Young Performers Institute

As well as mainstream classes out of school time, the YPI offer a wealth of activities and workshops​ to schools and colleges.

 

YPI specilaise in TIE (Theatre in Education) platforms, including workshops, classes, short courses and the production of middle to large scale productions within schools, youth centres and through council initiatives. We offer primary and  secondary schools, as well as colleges, the opportunity to take part in a range of workshops including voice and movement, Shakespeare, physical theatre, mime, stage combat, script analysis and writing, directing and improvisation. We also run a number of workshops based on set texts, including 'The Crucible', 'Metamorphosis', 'Comedy of Errors', 'Romeo and Juliet' and 'The long road'. 

 

The YPI are unlike most theatre companies in that all our workshop leaders are qualified and experienced teachers. Because of this, not only do we have the experience of working with students within a school environment, we also understand the necessity of keeping points relevant to syllabus criteria. This allows us to produce concise, informative workshops, whilst still keeping them fun and enjoyable for the participants to take part in.

 

Our staff will always consult with the relevant teachers or course leaders before coming into the school. Each workshop is unique and can be tailored to fit your syllabus and learning needs together with differently timed sessions to ensure the school timetable is not unnecessarily disrupted.

 

 

Example Workshops

 

KS 2 /3

 

Confidence building

Performing scripted plays

Voice and body workshops

Topic / theme based workshops

Introduction to dance

Combined school projects / performances

After school clubs

 

 

GCSE

 

Introduction to practitioners

Devising plays

Play in a day

Choreography

Dance genre specific workshops

Performing Shakespeare

Performing scripted plays

Voice and speech workshops

Basic stage combat

Improvisation

 

A level /degree based –

Advanced practitioners

Physical theatre

Analysing text

Body control

Tension and status

Choreography

Analysing and critique of performance

The Graham Technique

Stage fighting

Subtext

Inner and outer emotion

Developing characters

From page to stage

Performing improve

Voice and speech

 

Note – we can write and develop workshops based around any theme required within the realms of theatre and dance

 

 

Please contact our educational department on 07527375319 for an informal chat or contact us via the 'Contact Us' page