progrAMMe & eVents aPri l - sePt 2018

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Working with arts council have awarded inspire £1million to spend over the next four years! We’ll be delivering an exciting programme of arts and cultural activities for children, and their families, and young people with disabilities, set to inspire and delight

Find out about all the events and activities we have coming up at inspireculture.org.uk/npo

purpose built professional recording tHe olD liBrArY studio available to hire recorDing G acoustically designed G state of the art equipment stuDio G large selection of instruments & backline For more info and bookings contact [email protected] G Fully air conditioned G access to theatre space for live G recordings and performances tHe olD liBrArY cAFÉ Our unique café is run as a pop-up, in partnership with a number of local community partners and training providers, offering locally sourced and seasonal produce. check out our opening times at inspireculture.org.uk/iya

Be inspireD to leArn informal, fun and sociable courses at the old library and Mansfield central library. it’s all about taking part and discovering something new!

View the short course guide at inspirecultrue.org.uk/community WWW.insPireculture.Org.uk/iYa 03

get involved or sit back and can all young enjoy this season’s events page 4 - 5 people make Find out what tolFest18 has in store this year page 6 - 7 great art? ? sign up for one of our fantastic summer schools We think so! here at inspire Youth page 8 - 9 Join in with our regular arts (iYa) we believe that all workshops, groups and young people should have the programmes page 10 - 15 opportunity to access the highest quality arts; explore their own get involved and stay social with us, stay up to date with upcoming events capabilities and strengths, unlock and opportunities to get involved; their full potential and to make /inspireYoutharts the unimaginable happen. @inspireYtharts [email protected] Working alongside professional artists and inspireculture.org.uk/iya companies we have amazing opportunities, across 01623 644 377 the county, for young people to take part in projects and programmes across our four main artistic strands; the old library music, dance, digital and disability. leeming street, Mansfield ng18 1ng the Old library is accessible for We’re based at the Old library in Mansfield – a wheelchair users, please let us know if unique arts venue in the heart of town – offering a you require a wheelchair space for professional recording studio, 100 seat studio theatre, ticketed events or have any other access exhibition area, café-bar, mac suite and a number of needs we can help with. meeting, teaching, workshop and rehearsal spaces. Inspire Youth Arts is part of Inspire who deliver culture, learning and libraries on behalf of County Council. inspire Youth Arts has For more details visit inspireculture.org.uk

Worked with produced over over 2,000 30,000 performances to invested an young people Delivered 50,000 audience additional over members £2m into 3,500 youth arts in projects nottinghamshire WHAts on 04 WorksHops & perForMAnces

netWorking eVent WorksHop Music gig creAtiVe cAFÉ percussion tHe VirginMArYs third Friday of every month Discussion With special guests 10am – 12pm Weekly, across various locations one giant causeway Free 7 – 9pm & Vertical noise no booking required no workshop fee (but regular saturday 14 April the old library, Mansfield Youth link subs apply) Doors open 7pm suitable for ages 13 – 25 £10 advance / £12 on the door Join creative practitioners from (senD only) suitable for age 14+ the local area to network, and find to book or for details on dates the old library, Mansfield out more about the current email [email protected] Book online at creative scene in notts and the inspireculture.org.uk/iya wider sector. includes talks, Fun therapeutic percussion advice and guidance sessions as sessions for young people with the Virginmarys’ debut album, well as the chance to share best special educational needs and King of Conflict, was nominated for practice. disabilities (senD). create and album Of the Year at the classic learn new percussion rhythms and rock awards 2013, where they During the events the Old explore issues relating to identity, were also crowned Best library’s ‘pop-up’ cafe, good emotional wellbeing and diversity. Breakthrough act. they’ve brought Mood Food, is open for business You will also get the opportunity to their highly charged live show to providing coffee, cake and lunch. share any new pieces created tours throughout the us, europe, during the sessions. Japan and india supporting artists Run by Mansfield Cultural including Queens of the stone Partnership, a coalition of Run in partnership with age, shinedown, slash and eagles Mansfield Venues including The Nottinghamshire County Council of Death Metal, as well as playing Old Library, Create Theatre, Youth Service (Youth Link Group) festivals such as Download, Mansfield Museum & Mansfield sonisphere, isle of Wight, and Palace Theatre. available at; eastwood Young most recently the main stage at Peoples centre, kelham Way, reading and leeds. eastwood, nottingham ng16 3sg Beeston Youth & community “huge groove and power” centre, West end, Beeston, Metal Hammer nottingham ng19 1gl West Bridgford Young Peoples centre, Bridgford road, West “the anthemic power of Bridgford, nottingham ng2 6at Foo Fighters and the redhill Young Peoples centre, northern wit and chippy redhill road, arnold, nottingham attitude of the arctic ng5 8gX Monkeys” Team Rock WWW.insPireculture.Org.uk/iYa 05

