Category: Dance

WACI RCS Summer Schools Scholarships 2020

Posted on by Yvonne McLellan

Interested in a career in the creative industries? Want to develop your skills in a chosen field?

WACI – Widening Access to the Creative Industries – are offering fully-funded places on one of the Summer Schools taking place here at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland throughout the summer school holidays. 

These courses offer an opportunity for you to try something new, develop your existing experience and/or gain a more in-depth understanding within a variety of art forms.

Summer Schools Available

There are a variety of summer schools to choose from in Dance, Drama, Music, Film and Production. Click here to have a look at the Short Courses Summer School’s programme to help you figure out which course is the right course for you. 

Some of the courses are very popular, and spaces will fill up quickly – we’ll be assessing applications as and when they come in, so get your application in as soon as you can to avoid being disappointed!

How to apply

1. If you haven’t already please register with the WACI cohort first. It doesn’t take long and you can fill it out by clicking here

2. Then, all you need to do is fill out the application form to let us know:

  • a little bit about you
  • why you want to do the course you’ve chosen to do

If it would be easier, you can provide a voice recording or video statement in support of your application.

If you require some help filling in this form, please do not hesitate to get in touch:

📧 WACI@rcs.ac.uk
☎ 0141 270 8319

DEADLINE: Applications have now closed

Fair Access Expo 2020

Posted on by Yvonne McLellan

*UPDATE Due to campus closures due to COVID-19, bookings are temporarily closed and this event will be rescheduled to later in the year. We apologies for any inconvenience*

We are excited to announce that bookings for our Fair Access Expo are now open!

If you are a current Transitions student or a pupil from a WACI school, you with your family, friends or carers are warmly invited to our Fair Access Expo. 

When: Sun 29 March, 12:30pm – 4:30pm
Where: Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Fair Access Expo is a chance for pupils to come along to: 

Brothers, sisters and friends alongside any other family members or carers are welcome. Refreshments will be provided. This is event is free to attend but booking is essential. 

Fair Access Expo is a joint event hosted by WACI and Transitions

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Family and Carer Day 2019 - Thank You!

Posted on by Yvonne McLellan

WACI and Transitions would like to thank everyone who came along to our Family and Carer Day. We had a packed house where parents, pupils and carers fully embraced the interactive workshops, asked wonderful questions with the feedback so far being extremely positive. Once again we’d like to thank all the performers, WACI Ambassadors and panellists.

Our Event On Social Media
You can find photo’s on our social media pages that you can tag yourself in and live streams of the day on Twitter by searching #FamilyandCarerDay

Event Organisers
Family and Carer Day is a joint event run by WACI and Transitions.

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Family and Carer Day: Speaker Spotlight Dance Artist Lewis Normand

Posted on by Yvonne McLellan

In the last of our speaker features ahead of our Family and Carer Day tomorrow, we welcome Dance Artist Lewis Normand.

Lewis Normand is a Scottish Dance Artist, working across performance, choreography and education. He graduated from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland with a BA in Modern Ballet in 2014. Lewis’ own work is currently supported by Dance North’s Regional Artist program and he is an alumnus of Scottish Ballet’s Choreographic Mentoring project.

Lewis works closely with Scottish Ballet’s engagement department, where he has held positions as Education Officer and Creative Associate, as well as delivering across a wide range of their classes and projects. As a dancer, Lewis has worked for Artists and Companies like David Hughes Dance, Errol White Company, Diana Loosmore, Steinvor Palsson, Tamsyn Russell, Kate Haughton, Ashley Page, Scottish Opera and Company Chordelia.

We look forward to seeing you all!

Follow Our Event On Social Media
Are you on Facebook? Please comment, like and share with anyone you think would be interested in the event and select ‘Going’ on our event page to receive updates on the day. We will also be live tweeting and would love to see your posts too, use #FamilyandCarerDay

Event Organisers
Family and Carer Day is a joint event run by WACI and Transitions.

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Summer School Scholarships - Applications Now Open

Posted on by Michael Richardson

Do you go to one of the 37 FOCUS West schools?

Interested in a career in the creative industries?

Want to develop your skills in a chosen field?

We’re able to offer up to 10 fully-funded places on one of the Summer Schools taking place here at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland throughout the school holidays.

These courses offer an opportunity for you to try something new, develop your existing experience and/or gain a more in-depth understanding within a variety of art forms.

From dance to drama to filmmaking, there’s something for everyone with an interest in the performing and production arts – why not click here to have a look at the Lifelong Learning Summer School’s programme and see if there’s a course that appeals to you.

Some of the courses are very popular, and spaces will fill up quickly – we’ll be assessing applications as and when they come in, so get your application in as soon as you can to avoid being disappointed!

* Update: Bookings have now closed. 

If it would be easier for you to provide a voice recording or video statement in support of your application, or you require some help filling in this form, please do not hesitate to be in touch:

📧 WACI@rcs.ac.uk
☎ 0141 270 8319

DEADLINE: Monday 15th April, 10am

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Family and Carer Day 2019 – Book Your Place Now! 

Posted on by Yvonne McLellan

When: Sunday 24th March, 11am – 4pm  
Where: Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew St, Glasgow G2 3DB 

We know how daunting it can be pursuing a career in the creative industries, especially when no one you know has done it before.  

If you’re a current Transitions student or a pupil from a WACI/FOCUS West school, you and your family or carers are warmly invited to our Family and Carer Day. 

Family and Carer Day is a chance for pupils with their families or carers to come along to: 

  • meet and hear from people already working in the creative industries 
  • chat to students currently studying at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland 
  • watch performances 
  • explore different pathways and routes into Music, Dance, Drama, Film and Production
  • find out from SAAS what funding is available for Scottish students 

Siblings and other family members are welcome. Lunch will be provided. 

*UPDATE: PLACES ARE NOW SOLD OUT

We look forward to seeing you all there!

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WACI Short Courses - Applications Open!

Posted on by Yvonne McLellan

This session WACI are delighted to be able to offer short introductory courses in various creative disciplines.

For S4 – S6 pupils, these short taster courses offer an introduction to Filmmaking, Contemporary Dance, Performance Skills and Theatre Production: Art & Design. Whether you’ve done something like this before or you just want to try something new, come along to get a taster of life in the Creative Industries, develop some new skills and (hopefully) have fun!

Filmmaking – An Introduction
This short course introduces pupils to the different aspects of the filmmaking process from the development of an original idea to students outlining, shooting, directing and editing into a finished product.

Contemporary Dance
This course is designed to give a practical and exciting introduction to the variety of
performance styles and career pathways in the dance industry.

Performance Skills
For aspiring theatre makers this short course explores the skills and techniques you may
need to study theatre at further or higher education.

Theatre Production: Art & Design
This course gives you a practical taste of set design, prop-making, costume and scenic art. Taught by industry professionals the course will offer an introduction to these fields and possible career pathways.

When: Mondays from 6-8pm
Dates: 18 Feb – 25 Mar
Where: Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew St, Glasgow

Book your place now:
To book a place please contact Widening Access to the Creative Industries on:

Email: WACI@rcs.ac.uk
Tel: 0141 270 8319

The following information is required:
• Pupil name, school and year group
• Email address
• Mobile phone number
• Name of short course you wish to attend

Booking Deadline: 5 Feb 2019