Category: Workshop

Fair Access Filmmaking Taster Morning

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 Fair Access 

 Filmmaking Taster Morning 

Wednesday 8 November, 9:30 – 1pm

RCS, 100 Renfrew St, Glasgow G2 3DB

A group of young people with a tutor playing with film cameras

Are your pupils interested in studying Filmmaking at a college, university or conservatoire? Sign up now for you and up to three of your pupils to attend our Filmmaking Taster Morning at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. 

Come and meet some of the Fair Access team where we’ll be on hand to advise about what support we can offer you and your pupils. The taster session will also be a great opportunity to:

  • Find out more about the RCS BA Filmmaking course
  • Try your hand at screenwriting
  • Hear from and chat with current filmmaking students
  • Get up close with filmmaking equipment

We welcome you inside RCS to get a feel for what it could be like to study here.

Booking Deadline: 1 November, 12 noon

Please note: Fair Access is funded to support young people who face barriers in accessing the arts. You are welcome to book up to three of your pupils on this session who meet the following criteria:

Get in touch and we can check your postcode for you. 

 Contact Us 

If you have any questions about this activity, please email: fairaccesshello@rcs.ac.uk

Performance Making Taster Workshops

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 PERFORMANCE MAKING WORKSHOPS 

at the Traverse in Edinburgh and RCS in Glasgow

Two young people standingwith their back to each other, touching with a foot

In partnership with Dr Vania Gala, Head of the new Performance Making BA, Fair Access has been running taster workshops at the Traverse Theatre and at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. 

At both venues, we had a brilliant turnout of creative people, willing to move, collaborate and explore new ways of working together:


‘I loved being creative, moving and the energy in the room’ 


 ‘It felt so good to move’ 


 ‘I enjoyed the positive way we connected to each other and to our own bodies, and thinking about movement in a different way…I had a lot of fun!’ 


 ‘Learning that there are resources out there that encourage new theatre being created was so useful’ 


 Our session at RCS was run in partnership with Scottish Youth Theatre and Creative Director Rikki Payne brought a group of young artists from Dunoon to take part and also couldn’t resist joining in himself! The session was co-led by Lucy Cash who teaches on the new degree programme.

Interested in exploring Performance Making with Transitions?

If you’re keen to work across different artforms including performance, movement, dance, choreography, sound, light and community arts, apply to Transitions on our website.  

Recharge Your Theatre Practice, Season Two!

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 Recharge Your Theatre Practice 

Career Long Professional Learning for

N5, Higher and Advanced Higher Teachers

A woman on stage in costume, reading from an old blotted bit of paper

Build your skills in Directing Monologues for Auditions and Practical Lighting. Join us at RCS and All Saints Secondary School Glasgow for workshops to refresh your creative practice and share new ways of working!

Directing Monologues and Audition Techniques

Practical Lighting Skills
When: Wednesday 10 May, 4 – 6pm
Where: RCS, Wallace Studios		 When: Thursday 18 May, 4 – 6pm
Where: All Saints Secondary School
Led by: Liz Carruthers, Director

Find out what a typical drama school audition process looks like from Liz Carruthers, who sits regularly on audition panels for the RCS, both in Scotland and internationally. Discover how you can best prepare your pupils or students, including choosing and working on suitable monologues, responding well to re-direction in the audition and being best prepared for the interview.  Liz will also discuss managing auditionee expectations and having a good plan B if not successful the first time, which is very common! 

 Led by: Christoph Wagner, Lecturer in Lighting RCS 

Explore what makes an effective lighting design and how to achieve this with equipment typically found in a secondary school drama studio. This hands-on session will also look at how to use lights and equipment correctly. Using short scenes as stimulus, we’ll consider how to light key moments and document this with plans, notes and cue sheets. With lots of opportunities for questions, to troubleshoot challenges with teaching lighting in school, and sharing solutions.

