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Term Two Performance Trips

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 PERFORMANCE TRIPS 

Running from 2 March until 15 April

Transitions are excited to announce a new programme of performance trips for Term Two.

Level 2 Students

Level 2 Transitions Students are required to attend one of the following performance trips taking place at RCS:

  • 02.03 | Little Women
  • 08.03 | RCS Big Band
  • 22.03 | The Tamin
  • 23.03 | Piano and Dance Festival
  • 24.03 | Russian Opera Double Bill
  • 30.03 | Colin Currie with RCS Percussion
  • 31.03 | Catch the Rhythmic Orkney Tide and Ride

Level 3 and Year of Application Students

Year of Application and Level 3 Transitions Students can now book to attend one of the following performance trips:

  • 03.03 | Tramway | Scottish Ensemble and Andersson Dance
  • 11.03 | Tramway | A Wee Journey
  • 30.03 | GFT | Life of Pi
  • 08.04 | Theatre Royal | Kidnapped
  • 15.04 | Theatre Royal | A Streetcar Named Desire

Optional extra tickets are available that you can sign up to attend, all taking place at RCS:

  • 02.03 | Little Women
  • 08.03 | RCS Big Band
  • 22.03 | The Taming
  • 23.03 | Piano and Dance Festival
  • 24.03 | Russian Opera Double Bill
  • 30.03 | Colin Currie with RCS Percussion
  • 31.03 | Catch the Rhythmic Orkney Tide and Ride

📧 Check your emails on how to sign up!

Parent and Carer Forum

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 PARENT & CARER FORUM 

Wednesday 8 March, 7pm – 8pm

 

A group of adults standing in a classroom

 

When: Wednesday 8th March, 7pm – 8pm
Where: Online

If you are the parent or carer of a Transitions student, you are invited to attend our next Parent and Carer Forum which will run online on Wednesday 8th March 7pm-8pm. The parent and carer forum gives us a chance to build relationships and tell you all about our ongoing activities. It also gives you the opportunity to talk to each other, sharing experiences and problem solving together.

* Applications now closed *

Booking Deadline: Tuesday 28 February

 Get In Touch 

If you have any questions or queries, email: transitions@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.

 

Inverclyde Music Festival Success

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 Inverclyde Music Festival 

Congratulations to Thomas Williams

Young man in a blazer, holding a first in class certificate

Congratulations to Transitions Student Thomas Williams, who took part in the Inverclyde Music Festival representing Port Glasgow High School.

He came First in Class for Grade 7-8 Electric Guitar receiving 90 marks and marked as outstanding. He has been asked to compete for The Andrew Cockle memorial trophy.  

Following on from his success he was awarded the M.H Todd Trophy in piano. This led to him being invited to perform at the final concert and awarded with a further two trophies: The Musician Union Shield for Best Junior Solo Performer aged 12-18 and The Jean Rennie Trophy for the most promising string player.

Well done Thomas- we are all very proud of you! 

Self Tape Sessions

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 Self Tape Sessions 

Year of Application Students

Young woman standing in front of a camera recording an interview session.

Throughout January, we had a wide selection of Transitions students come into RCS to have audition tapes filmed for their college, university, and conservatoire applications. Students ranging in disciplines from acting, musical theatre to music teaching, were accompanied by an engineer to record their self-tapes.

Working in partnership with RCS Admissions it was great to see how prepared they all were.

The feedback has been extremely positive with applicants loving their tapes and appreciating the atmosphere in the studio. It helped students feel more confident so we hope that this is something we can offer in the future again.

Get Into: Production (Greenock)

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 Get Into: Production Arts and Technology (Greenock) 

Open Day for 15+ and Twilight Tour for Teachers

Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock

A group of people in a studio painting and making stage scenes

Think the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is just about acting and music? Think again! Come to the Beacon Arts Centre and find out about RCS’s Production Arts and Technology BA degrees, which lead to a wide range of careers.

Did you know that:

  • 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 Designer
  • Physics and Computing can lead to careers in Lighting, Sound and Theatre Technology

Find out the pathways from school and college to RCS. Explore our training, take part in taster workshops and meet our staff and students.

