Lyra Young Artists Programme
The Young Artists Programme offers a range of FREE weekly arts activities where children and young people aged 5-25 can learn skills in music, dance, theatre, creative industries and more!
The programme brings our Young Artists together with arts professionals from Scotland and abroad to work side-by-side on world-class projects and productions.
If you or anyone you know would like to come along and join one of our fun, interactive sessions, we would love to hear from you! Get in touch to find out how to join one of the groups.
Tel: +44 (0) 131 659 4737
Mob: +44 (0) 7400 099 762
WhatsApp: 07400 099 762
Email: lyra@lyra.co.uk
The programme brings our Young Artists together with arts professionals from Scotland and abroad to work side-by-side on world-class projects and productions.
If you or anyone you know would like to come along and join one of our fun, interactive sessions, we would love to hear from you! Get in touch to find out how to join one of the groups.
Tel: +44 (0) 131 659 4737
Mob: +44 (0) 7400 099 762
WhatsApp: 07400 099 762
Email: lyra@lyra.co.uk
Scamps
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Scamps is an introduction to the performing arts for our youngest performers, makers and creators! Come and learn a range of different skills through fun, games and creativity.
Age: 5-7 Day/Time: Saturdays, 10.30am—11.30am Autumn/Winter Term: 24th August – 7th December 2019 Winter/Spring Term: 18th January – 28th March 2020 For more information please contact lyra@lyra.co.uk |
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Wednesday Performing Arts
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Wednesday Performing Arts is an after-school performing arts group, where participants explore a range of performing arts skills. This year they are working with Artist, Eoin McKenzie on an original project called, ...And it Goes Dark (working title)
Age: P3 – P5 Day/Time: Wednesdays, 3.30pm – 5.30pm Autumn/Winter Term: 21st August – 4th December 2019 Winter/Spring Term: 15th January – 5th April 2020 |
The Project:
Come and be part of the original performance, ...And It Goes Dark. Together through play, making images with our bodies and objects, and experimenting with lights, we will try to create something that helps us all to better understand what the future holds. We will ask: if in a time where people in power aren't taking enough action about the current climate crisis, will our future be dark? And if so, how do we find light within it?
Experience – Theatre, storytelling, performance art, drama and more.
Create - A live performance for all your friends and family.
Come and be part of the original performance, ...And It Goes Dark. Together through play, making images with our bodies and objects, and experimenting with lights, we will try to create something that helps us all to better understand what the future holds. We will ask: if in a time where people in power aren't taking enough action about the current climate crisis, will our future be dark? And if so, how do we find light within it?
Experience – Theatre, storytelling, performance art, drama and more.
Create - A live performance for all your friends and family.
Thursday Performing Arts
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Thursday Performing Arts is an after-school performing arts group, where participants explore a range of performing arts skills. This year they are working with Artist, David Banks on an original project, called 2050 (working title).
Age: P6 – P7 Day/Time: Wednesdays, 3.30pm – 5.30pm Autumn/Winter Term: 22nd August – 5th December 2019 Winter/Spring Term: 16th January – 5th April 2020 |
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The Project:
By the year 2050, two-thirds of the world will live in cities and Lyra Young Company is trying to find out where they fit. They will be looking at disciplines created in response to the city by young people in the past, engaging in the present and putting it together to create the future in a live performance.
Experience – Theatre, parkour, storytelling, hip hop, performance art and more.
Create - A live performance for all your friends and family.
By the year 2050, two-thirds of the world will live in cities and Lyra Young Company is trying to find out where they fit. They will be looking at disciplines created in response to the city by young people in the past, engaging in the present and putting it together to create the future in a live performance.
Experience – Theatre, parkour, storytelling, hip hop, performance art and more.
Create - A live performance for all your friends and family.
Youth Dance
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Youth Dance are group of young people who meet on Saturdays to develop dance technique, explore a range of dance styles and create their own choreography. This year they are working with Artist, Natalia Barua on an original project called, Dream Dances (working title).
Age: 8+ Saturdays, 12.30pm – 2.30pm Autumn/Winter Term: 24th August – 7th December 2019 Winter/Spring Term: 18th January – 5th April 2020 |
The Project:
What would it be like to step into a dream? Using dance, choreography and filmmaking this project will discover a new reality, told through the night and day dreams of young people. You will be the dancing out your dream world as cameras move around you, with the opportunity to work in sites across your city.
Experience – Dance, choreography, film-making, performance art and more.
Create - A live and digital performance for all your friends and family.
What would it be like to step into a dream? Using dance, choreography and filmmaking this project will discover a new reality, told through the night and day dreams of young people. You will be the dancing out your dream world as cameras move around you, with the opportunity to work in sites across your city.
Experience – Dance, choreography, film-making, performance art and more.
Create - A live and digital performance for all your friends and family.
Youth Music
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Youth Music are group of young people who meet on Saturdays to learn how to play and make music. This year they are working with Artists, Luci Holland and Rachel Timney Stewart on an original project called, Project Podcast (working title).
Age: 8+ Day/Time: Saturdays, 12.30pm – 2.30pm Autumn/Winter Term: 24th August – 7th December 2019 Winter/Spring Term: 18th January – 5th April 2020 |
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The Project:
Have you ever listed to a podcast? It’s a digital audio series, a bit, a bit like a radio show. As part of this project, we are going to create our very own podcast! We’ll be learning to play and make music, create sound effects and storylines, write a music theme tune, as well as recording and sound editing. As part of the Youth Music team, you will decide of podcast we will record and create… it will be whatever you want it to be!
Experience: Music, playing instruments, singing, composing, storytelling, sound recording.
Create: A brand new podcast and take part in a live sharing for all your friends and family
Have you ever listed to a podcast? It’s a digital audio series, a bit, a bit like a radio show. As part of this project, we are going to create our very own podcast! We’ll be learning to play and make music, create sound effects and storylines, write a music theme tune, as well as recording and sound editing. As part of the Youth Music team, you will decide of podcast we will record and create… it will be whatever you want it to be!
Experience: Music, playing instruments, singing, composing, storytelling, sound recording.
Create: A brand new podcast and take part in a live sharing for all your friends and family
Culture Crew
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Culture Crew is a brand new project at Lyra, introducing young people to everything behind the scenes of the creative industries.
Age: 10+ Some dates and times are project dependent. Regular meetings held on Tuesdays, 4pm – 5.30pm Autumn/Winter Term: 23rd August – 6th December 2019 Winter/Spring Term: 17th January – 27th March 2020 |
What's it all about?
At Culture Crew you will have the opportunity to take a leading role in shaping the programme at Lyra as well as developing your skills in technical theatre, backstage skills, marketing, organising and hosting events. This will include working with the Lyra team to make decisions about the professional performances we present here at Lyra.
At Culture Crew you will have the opportunity to take a leading role in shaping the programme at Lyra as well as developing your skills in technical theatre, backstage skills, marketing, organising and hosting events. This will include working with the Lyra team to make decisions about the professional performances we present here at Lyra.
Lyra Young Company
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The Young Company are an ensemble of performers with skills in theatre, music and dance. They work together collaboratively to devise contemporary performances, creating a new piece every year through a range of creative styles and tasks.
Find out about our past productions here: Wild Heart (2019), This Way Up (2018), Sampler (2017) Auditions to take part in the Young Company are held annually. Please get in touch for more information! Age: 8-25 Dates/Times are project dependent |
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