Physical Fest, Liverpool Physical Theatre Festival.
Highlights from this years amazing Young Fest Weekend!
Thanks to everyone involved!
Young Fest is a weekend of FREE workshops and performances especially for young people and their families in collaboration with Bluecoat.
Saturday 22nd April 2017
Superhero Dance Party – Jennifer Essex (for 3-6 years) | 11am-12pm
In this fun dance workshop, we’ll explore our superhero selves. Faster than speeding bullets and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, we’ll dance our way through a heroic 45 minutes.
Improvisation & Storytelling Workshop (for 7-11 years) | 11.30am – 12.30pm
Join Impropriety in making epic stories from nothing but your imaginations. Impropriety use improvisation games and exercises to create theatre on the spot. All the exciting, strange, wonderful characters and stories you can create will be brought to life in this fully interactive workshop.
Space Rebel Princess – Jennifer Essex (suitable for 3-8 years – families welcome) | 1.00-1.30pm & 2.00-2.30pm
A young princess dreams of becoming an astronaut, but her parents have more aristocratic goals for her. With your help, she must leave her fears behind and boldly go where no princess has gone before!
Commissioned by Middlesbrough Council.
Acrobatics & Physical Comedy Workshop (for 8+) | 3.30-5pm
Polichinelo Circus specialise in Acrobatics and physical comedy and have performed, amongst others, for CBeebies. Marcelo and Jordan will be leading an acrobatics workshop full of Fun for all abilities.
The Rubbish Show (suitable for all ages) | 1.30pm & 3pm
What happens to all the rubbish and where does it go? One person’s rubbish is another gain. From the world of consumerism we are left with waste, we have forgotten how to fix, mend and repair. Even people are forgotten about. Come with us on a journey into the rubbish to see what, who could be lying beneath the ground.
3rd year Arden students create their first outdoor piece of theatre.
Produced by Graham Hicks from the Eggpeople
Sunday 23rd April 2017
Play & Move – Tmesis Theatre (3-6 years) | 11am-12pm
Come and play, create, move, explore and get physical with Tmesis Theatre. Our session for 3 – 6 year olds will encourage active participation and interaction between children in a fun and relaxed manner.
Make a Monster – Puppet Making Workshop with Headstrung
7-11 yrs: 11am-12pm
3-6yrs: 1-2pm
Pop in and make a monstrous new friend, then invite them along to the monster disco!
Headstrung provide one of a kind puppet based entertainment for both adults and children. From puppet cabaret to loveable dancing beasts, Headstrung specialise in entertaining audiences young and old.
Artemis Productions | 12-2pm
Liverpool based Artemis Productions will be animating Bluecoat’s gardens with their nature inspired Bob and Gerry, an oversized flora and fauna duo and the incredible Praying Mantas…watch out they may be hungry!
Artemis are a street theatre company that specialises in vibrant stilt walking characters and interactive performance.
Monster Disco | 2.30 – 3.30pm
Come and dance with the giant beasts! Bring your dancing shoes and your best moves and come and join the fun at the MONSTER DISCO! Fancy dress encouraged!
Young Fest is supported by:
