Archives / October 2011

From the 5-8th of October 2011 thousands of young people and hundreds of prospective employers descended on the ExCeL London for WorldSkills 2011. Collage Arts and WAC Performing Arts Collage Arts were in attendance and shared a collective stand in the ESF Corner. Our aim was to raise awareness of the Creative Apprenticeship Program we are running at Collage. We also gave the young people who came to the stand the chance to access a hands on multi-media based experience with live photography and photo editing. The stand attracted lots of attention and we were able to make contact with lots...


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Join us again for another unmissable night of free live music at the Karamel Music Club on Wednesday 26th October. Ana Silvera - Ana's star is very much on the ascendancy. She joins us after collaborating with the cream of the crop on both sides of the Atlatic, packing out the Purcell room, and performing to much acclaim on BBC Radio 3. A multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter,  who draws on mythical and historical tales for inspiration, we bet you've never heard lyrics like her's before! Jade Hopcroft - Some people say Jade makes folk pop but we say she's more unique than that....


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Your chance to access creative industry experience whilst training and working in the sector. The Advanced Apprenticeship in Creative and Digital Media is a Level 3 qualification designed to give you the skill, knowledge, experience, and contacts to succeed in your chosen creative field: technical theatre, film and media, music marketing and event promotions, community arts, working in venues. Our mentors will help you along the way with finding related work and progression routes, achieving recognised qualifications and improving communication, confidence and leadership. What are you waiting...


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  First music, now comedy at Karamel. New talent, seasoned veterans, it doesn't matter, these guys are just funny! 4 brilliant comedians for the bargain price of £3!   John Osborne - Just back from completing his sold-out Edinburgh show  ‘John Peel’s Shed’  John will be delighting us with his unique brand of poetic comedy.  John’s first book ‘Radio Head: Up and Down the Dial of British Comedy’ was broadcast as Radio 4's book of the week  and described as “captivating” by the Guardian and “funny, perceptive and charming” by the Daily Telegraph. “Superb...


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Join us again for another unmissable night of free live music at the Karamel Music Club on Wednesday 12th October. Geri X - With a voice both intense and beautiful, Geri is an artist with a truly unique sound. A mesmerising performer, Geri will bare her soul to the audience with songs that will fail to leave you unmoved. Paul Aiden - We still find ourselves humming the songs that we heard the last time Paul played the KMC. Mixing genres, instruments and vocal stylings, the only thing you can expect from Paul's music are the tunes. Maria Byrne - "Gorgeous", "Brilliant", "Beautiful",...


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Shine - an event to launch of new training methodologies and materials and a series of showcases by our trainees. Venue: Interchange Studios, Hampstead Town Hall Centre, 213 Haverstock Hill, London NW3 4QP Time: 3:45pm to 5:45pm – speeches at 5:00 pm - RSVP to duncan@sones.info or 020 3062 4726 Two of the most respected arts development agencies in London are coming together to share their new training resources targeted at practitioners and organisations using creative approaches to delivering informal learning.  For a brief animated intro to the euro-aspire framework and toolkit,...


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