By Luna Russell
Chichester
Festival Theatre has been a partner theatre in NT Connections for several years
and one of the most exciting parts of the festival is seeing the work of young
people being performed on a professional stage. The opportunity to work with a
team of technical theatre professionals, bringing the best lighting and sound
to their performance gives the companies a real boast and their performance
rises to a new level.
More and more
companies are encouraging their young people to get involved in the backstage
areas too and our technical team welcome the opportunity to work with them,
explaining how the equipment works and how to make their show look and sound
fantastic, operating the lighting and sound boards and gaining tricks of the
trade to take back to school or their youth theatre.
It’s great to see
the support that the companies give to each other during their performance day
at the theatre, they are all going through the same experience and can
empathise with the rollercoaster of emotions from nerves to euphoria, wishing
each other good luck and celebrating their successes together.
The most exciting
days are when teachers and youth theatre leaders throw themselves into the
learning experience too, happy to step out of their comfort zone and learn new
skills gained from working with theatre professionals. Their excitement
to get back to the classroom with a new way of running a rehearsal and planning
a successful production means that this isn’t just another project; it’s an
opportunity for everyone to look at new ways of creating theatre.
To apply to take part in Connections 2014 click here
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