Performance Opportunities & Events

Udance 2012:
Scottish Platform Event
Sat 25 Feb
U.Dance 2012 is  fantastic youth dance event taking place at Southbnk Centre London in July, as part of the 2012 Olympics. macrobert is delighted to be hosting the U.Dance Scottish Platform event on Saturday 25 February, where twelve youth dnce groups will perform for  panel of judges to be part fo U.Dance 2012 and perform at the Southbank in London.

Pick n Mix Performance Weekend
Sat 31 Mar- Sun 1 Apr
An explosive weekend of scratches and sketches presented by macrobert’s young people, fused with professional performances including dance with iam from the Errol White Company and the multi-award winning White from Catherine Wheels,  as well as our own Family Funday event on the Sunday.

Get Stirling Dancing
Dates throughout 2012
Creative Scotland has launched the get Scotland Dncing programme to encourage more people to get active and participate in dance. Macrobert will lead the Stirling area’s Get Scotland Dancing programme throughout 2012-2014. Get Stirling Dancing will create a range of events and opportunities to get everyone in Stirling dancing.

Look out for the Get Stirling Dancing brochure to hear about the events. Mark the date in your diary and get ready to dance on Firday 20 pril 2012!

NTS Exchange    
Mon 2 – Sat 7 Jul
In July 2012, macrobert will host the National Theatre of Scotland’s vibrant Exchange Festival. Bringing together groups of young theatre-makers (aged 16 to 25 years) from Scotland, New York and Ireland, to create and perform new and exciting pieces of theatre with the help and support of a professional creative team.

A newly formed macrobert performance group will be creating a challenging, provocative and darkly entertaining piece of original theatre based on Schadenfreude – the pleasure we take at someone else’s misfortune. This will be premiered at the National Theatre of Scotland’s Exchange Festival.

Musical Theatre Summer School
Mon 9 – Sat 28 jul
After the carnivorous success of Little Shop of Horrors, the macrobert 2012 Musical Theatre Summer School will be running again this summer. The 3-week project will culminate with a fully-staged production on macrobert’s mainhouse stage. To note interest please contact Helen Doherty on helen.doherty@macrobert.org  

Backstage Pass - Technical Theatre Summer School
Backstage Pass returns after the success of our first technical summer school in 2011. This saw eight young people learn technical theatre skills, including set construction, sound, lighting and stage management and then applying these skills on a production on macrobert’s mainhouse stage.

Backstage Pass is for ages 15+. To note interest please contact Mark Ritchie on mark.ritchie@macrobert.org