Students wow in Christmas performance

Students from the Academy of Performing Arts treated their fellow students at Newcastle-under-Lyme College to a festive treat this week.

The talented students performed a variety of Christmas songs, assisted by Music Technology students within the College's Food Hall. 

To find out more about studying in the Academy of Performing Arts click here.

Performing Arts students have the time of their lives

Academy for Theatre Arts students were the first in the country to take part in the new Dirty Dancing musical experience in Manchester.

The Academy for Theatre Arts, which delivers a fully funded Extended National Diploma in Performing Arts in partnership with Newcastle-under-Lyme College, were chosen to take part in the new Dirty Dancing workshop prior to watching the production at the Palace Theatre in Manchester on 1 December.

The students took part in a four hour workshop working with the shows cast and musicians which culminated in a performance of, The Playhouse, Kellermans and Time of My Life.

 Pictured: Paul-Michael Jones (Johnny) and Charlotte Gooch (Baby) from Dirty Dancing the musical.

The students are already fortunate to have Shona Lindsay, who plays the part of Marjorie Housman in the production, as one of their musical theatre tutors. The students are familiar with Shona’s talent and professionalism but for most of them it will be the first time they have seen her on stage.

This is the first national tour of Dirty Dancing, the show is receiving rave reviews and the students have had…the time of their lives!

 



Students invited to perform in London

Students from the Academy for Theatre Arts were invited to perform in the Lord Mayor’s of London’s Show.

The students who study the Extended Diploma in Performing Arts were asked to represent North Staffordshire as the New Lord Mayor of London has links with the area and his father still lives in Stoke-on-Trent. On Saturday 12 November, the students danced in the parade to routines themed around the pottery industry. They were joined by Saxon warriors who were promoting the Staffordshire Hoard and pupils from Trentham High School.

The Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent was their host for the day and they were entertained by a spectacular fireworks display on the banks of the river Thames before their day finished.

The Lord Mayor’s of London’s Show is like no other procession in the world. It is 3 miles long and nearly 800 years old and its 6000 participants will spend months preparing floats for the amazement of hundreds of thousands of people who line the streets of the City to watch them go by.

To find out more about studying the Extended Diploma in Performing Arts as part of the Academy For Theatre Arts click here or contact Phil Alcock on 01782 631895.

NULC need your ideas

Would you like to get involved with the design of the new NULC 2012-2013 full-time prospectus?  Would you like to see your ideas to come to life?  We need your help to find out what worked and what didn’t, what you liked and what you didn’t!  As we start to research design and content for the new prospectus we would love to hear your views, because you are the people that matter.

If you haven’t already had a look at the current NULC full-time prospectus then take a look by clicking this link and then downloading the ‘Full-time prospectus 11-12’... http://www.nulc.ac.uk/pages/global/downloads.aspx

Then once you've had a flick through it, simply follow the link below and fill in the survey to share your views with us...http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LGN3YNP

NULC do 'something funny for money'

If there's one thing that NULC staff and students like to do its ‘something funny for money’ in aid of Comic Relief.  NULC was a hub of activity on Friday 18 March with fancy dress, bake sales, waxing and the most talked about event of the day, the NULC FlashMob.

Dance Lecturer Faye Matthews rounded up her troupes which included students, staff and even a member of the senior management team.  Then headed to the new Sainsbury’s store in Newcastle-under-Lyme, where they wowed the crowds and are now rapidly becoming an online phenomenon.

Other activities taking place throughout the day included a fancy dress competition which resulted in a monkey and pirates roaming the corridors!  A yummy bake sale organised by Early Years students, Fun Run by Sports Performance and Excellence students, leg waxing in the Transform Salon.  As well as various fund raising efforts by Learner Services, Starbucks staff and the Students’ Union.

The money is still being counted but so far NULC have managed to raise over £500.00, which is a fantastic amount.  Thank you to everyone who took part and did ‘something funny for money’.

To see all the photos and videos from the day visit our Facebook gallery at www.facebook.com/NewcastleULymeCol and give us a ‘Like’.

New courses launched at NULC

Due to popular demand Newcastle-under-Lyme College (NULC) have launched a new range of exciting creative courses.  The new courses will start in September 2011 and demand is high, with limited places so get your applications in as soon as possible.

New courses include:

AS/A Level Drama and Theatre Studies

AS/A Level Music Technology

AS/A Level Product Design

Foundation degree (Fd) Music Technology

There are also due to be even more full-time and part-time creative courses to be launching at NULC in the coming months.  They include Level 2 Performing Arts, Level 2 Music Technology,  Level 2 Certificate in Creative Craft – Flower Arranging, Level 2 Certificate in Creative Craft – Jewellery.

Keep checking the blog for updates or to find out more about these creative courses and other new courses simply log onto our website www.nulc.ac.uk/newcourses.