Drama often has some misconceptions with many people automatically thinking drama is all about the performance.  This is not the case; drama workshops can be very beneficial to the development of an individual.

There are many positive benefits that drama workshops play in realm of a child’s development.

Implementing drama workshops into a child’s learning serves as a catalyst building individual skills that students can later use in everyday life situations.

Drama Workshops help to engage students and makes learning purposeful, whether it’s through Musical Theatre, Physical Theatre or another chosen medium drama can be used across the curriculum and adapted to suit any subject.

From acting out skits, to exploring different characters alternative endings and scenarios.  Drama workshops promote critical thinking, so that students can formulate and express their own opinions.

Taking on the role of another character allows participants the opportunity to play through and experience the life of another in a comfortable and safe environment. When students take risks in class and in performances, students learn to trust their ideas and abilities as individuals.  Students working through this process learn how communicate their thoughts and look at things from a different perspectives and formulate their decisions. Through decision making and creative exploration students are given the chance to play with imaginative ideas. Working in groups with other peers allows students to collaboratively discuss, rehearse, and combine creative ideas with peers at various levels.

Our Drama Workshops cover a vast amount of subjects and we can adapt them according to your requirements. Participants will put into practice the techniques they have learned during the workshops. The group can be split into two so each group can give a mini – performance, while the other acts as the audience. We find that many individuals gain a sense of great satisfaction and achievement from this performance.

For more information please visit our drama workshops page by clicking here.

To book a Drama Workshop please contact us on 0800 689 9909 or email info@trapmedia.com.

Circus Skills Workshops involves a mixture of different techniques that would be used in a circus act. The Circus has been around for a very long time dating back to Ancient Roman & Greeks, incorporating horse and chariot races, equestrian shows, staged battles, displays featuring trained animals, jugglers and acrobats. It has been a long running tradition in a large number of countries and today is seen as more family fun.
Our Circus Skills Workshops offers innovative ways to learn and perform most of the basic circus skills required. Whether you want to learn a particular circus technique or get trained to perform on particular occasions. Circus Skills can enable pupils to discover within themselves the skills which can provide all kinds of creative solutions. Skills such as concentration, retention, conceptual understanding and self-awareness, which can be transferred to a social setting and applied to more conventional learning situations in the core subjects.

Key Benefits are as follows:

• INTELLECTUAL:
  Perseverance is the key to acquisition of many circus skills. It can improve concentration and attention span. Children are made aware of their own learning process as their perseverance, while participating in a circus skills workshop is reinforced by tangible improvements at every stage.
• PHYSICAL:
  Co-ordination, balance, reflex, timing and rhythm are improved with a circus workshop as are eye-hand coordination and tracking (through juggling in particular).
• EMOTIONAL:
  Children’s confidence and self-esteem can be enhanced.
• SOCIAL:
  They are encouraged to trust and co-operate, particularly during stilt work. All communication skills are fostered.
• AESTHETIC:
  Circus and its skills is a great stimulus for creativity in all aspects of language, drama and art.

The Circus Skills Workshop can end with a high energy live performance by participants to put into practice the techniques they have learned during the workshops. The group being split into two so each group can give a mini – performance, while the other acts as the audience. We find that many individuals gain a sense of great satisfaction and achievement from this performance.

To book a Circus Skills Workshop please contact us on 0800 689 9909 or email info@trapmedia.com.