Schools
Programming theatre, dance, puppetry and music for schools audiences is at the heart of each festival. On this page you will find links to events, training and other projects for schools.
At Your School
The 'At Your School' programme brings the excitement of high quality theatre, music and dance to children in their school hall.
The school’s programme was announced in October, and sold out before Christmas, so we added an additional KS 1 & 2 show which has also now sold out.
For more information, or to be put on the waiting list, please contact the Spark Festival on 0116 261 6893 or join the mailing list to receive notice of the next bulletin.
2010 Programme
- Download the Schools Bulletin Oct 09 (PDF, 863 Kb)
- Download the January Bulletin (PDF, 223 Kb)
In Your Theatre
Spark your pupils' imagination with a trip to the theatre!
During the week of 7th June there will be school performances for all Primary Key Stages:-
- Curve : Funny Bones (Dance for KS1 & KS2)
- Curve: The Seasons of Pallina (Visual Theatre for Nursery, Foundation & Yr 1)
- De Montfort Hall: The Gruffalo (Theatre for Foundation & KS1)
- Peepul Centre: Little Leap Forward (Puppetry for KS2)
- Knighton Fields Centre: Small Worlds (Puppetry for KS1 & KS2)
- Loughborough Town Hall: Treasure Island (Theatre for KS2)
For more information please download the pdf below. All bookings should be made by calling the individual theatres.
- School Performances in Venues (PDF, 509 Kb)
Teacher's resources
Transport Subsidy
A Transport Subsidy of £50 is available to help with coach hire costs. Availability is limited- please contact the Spark Office on 0116 261 6893.
Professional Development Programme
Each year during the festival The Spark brings many artists to Leicester who have long experience in creating live performance for children. Each year, we try to harnass some of that expertise to offer professional development opportunities for local arts practitioners.
This year's CPD event will be "Lighting the Fire". This brand new course brings together arts practitioners and educators working in nursery/playgroup settings to explore together the rich world of performances for the Early Years.
For more information, please click here
Story writing competition
The Story writing competition for 2010 is called "The Adventures of Little O". The closing date was Thursday 13th May and the competition is now closed.
Images: Multi Story "Twelve Wild Ducks", Sixth Sense "Bob, the Man on the Moon", Horse + Bamboo "Little Leap Forward"
