Pupils put through their paces for Shakespeare festival
Pupils from primary and secondary schools across the county were put through their paces when the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) hosted a series of music, movement and drama workshops.
Students from Wilmcote CofE Primary School took part in a special movement workshop, which will culminate in a performance at the Dell in Stratford. The school have been studying Macbeth and were taught how to ‘go into battle’ by RSC practitioner Daniela Forbes.
Following the success of last year’s Mini Complete Works Festival, Warwickshire County Council is continuing its work with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). Nineteen primary and secondary schools from across the county are taking part in ‘Warwickshire’s Children and Young People in the Dell’ festival.
The theme for this year’s festival is entrapment and power, a topic chosen to coincide with the bicentenary of the abolition of slavery. Primary schools will explore and respond to the theme through the plays ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ and ‘Macbeth’ while secondary schools will work with ‘Othello’ and ‘Richard III’. Specialists from the RSC’s music and movement departments have been helping create ideas for the performances.
The schools in South Warwickshire who are taking part in the festival are Henley-in-Arden High School, Loxley CofE Community Primary School, Shipston High School, Welford-on-Avon Primary School, Wilmcote CofE Primary School and Wootton Wawen CofE Primary School.
Schools will perform at The Dell outdoor theatre in Stratford from 11-13 July.