HACKNEY EMPIRE Summer? Sorted!

Summer Deals for U26s

Hackney Empire’s got your summer sorted. From West End and Broadway shows to talent contests and auditions. Don’t get bogged down with boredom - do something different.
We have fanatsitic musicals, workshops, masterclasses, auditions, comedy, street dance and even a bit of Scooby Doo.

Don’t miss Sharon D Clarke in Once on this Island from 24 July. This Caribbean musical has already rocked Broadway and Hackney’s very own Shyko Amos takes the lead role.

You can see this spectacular show for just £5! Call the box office on 020 8985 2424 and quote 'Community Offer'. Offer valid for shows in the opening week 24 - 30 July.

Interested in film making? Come to our free drop in session with Dubplate Drama at the Hackney Empire Studio on Saturday 25th July from 2pm.

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Dubplate Drama and East by South East, the new five borough comedy festival brought to you by Hackney Empire, are continuing their search for new talent.

If you're aged between 16-25, an actor, comedian, script writer, singer, dancer, rapper or music producer or film director then come down to the open auditions on Saturday 25 July at the Hackney Empire Studio Theatre.

To enter you must live work or study in one of the five host boroughs for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games; Greenwich, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets or Waltham Forest.

For more information contact bringitback321.co.uk

Free TV and Mobile Media summer Taster Days for young people

Free TV and Mobile Media summer Taster Days for young people

Want to know how to make you own videos and use them on your YouTube or Facebook?
Got a story to tell? Need to film your next music video?

Urban Dynamik can help! Taster days show how to use your mobile technologies and make and share great videos. Taster days can move you onto further media training, qualifications and work experience in the media industries.

FREE - Only 10 places on each day- book fast. Free lunch!
Friday 17th July 2009, 11 am – 5pm or Friday 31st July 2009, 11 am – 5pm

Can I apply? Anybody who has left school and is not on another training course and not working can apply.

How do I apply? Contact Programme Producer Jim Prevett on jim@spacestudios.org.uk or 020 8525 4339 for details.

Not sure what to do this summer? Come and see if media and video is for you. You could be the next big talent!In our state-of-the-art MediaLab at SPACE, 129 – 131 Mare Street. Hackney

act@atc

3 – 14 August 09

Original production of Gone Too Far!
photo by Marc Brenner

Join us for fun workshops with theatre professionals to develop
your acting skills, exploring the theme of identity and the impact that

What? Two weeks of workshops involving acting and other theatre skills training; includes trip to the Arcola Theatre for ATC’s production of Ghosts or Those Who Return

Who for? Local young people (age 14 – 25)

Where? Tab Centre, Godfrey Place, London E2 7NT

When? Monday 3 Tuesday 4 Wednesday 5 Thursday 6 Friday 7 August AND Monday 10 Tuesday 11 Wednesday 12 Thursday 13 Friday 14 August

2pm – 5pm (14–18 yrs old); 6pm – 9pm (over 18)

Times could be flexible, and there may be cross over between the groups.

Cost? Total fee £10 (equivalent of £1 per day)

Try it out?

‘Drop in for Drama’ and find out more at this taster session on Monday 27 July (anytime 3pm – 7pm)

How to book?
Contact Kendall or Gemma at ATC
Tel. 020 7033 7360
Email atc@atctheatre.com

ATC The Tab Centre, 3 Godfrey Place, London E2 7NT
www.atctheatre.com

Wet Sounds ~ Underwater Sound Art Gallery ~

Touring swimming pools nationwide, Wet Sounds begins its 16 date UK tour with an Opening Event at The London Fields Lido in Hackney on the 4th July.

The audience will float and dive in the swimming pool immersed in sound art played from underwater speakers. The theme for the 2009 gallery curated by Joel Cahen is Audio Cinema - narratives in sound.

Starting at 1pm. The 75min sound art gallery session will be followed by an Aquadelica DJ set by Spax playing a collage of music and narrative sound compositions.

The event is open to all ages and is priced at regular pool admission. Bring your goggles!!

The Closing Event on the 22nd July at Clissold Pool will feature live performances from some of the most prominent sound artists these days. They will play a live performance through an overwater sound system as well as an underwater one, effectively creating three distinct sound spaces each of which may be differently experienced by members of the audience, as they move above and below the surface of the pool.

