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Things to do Feb Half Term onwards

Here are some tips to have a little creative fun over half term and later. 

If you are doing an Arts Award at Bronze, Silver or Gold go to an event or performance and it will go towards your award – I’ve labelled these ARTS AWARD.  Try to get into a quiet space where you can hear and see properly.  Maybe use headphones.  Popcorn?  Maybe not.

I’ve also divided everything into age group interests.

 

 

Young families (early years)

 

Z-Arts in Manchester have a busy half term programme of children’s theatre & activities:

https://www.z-arts.org/see-whats-on/?category=childrens-shows&dm_i=4V00,GKDT,10ISZL,1YIHE,1#whats-on

Unicorn Theatre, London for online show (‘digital theatre’):

https://www.unicorntheatre.com/whatson

 

 

Children / young teens (or young at heart)

 

When              ANYTIME (50 mins long)

Cost                 FREE

Who                London Symphony Orchestra

Title                 Space!  But not as we know it

Description    ARTS AWARD

Billed as age 7 – 12 (but I think it sounds good, and I’m 45)

Find out what happens when an orchestra has to keep its distance!

Rachel Leach explores the separation of sounds, how music travels around an orchestra and what you can hear between the notes.

Link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=814XZU32bRo&list=RD814XZU32bRo&start_radio=1&t=0

 

When              ANYTIME

Cost                 FREE

Who                Home Mcr / Oldham Coliseum

Title                 Poetry Health Service

Description    ARTS AWARD 

It’s a web app, asks you questions and then prescribes you a poem to hear and keep and you can write a haiku in response.  Lovely.

Link                

www.poetryhealthservice.com

 

When              Friday 19th February 12.30pm (45 mins)

Cost                 FREE

Who                London Symphony Orchestra

Title                 Friday Lunchtime Concert

Description     ARTS AWARD 

Orchestral music – live-streamed

Link                

https://lso.co.uk/whats-on/icalrepeat.detail/2021/02/19/1901/-/free-friday-lunchtime-concert.html

 

When              Thursday 18th Feb, 10.30am

Cost                 FREE (booking required)

Who                Buxton Opera House

Title                 Intro to puppet making and puppetry

Description    

Introduction to puppetry and puppet making, a hands-on session starting by looking at a variety of basic paper puppetry techniques and styles.  It’s a practical workshop, so you will need to prep some basic materials beforehand.

Link                

https://buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/event/sam-wilde-workshop

 

When              From 12th – 21st Feb – Various events, mostly evenings

Cost                 FREE

Who                Northumberland National Park

Title                 Dark Sky Festival

Description    

Various events including Astrophotography for beginners, Stories of the Skies, Escape Velocity (about using a mobile phone to photograph the night sky)

Link                

https://www.northumberlandnationalpark.org.uk/whats-on/

e.g. https://www.northumberlandnationalpark.org.uk/events/escape-velocity-with-kielder-observatory/event-4082/)

 

 

When              ANYTIME

Cost                 FREE

Who                Chester Zoo

Title                 Virtual Zoo Days

Description    

Meet the animals!

Link                

https://www.chesterzoo.org/virtual-zoo-2/

 

When              ANYTIME, various

Cost                 FREE

Who                Zooniverse

Title                 Citizen Science projects

Description    

The Zooniverse enables everyone to take part in real cutting edge research in many fields across the sciences, humanities, and more. The Zooniverse creates opportunities for you to unlock answers and contribute to real discoveries.

Link                

https://www.zooniverse.org/

 

When              ANYTIME

Cost                 FREE

Who                Explore Buxton

Title                 Capturing a Moment

Description    

Do your own stories and drawings to contribute to a outdoor projection show.  Deadline 28th February.

Link                

https://explorebuxton.co.uk/ms-building-in-buxton-to-feature-dramatic-video-illumination/?fbclid=IwAR362xup6BPeTLYWg6V8DIfDgNv2oR4Z-vdmFNeJe_Nj__OVKMYCjGsTj8c

or babblingvagabonds.co.uk

 

When              ANYTIME until 21st February

Cost                 £2.50 or pay what you feel

Who                Cambridge Junction

Title                 The Snow Queen

Description     ARTS AWARD 

Drama performance – brand new family adventure straight into your living room!

Join Gerda on her quest to save her best friend Kaj from the Snow Queen in the frozen north. 

From the makers of Snow White and Beauty & the Beast, a special online adventure featuring music, storytelling, action and animation. 

Featuring a broken mirror, wild woods, a Mongolian yurt, helpful crows and a reindeer or two!

Get involved and play along with the film using the accompanying downloadable activity pack.

Suitable for ages: 5+

Link

https://www.junction.co.uk/the-snow-queen

 

 

When              ANYTIME

Cost                 FREE, suggested donation £2

Who                Little Angel Theatre, London

Title                 The Girl and The Raven

Description     ARTS AWARD 

Age 6+.  A short adaptation of the Icelandic folk legend of The Girl and The Raven. The story is based on events surrounding a huge landslide in Vatnsdalur, Iceland in 1545, laying waste to the farm of Skíðastaðir. Thirteen people died, but tradition says that one girl survived in an extraordinary manner…

Link                

https://littleangeltheatre.com/online-shows-and-activities/watch/the-girl-and-the-raven/

 

 

When              Monday 15th, Wednesday 17th, Friday 19th February, 11am, 1 hour

Cost                 FREE

Who                Kindred Drama

Title                 Introduction to singing.

