Description
Octagon Studios is Ely's Performing Arts Centre and has approximately 500 pupils of all ages. It provides training in the Performing Arts for all abilities and ambitions!
We have a full term–time programme and hold a four week Summer School during August plus various professional workshops during the year.
Our latest project is the expansion of the music department offering pupils group teaching on violin, recorder, flute, trumpet, clarinet etc. under the new 'music medals award scheme' from the Associated Board of the Royal School of Music.
The centre has its own Dance and Musical Theatre Company. 'Loose Canon' a contempory dance company which meets for rehearsals on Friday and 'Short Burst Dance Group', a new group for 10—14 year olds which concentrates on developing choreography for musical theatre and contempory dance.
July is the month for our School Performance. It is staged at The Maltings in Ely. Some of our previous productions include 'Mary Poppins', 'The Little Mermaid', 'Old Time Music Hall', 'A Midsummers Night Dream', 'The Jewelled Slipper', & 'The Firebird'. The productions are written especially for the school by a member of the staff in order that all the different performance genres and most of the pupils can be included.
During August, as part of our 'Summer School Contempory Dance Workshop' week, a lunch–time performance in Ely Catherdral is given by the contempory dance students with some excellent singing by 'The Goldsmith Singers' who also have workshops during the same week. 'Dance Divine' is now an annual event on the Cathedral's calender.
In the Autumn our adult students are given the oppertunity to perform at The Maltings and again at a Christmas concert.
Themed parties are also available.
The schools aim is to educate and encourage our pupils we also take educational trips to see performances at The Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Sadlers Wells and more local theatres such as The Arts in Cambridge and Theatre Royal Norwich.
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