regionAl FestiVAl Music AnD DAnce WorksHop eMerge FestiVAl collABorAtion coMpAnY/Artist saturday 21 April unitY pHotosHoot 11am – 3.30pm 29 May – 1 July – 7 day long Friday 1 June Free sessions (10am – 4pm, 10am – 4pm no booking required venues to be confirmed) Free (limited spaces) Family event Monday 2 July – rehearsals at suitable for theatre companies the old library, Mansfield nottingham playhouse & artists palace theatre & Mansfield tuesday 3 July – performance at the old library, Mansfield Museum nottingham playhouse Book online via Free derbytheatre.co.uk emerge is an arts festival designed, suitable for ages 11 – 19 have you got a head shot? performed and created by the the old library, Mansfield could you send us an image for young artists of Mansfield and & nottingham playhouse, marketing? these phrases come ashfield, exhibiting works in dance, Wellington circus, nottingham up again and again, and all too drama, music, fine art, ng1 5AF often your answer is no. We’re photography, sculpture and virtual to book email providing an artist photoshoot reality. there are rooms to explore, [email protected] day, designed to equip you with quests to undertake and strong publicity images at the competitions to be won. an intensive music and dance drop of a hat. You will get an hour collaboration combining originally with a professional photographer, composed music, electronic to take some snaps for you and DAnce sHoW soundtrack, contemporary dance your company in the fully and taiko drums, taking place next Door Dance equipped Old library theatre. presents over several sessions and tHe BeAutiFul gAMe culminating in a performance at the urban explorers event at spaces are limited so it’s best to thursday 3 May nottingham Playhouse. book in early. Please note when 7.30pm (pre-show fun from booking a space you will need to 6.30pm) give a brief/some ideas for the pay what you can photographer to help them Family event prepare for your slot and you will the old library, Mansfield be expected to bring all Book online at necessary props and inspireculture.org.uk/iya costumes. the Beautiful game is a In association with In laugh-out-loud look at Britain’s Good Company. undying obsession with football.. Passionately performed by four females, the Beautiful game will lead you through the highs and lows of being a British football fan. it may even attempt to explain the offside rule. it is a show for all the family, both the fanatic and the impartial spectator. even if you don’t like football, even if you despise football, the Beautiful game will persuade you of its charms. pre-sHoW Fun! starting 1 hour before the show - arrive early to catch all our pre- show excitement in our Match Day Fan Zone! games, face paint and Match attax swaps. Football fun for all the family! tolFest18 06

Join us for our annual music, film, dance and drama extravaganza – tolFest18, featuring energising performances from young people across the country of various abilities and experience, all brought together to entertain, excite and inspire!

perForMAnce perForMAnce Work eXperience iYA & orchestras live Music gig progrAMMe presents saturday 23 June WeX @ iYA ABle orcHestrA Vs. 7.30 – 9.30pm Monday 18 June – sHADoW MoVeMent pay what you can thursday 5 July Friday 22 June suitable for all Free (limited places available) 7 – 8.30pm the old library, Mansfield suitable for ages 15 – 18 pay what you can Book online at the old library, Mansfield suitable for all inspireculture.org.uk/iya to book contact the space, nottingham [email protected] contemporary, Weekday cross, Featuring energising and nottingham ng1 2gB high-quality music performances if you are looking to do some work Book online at from young people across the experience this summer then inspireculture.org.uk/iya county – bands, singer come and join the iYa team and songwriters and other musical help us to deliver tOlFest18. the superb able Orchestra returns collaborations. learn all the skills necessary to with a fusion of live projection, organise and run a festival orchestral and electronic music programme including some of our and dance created, and flagship events such as our BBc performed, by disabled and introducing gig. Work with our non-disabled young people from event and project managers and Fountaindale school and professional artists to deliver a Outwood Portland, dynamic programme of music, working with the world renowned dance, drama, film and media hallé Orchestra, next Door Dance, events across the county. urban Projections and iYa music artists. WWW.insPireculture.Org.uk/iYa 07

