Life Lessons

A first theatre experience can ignite a lifelong passion for the arts. With school budgets tightening up, and the cost-of-living crisis making it more di cult for families to buy tickets, sadly, many children are missing out.

anks to Sco ish Ballet’s Access Partner, Albert Bartle , 120 Primary 5 & 6 children from four di erent primary schools across Scotland took part in dance workshops and saw a performance of e Snow Queen at their local theatre.

During workshops, pupils warmedup by crawling like snow wolves, and skipping like circus acrobats. Sco ish Ballet’s Engagement O cer, Taylor Han, taught the pupils key character moves which they could look out for when they saw the performance — like the Ringmaster announcing that the circus had arrived, the Strong Man showing o his muscles, and the Ballerina twirling. For many pupils, this was their first-time dancing creatively to live music.

With special thanks to Sco ish Ballet’s Access Partner