Events
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Tel: 028 7127 2776 to book.
35mm PHOTOGRAPHY
WHEN: MONDAY 25 & TUESDAY 26 JULY @ 10am – 4pm
WHERE: EDEN PLACE ARTS CENTRE
FACILITATOR: JANEEN WHITESIDE, DON’T SAY CHEESE PHOTOGRAPHY
GROUP SIZE: 8
AGE: 14-21 YEARS
ADM: FREE
Kicking off InterAct 2011, 35mm photography is back by popular demand. This two-day workshop will teach you how to use the various functions of the camera: loading film, aperture, depth of field, shutter speed and light meter to capture creative and artistic black & white snaps. You will also develop your own film in the darkroom, printing a contact sheet, negatives and prints for exhibition at the Showcase.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
WHEN: MONDAY 25 JULY @ 10am – 4pm
WHERE: ART CART @ MILLENNIUM FORUM
FACILITATOR: WHEELWORKS
GROUP SIZE: 10
AGE: 12-21 YEARS
ADM: FREE
Wheelworks will guide you through the basics of graphic design including an introduction to digital photography, Photoshop photo manipulation and typography. Equipped with your new skills you will then be given the opportunity to create a graphic design to a brief all onboard the ArtCart – WheelWorks unique mobile digital arts vehicle.
The WheelWorks ArtCart is supported by the National Lottery through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and Lloyds TSB Foundation for Northern Ireland. www.wheelworks.org.uk
CARNIVAL PROP-MAKING
WHEN: MONDAY 25 JULY @ 10am – 4pm
WHERE: GSCA – ARC CENTRE SKEOGE
FACILITATOR: BRENDA GRAHAM, NORTH WEST CARNIVAL INITIATIVE
GROUP SIZE: 12
AGE: 12-21 YEARS
ADM: FREE
Most of us sit through plays and films without thinking where the realistic-looking props come from. A plastic version of Yorick’s skull may not be too hard to come by, but a script may call for a spear that looks the part but isn’t going to kill anyone, or the director demands an alien. That’s where the prop-maker comes in. You will design, construct and finish a prop which could be used as part of a theatre set or in a carnival parade. The finished piece can result in any form, themed or random; man or animal, plant, spacecraft or monster… you decide.
STREET DANCE SCHOOL
WHEN: MONDAY 25 & TUESDAY 26 JULY @ 4.30pm – 7.30pm
WHERE: THE PLAYHOUSE THEATRE
FACILITATOR: STEPHEN CARLIN
GROUP SIZE: 30
AGE: 12-21 YEARS
ADM: FREE
Learn some of the dance routines that have made Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake world famous. Hip-hop, street jazz, basic breaking and stepping; local dancer Stephen Carlin will put you through your paces to learn a dance routine which will blend all these urban dance styles to create a dance routine which you will rehearse and perform at the Festival Showcase.
ANIMATION
WHEN: MONDAY 25 JULY @ 10am – 4pm
WHERE: THE DIAMOND CENTRE, CLAUDY
FACILITATOR: GARY ROSBOROUGH & TOMAS MOONEY, FUNDERMATION
GROUP SIZE: 20
AGE: 12-21 YEARS
ADM: FREE
Always a popular favourite, stop-motion animation is a fun way to experience filmmaking with your own self-made plasticine characters. This animation workshop will give you the chance to develop a script, invent and sculpt characters, animate, edit, add sound and produce your very own claymation film starring the characters you create. Your film will be screened at the Showcase.
DJ SCHOOL
WHEN: TUE 26, WED 27, THUR 28, FRI 29 JULY @ 10am – 1pm
WHERE: ART FACTORY @ THE GASYARD
FACILITATOR: KWA DANIELS + Guest DJs + Music Makers
GROUP SIZE: 6
AGE: 15-21 YEARS
ADM: FREE
Welcome aboard! bOUNCE is back for more in their third year with InterAct. No dial will be left unturned as you mix up Dubstep to Hip Hop, XX to Daft Punk. This year, bOUNCE will throw in some top tips in the latest DJ software and Music Production technology, all for your musical good. The result: your own mix CD, the most imaginative one being uploaded to www.bouncindj.com Ready to move with the music makers and shakers? Join us; we’ll be your guide.
MAKE-A-MOSAIC
WHEN: TUESDAY 26 JULY @ 10am – 4pm
WHERE: LINCOLN COURT YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTRE
FACILITATOR: CAROLINE JEFFREY
GROUP SIZE: 20
AGE: 12-21 YEARS
ADM: FREE
Mosaics are great fun to make – take some boring ol’ tiles, smash ‘em up with a hammer and turn them into something beautiful …. (Like doing a jigsaw, only you can make the pieces fit any way you want!)
Everyone taking part will be contributing to a public art piece that will be on display at the Showcase – the image will show five people, from different communities and cultures linked together, holding hands, to form one beautiful, bright colourful star.
