| M6 Youth Theatre provides opportunities for young people in Rochdale to develop their creative and life skills through participation in high quality theatre arts activities. |
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Through an innovative, accessible and collaborative approach, M6’s participatory youth theatre programme enables young people to:
- Realise their full potential, celebrate their individuality and expand their perspectives
- Learn the skills to make the theatre they want to make
- Collaborate with inspirational artists from a range of art forms
- Share their views and feelings in a creative, safe and supportive environment
- Forge new friendships that cross social and cultural divides
- Develop meaningful relationships with regional, national and international youth arts organisations
"You get to do new things and meet new people. I just really enjoy it. I’ve been coming for 2 ½ years and it gets better every time." Youth Theatre, Participant |
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| M6 Youth Theatre’s Programme includes:
Weekly youth theatre sessions for a age groups 8-12 and 13-19 at M6’s Studio theatre
Creation, development and delivery of youth theatre productions
Holiday theatre arts projects
Participation in festivals, conferences and cultural events
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OUTREACH PROJECTS
M6’s Outreach Programme successfully engages some of the most marginalised young people in our communities by actively creating a positive impact on their lives. Creative arts projects are delivered in schools and a wide range of local community settings. Empowerment of young people underpins all of M6’s work and this is realised in the Outreach Programme. Recent projects include:
• Health Through Action with Barnardos
• Film project with Early Break (A young peoples’ drink and drug service)
• Confidence building with a group of Young Carers
• Drama Introduction with Falinge Estate Refugee
• Behaviour Improvement prgramme with Year 6 pupils in 11 primary schools in Rochdale |
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