Latest News from Minerva HQ
A Busy Summer for Minerva Youth Theatres
The Summer term can be a slow one for Youth Theatre, with exams looming and holidays peeking round the corner but this year the summer is actually one of the busiest times of the year at Minerva HQ. We are thrilled to have been invited to perform at a range of brilliant events including all those on the graphic above. Catch us at Tarvin Village Fete on 15th June, get involved in the madness that is the Watch Parades in Chester on the 22nd and 23rd June, join us for taster workshop at the Great Get Together on the 23rd in Grosvenor Park and then take your pick from LOVE Kingsway, Malpas Village Fair and our first appearance on the Chester Bandstand on the 13th July.
Minerva Comes to Mollington
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In March we we approached by Cheshire Rural Touring Network to pass on a contact from a parent in Mollington who was keen to explore setting up some for of theatre/ drama activity for young people in the area. Mollington is a small village that sits just three miles outside Chester but very much has its own identity and a strong sense of culture and the performing arts. Parents in the area are keen to be able to provide opportunity for their local young people to explore their creativity and develop their performance skills. And that's where we come in! After our successful first taster session, we are now running a six week pilot in Mollington to see if we can turn it into our 8th group!
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Exploring Disability Hate Crime at Warrington Youth Club
In January we were approached by Warrington Youth Club to help them deliver some creative elements to their current project looking at Disability Hate Crime through the eyes of young people. The project launched in March and will see us working with three cohorts of young people to explore the issues that they feel are vital within this important theme using drama methods and then creating a short series of films that will be showcased in June/ July.
Malpas Young Actors leader Emily Collins is facilitating the drama element of this project and she is woking with film-maker Chloe Barlow who is new to the Minerva team for this project.
So far the first group have really focussed in on identity and equality as the key issues of their film. The group are really creative so we can't wait to see the final products that they produce.
Malpas Young Actors leader Emily Collins is facilitating the drama element of this project and she is woking with film-maker Chloe Barlow who is new to the Minerva team for this project.
So far the first group have really focussed in on identity and equality as the key issues of their film. The group are really creative so we can't wait to see the final products that they produce.
Malpas Youth Theatres impress a packed audience with The Dream Collector
On the 29th March, Malpas Youth Theatre and Malpas Young Actors came together to share their first ever collaborative BIG show, The Dream Collector by Fin Kennedy. This was a magical and mysterious show presented with energy and commitment by the two groups. The Jubilee Hall was transformed by a central screen in the middle of the hall that, towards the end of the show, transformed into a portal that the audience were asked to pass through, changing our perspectives on the stage and the story. We will be posting up a gallery of photos from the event in the coming weeks.
On the 29th March, Malpas Youth Theatre and Malpas Young Actors came together to share their first ever collaborative BIG show, The Dream Collector by Fin Kennedy. This was a magical and mysterious show presented with energy and commitment by the two groups. The Jubilee Hall was transformed by a central screen in the middle of the hall that, towards the end of the show, transformed into a portal that the audience were asked to pass through, changing our perspectives on the stage and the story. We will be posting up a gallery of photos from the event in the coming weeks.
Fundraising
We have recently stepped up our efforts to diversify our revenue streams to support the huge expansion that we have had in 2018. Part of this is starting out in the world of online fundraising. We are now live on shopping platform Easyfundraising and donation platform Local Giving. You can find out more about our fundraising efforts and see how you can get involved and support our work on our brand new Fundraising page right here. We will be instigating several other new initiatives throughout 2019 so watch this space!
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