ROCK SCHOOL
WHEN: TUE 26, WED 27, THUR 28 @ 2pm – 5pm & FRI 29 JULY @ 10am – 4pm
WHERE: THE NERVE CENTRE
FACILITATOR: WALLY
GROUP SIZE: 4
AGE: 16-21 YEARS
ADM: FREE
Wanna be in a band? Then get in on this gig. Wally will mentor you throughout the week to write your own song and rehearse it for public performance at the Festival. This newly-formed band will be the opening act at the gig on Friday 29th playing on the same line-up as Fighting With Wire, Mojo Fury, Intermission and The Flying Castros! We need a drummer, bass guitarist, lead guitarist and a vocalist – no beginners please, you need to be able to play well and sing. If this sounds like you then lets rock!
CIRCUS SCHOOL
WHEN: WEDNESDAY 27 JULY @ 2pm – 5pm
WHERE: MILLENNIUM FORUM
FACILITATOR: IN YOUR SPACE
GROUP SIZE: 20
AGE: 12-21 YEARS
ADM: FREE
Roll up; roll up to this splendiferous extravaganza! In Your Space will delight and enthral you with their breath-taking skill which they will share with you. Learn juggling, stilt walking, unicycle and an array of other wonderful circus skills to surprise and amaze. No experience required, just have fun!
STAGE SCHOOL
WHEN: WEDNESDAY 27 & THURSDAY 28 JULY @ 10am – 4pm
WHERE: MILLENNIUM FORUM
FACILITATOR: GEMMA WALKER
GROUP SIZE: 12
AGE: 12-21 YEARS
ADM: FREE
Local drama facilitator Gemma Walker will deliver this two-day workshop providing an overall experience of performing arts which will include ice-breakers, improvisation, characterization, physical expression and much more. You will also prepare a 10-minute piece which will be performed at the Showcase. If you ever wanted to tread the boards of the Millennium Forum, this is your chance!
LANTERN-MAKING
WHEN: WEDNESDAY 27 JULY @ 10am – 4pm
WHERE: THE VOID
FACILITATOR: CAROLINE DEVENNY
GROUP SIZE: 20
AGE: 12-21 YEARS
ADM: FREE
Local artist Caroline Devenny will show you how to be creative with willow, tissue paper, masking tape, pva glue and LED lights to construct beautiful lanterns. Using your imagination you will be able to make a lantern of any shape and size using the willow and masking tape to create a skeletal framework before learning decorative techniques, involving layering colour and pattern to create vibrant pieces. These will be illuminated by L.E.D lights for maximum aesthetic effect. These illuminated lanterns will also be on display at the Showcase.
GLEE DANCE SCHOOL
WHEN: WEDNESDAY 27 & THURSDAY 28 JULY @ 4.30pm – 7.30pm
WHERE: THE PLAYHOUSE THEATRE
FACILITATOR: LAURA DOHERTY
GROUP SIZE: 30
AGE: 12-21 YEARS
ADM: FREE
Since the all-singing all-dancing ‘Glee’ hit our screens, interest in dance performance has been fired up again. Now you will have the moves to match the show as Laura Doherty teaches you the steps to some of the biggest choreography pieces all in preparation for your Showcase performance: ‘Don’t Stop Believing,’ ‘Vogue,’ or ‘All The Single Ladies,’ you decide.
DIGITAL MUSIC
WHEN: THURSDAY 28 JULY @ 10am – 4pm
WHERE: VERBAL ARTS CENTRE
FACILITATOR: RORY MCCARRON, VERBAL ARTS CENTRE
GROUP SIZE: 10
AGE: 12-21 YEARS
ADM: FREE
Become a digital music maestro under the supervision of facilitator Rory McCarron. If you are interested in music, take this chance to get practical hands-on experience using software tools to compose digital music using packages such as Cubase, Reason and SX. You will compose, edit and mix your own original piece of music incorporating samples, bass lines, loops and synths.
DANCE FOR 2013
WHEN: THURSDAY 28 @ 9.30am – 3.30pm & FRIDAY 29 JULY @ 9.30am – 4.30pm
WHERE: MILLENNIUM FORUM
FACILITATOR: NADINE HEGARTY, FIREWORKS DDTA
GROUP SIZE: 30
AGE: 12-21 YEARS
ADM: FREE
Derry~Londonderry made history after winning its bid to be the first ever UK City of Culture in 2013. The momentous win means that in 2013 Derry~Londonderry will play host to a year-long celebration of culture in the city, opening its doors to visitors from across the world. As the landmark theatre in the City, we are going to make a song and dance about this win in this unique workshop. Participants will learn a choreographed dance routine to the song that was the backing track to the City of Culture, ‘Just Say Yes’ by Snow Patrol. The Showcase will present the first public performance of this one-off dance piece.
