Thurrock Trailblazer Cultural Catalogue 2019-20

ETO
EYFS KS1 KS2
SEND
EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES
English Touring Opera (ETO) is the leading touring opera company in the UK. ETO travels to more
regions and venues than any other English opera company. Their work includes commissioned
opera pieces especially for young people.
ETO’s Education work has been nominated for the Opera Awards 2019
“Our award-winning education department delivers about 250
workshops and interactive performances each year for nearly 10,000
people of every age and ability.”
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Following the success of past tours, ETO is
touring a new show especially designed for
Key stage 1, early Key Stage 2 and SEND
audiences in Thurrock Schools.
The story features 5 performers, including
singers and players, an ingenious set designed
by Kate Lane, interactive songs, sound
technology and comprehensive resources for
teachers.
CROSS-CURRICULAR LINKS
• Science
• Music
• Awareness of Opera as an art form
• Exposure to theatricality
COSTS
£7 per ticket, please include teachers in your
calculations.
RECOMMENDED
Written by Award Winning Team Ruth
Mariner and Omar Shahryar, ETO is bringing to
life a brand new opera using interactive
storytelling, electronics and live operatic
performance.
The show will be written in Autumn 2019 in
collaboration with the National Star College
in Cheltenham where the students will be the
source of ideas – both for music and plot.
TEACHER COMMITMENT & TRAINING
Shared research with students, surrounding the
themes of the performance, before the visit.
This offer could complement the followin
• ROH Create & Sing: Hansel & Gretel
• TMS: Sing Healthily CPD
• ROHTCC: Everybody Sing!
THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF YOU
AND ME
SUITABILITY
Suitable for EYFS, KS1 and early KS2, SEND
Teachers will be required to arrange transport
to and from the theatre.
When he stumbles across the secret to time
travel at the bottom of his pencil case, a young
boy’s life is turned upside-down. As new
worlds appear inside draws, behind the mirror
and underneath the rug, we are taken us on a
strange and beautiful journey through time —
sideways, under, round and back.
DATES, LOCATION & FORMAT
Wednesday 10 June 2020, the performance will
run at Thameside Theatre, Grays
Performance times TBC
WHAT HAPPENS AT THE END?
Teachers will be encouraged to further explore
the cross-curricular links outlined above.
OTHER RESOURCES & SUPPORT
Weaving together song, sound, film and light,
we fall into the lives of history’s forgotten
heroes and discover their, songs, stories and
challenges. Through electronics and interactive
storytelling, the audience is placed centre
stage, learning to master time themselves and
inhabiting the characters’ worlds through multi-sensory
experience.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Very engaging from the very first bar of music,
our operas for younger audiences always
include high levels of multi-sensory
experiences – be it tact, sound or movement.
A sing-along resource and education activity
pack to support learning including:
• Curriculum links
• classroom activity ideas
• musical CD and electronic file scores
• plus information on the background of
English Touring Opera.
Playing with themes of dreams, friendship, and
responsibility, this show explores the windows
that open when we try to understand others’
lives and idea that through the stories we tell,
we are always time traveling.
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