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Education Projects
Cross Channel Musical in a Day
Ian McMillan & Luke Carver Goss
Year 9 pupils from Caen will join forces with pupils from two Portsmouth schools to work with poet Ian McMillan and mulit-instrumentalist Luke Carver Goss and members of his orchestra to put together a unique musical in a day, celebrating the links between the twin cities. A weekend of poetry and music workshops will culminate in a work which will be performed during an evening show of Sharp Stories at the New Theatre Royal. For further details see Sharp Stories.
Parkour workshops
An introductory workshop introducing young people to the art of Parkour
or freerunning. 2 pm – 4 pm on Sunday 22 June at St Thomas’s
Cathedral Old Portsmouth. If you are aged 11-18 and interested in taking
part, contact the Cathedral Music Office on 023 9289 2965 for further
details.
Sponsored by The News
Zoë Tyler
Music Theatre Master Class
Young performers selected from the Portsmouth Music Festival will take
part in a master class with leading vocal coach Zoe Tyler. For further
details click here.
GP Taylor
International best selling author named by the BBC as the 'new' CS Lewis,
has found a frightening new way of getting children to read more books
- by telling spooky tales that make the hair stand on end ... and his
one hour performance has proven a hit with children and teachers. For
further details click here. Age 9+.
Michelle Magorian
Portsmouth-born author Michelle Magorian shot to fame 25 years ago with
the publication of her first novel Goodnight Mr Tom. Michelle Magorian
will visit the Festivities to talk to children about her work and will
read from her new book, Just Henry, published in May 2008 and Waterstone’s
Book of the Month. An inspiring day for young readers and budding writers.
For further details click here. Age
10+.
Tall Stories Children’s
Theatre present
How the Giraffe Got its Neck
and other stories inspired by Rudyard Kipling and Charles Darwin
A brand new show from the company that brought you The Gruffalo,
The Snow Dragon and Monster Hits. A genius scientist
and an eccentric storyteller bring us their fantastic and almost entirely
contradictory versions of how certain amazing animals came to be - and
how certain others came not to be (like the incredible duck-billed octopus).
Stories, silliness and a very confused giraffe combine in this ridiculous
new show. For further details click here.
Age 4+.
Sponsored by Printsourceuk.com
Lisa Traxler – Artist in
Residence at PGS
During the spring term artist Lisa Traxler has been working at Portsmouth
Grammar School with images from the School Archive to produce work that
will celebrate the publishing of the School History. Using photographs,
canvas and paper Lisa has created artwork about the stories and history
of people and places at PGS throughout the 20th Century. Her work will
be on display in the Cathedral during the Festivities. There will also
be a display of work in the David Bawtrey Building at PGS during the same
dates, which will include some of the original photographs, and work done
on the same theme by Year 10 pupils at PGS.
Portsmouth Music Festival Debut
Recital
Winner of the 2007 Festival Rhiannon Smith will perform her debut recital
as part of the Festivities. For further details click
here.
Young Musicians' Platform
Lunchtime Recitals at Portsmouth Cathedral and Bands on stage at Gunwharf
Quays provide opportunities for local young artists to perform. Details
throughout the brochure.
