Young Roots - learning new skills

We return this week to our Heritage Lottery Fund project, Deep Pockets and Dirty Faces. Over the last few weeks the young people involved have been learning lots of new skills in preparation for their two live performances on the 24th and 25th November. 

Promotional Material

The performance will be based around the heritage film that was created by the young people in July and a radio piece detailing one orphan’s journey to Canada from the Manchester slums. A live production expanding on this topic is currently being rehearsed. As well as learning about the history of the charity, the young people have also been learning about different types of jobs from professionals in their fields.

As part of the project they are having sessions with an actress, where they are learning different performance skills and what kind of work can be undertaken as an actor. In other sessions they have worked with a photographer, examining various pieces of equipment and hearing about the different types of shoots they’ve worked on.

Part of a possible set design

A set designer has also been involved to help create a design for the performance space through the young people’s work. This will help the audience to visualise the journey and become immersed in the story of the charity’s history. The group has learned about the different types of research necessary to create theatre sets and props and how a scene is built up through sketches and models.

Brought together it’s going to make for an exciting, immersive show. We hope you can join us for one of the performances. It is not to be missed.