Young at Arts - Weekends of Wonder

The LEAF Partnership • Leeds Grand Theatre & City Varieties • Northern Ballet • Opera North • Phoenix Dance Theatre • West Yorkshire Playhouse • Yorkshire Dance • presents

YOUNG AT ARTS

tackling social isolation among older adults in Leeds through the arts and culture

Free events for ages 55+ October - November 2016

A Play in a Day Sun 9 Oct, 11.00am - 7.00pm Yorkshire Dance

St Peter’s Square, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS9 8AH

Become the Company of Strangers to explore themes of mental health and ageing in a comedic yet thoughtful performance created in one day.

Take a journey through the play-making process: coming up with ideas, writing, sharing, acting, singing and dancing.

The aim is to have a laugh and have a go at creating a show. Why not join this Company of Strangers to see what a day might bring?

Invite friends and family to your performance at 6.00pm, followed by drinks and nibbles.

Only 30 places are available, so please book in advance by calling 0113 243 8765.

Refreshments provided throughout the day.

Š David Lindsay

Silver Screen Dance Sat 29 Oct, 12 noon - 3.30pm West Yorkshire Playhouse

Playhouse Square, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7UP

Join Swedish filmmaker Sara Lindström as she shows for the first time – and shares the process of creating – her latest film Dancing on My Own, made with collaborators from Yorkshire aged 8 and up.

York-based dance artist Sam Lawrence will also show Steady Past Your Grandma While She’s Dancing, a dance film featuring four generations of women in her family.

The event will explore our relationship with music and our love of dance in a mixture of movement, film and celebration.

Only 30 places are available, so please book in advance by calling 0113 243 8765.

A light lunch and afternoon tea will be provided.

Still from Hands On Dance © Sara Lindström

Make a Film in a Weekend Sat 5 & Sun 6 Nov, 10.30am - 5.00pm DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel

Granary Wharf, 2 Wharf Approach, LS1 4BR

Ever wanted to make a short film?

Come and take part in the Writing Squad’s Make a Film in a Weekend weekend in which we meet on a Saturday morning, talk about film, write a script over lunch, film in the afternoon and on Sunday morning, edit through the afternoon, and load the finished film onto YouTube on Sunday evening.

Working with young writers and film makers from the Squad, you’ll be a writer, camera operator, actor, boom and grip.

Only 8 places are available, so please book in advance by calling 0113 243 8765.

Refreshments provided throughout the weekend.

© Steve Dearden

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YOUNG AT ARTS

Young at Arts is a project which offers cultural opportunities to older people who experience social isolation in Leeds.

LEAF (Leeds Arts Education Forum) will provide a range of opportunities for people to make new friends and experience of all kinds of arts events around Leeds.

This two-year project is part of Time To Shine, a six-year programme delivered by Leeds Older People’s Forum and funded through Big Lottery Fund Ageing Better.

Time To Shine takes a city-wide approach to addressing the social isolation of older people.

The partners in the LEAF consortium are: Leeds Grand Theatre & City Varieties Northern Ballet Opera North Phoenix Dance Theatre West Yorkshire Playhouse Yorkshire Dance

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