Youth arts
Welcome to Kent Youth Arts Festival 2011
FREE at Turner Contemporary, Margate
Saturday 3 December, 10am - 8pm
Sunday 4 December, 10am - 6pm
The Turner Contemporary will be filled with young people
performing dance and theatre, live music, workshops, professional
performances and exhibitions.
The festival coincides with Turner Contemporary's Nothing in the
World But Youth exhibition and celebrates youth arts in Kent as
well as exploring perception and representation of young
people.
Find out more.
Kent County Youth Theatre Festival 2010
Kent County Youth Theatre Festival 2010 took place on 3 and 4
July in Maidstone and was a great success!
250 young people from across Kent came
together for a weekend of workshops 
and
performances. The theme was ‘Welcoming the World’ and the
festival achieved the Inspire Mark, which means it was officially
part of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games!
Artists delivered workshops including Mask,
Physical theatre, Musical theatre, Ensemble Theatre, Set Design and
Contemporary Dance. Participants enjoyed professional
performances from StopGAP
– the leading European Dance and Disability Company and
Propeller - Edward
Hall’s all male physical Shakespeare company.
14 Youth Theatres offered a spectacular
collaborative performance which included a procession and a mass
performance in British Sign Language.
Video 2010
View the signed and subtitled
version of the video
Photo gallery 2010
Check out the
photos from last year's festival
Quotes from the day
'I thoroughly enjoyed myself
and thought that the performances by so many different groups were
amazing. From the moment I arrived I was welcomed by young
people who were excellent ambassadors for the event and for youth
theatre and youth arts in general.'
Julia Box - Chair of
National Association of Youth Theatres - Board of Directors
'The kids were great, really
committed and gave us a fantastic reception in the evening after
and during the show'
Propeller Theatre Company
Cast Member
'It was amazing and you
created something that will live long in the memory!'
Youth Theatre Leader
'I just wanted to drop you a
quick line of thanks for the weekend. I know, from the chatting on
the bus on the way home, that you and your staff have provided a
truly halcyon summer experience that will stay with them for more
years than I care to think of'
Youth Theatre Leader
'Our group had a really
special time: it was truly wonderful for me to see the school
transformed for the weekend, both in character and
atmosphere'
Host Venue Staff
Member