Local community groups have been working with the Wye Valley River Festival team to create amazing work celebrating landscape and nature ranging from giant silk banners to group performance pieces to be part of the free community arts and environment festival, which returns this month.
THE creative team at The Princess Theatre and Arts Centre have released a series of online workshops to help with home-schooling. The workshops are delivered by artist, costume and theatre designers Catherine Hawkridge, who has worked for ITV, Aardman Animation and the Royal Opera House. Three art workshops are aimed at year 5 and 6 children, and are hosted on The Princess Theatre s Youtube channel. “The reaction from teachers and school children and it is great when we receive pictures of finished work, said Cllr Louise Parkin, chair of the Princess Management Committee. We are committed to assisting schools locally with a cultural and creative education programme at the Princess, now and in the future.”
Burnhamâs Princess offers free online teaching resources for local children
Burnham-On-Sea’s Princess Theatre and Arts Centre has responded to a local need for more online teaching and resources to engage children during lockdown.
The theatre’s creative team has released a series of online art workshops, delivered by talented artist, costume and theatre designer, Catherine Hawkridge.
Catherine has worked for ITV, Aardman Animation and the Royal Opera House on many productions.
The three online childrenâs art workshops, aimed at Year 5 & 6 children, and hosted on the Princessâs Youtube channel, have already attracted nearly 1000 views.
The classes include an introduction to work that you will use over the series and culminates in the production of your own shadow box theatre, puppets and scenery.