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Creative Generation
Creative Generation Day
VENUE Groupwide across the UK, US & Continental Europe
PARTNERS Get Into Theatre, producers including Sonia Friedman Productions, ROYO & Starlight Express Germany
AGES 7 – 21
What We Delivered
Creative Generation Day, an annual event taking place on World Theatre Day, is our opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of arts in schools and promote Cultural Sector Careers to the next generation.
Schools are invited in to discover our venues, and the people within them, through career-focused initiatives such as tours, talks, and Q&As from touring and resident productions, and workshops delivered by venue departments including Technical, Customer Experience, Marketing and Management. Our skilled and talented teams centrally and venue based, work alongside our partners to offer first-hand knowledge of entry points into the theatre industry and create inspirational opportunities for participants to explore the world of live entertainment.
A worldwide social media campaign highlights this work and puts Creative Generation in the spotlight, underlining the importance of nurturing the next generation of the live entertainment workforce.
What Happened Next
Our UK 2023 social media campaign had a reach of 85,000 across Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn, generating intrest and engagement in our programmes and venues across the UK. Schools who joined us were signposted to partners at Get Into Theatre who host the sector’s biggest digital careers resource. Venues continue to deliver year-round Creative Generation themed activity inspiring and supporting young people to consider careers in the live entertainment industry.
VENUE Bristol Hippodrome
PARTNERS Glenfrome Primary School
PARTICIPANTS 42 pupils, 4 teachers, 10 ATG staff
What We Delivered
Two workshops took place at Glenfrome School exploring pupils’ skills, ambitions, fears and dreams. The following day the pupils visited the theatre for a tour around the venue where they met representatives from the Front of House, Technical and Marketing teams and were given tasks related to the career opportunities in those departments.
What Happened Next
We are arranging an opportunity for the pupils to see a show later in the year. Feedback from the school showed that students are considering career options they had not known existed and spoke about how they felt the theatre was an exciting place to work.
VENUE Starlight Express Bochum
PARTNERS Folkwang Hochschule der Künste (performing arts college)
PARTICIPANTS 12
What We Delivered
Steven Rosso, artistic director of the Starlight Express company in Bochum, Germany, created a musical theatre dance course for a group of students from one of Germany’s most famous performing arts colleges. Starlight Express are always looking for young people to join the company and the course was designed to offer students a realistic view of what it is like to be part of this hugely successful show. Delivered by members of the Starlight Express creative team, participants experienced the fun and the challenges presented by the unique artistry of acting, singing and dancing – on roller skates!
What Happened Next
Participants were encouraged to attend the yearly auditions for Starlight Express. The collaboration between the company and the college continues to develop and build professional teams for the future.