perForMAnce tHeAtre sHoW DAnce DAnce, DrAMA & FilM the thelmas and tom Dale company nigHts ovalhouse presents in partnership with iYA Monday 25 June & Wednesday coconut BY presents 27 June gulerAAnA Mir urBAn eXplorers 18 7.30 – 9.30pm thursday 28 June tuesday 3 July pay what you can 7.30pm (running time approx. 7.30pm suitable for all 90mins, no interval) £10 / £6 concessions the old library, Mansfield pay what you can Family event Book online at suitable for age 14+ nottingham playhouse, inspireculture.org.uk/iya the old library, Mansfield Wellington circus, nottingham Book online at ng1 5AF Featuring diverse dance and inspireculture.org.uk/iya Book online at drama performances from young nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk people across the county, plus Meet rumi, a British Pakistani showings of creative films by woman who’s referred to as a urban explorers sees young young people. ‘coconut’ - brown on the outside, dancers and musicians from white on the inside. Born and across nottinghamshire brought up as a Muslim, rumi performing alongside tom Dale spends more time enjoying fine company artists, to deliver a new wine and bacon than being at the spectacular performance. this mosque. When she meets simon, a year the company are taking white guy, she hopes that his inspiration from the dark poetics decision to convert to islam will be of seminal electronic musician enough to keep everyone happy. Burial. however, as simon begins to explore his faith, rumi’s world spins off its axis... perForMAnce BBc introDucing gig thursday 5 July, 7.30 – 9.30pm pay what you can suitable for all rescue rooms, Masonic place, goldsmith street, nottingham ng1 5lB Book online at inspireculture.org.uk/iya

hosted by BBc’s Dean Jackson and featuring top iYa bands and performers, including acts signed to the iYa First light record label. suMMer scHools 08 sign up today for one of our summer schools in dance, music and drama. Working alongside professional artists and performers, they’re a great opportunity to improve your skills or just to have fun. there are also opportunities to join longer term projects and take part in major rock & pop MoWgli performance events suMMer scHool suMMer scHool Monday 6 – Friday 10 August Monday 13 – Friday 17 August throughout the year with 9.30am – 12.30pm suitable for 10am – 4pm the award winning iYA ages 7 – 11 Friday 17 August team. 1.30 – 4.30pm suitable for ages performance (times tBc) 12 – 18 £25 for the week £10 for the week suitable for ages 11 – 19 street DAnce the old library, Mansfield the old library, Mansfield suMMer scHool Book online at Book online at Monday 30 July – Friday 3 August inspireculture.org.uk/iya inspireculture.org.uk/iya 9.30am – 12.30pm suitable for ages 7 – 11 come along, improve your skills All participants must attend the 1.30 – 4.30pm suitable for ages and technique or just have fun. casting and registration day on 12 – 18 learn how to produce killer tunes sunday 8 July from 10am – 12pm £10 for the week and hook up with other in order to be part of the project the old library, Mansfield like-minded musicians. so if you Based on rudyard kipling's Book online at are a guitarist, bass player, Jungle Book stories, Mowgli is inspireculture.org.uk/iya keyboard player, drummer, singer or composer and want to write, a week long contemporary a fun week of street dance with a record in a professional recording dance intensive to create an professional choreographer and studio and perform live, book your ambitious and innovative dance performer. improve your place now! performance. the project will be technique and have fun. led by one of the region's leading dance artists. WWW.insPireculture.Org.uk/iYa 09

