Creative & Performing Arts Forum about classes & courses in Liverpool, England, UK

CELEBRATING ELEVEN SUCCESSFUL YEARS!!!! ENROL NOW FOR 2011 - 12 FOUR FREE TRIAL MEMBERSHIP SESSIONS * LIVERPOOL'S AWARD-WINNING YOUNG PEOPLE'S THEATRE COMPANY.... Looking for a fun way to develop acting skills, increase knowledge, build self-confidence, develop personal skills plus make lots of new friends - all through performance? Then BLACK BOX THEATRE SCHOOL is the place to be! Performance-led, each Member participates in Saturday Drama Sessions leading to two performances annually. Each Session is led by professional CRB-checked drama practitioners. In addition, Black Box is regularly contacted by Production Companies and Casting Agents (BBC, Channel 4, Hat-trick Productions, Zenith and numerous theatre companies). Theatre School welcomes applications from everyone aged 4+, regardless of level of experience. All we ask is that you make a full commitment to the Company you join. No audition necessary! SATURDAY Tots Company 10 - 11am or 1 - 2pm (4 - 6 yrs) Junior Company Senior Company 10am – 1pm (07 – 11 yrs) 2 – 5pm (12 yrs +) Fee: £5.00 per hour payable termly in advance THEATRE SCHOOL CONSISTS OF 36 SESSIONS PER YEAR SPLIT INTO THREE TERMS SEE WHAT BLACK BOX THEATRE SCHOOL IS ALL ABOUT BEFORE JOINING FREE DRAMA TASTER SESSIONS MOST WEEKENDS AND YOUR FIRST FOUR SESSIONS MEMBERSHIP ABSOLUTELY FREE!!!! TASTER SESSION PLACES MUST BE RESERVED IN ADVANCE (LIMITED TO ONE SESSION PER POTENTIAL NEW MEMBER) CALL OR EMAIL TO BOOK A PLACE *Terms and Conditions Apply. Please ask Black Box for details

My beginners Digital SLR workshop is a full & fun day of hands-on tuition, providing you with the skills to get better results from your DSLR camera and get your camera off auto mode! This one day intensive course will teach you how to take advantage of the functions and features your DSLR camera has to offer and we will teach you a range of techniques enabling you to take photographs you can be proud of. We will also have a professional model for you to work with and hone your skills. Manchester Abode Hotel 27/08/2011 Liverpool Livewire Studios 03/09/2011 Course Cost £79 Topics Covered Getting to know your Camera (Megapixels, Resolution, and File Formats) Exposure (ISO, Aperture and Shutter Speed) and Metering Histograms White Balance Camera Modes Composition Techniques Focusing email rorylewis@me.com or call +44 07539 064 487 to book

Singing Auditions Liverpool for Open Mic UK singing competition. Singing Competition Open Mic UK is the biggest music competition in the UK for singers, rappers and solo artists to showcase their music, and auditions are starting in August 2011. The singing competition is open to all ages. www.openmicuk.co.uk Over 9,000 singers entered the singing competition in 2010 to showcase their talent to industry professionals and battle it out for a place at the O2. The success of the 2010 competition means that Open Mic UK 2011 is looking bigger and better than ever! Singing auditions Liverpool for Open Mic UK give plenty of opportunities, including the chance to perform live in front of industry Judges from National Radio, BBC Introducing, Regional Press and Celebrity Judges Singing auditions Liverpool will be on 21 August, where singers will perform in front of our prestigious judging panel. Should they be successful they will be put through to the Open Mic UK showcase Regional finals, to battle it out for a place at the National Grand Final. www.openmicuk.co.uk Make it through the audition stage of the competition and YOU COULD BE PLAYING IN THE NATIONAL GRAND FINAL at The O2 in London! Over £50,000 in prizes are up for grabs along the way with the winner offered a comprehensive winners package and recording contract with up to £30,000 investment! If you think you have what it takes to impress the judging panel, enter Open Mic UK 2011 now on our website Spaces are limited, so be sure to register early to avoid disappointment. Go To http://www.openmicuk.co.uk

Are you a fantastic Singer? Great Dancer? Can Act? Are aged between 17-25? Go to Facebook link for full details of a fantastic opportunity. (Jan 2011)

Following a popular treasure hunt event at Tate Liverpool in 2008, Shoot Experience are returning to Liverpool this summer with their unique interactive photographic story-telling experience. Held at the Bluecoat, this Shoot Storyboard event will take Liverpool by storm on Saturday August 15th. Teams begin the day at the Bluecoat, where they are given different parts of a pre-written story and sent into the local streets to find inspiration and take photos that respond to or represent each phrase or word. At the end of the day, teams return to the Bluecoat to submit their photos and all the images are compiled to create a unique photographic storyboard. Prizes are of course awarded for the best and quirkiest photographs, as participants relax after one of the most fun and creative days to be had in Liverpool. After the event, there will be an exhibition of all of the images taken on the day at the Open Eye Gallery, Established in 1977, Open Eye Gallery is one of the UK's leading photography venues. Currently preparing for its ambitious move to the Liverpool waterfront in 2010, the Gallery is continuing, throughout 2009, to present occasional exhibitions and events. Shoot Liverpool Date: Saturday August 15th 2009 Venue: The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool, L1 3BX Time: 11.15am-6.30pm Cost: £12.50 per person BUY TICKETS: 0151 702 5324, HYPERLINK "http://www.thebluecoat.org.uk/" http://www.thebluecoat.org.uk/ Exhibition Dates: Wednesday 26th August to Saturday 5th September Venue: Open Eye Gallery, 28-32 Wood Street, Liverpool, L1 4AQ Time: 10.30am-5.30pm Tuesday to Saturday Contact details: 0151 709 9460, info@openeye.org.uk Website: HYPERLINK "http://www.openeye.org.uk/" http://www.openeye.org.uk/