Bold Tendencies

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EDUCATION, COMMUNITY & PLAY

Bold Tendencies is for everyone. We animate the programme and the site for schools, families and the neighbourhood through standalone education and community initiatives that take culture and civic values seriously.

Creativity, learning and play are at the heart of our organisation. Since 2014 we have worked with commissioned artists and artistic associates to offer opportunities for the expression and development of personal creativity, and inspirational experiences for every life stage.

With the rich artistic annual programme at Bold Tendencies providing the core of our content, we aim to provide a varied offer, attractive and accessible to a full cross-section of the communities to whom we belong and to people of all ages and backgrounds.

SUMMERTIME PROGRAMME

We organise tours, workshops and other opportunities for young people, with a particular focus on creative provision for children age 5 – 14, their families, parents and carers. Participants connect directly with our artists and artistic programme through Workshops for Creative Learning, Open Rehearsals, Ask the Artist Sessions and an annual Family Day. All these initiatives are subsidised by Bold Tendencies, making them available to everyone for free.

☞ Free Creative Learning Workshops on-site for schools, youth groups, play schemes, families and self-organised groups. Check out our Menu of Activities.

Sessions will be bookable from 14 May – 18 September 2021.

For booking and more information email education@boldtendencies.com.

CREATIVE LEARNING WORKSHOPS

Our Creative Learning Workshops are developed with 5 – 14 year olds in mind but can be adapted for older children or those with SEND requirements in collaboration with schools or carers.

We work with local primary schools, youth groups and play schemes as well as families and self-organised groups who can access this provision especially during the summer holidays and at weekends. Where possible we will always try to develop new ways of working or bespoke workshops for groups when requested.

OPEN REHEARSALS

Beyond the live events programme we know the value of opening up the worlds of music, dance and opera to children and young people. We run Open Rehearsals and Ask the Artist Sessions, allowing for direct access to the world of performance at a world-class level.

Through this proximity we aim to provide children and young people with greater understanding and enjoyment of music, dance, opera, new skills and greater confidence.

The Multi-Story Orchestra work in advance of their concert programme in local primary and secondary state schools offering schools tours, choir projects, young players, summer workshops and the Multi-Story Youth Choir.

Loud Crowd Opera organises free rehearsed readings, workshops and open rehearsals of the opera programme for children.

We partnered with the National Youth Dance Company (NYDC) to offer performance opportunities for NYDC alumni, visits to rehearsals for Sadler’s Wells summer school participants as well as workshops for young people with little or no professional dance experience.

OUR COLLABORATION WITH BOLD EVERYWHERE

Be bold, be bold, and everywhere be bold.
– Herbert Spencer, Philosopher & Polymath

Founded in 2017 Bold Everywhere is a Registered Charity and sister organisation to Bold Tendencies. Bold Everywhere works with our Community Interest Company to develop and grow our range of programmes. This means that we can dedicate more space, time and energy to sharing what we do with our local community.

The aim of Bold Everywhere is to bring art and artists to life to engage and inspire youth and families equally across all backgrounds. These projects were never about scale but about thinking big. Our projects became pedagogical experiments, intended to open new dimensions for children, families and carers, as well as for our organisation.

Each of our projects set out to explore one or more of the following questions:

In what way can children and young people be enabled to determine and realise their own visions?
How can we emphasise the value of creativity in the midst of a structured curriculum?
How can we encourage students to think across boundaries, in more holistic ways, using multiple skills .i.e. how can we nurture 21st Century polymaths?
How can we inspire and delight children, families, and educators using contemporary art, which might be outside their comfort zone?