sounDtrAck DAnce & DrAMA recorD lABel suMMer scHool suMMer scHool suMMer scHool Monday 20 – Friday 24 August WitH FlYing HigH Wednesday 29 – Friday 31 10am – 4pm eXpressiVe Arts August £10 for the week coMpAnY 10am – 4pm suitable for ages 13 – 19 tuesday 28 – Friday 31 August £10 for the week the old library, Mansfield (with final performance on suitable for ages 13 – 19 Book online at Friday 31 August, time tBc) the old library, Mansfield inspireculture.org.uk/iya 10am – 4pm Book online at inspireculture.org.uk/iya Whether you are a classical, rock £25 for the week or pop musician, a singer or a Dance sessions suitable for ages a chance to develop your skills music producer come and work 8 – 12 with sessions covering song with professional musicians on a Drama sessions suitable for writing, performance and live brief to record a soundtrack ages 12 – 16 recording skills. Work with our for a film. You will explore different pond Hills community centre, professional label team, with a ways of creating music for film pond Hills lane, Arnold, chance of being signed and including pure composition, nottingham ng5 8Dr developed by our ‘First light’ improvisation and to book a place or for more record label. sound-to-picture techniques. information call 0115 901 3605

Work with our professional artists to develop your creative skills and gain confidence in the performing arts. no experience necessary.

Run in partnership with Gedling Borough Council. regulAr 10 inspire YoutH Arts At tHe olD liBrArY, progrAMMe MAnsFielD

MonDAY tuesDAY @ the old library @ the old library MX4 singer songWriter MX4 Juniors (ages 7-11) AcADeMY 5.30-6.30pm 5.30 – 7.30pm MX4 (ages 12-19) 7-9pm £2 per session £1 per hour suitable for ages 13 – 19 to book contact to book contact [email protected] [email protected]

Whether you’re a beginner or a Working in our recording studio pro, looking to have fun, meet with professional musicians, you new friends or looking for a new will develop your music skills nortH notts YoutH challenge, our street Dance through learning how to capture crews offer something for your ideas, write songs, and turn DAnce coMpAnY everyone. Working with a your finished songs into demos (nnYDc) professional choreographer and and live performances. You will 6 – 8pm dancer, you’ll learn the various also have the opportunity to £4 per session street Dance styles and access music industry events. suitable for ages 11 – 17 techniques, work on your For information on auditions choreography skills and then contact perform as a crew at various [email protected] regional dance events. the group takes part in weekly contemporary dance and choreography technique sessions, pure steel and work towards performance 7 – 9pm opportunities throughout the year. £5 the company aims to train young suitable for ages 13 – 19 dancers in contemporary dance, to join or for more information enabling them to work creatively contact [email protected] and perform at regional and national dance platforms. Pure steel provides an opportunity for you to become part of the the sessions support Dance4’s Mansfield based ensemble and tHe prototYpes centre for advanced training (cat) learn to play the steel pans. the 8 – 9.30pm programme and auditions are held repertoire of the ensemble is a Free throughout the year. good mix that recreates the suitable for ages 16+ traditional sound of the caribbean By invitation from the company through to a more upbeat, and to arrange an audition contact recognisable, repertoire including [email protected] steel pan arrangements of well-known songs. the ensemble a chance to work with all Boys performs regularly throughout the street crew, who fuse styles and year. push boundaries of contemporary dance in fresh new ways. WWW.insPireculture.Org.uk/iYa 11

tHursDAY eMerge FestiVAl @ the old library MAnsFielD 5.30 – 7.30pm genetic HYpe Free 5.30 – 7.30pm suitable for ages 13 – 24 Free Booking essential, contact suitable for ages 14 – 19 [email protected] By invitation from the company - to arrange an audition contact inspire Youth arts is working in [email protected] partnership with the Mighty creatives, arts connect, uk Young a performance company that artists, and Brunts academy on ranges in styles from popping, Emerge , a programme of work to breaking, locking and bone - support young artists aged 18 - 30 WeDnesDAY breaking. We aim to bring new to create their own festivals across sci-fi/comedy themes into the the Midlands. @ the old library modern street dance scene. Young people from Mansfield will reD Hot BAnD have the opportunity to be part of 6 – 9pm a creators group to produce £50 per term pieces of work for the festival in suitable for ages 13 – 19 various genres e.g. drama, For information on how to join comedy, spoken word, dance, email music. there will also be an [email protected] organisers group who will plan, programme and deliver the the red hot Band is a lively swing festival itself. a great opportunity ensemble featuring some of the to work with a young artist to best young musicians from all produce your own pieces to corners of nottinghamshire. they perform, and put on your own play an eclectic mix of well known, festival in Mansfield. see page 5 and some less familiar, swing and for details of the emerge Festival. jazz classics from across the years, and perform regularly throughout the year. inspire YoutH Arts 12

