Storylands Sessions Pre-Show Stagecraft Sessions for Young People

Name: Storylands Sessions Pre-Show Stagecraft Sessions for Young People
Start: 2025-01-14T17:45:00+00:00
End: 2025-01-14T18:45:00+00:00
Location: Kincraig Church Hall

Schedule

Tue Jan 14 2025 at 05:45 pm to 06:45 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Kincraig Church Hall | Aviemore, SC

Calling young performers!
New for 2025, your Storylands co-hosts, Hamish and Merryn, are offering open, drop-in Stagecraft Sessions for young people.
These will run before every monthly Storylands Sessions Show, from 5:45 to 6:45pm, in the Kincraig Church Hall. Open to all young people from 5 to 25. Everyone under 16 to be accompanied by a guardian. Just drop in, take your turn and encourage the others! (No need to book)
Musicians, singers, poets, storytellers, budding talk-show hosts and stars of stage and screen. You have talents and skills but not enough confidence? You can play your instrument but find an audience scary? You love writing but not sure about mics or people? Or maybe you’re fine with all of that but would just like to polish up your star qualities. We are here to help!
These are open, drop-in rehearsal slots where you bring a piece you’re working on and we give LOADS of encouragement and some wee tips for achieving your goals. Things like: taking your time, where the mic should be, where to look, what to do with your hands (and feet) and - most importantly - how to give your best performance and ENJOY it!
Hamish Napier is a folk musician, composer and tutor; Merryn Glover is a writer, teacher and storyteller. Between them they have over 70 years of performance experience, but they’re really not that old! And they’re definitely good fun.
Hamish taught Stagecraft to folk singers and instrumentalists on the Trad Music degree course at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland for many years.