Luke Palmer is a local street artist and photographer practicing in and around Bristol for the last 12 years. He has more recently specialised in running youth arts workshops, and last summer finished a collaboration with Turner Prize nominee Mark Titchner and the Arnolfini which included 6 young people from the Education Unlimited project. As part of the infamous Bristol based TCF collective, he has included his work in large scale street murals, gallery exhibitions and professional commissions. ***********************************************
Beth The final episode of the course will be desingning funky outfits for the show. Beth aka Betty Bourne has a degree in fashion/ textiles and is aQualifed Textiles teacher with 7 years experience
age 11-20
Run by young people - Stacey, Hayley, Jamie, Tom and Donna. With help from Ben, Siggy, Philippa and Sandy
Click here to check out the Fashion Show DVD (please be patient as it is an 18 minute film)
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