FriDAY sAturDAY @ the old library @ the old library unAMinA tHeAtre olD liBrArY rock coMpAnY scHools 3 – 6pm 9.15 – 10.45am Juniors £3 per session (ages 7 – 11) suitable for ages 18+ 11am – 1pm seniors For more information (ages 12 – 19) contact tracy radford on £1 per hour 07713 498 708 or Booking essential, contact [email protected] [email protected]

unanima theatre is an integrated company of adults with and a weekly rock school for budding without a learning disability. they bands and musicians to learn how use the arts to explore themes to produce killer tunes and hook and issues through innovative up with other like-minded storytelling, using bold musicians. so if you are a guitarist, experimental styles to create work bass player, keyboard player, that challenges audiences to think drummer, singer or composer and differently. want to write and record in a professional recording studio and unanima’s participants work in perform live, book your place now! co-production with professional artists.

regulAr 13 inspire YoutH Arts progrAMMe Across tHe countY tuesDAY Beeston DAnce across the county 5.30 – 7pm £5 per session rusH DAnce coMpAnY suitable for ages 8 – 12 Beeston library, Foster Avenue, 4.15 – 5.45pm Beeston, nottingham ng9 1Ae £4 per session to book contact suitable for ages 11 – 18 [email protected] south nottinghamshire Academy, glebe lane, an exciting new dance project cropwell road, in the revitalised Beeston radcliffe-on-trent ng12 2FQ library working on contemporary to book contact styles of dance. take part in [email protected] weekly sessions leading to performance opportunities at MonDAY rush is an established youth nottinghamshire’s leading venues. across the county dance company with a growing Open to young people aged 8-12 reputation for creating innovative regardless of ability. eAst leAke and high-quality performances rockscHool and has achieved great success in 4.30 – 6.30pm the world of contemporary dance. Free led by professional artists, they suitable for ages 13 – 19 are looking to recruit new east leake Academy, lantern members to work towards new lane, east leake, choreography and exciting films. loughborough le12 6Qn to book contact [email protected]

West rocks 6.30 – 9pm Free suitable for ages 13 – 19 West Bridgford Young people’s centre, Bridgford road, West Bridgford, nottingham ng2 6At to book contact [email protected]

east leake and West rocks are weekly rock schools for budding bands and musicians to learn how to produce killer tunes and hook up with other like-minded musicians. so if you are a guitarist, bass player, keyboard player, drummer, singer or composer and want to write and record in a professional recording studio and perform live, book your place now! inspire YoutH Arts 14