‘Super helpful and I have lots of ideas to take back to school! Thank you’ 

‘Really inspiring and enjoyable – I wish we had more opportunities like this’

 Contact Us 

If you have any questions or queries, get in touch with the team on: fairaccesshello@rcs.ac.uk

CPP Open Workshop (RCS)

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 Contemporary Performance Practice 

 Open Workshop 

Saturday 29 April, 12 – 2pm at RCS

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The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland invites you to a creative, playful workshop to get a taste of Contemporary Performance Practice in action! If you’re interested in drama, performance, movement, dance, choreography or community arts, this session is for you.
 
The workshop is supported by Scottish Youth Theatre, a young theatre makers’ development organisation.
 
At RCS, Contemporary Performance Practice brings together performance-makers, educators, advocates and active citizens who challenge norms, break down barriers and aspire to transform the world around them.

It’s a programme for the curious and creative, who want to become collaborative and socially engaged artists. Scottish Youth Theatre supports young artists to reach their full creative potential and aspire to courses like Contemporary Performance Practice. Join us to find out more! 

Event Details

Date: Saturday 29 April
Time: 12 – 2pm
Where: The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew St, Glasgow G2 3DB
Who: Anyone aged 15+ with no upper age limit

Get in Touch

If you have any questions or queries about this event, please get in touch with the team at: fairaccesshello@rcs.ac.uk

Level 3 Students: LifeSkills Workshop

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 LIFESKILLS WORKSHOP 

Level 3 Transitions Students Mandatory Activity

When: Saturday 4 March, 5:30pm  – 8pm
Where: RCS

Join us for this workshop in LifeSkills for all Level 3 Transitions Students. By taking part you will have the opportunity to:

  • explore team working skills and your own preferred role within a team
  • experience different ways of reflecting on and processing activity learning
  • have an opportunity to try out other team roles in a safe environment

Check your emails for further information.

 

Get Into: Musical Theatre, End of Term

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 GET INTO: MUSICAL THEATRE 

End of Term Update

A group of young adults, holding their ears with ukes on the floor.

Last weekend we celebrated the end of our first term of ‘Get Into Musical Theatre’. Our ten incredible students shared their new skills in front of a full audience of friends, family and Fair Access staff.

Get into Musical Theatre is one of our new activities this year. It runs weekly over three terms and is designed to support Fair Access students develop skills in acting, singing dancing and musicianship – all the skills needed for a Musical Theatre pathway. The course is taught by 3 outstanding professionals including Transitions Musical Theatre Alumni Caitlin Forbes.

We are so proud of our Get Into Musical Theatre group and can’t wait to carry on building skills and having fun next term.

 Our Transitions Programme is open for applications. If you or someone you know is interested in studying musical theatre, why not check out our pages to find out if you are eligible?

Recharge Your Theatre Practice

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 Recharge Your Theatre Practice 

Career Long Professional Development for National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher Drama Teachers. Re-energise your Practice in Directing Actors and Devising Theatre

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Join us at the RCS or CentreStage Kilmarnock for workshops led by professional theatre makers which will leave you upskilled, inspired and reconnected to your artform.

 Click Here to Book Your Session 

 Devising Theatre 
Led by: Theatre Maker Phillipa Clark
*Choose from either Glasgow or Kilmarnock

Wednesday 2 November
4 – 6pm
RCS, Glasgow		 Wednesday 9 November
4:30 – 6:30pm
CentreStage, Kilmarnock

This session will be practical, purposeful and playful.  Explore strategies for creating devised drama from a stimulus. Refresh your skills and develop your toolkit of theatre-making techniques in a collaborative environment.  Philippa’s influences as a theatre maker include Frantic Assembly, Pina Bausch, Quarantine, Mammalian Diving Reflex and Candoco. 