Twilight Tour for Teachers,
Lecturers, DYW
Beacon Arts Centre
Mon 16 Jan
4:30 – 6:30pm
Open Day for
those aged 15+
Beacon Arts Centre
Wed 1 Feb
9:30 – 2:30pm

* Applications now closed *

 Get In Touch 

If you have any questions or queries, email: fairaccesshello@rcs.ac.uk

48 Hour Visual Storytelling Challenge (Greenock)

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 48 Hour Visual Storytelling Challenge 

Saturday 28 Jan & Sunday 29 Jan, 10 – 4pm

Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock

People wearing Samhain style costumes with dark mysterious lighting

Join award-winning physical theatre and scenography company, Megahertz, for a fun and energetic crash course. It will cover DIY costume, character creation, physical storytelling, lighting, projection and site-specific devising.

Bring to life your very own Sci-Fi creature in response to the different spaces at the Beacon Arts Centre. You can also take part in a photoshoot to document your creations

“I love the alien in people, I love the wilderness… the lightning of the Other mind” – Alice Bradley Sheldon aka James Tiptree Jr, Author

If you love this quote, you’ll love this opportunity, so join us

Where: Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock
When: Sat 28 Jan & Sun 29 Jan, 10am – 4pm
Who: For those aged 16-30
Cost: Free, you just need to book your place

* Applications now closed *

 Get In Touch 

If you have any questions or queries, email: fairaccesshello@rcs.ac.uk

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?

Exhibition of Photographs, Film and Sound by The Care Group

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 Exhibition of Photographs, Film & Sound 

Monday 28 November, 6:30-7:30pm

John Swan Atrium at the Gordon Schools

Fair Access at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland are super proud to have supported 8 young people, known as The Care Group at the Gordon Schools in Huntley, Aberdeenshire. They worked together over a three-month period with Graeme Roger (film and visual arts), Dave Martin (music production) and Ross Carbarns (DJ, performer, writer). Together they explored a range of artforms inspired by art gallery visits, beach walks and from spending time together as a group.

Person looking out to landscape in sunset Person holding camera towards you in front of their face A group of young people with filming equipment on a beach Young person peering over castle wall

Their work will be presented in a public exhibition, taking place at the John Swan Atrium at the Gordon Schools, Monday 28 November at 6:30-7:30pm. If you are in the area, why not pop your head into the exhibition – we think you’ll love it.

‘I want people to see me as artistic and be able to help other people with problems if they have any’ 

‘I want to be seen as a person, I would hope they like me and accept me for who I am’.

In partnership with Fair Access at RCS

Fair Access Go North!

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 Fair Access Go North! 

Spooky Castles, Amazing Photographers,

Visual Performance and Production Arts

Person wearing a horned mask sitting on a castle wall.

A few weeks ago, some of our Fair Access team travelled by train to Aberdeenshire for a spooky Halloween visit to Slains Castle, said to be the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracula. We met with The Care Group from the Gordon Schools in Huntley on a windswept and wild photography, film and sound adventure. We’ve been partnering with Wildbird and The Care Group on a 3-month project and we’re heading back up to see their amazing exhibition later this month. Can’t wait!

While we were up North, we paid a visit to the Creative Team at Eden Court in Inverness. We’ve got plans afoot to work with Eden Court to support Deaf learners at the theatre and beyond.  We’re heading up the road with a team from our BA Performance crew who will deliver Visual Performance sessions in British Sign Language and English at Dingwall Academy and also at Eden Court where they deliver a whole host of performing arts SQA Drama programmes.  We’ll be at Dingwall Academy on 2 December and Eden Court 3 December.

We are also working in partnership with Eden Court to develop and deliver hands-on activity for young people and their teachers interested in exploring the Production Arts. You can find out more about RCS Production Arts degree programmes on the RCS website. 

A mighty thank you to Aberdeenshire, Highland and Ross-shire for being so welcoming! Watch this space to find out more about our Northerly activity over the coming year.

 Visit the Fair Access Website 

If you would like to know more about the work Fair Access do, head over to our website at: rcs.ac.uk/fair-access