Young Vic Taking Part presents
INNOVATE: Legacy & Learning Symposium
with elements co-designed with the CREATE Centre, Sydney
This project is supported by the British Council’s Connections Through Culture Programme
Opening Address
Keynote Address
Panel Talks
Workshops
Networking
INNOVATE: Legacy & Learning Symposium will unpack the essential findings of Taking Part’s radical Learning Programme INNOVATE, through a week-long series of events including workshops, talks, networking opportunities and practice sharing for teachers, freelance artists, creative engagement departments and applied theatre students.
Young Vic Taking Part delivered INNOVATE for two academic years from 2021 – 2023 which saw teachers and artists collaborate to use the arts to teach across the curriculum. The programme took place in two local schools in Lambeth and Southwark, and Royal Holloway, University of London, recently released the research findings.
The symposium will now use the project's essential findings and learnings to explore what artists and arts organisations can bring to the curriculum and all aspects of school life.
There will be 20 free events across the week led by creatives, artists, and academics, including: Keynote Address with INNOVATE Research Lead Professor Helen Nicholson and Co-director of CREATE Centre, Sydney, Professor Michael Anderson, which will delve into creativity in schools, and theatres as civic places for learning; Building Community, looking at collaborative practice from the rehearsal room to the classroom, with director Stef O’Driscoll; Imagination in the Classroom using playwriting and screenwriting in the classroom, with writer Emma Dennis-Edwards; Playing in Class on the benefits of playful pedagogies, with director Kelechi Okafor; Performing in Class using acting and performance to interrogate classroom dynamics, led by actor Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ; The Power of Sound unpacking the perceptions of noisy classrooms with composer Nicola T. Chang; Multidisciplinary Practice in the classroom, with theatre-maker Philip J Morris; networking sessions and more.
This project is supported by the British Council’s Connections Through Culture Programme.
Monday 11th March
INNOVATE: Legacy & Learning Symposium Opening Address
ToggleThe Maria - Mon 11 Mar, 5pm
Join us as Lucy Davies, Sue Emmas, and Shereen Jasmin Phillips officially open the INNOVATE: Legacy & Learning Symposium in the Maria Studio.
Opening Address Panel Talk
ToggleThe Maria - Mon 11 Mar, 5:45pm
What role does theatre play in the curriculum, school life and learning?
Opening Address Networking
ToggleThe Maria - Mon 11 Mar, 6:45pm
Opportune moments: what can be gained from encounters between artists and teachers?
Tuesday 12th March
Imagination in the Classroom
ToggleThe Maria - Tue 12 Mar, 11am
How does using character, plot, and screenwriting enhance, develop and transform the learning experience of pupils in non-arts subjects?
Building Community
ToggleThe Maria - Tue 12 Mar, 2:30pm
What can schools and education settings learn from theatre cultures?
An Artist In The Classroom - Tuesday
ToggleThe Marie McKenna Room - Tue 12 Mar, 5pm
Join Bruno Correia, Mikey Bharj and Vincent Shiels to take an inside look at the process of being ‘An Artist in the Classroom’.
The Power of Sound
ToggleThe Maria - Tue 12 Mar, 5pm
What does your classroom sound like?
Wednesday 13th March
Performing in Class
ToggleThe Maria - Wed 13 Mar, 11am
How can acting and performance help us understand what’s happening in the classroom?
Keynote Address
ToggleThe Maria - Wed 13 Mar, 5pm
Join co-Director of CREATE Centre, Sydney Professor Michael Anderson and INNOVATE Research Lead from Royal Holloway, University of London Professor Helen Nicholson for their joint keynote address and discussion as they delve into creativity in schools, theatres as civic places for learning, and applied theatre.
Keynote Address Panel Talk
ToggleThe Maria - Wed 13 Mar, 6:15pm
What are the benefits of co-created arts-based knowledge to learning and teaching across the curriculum?
Keynote Networking
ToggleThe Maria - Wed 13 Mar, 7pm
Opportune moments: what can be gained from encounters between artists and teachers?
Thursday 14th March
Multidisciplinary Practice and Collaboration
ToggleThe Maria - Thu 14 Mar, 2:30pm
What can multidisciplinary practice teach us in the classroom?
An Artist in the Classroom - Thursday
ToggleThe Marie McKenna Room - Thu 14 Mar, 5pm
Join Joseph Prestwich and Nadège René to take an inside look at the process of being ‘An Artist in the Classroom’.
Friday 15th March
Playing in Class
ToggleThe Maria - Fri 15 Mar, 11am
What can play in the rehearsal room teach us about learning?
INNOVATE Symposium Party
ToggleThe Maria - Fri 15 Mar, 6pm
Join us as we celebrate the last two-years of this Learning project.
Saturday 16 March
Teaching through Cooking
ToggleThe Maria - Sat 16 Mar, 12pm
An afternoon tea exploring the use of cooking to teach the curriculum.
Speakeasy
ToggleMarie McKenna Room - Sat 16 Mar, 5:30pm
Are you an artist who would like to take your practice to schools but not sure where to start? Join us in the Marie McKenna room to explore your idea.
Free tickets to Young Vic show: Nachtland
ToggleTaking Part’s flagship free ticket scheme has been running for 27 years. We give away 8000 tickets annually through our Participation, Neighbourhood Theatre and Learning strands. We are offering free show tickets to symposium attendees on Wed 13 Mar, 2:30pm and Sat 16 Mar, 2:30pm and 7:30pm. Contact learning@youngvic.org to book your tickets. Please note that tickets are limited and advanced booking is required.