Francisco Lopez & Stefano tedesco www.franciscolopez.net/ www.stefanotedesco.net/ Leafcutter John & Tom Haines http://leafcutterjohn.com/ http://www.brainsandhunch.com/

Sonic Fiction - is proposed as a novel and new form of creative auditory expression. while drawing inspiration from electro-acoustic music, horspiel and experimental radiophonics, text-sound composition and cinema, the work succeeds in defining its own territory as a exploratory extension of these pre-existing creative practices.

http://www.newtoy.org
http://www.wetsounds.co.uk
http://www.hackney.gov.uk

WET SOUNDS *Opening Event*
4th July 09 :: 1pm - 4pm
London Fields Lido
Entry at pool admission

WET SOUNDS *Closing Event*
22nd July 09 :: 7.30pm - 10pm
Clissold Pool, 63 Clissold Road N16 9EX
Entry £16.50 :: tickets from www.seetickets.com


Wet Sounds is brought to you by Newtoy and is kindly supported by Hackney Council's Cultural Development Team, Arts Council of England and the PRS Foundation.

Discover Young Hackney Photojournalism Project 2009

Ever wanted to follow your favourite band backstage, capture the latest fashion design on the catwalk or document Hackney's urban street scene?

Do you have the 2 essential ingredients to get involved with this FREE training project - commitment and passion for photography?

Young Photographers – training and development opportunities
· Get training in photography skills by exploring the link between photography, storytelling and music or fashion venues
· Take part in a summer holiday training programme
· Showcase your final images at Hackney Museum alongside music photographer Dennis Morris (at just 14 he was invited by Bob Marley to photograph his UK tour)
· Exhibit at internationally renowned, contemporary art space Rivington Place
· Take over a vacant shop unit in Dalston in a collaboration with other young photographers
· Be part of Black History Month 2009
· Open to 16 – 19 year olds

Please contact Kate Sullivan on 020 8356 4261 or email kate.sullivan@hackney.gov.uk. for a project outline and application form.

Deadline for applications: 10am Monday 29 June 2009 - if you need assistance please contact Kate.

This project is being delivered by Hackney Council’s Cultural Development Team in partnership with Hackney Museum and Iniva (Institute of International Visual Arts).

Get Ready for Change! project

Get Ready for Change! project looking for children from refugee and asylum seeker communities for a focus group on education.

The Get ready for change! project, run by the Children's Rights Alliance for England, engages children and young people in the international reporting process for the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and supports them to carry out their own human rights advocacy and campaigning.

Please contact: Sabeena Kistnah skistnah@crae.org.uk or call 020 7278 8222 ext 29

Immediate Theatre presents Woodberry Down Get moving

A fabulous day of creative activities for all ages

Tue, 26 – Fri, 30 and performance on Sat, 30 May, 11 – 7pm

Venue: Robin Redmond Resource Centre, Woodberry Down London N4 2RD
Please contact: 020 7012 1677

Homemade Mapping - Hackney Museum

Wed, 27 May & Thu, 28 May, 2.00-4.00pm

Venue: Hackney Museum, 1 Reading Lane, E8 1GQ

Who designs the spaces within your home? How have the rooms we live in and the ways we use them changed over time? Be inspired by Hackney Museum’s exhibits and investigate design, movement and mapping. Working with the Building Exploratory team, you’ll have the opportunity to design a room for your own home!

This is a free drop-in session and booking is not necessary.

Please call 020 7729 2011 for further information. All Ages. Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.

Drop in for Drama for young people aged 14-25

Living in Tower Hamlets or Hackney?

Tue, 26 & Wed, 27 May - Drop in anytime between 3pm - 7pm
Venue: ATC, The Tab Centre, Godfrey Place, E2 7NT
Please contact: No need to book, just turn up! For more information call 020 7033 7360

Hackney Time Travellers recruiting now

For 12 – 19 year olds
Begins: 2, June
Venue: The Geffrye Museum
Please contact: http://www.hoxtonhall.co.uk/?action=showtemplate&sid=251 or contact: Conan Lawrence 0207 684 0060 or conan@hoxtonhall.co.uk