BBC BLAST
Sunday 8th July 2007
Venue: Parker's Piece
Category: Festivals
One Liner: for young people
Price Info: FREE
Time Info: 10am-7pm
With an incredible variety of free workshops, taster sessions and showcase events, young people (age 13-19) who are passionate about art, music, filmmaking, dance and more, will get a chance to get creative, meet industry professionals and learn new skills, whatever their ability.
The BBC Blast Truck houses a mobile learning studio, complete with a television studio, VT/audio editing area, digital workshop area and a separate performance space to help users bring their ideas to life.
Highlights will include:
Rock school – get the chance to play out loud, join a group of like-minded others and form a band who’ll perform live, for one night only, a stunning set on the Blast Marquee stage, alongside some of Cambridge's finest, including Hamfatter and 9FoldPunch.
Performance – join in a two day performing workshop with International film artist and artist in residence at Wysing Arts, Shezad Dawood.
Dance – Street dance is funky, fast and furious, join in with Dance Offensive as they take you through a hard-paced, fun-packed workshop which combines the best urban sounds with the best urban moves. Or why not try your hand (and feet) at Capoeira, with music as its soul, this dance form is a fusion of kicks, dance, acrobatics, martial arts, game-play, joy, freedom, personality and expression. Then maybe enter the daily dance competition, Bust-A-Move, and show off your skills!
Film-making – hook up with nationally acclaimed multi-media performance company, Escape Artists, and join in with a two day music and film workshop. Or find out all about the future face of film-making in a Machinima Masterclass with industry experts who’ll give you an insight into the brave new world of making movies.
Radio – discover what it takes to be a DJ/radio presenter, how to compile a great show and how to present live broadcasts in this fast and furious action workshop run by BBC radio experts with guest slots from Cambridge's Community Radio Station - 209 Radio and some of those familiar Cambridge faces!
VJ – get to mix, slice and sample image and sound together in this full-on, high tech VJ workshop brought to you in collaboration with FDMX (The Film and Digital Media Exchange).
Animation - Work with manga leaders, Sweatdrop Studios and FDMX to create your own Manga hero, then animate the results!
For more details on the tour and to book a space visit www.bbc.co.uk/blast or email blast-cambridge@bbc.co.uk.
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