 Directing Actors 
Led by: Theatre Director Guy Hollands
*Choose from either Glasgow or Kilmarnock

Wednesday 10 November
4 – 6pm
RCS, Glasgow		 Wednesday 16 November
4:30 – 6:30pm
CentreStage, Kilmarnock

Gain insight into Guy’s approach to directing, with an emphasis on the director’s relationship with actors in rehearsal. The session will include some practical work on text and a Q&A and hopes to build your own confidence with directing.  Guy has worked with companies including the Citizens Theatre, Edinburgh Lyceum, RCS, Visible Fictions and 7:84 

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‘Absolutely loved this session!
Great delivery, content, pacing…every CLPD should be like this!’
– Drama Teacher, CLPD May 2022 

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If you require any further information or have any questions, email: fairaccesshello@rcs.ac.uk

Fair Access Mental Health Workshops

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 Fair Access Mental Health Workshops 

October – December 2022, 5:30 – 7:30pm

Image of 'Self Care' on paper with scrunched up paper at the edges
Image: Adobe Stock

Fair Access are offering Mental Health workshops to our students in a range of areas. These workshops are designed to empower and provide you with skillsets and coping mechanisms that will help you combat current and future challenges. 

Who it is for: All Fair Access Students (WACI & Transitions Students)

When: 5.30pm – 7.30pm 

Where: Online. These sessions will take place on Zoom

Workshop 1: Understanding Mental Health & Emotional Well-Being 

4 October  (aged 16 & 17)

6 October (aged 18+) 

 

Workshop 2: Managing Stress, Building Resilience & Self Care 

1 November  (aged 16 & 17)

3 November (18+) 

 

Workshop 3: Improving Self Esteem 

6 December  (aged 16 & 17)

8 December (18+) 

All workshops are being run by Carolyn from Pure Potential Scotland. We recommend attending all workshops relevant to your age group. Participants will NOT be asked to share any personal experiences.

Click the button below to be taken to the registration form:

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to get in touch at: fairaccesshello@rcs.ac.uk

Curious About Film Club

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 CURIOUS ABOUT FILM 

Part of the Fair Access ‘Get Into’ Series

A group of people discussing film in a room.

When: 7 monthly sessions on Tuesdays from September 2022 to March 2023
Where: GMAC Cinema, 5th Floor, 103 Trongate, Glasgow G1 5HD

Curious About Film is a monthly film club for people who want to explore and engage with film. You will watch and talk about film, get some hands on practical experience of cameras, dabble with animation and sound design and learn about all the different jobs in the film industry. You will get the chance to design your own film festival and programme your own cinema screening event – so you can experience film in all it’s glory!

Workshops and activity will take place at GMAC Film in central Glasgow – with the final screening at Glasgow Film Theatre. This programme of workshops is part of the RCS’s ‘Get Into’ series and is being delivered partnership with GMAC Film and Fair Access at the RCS.

Workshop Dates:

  • 13 September
  • 11 October
  • 8 November
  • 6 December
  • 10 January 2023
  • 7 February 2023
  • 7 March 2023

Curious About Film: A partnership with GMAC Film, RCS Fair Access and Glasgow Film.

 Get In Touch 

If you require any further information or have any questions, email: fairaccesshello@rcs.ac.uk

Get Into: Production (Ayr)

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 GET INTO: PRODUCTION (AYR) 

Open Day for 16+ and Twilight Session for Teachers

Girl holding a stick with glue dripping from it into pots.

Think the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is just about acting and music? Think again!

Come and find out about our incredibly versatile and hands-on undergraduate Production Programmes. There are two available streams: Production Arts and Design and Production Technology and Management.

Production is a vital part of any live event. Our aim is to train young people for a wide range of careers across theatre, TV, film, music concerts, live events and beyond.

Did you know? 

  • Woodwork can lead to a career in Set Construction
  • Art & Design can lead to working as a Scenic Artist or Prop Maker
  • Fashion and Textiles can lead to being a Costume Maker
  • Physics and Computing can lead to careers in Lighting, Sound and Theatre Technology

Find out the pathways from school and college to the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Explore our training. Take part in taster workshops. Meet our staff and students.

Event information:

Twilight Tour for
Teachers, Lecturers, DYW
Venue: The Gaiety, Ayr
Wednesday 14 September
4.30pm – 6.30pm

 Open Day for those
aged 16+
Venue: The Gaiety, Ayr
Wednesday 5 October
9:45am – 11:45am

Register your interest by clicking the button below:

 Get In Touch 

If you require any further information or have any questions, email: fairaccesshello@rcs.ac.uk