Description    

Workshops with warm-ups and exercises. Free.

Link                

https://fantasticforfamilies.com/online-events/13846/introduction-to-singing?StartDate=2021-02-15-1100&EndDate=2021-02-15-1200

 

 

When              Thursday 18th Feb 2pm

Cost                 FREE (booking required)

Who                Showtown:  Russ Brown

Title                 Magic Workshop

Description    

Suitable for age 5+.  Award winning magician Russ Brown is your host as he teaches you step by step how to make things transport, vanish and even float on a card’s edge!

Link                

https://fantasticforfamilies.com/online-events/13860/showtown-presents-russ-brown-s-magic-workshop?StartDate=2021-02-18-1400&EndDate=2021-02-18-1445

 

 

When              Friday 19th Feb 11am.

Cost                 FREE (booking required)

Who                Stamford Arts Centre

Title                 Children’s Creative Writing Workshop

Description    

Release your imagination and find your voice, confidence and enjoyment throughout the process.

Link                

https://fantasticforfamilies.com/online-events/13823/children-s-creative-writing-workshop?StartDate=2021-02-19-1100&EndDate=2021-02-19-1200

 

 

In fact there is a lot of stuff on Fantastic for Families – organisations all over the country post their events and activities there.

For events (ARTS AWARD) to watch:

https://fantasticforfamilies.com/online-events

For activities to do:

https://fantasticforfamilies.com/home-activities

 

Also much recommended this Youtube Art Club, from Olaf Falafel (is that his real name??)

https://www.youtube.com/user/OlafFalafel

 

 

Older teen / young adult:

 

When              ANYTIME

Cost                 Various, pay as you feel, (if you are doing silver or gold Arts Award, HPCA can pay for tickets)

Who                Home, Manchester

Title                 Homemakers Festival

Description     ARTS AWARD 

Homemakers is series of new commissions inviting artists to create new works at home, for an audience who are also at home.  Various topics and genres, including 2 featuring sign language.

Link                

https://homemcr.org/event/homemakers/

 

 

When              Feb 25th (and for 7 days after, on demand)

Cost                 £7.50 (if you are doing silver or gold Arts Award, HPCA can pay for tickets)

Who                South Bank Centre, London

Title                 Raven Leilani in conversation

Description     ARTS AWARD 

The debut novel from Raven Leilani has won plaudits across the board – hear from the author in a broadcast conversation with novelist Diana Evans.

Link                

https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/literature-poetry/raven-leilani-luster?eventId=864144

 

 

When              March 4th (and for 7 days after, on demand)

Cost                 £7.50 (if you are doing silver or gold Arts Award, HPCA can pay for tickets)

Who                South Bank Centre, London

Title                 Skin in conversation

Description     ARTS AWARD 

‘You’ve got to keep moving forward, keep striving for everything you want to be.’  Skin

The lead singer of rock band Skunk Anansie, solo artist, LGBTQI+ activist and all-around trailblazer launches her memoir in a broadcast event.

I’m going to this – Skin was my total hero in the 1990s.

Link                

https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/literature-poetry/skin-it-takes-blood-and-guts?eventId=863521

 

When              March 19th, 7.30pm

Cost                 £10 (if you are doing silver or gold Arts Award, HPCA can pay for tickets)

Who                South Bank Centre, London

Title                 London Contemporary Orchestra

Description     ARTS AWARD 

The innovative ensemble presents orchestral versions of new electronic masterpieces and a UK premiere.

Link                

https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/gigs/london-contemporary-orchestra?eventId=864197

 

When              Various 28th March – 4th April, generally 7.30pm

Cost                 £7.50 (if you are doing silver or gold Arts Award, HPCA can pay for tickets)

Who                South Bank Centre, London

Title                 Out Spoken Festival

Description     ARTS AWARD 

Bringing the cream of UK writing talent to you, our resident poetry and music night goes online for the very first time.

Link                

https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/literature-poetry/out-spoken?eventId=863518

 

 

When              1st – 7th March, anytime (35 mins long)

Cost                 From £7.50 (if you are doing silver or gold Arts Award, HPCA can pay for tickets)

Who                Oldham Coliseum / Thickskin

Title                 Petrichor

Description     ARTS AWARD   Immersive Theatre in VR. 

Welcome to Petrichor.
Thousands applied and you have been selected.
This is a new beginning, a clean slate, a second chance.
You are an important part of this machine,
And that’s all you need to think about.

Step into a new world.

“PETRICHOR is a 360-degree experience with action happening all around you. The experience can be viewed on smartphones and tablets, with or without a VR headset and you can move your device to follow the action around the space, for this reason we do not recommend you watch on a computer, laptop or smart TV. We also recommend wearing headphones as PETRICHOR uses sound to direct you where to look. This means it’s best to watch individually rather than as a group.”

Link                

https://www.coliseum.org.uk/shows/petrichor-online-3401ar/?utm_campaign=269281_Petrichor%20online%20-%20Feb%202021%20announcement&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Oldham%20Coliseum%20Theatre&dm_i=6M6V,5RS1,1HOMP1,O52R,1

 

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