About us
For young people between the ages of 5 and 25 working in the Performing Arts, continuity and progression of experience are qualities that Youth Arts values as the key to the growth of genuine understanding and skills.
Over the last 12 years, through its annual programme of projects, Youth Arts has engaged young people with challenges and a high standard of outcome. Yet we do not turn people away; everyone has to have the opportunity and time to find their way into the arts and gain the confidence to contribute.
Over the years many young people, by participating in Youth Arts projects, have gained in confidence. The 'shy' or 'at-risk' have found an activity that has boosted their self esteem and by having been given a responsibility that made sense and purpose, came out of the experience with a greater sense of personal self worth.
The professionalism demonstrated by young people has been taken forward as a career path through a university course that has led to a work life in the theatre, media, or arts teaching. Others have gone to vocational schools to become performers, stage managers, lighting technicians as well as television presenters, programme makers and journalists. Others have gone straight into theatre and arts related work.
Youth Arts is clearly pleased when young people find success and achievement in an arts career but sets its core intention as a daily engagement with the social art form of performing because the outcome produces the transferable skills that are so useful whatever career a young person chooses.
For us, drama work is one route for individuals to unlock the door into core skills and the desire to learn, contribute, and to be part of something larger than themselves; a route for personal achievement. |
