Schools and Young People
Overview
Whether you’re teaching in a college, primary, secondary or SEND school, we’re here to help inspire Joy, Creativity, Wonder and Connection in your classroom through participation in New Adventures’ Schools Tour. Find out more about how your school can get involved in workshops around our production of Swan Lake when the show is performing at your local venue.
New Adventures is committed to working with young people of all backgrounds, to share our passion for dance, theatre and creativity. From early years through to A-level studies, we journey with our young people through one-off workshops and residencies, on an adventure of discovery and expression through our unique story telling language and playful creative method.
'An incredible journey that is simply unforgettable, the benefits for the children is immeasurable and lasting.'
Parent from a partner School
We offer numerous ways to take part in our programme including a one-off schools workshops, intensives and even the chance to experience a day in the life of a New Adventures dancer and perform on a world class stage. Our aim is simple - to surprise, delight and encourage young people to be inspired by dance.
We have a range of learning resources related to our major productions
Schools Tour
During 2024/2025, our celebrated production of Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake returns for its 30th anniversary with a UK tour. This audacious reinvention of Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece caused a sensation when it premiered almost 30 years ago and has since become the most successful dance theatre production of all time.
To coincide with the production, two New Adventures Dance Artists will tour to schools in each location where the show is being presented to deliver workshops connected to the show. The opportunities on offer are designed to introduce young people and their teachers to the unique dance style of New Adventures and the way we create our work through insight into the creative and choreographic process behind Swan Lake.
Through taking part, you and your students will be provided the opportunity to:
Practically explore the ideas and movement language of Swan Lake.
Go on an adventure of discovery and expression through New Adventures unique storytelling language and playful creative method.
Learn more about the work of New Adventures and career pathways in theatre.
Joy, Creativity, Wonder and Connection are our New Adventures values and they are at the heart of all our work with schools and young people. We are committed to working with people of all backgrounds and dance experience to share our passion for dance, theatre and creativity.
The Swan Lake Schools Tour is taking place as part of the Swan Lake Take Flight programme, an extensive programme of dance for young people, for more information contact alex@new-adventures.net
One-off Workshops
We can offer one off workshops around a specific area of interest, for more information contact alex@new-adventures.net
Take part in an interactive careers talk where students will gain insight into the various job options in theatre through the lens of a New Adventures production. Two Dance Artists will share insight into how New Adventures brings together individuals and organisations from across the creative industries to make its shows. Participants will hear more about the key roles and how they collaborate, as well as the milestones of a production process that must be met prior to audiences witnessing the magic of one of our shows on stage.
DanceVenturers
Using movement and music, our DanceVenturers programme for children of all ages offers young people the opportunity to learn something new, get active and creative, and most of all, have fun! To find out more about DanceVenturers contact alex@new-adventures.net.
We also offer a series of short, fun, educational videos for young people on our YouTube. In Physical Phonics, during each mission, they will discover a new sound, and hunt down special words that contain that sound. When they follow along with our show-inspired workshops, they will be able to learn some movement from the shows, adapted for all levels.
Previous Projects
We delivered three whole-school performance projects where every child has been involved in creating their own dance piece using New Adventures' unique storytelling style with our Dancers in Residence programme.
In 2019, we proudly presented Civil Blood, a project for young people in partnership with Dance United Yorkshire (in Bradford) and Studio 3 Arts (in Barking and Dagenham) inspired by Matthew Bourne's Romeo and Juliet.
Find out more about these projects below.
