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The Dance Showdown is BACK!
Friday 28 June. Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, London
SW1X 9DQ
There will be guest performers and judges
from the best of the UK’s dance industry, including Pineapple
Studios and English National Ballet. The Dance Showdown promises to
be biggest youth dance event in the Royal Borough this
year!
There are also great opportunities for groups
to take part in the Big Dance Pledge, a national event hosted by
English National Ballet, with prizes including training
scholarships at London's top Dance Studio - Pineapple Dance!
For more information, contact tania.moore@rbkc.gov.uk
Notting Hill Mayfest
Notting Hill Mayfest 2013 runs from 10 - 24 May, and
tickets are now on sale!
We are excited to bring you two fantastic weeks of the very best
artists at all stages in their careers right in the heart of
Notting Hill.
Here you will find music, opera, sound art, dance, theatre,
visual art, lectures, film, food and more.
Download the Nottinghill Mayfest 2013
Programme [PDF] (file size 473Kb)
Marketing Projects for Young People in the Arts, Youth and
Cultural Sectors
21 June, from 10am - 4.15pm. Cost: £75. Lyric
Hammersmith, London
This one-day course explores ways to develop effective marketing
techniques for your youth arts project. The session offers
practical examples and structures for planning your marketing
strategy, including drawing up an action plan, collating resources,
design and print, using the new and social media, and managing
public relations with the local community.
This course also looks at the exit strategy of ending a youth
arts project by celebrating its completion and bringing it to a
successful close. A practical and informative training session
aimed at filling you with the confidence, skills and knowledge
needed to market and celebrate your project successfully.
All participants will receive a certificate of attendance upon
successful completion of the course and a wealth of practical
resources. Special rate fee of £75. Fees cover lunch, refreshments
and certification.
For more information on how to make a booking, please contact
the Manager, Learning and Skills via: rachel@artswork.org.uk or call
02380 332491.
Bring your talent along with you!
NICOLA Talent Factory is holding two open auditions, one in
London on 25 May at Chelsea Theatre and one in Leeds on 28 May in
Yorkshire Dance Studio to recruit rappers and singers from each
city to qualify for the final competition - our live music event,
Show Me What You Got! Showcase, on 22 June 2013 at The Tabernacle
venue in London. This is a change for all budding young rappers and
singers to show off your skills and gain exposure to the music
industry and to A & R talent scouts. There will also be a cash
prize given to the most-voted rapper and singer, as decided by our
panel of judges.
For the successful entrants, NICOLA Talent Factory will provide
great future opportunities, including the chance to record music,
to make your own music videos which we will promote though our live
arts projects, to collaborate with other artists on music projects
both in the UK and abroad, creating further networking
opportunities with other talented musicians and performers, plus
access to support and training. You may even make a big name for
yourself, so come along and join us! Age 13 - 25!
Click here to view the
flyer
London open audition
Venue: Chelsea Theatre, London
Dates: 25 May 2013
Time: 2pm – 6pm
Leeds open audition
Venue: Yorkshire Dance Studio, Leeds
Dates: 28 May 2013
Time: 2pm – 6pm
See the Facebook
page.
To sign up and take part in the audition or for more information
please contact talent.factory@nicolaarts.org
or call 0207 386 8865 or visit our
website.
Fashion design workshop
Friday 31 May 2013, 2 to 4pm
Kensington Central Library
Age: seven to 14
Come along to our fashion design workshop - a unique experience
for budding fashionistas!
- take a crash course in the fashion design process
- experiment with drawing
- develop a colour palette
- select fabrics for your designs
- formulate ideas through illustration
The workshop will be led by Jennifer Sturrock, a graduate of London
College of Fashion, who has worked in London-based fashion studios,
gained experience in knitwear design with DKNY in New York City and
developed sample designs for a luxury Parisian label. All materials
will be provided. Places are strictly limited for this class, so
please book your place early at Kensington Central Children’s
Library.
Royal Borough on the hunt for young sports stars
The Royal Borough is looking for young sports stars to represent
it at this year's London Youth Games.
So, if you love sport and are aged between eight and 18 and live
or go to school in the borough, this is your chance to take part in
Europe's largest sporting event for young people. The event
involves all 33 London boroughs competing against each other in
over 40 different sporting competitions, and in many ways is seen
as a `mini Olympics' for young Londoners.
Traditional sports such as football, basketball and netball are
always popular. There is a chance to take to the water with
sailing, kayaking, diving, swimming and rowing. The more combative
can take on the challenge of fencing and judo while those who like
their sport to demand pinpoint accuracy can give archery a try.
Councillor Elizabeth Campbell, Cabinet Member for Family and
Children's Services, said: "This is an opportunity to get involved
in some exciting and competitive sports and perhaps go on to
represent the borough at the London Youth Games. We are very proud
of the teams that have worn our colours and I hope that this year
we do even better than usual."
To find out more information about all the different sports
available and how you can represent your borough at the event,
please download the 2013 London Youth
Games flyer [PDF] (file size 854Kb). Alternatively, you
can contact the Youth and School Sports Development Team on 0207
351 2346 or email sports.development@rbkc.gov.uk.
Starbucks Barista Mastery and Customer Service
Apprenticeship
Do you want to learn new skills?
Earn while you build a retail career?
Be part of an amazing team and have fun?
We are seeking optimistic candidates with lots of initiative,
who are looking to gain a variety of transferable skills while
building a retail management career.
The apprenticeship takes 12 months to complete with guaranteed
employment at the end. Some of the perks you will get along the way
include:
- being paid the same rate as our regular baristas
- top up your pay with a bonus for great performance
- free and discounted Starbucks products
- 25 days paid holiday
- access to life coaching, 24 hours a day 365 days a year
- money off leisure and retail experiences
- refer a friend for an extra cash reward
- be a company owner and get Starbucks shares
Being an apprentice means doing a real, full-time job, getting
paid while learning new skills and gaining qualifications in
Barista Mastery and Customer Service. Starbucks apprentices start
earning from day one at the same rate as our baristas. The learning
for the apprenticeship will mainly be done in-store, with some
classroom and webinar sessions.
“I would recommend the programme to anyone who wants to progress
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You do not need any qualifications to become a Starbucks
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leavers like Antony who want to start a career in retail and look
at different educational paths. We have a passion of showing young
people they can succeed without going to traditional college or
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Your career doesn’t have to stop with the barista
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available in selected stores only.
To find out more about Starbucks and apply to be an apprentice:
Contact Jonathan Price on 01623 410032 or email jonathan.price@remit.co.uk,
alternatively, you can logon to www.notgoingtouni.co.uk
You may also download the Starbucks
Apprenticeship Guide [PDF] (file size 1.54Mb) for
more information.