INTRO TO ACTING: MAKING IT REAL
WHEN: THURSDAY 28 JULY @ 2pm – 5pm
WHERE: GSCA – ARC CENTRE BLOOMFIELD
FACILITATOR: SEAN DONEGAN
GROUP SIZE: 20
AGE: 14-21 YEARS
ADM: FREE
Having trained as an actor at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama and recently finished filming the lead in John Carney’s (Director of Oscar-winning ‘Once’) newest film ‘The Rafters’, Sean Donegan is well placed to impart a few tricks of the acting trade to you in this special acting skills workshop. A recipient of the Kenneth Branagh Renaissance Award (2005) and nominee for the Sir Lawrence Olivier Bursary Award (2007) Sean will use his experience to lead you through acting techniques to increase your confidence, communication and performance abilities.
T-SHIRT SCREEN-PRINTING
WHEN: FRIDAY 29 JULY @ 10am – 4pm
WHERE: THE VOID
FACILITATOR: SARAH CAMPBELL, BELFAST PRINT WORKSHOP
GROUP SIZE: 10
AGE: 12-21 YEARS
ADM: FREE
Join in this amazing opportunity to design and professionally print your very own clothing! Workshop participants will be taught how to create your very own designs and screen-print your own customised t-shirt. Don’t miss out on your chance to take home some great, personally designed t-shirts to show off to all your friends.
COMIC ART & DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION
WHEN: FRIDAY 29 JULY @ 10am – 12noon (Group 1); 2pm – 4pm (Group 2)
WHERE: VERBAL ARTS CENTRE
FACILITATOR: DAVID CAMPBELL, VERBAL ARTS CENTRE
GROUP SIZE: 10
AGE: 12-21 YEARS
ADM: FREE
Zoom! Bam! Zap! Learn the techniques involved in creating comic book illustrations in this unique workshop facilitated by the creators of the Verbal Art Centre’s 2-D Festival. You will use these techniques to create your own superheroes and villains, which you will colour using Adobe Photoshop. The workshop will also feature character design and the storytelling techniques used in comic book production.
DRUM WORKSHOP
WHEN: FRIDAY 29 JULY @ 10am – 4pm
WHERE: NEWBUILDINGS YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTRE
FACILITATOR: DAVY WHITESIDE
GROUP SIZE: 4
AGE: 16-21 YEARS
ADM: FREE
If you have a drum kit and are already busy beating out the beats in the garage but want to learn a bit more, then this workshop is for you. Davy Whiteside will teach you different drumming styles of world music, concentrating on technical skills and learning rudiments that will be applied to the drum kit.
You must be able to read notation and sheet music for this fun but intensive day of drumming.
PRESS START – HOW TO GET INTO THE GAMES INDUSTRY
WHEN: SATURDAY 30 JULY @ 10am – 1pm
WHERE: MILLENNIUM FORUM
FACILITATOR: AARON DONAGHEY, DARK WATER STUDIOS
GROUP SIZE: 20
AGE: 12-21 YEARS
ADM: FREE
If you have a burning desire to have your hobby as your day job, local games designer Aaron Donaghey will advise you how to do it. Aaron got his education at a local school and soon became a games designer in one of the leading design houses (Dark Water Studios). He will detail the process of going from student to a games industry professional, providing unique insights into obtaining, what is for many, a dream job. Participants are invited to bring their CV’s and Portfolios (if they have one).
GAMES DESIGN & CASUAL GAMES
WHEN: SATURDAY 30 JULY @ 2pm – 5pm
WHERE: MILLENNIUM FORUM
FACILITATOR: SEAN MCCAFFERTY, DARK WATER STUDIOS
GROUP SIZE: 20
AGE: 12-21 YEARS
ADM: FREE
The Casual Games Market is the now worth over $4billion… and this figure is set to grow. With mobile devices such as the iPad, iPhone and laptops becoming common household items more and more game developers are jumping on the Casual Games bandwagon. If you want to find out why ‘Angry Birds’ is so popular, if you want to know why ‘Diner Dash’ is the most downloaded game of all time… if you want to know how to make a game, then this is the workshop for you.
Dark Water Studio’s Creative Director, Sean McCafferty, will be taking you for a 3 hour intensive workshop where you will learn what it is to be a game designer. Why making a casual game could be the best first step for those interested in the games industry as well as discussing what you like and dislike about the games out there. Most importantly, during this workshop you will be shown how to design a casual title and you will be asked to come up with your own game designs. Early booking advised.
HOW TO DO A WINNING AUDITION
WHEN: SUNDAY 31 JULY @ 2pm – 5pm
WHERE: MILLENNIUM FORUM
FACILITATOR: JONATHAN BURGESS, BLUE EAGLE PRODUCTIONS
GROUP SIZE: 12
AGE: 12-21 YEARS
ADM: FREE
Ever gone for an audition and didn’t get the part and you can’t figure out what you’re doing wrong, or not doing? Experience freelance producer, writer and director Jonathan Burgess will advise you on the audition process, explaining and demonstrating how you can make a lasting impression and significantly increase your chances of success. This workshop will guide you on how to prepare for an audition; typecasting, audition readings and what to do with stage directions.
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