Workshops for Schools and Colleges

BandBazi runs a diverse educational outreach programme throughout the year teaching a range of theatrical skills that link to your teaching of the National Curriculum or FE course work. We strive to increase access to theatre for all.

Workshops are facilitated by experienced theatre and circus professionals with full CRB checks. Proof of our public liability insurance and copies of our health and safety or child protection policies, as well as risk assessments, are available on request.

Unique selling points:

• - A chance for students to work with professional performers
• - Participants can learn aerial or ground based circus skills
• - Facilitates exploration of circus theatre as a genre
• - Workshops can combine aerial skills with dramatic improvisation or dance/ movement
• - Compliments the National Curriculum in a unique way

We follow a structured format or can adopt a flexible approach. These can be one-off introductory sessions or a programme of ongoing work. All participants are encouraged to reflect on their learning and to evaluate the success of the workshop.

Workshops can cover: trapeze, creative writing, circus skills, movement and physical theatre, dramatic improvisation and storytelling.

We work with all ages and abilities throughout the Key Stages.

All workshops promote inclusion – we are committed to providing unique learning opportunities for all participants.

INSET sessions for educational staff are also available.

Schools and Colleges we have worked with:

• Firle Primary School Case Study
• Firle, E Sussex: 6 month whole school circus schools arts activity leading to a performance. Migrant Helpline Workshop

• Windlesham House School
• Washington, W Sussex: Trapeze lessons leading to a performance

• Ardingly School
• Ardingly, E Sussex: Trapeze and circus skills workshop

• Westergate Community School
• Chichester, West Sussex: 2 days of Circus skills workshops

• Middle Street Primary School
• Brighton, E Sussex: 2 circus theatre workshops (Yr 6). Migrant Helpline Workshop

• Blatchington Mill School
• Hove, E Sussex: Trapeze taster day (yr7)

• Hamilton Lodge School for the Deaf
• Brighton, E Sussex: weekly aerial circus workshops (yr 11)

• Eastbourne College Circus
• Theatre workshops

• Uckfield Community College
• A day of trapeze workshops

• Leechpool Primary School
• Horsham Ground: based circus skills lessons