WeDnesDAY West BriDgForD across the county inclusiVe DAnce FlYing HigH DAnce, 5 – 6.15pm DrAMA & Music neWArk inclusiVe Free sessions DAnce suitable for ages 13 – 25 pond Hills lane community centre, Arnold ng8 8Dr 5 – 6.30pm West Bridgford Young people’s Mondays, tuesdays and Free centre, Bridgford road, West saturdays suitable for ages 12 – 25 Bridgford, nottingham ng2 6At newark Young people’s centre, to book contact Flying high are an Windsor road, newark [email protected] established young people’s ng24 4HX performance company to book contact new fun dance sessions for covering all styles of dance [email protected] young people with disabilities, led by professional artists with and drama including music theatre. inspire Youth arts are Dance sessions targeted at young the aim of developing a new a partner with Flying high people with disabilities led by dance company. and support a range of high professional artists. Be part of a quality drama, youth theatre, new innovative and fun musical theatre, youth dance, movement in dance across the DAYBrook DAnce music and vocal workshops. county. 4.30 – 5.30pm £1 per session suitable for ages 11 – 19 For more details contact sAnDAnce Daybrook Baptist church, carrie Bird [email protected] 6 – 7.30pm Mansfield road, Daybrook Free ng5 6AA suitable for ages 13 – 25 to book contact Valley leisure centre, Valley [email protected] road, Worksop s81 7en For further information contact a vibrant weekly dance session [email protected] featuring a mix of street dance and contemporary styles led by sanDance is an award winning professional artists. inclusive dance company for young people with disabilities and has established a growing reputation for creating brilliant dance and choreography. Open to young people looking to get into dance and music. WWW.insPireculture.Org.uk/iYa 15 sAturDAY gAMelAn across the county Music/DruMMing WorksHops neWArts DAnce 10.30am - 12.30pm 10am – 12pm (term time only) £6/£5 concession £2 per session (donations/free for those suitable for ages 10 - 19 on low income) newark Academy, london road, suitable for ages 16+ new Balderton, newark-on-trent Middle street resource centre, ng24 3Al 74 Middle street, Beeston to book contact ng9 2Ar [email protected] to book contact 07944 716 709 or email neWarts is a newly developed [email protected] open access dance programme priDe perForMAnce for young people to come and coMpAnY the gamelan is an amazing work with professional artists to 1.30 – 3.30pm collection of large hanging gongs, develop new skills and take part in £3 per session (plus £10 annual giant xylophones and drums. the high-profile performances. membership fee) music is tuneful and relaxing with Working in partnership with the suitable for ages 13 – 25 layers of rhythmic beats. have fun, newark academy we expect the Myspace @ Westfield Folkhouse, meet new people, learn a new skill programme to grow and develop Westfield lane, Mansfield and create music. no musical beyond the school. the young ng18 1tl experience needed, booking people have already attended For more information contact essential. county events and showcased [email protected] their work. in partnership with good a dance and music project for Vibrations. disabled young people working urBAn Music proJect collaboratively to create ambitious 11am – 1pm and beautiful performances. the Free music is created with a mixture of suitable for ages 13 – 19 traditional instruments, percussion crs studios, lowdham street, and music technology. st. Anns, nottingham ng3 2Dp to book contact [email protected] an exciting opportunity to work with the nationally renowned urban music producers at crs studios in nottingham. You will have the opportunity to develop and record your own music, collaborate with other young urban artists and perform in some of nottinghamshire’s leading venues. WHAt’s on At A glAnce... inspire see page 10 – 15 for our YoutH Arts programme of regular workshops, groups and progrAMMe programmes.

Date/time event type Venue page sat 14 Apr 7pm the Virginmarys Performance the Old library 4 sat 21 Apr 11am-3.30pm emerge Festival Festival the Old library 5 thu 3 May 7.30pm the Beautiful game Performance the Old library 5 29 May - 3 July unity Workshop/ the Old library & Performance nottingham Playhouse 5 Fri 1 June 10am-4pm company/Artist photoshoot Workshop the Old library 5 18 June - 5 July WeX @ iYA* Work experience the Old library 6 Fri 22 June 7-8.30pm Able orchestra Performance nottingham vs. shadow Movement* contemporary 6 sat 23 June 7.30-9.30pm Music gig* Performance the Old library 6 Mon 25 June 7.30-9.30pm Dance, Drama & Film night* Performance the Old library 7 Wed 27 June 7.30-9.30pm Dance, Drama & Film night* Performance the Old library 7 thu 28 June 7.30pm coconut by guleraana Mir* Performance the Old library 7 tue 3 July 7.30pm urban explorers 18* Dance nottingham Playhouse 7 Performance thu 5 July 7.30-9.30pm BBc introducing gig* Performance rescue rooms 7 30 July - 3 Aug 9.30am-4.30pm street Dance summer school summer school the Old library 8 6 - 10 Aug 9.30am-4.30pm rock & pop summer school summer school the Old library 8 13 - 17 Aug 10am-4pm Mowgli summer school summer school the Old library 8 20 - 24 Aug 10am-4pm soundtrack summer school summer school the Old library 9 28 - 31 Aug 10am-4pm Dance & Drama summer school summer school Pond hills 9 community centre 29 - 31 Aug 10am-4pm record label summer school summer school the Old library 9

*Part of tOlFest18 a large print version of this brochure is available on our website and can be keeP uP tO Date inspireculture.org.uk made available at the Old library, nottinghamshire archives and libraries.