{"id":27446,"date":"2023-10-19T03:03:26","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T02:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/event\/sparkle-blue-teapot-community-theatre-programme\/"},"modified":"2023-10-19T03:03:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T02:03:26","slug":"sparkle-blue-teapot-community-theatre-programme","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/sparkle-blue-teapot-community-theatre-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Sparkle \u2013 Blue Teapot Community Theatre Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span lang=\"EN-IE\" xml:lang=\"EN-IE\">Sparkle is one arm of Blue Teapot\u2019s Community Theatre Programme and is for teenagers aged 12 \u2013 17 years. Sparkle is the first point of contact a young person aspiring to perform can make with Blue Teapot.\u00a0 It is specifically designed for this age group to encourage them in developing their creativity and social skills.\u00a0Facilitators focus on the basics of theatre techniques such as group work, concentration and exploring imagination through playful improvisation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-IE\" xml:lang=\"EN-IE\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-IE\" xml:lang=\"EN-IE\">Sparkle can be a pathway for those who want to progress in to either our 3 year QQI accredited Performing Arts School Programme or Bright Soul, the other arm of our Community Theatre Programme for adults.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-IE\" xml:lang=\"EN-IE\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-IE\" xml:lang=\"EN-IE\">This Autumn the Sparkle participants will create a performance<\/span><em><span lang=\"EN-IE\" xml:lang=\"EN-IE\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span lang=\"EN-IE\" xml:lang=\"EN-IE\">, directed by Lali Morris, former Artistic Director of Babor\u00f3, International Arts Festival for Children.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-IE\" xml:lang=\"EN-IE\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-IE\" xml:lang=\"EN-IE\">The experience they will gain from performing live in front of an invited audience will increase their confidence and \u2018being seen\u2019 is often gamechanging in a person\u2019s development.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":27447,"template":"","class_list":["post-27446","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Sparkle \u2013 Blue Teapot Community Theatre Programme - Creative Ireland Programme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Sparkle is one arm of Blue Teapot\u2019s Community Theatre Programme and is for teenagers aged 12 \u2013 17 years.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/sparkle-blue-teapot-community-theatre-programme\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sparkle \u2013 Blue Teapot Community Theatre Programme - Creative Ireland Programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Sparkle is one arm of Blue Teapot\u2019s Community Theatre Programme and is for teenagers aged 12 \u2013 17 years. 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