Youth Theatre Groups To Come Together At Dúchas Centre For Cruinniú Na nÓg Event

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Kerry’s Youth Theatres will come together at the Dúchas Centre at MTU Tralee on June 10. Photo: Manuela dei Grande.

KERRY Local Creative Youth Partnership (LCYP) at Kerry ETB has announced an event as part of Cruinniú na nÓg the national day of child and youth creativity in Ireland.

Taking place on Saturday, June 10, at the Dúchas Comhaltas Centre at MTU Tralee, all of Kerry’s Youth Theatres are coming together for a day of workshops and short performances.

“The strategy has always been about creating access to youth theatre for young people no matter where they live in the county, that a youth theatre will exist within 45-minute drive from home”, stated Deirdre Enright, Creative Youth Co-Ordinator with Kerry ETB who manages the LCYP Programme.

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To date, three youth theatres have been established, with another in development in Tralee as  a research project into youth theatre and additional needs.

Dingle Youth Theatre takes membership from across the Dingle peninsula and was established in 2021.

South Kerry Youth Theatre was set-up in 2020 and has members from the Iveragh Peninsula and Caherciveen.

The Youth Theatre for the North Kerry area is called Shout Out and works from St. John’s Theatre & Arts Centre in Listowel.

As the County’s Youth Theatre groups gather on June , the general public are welcome to pop in to see the action live at the Dúchas Centre at MTU in Tralee.

Workshop sessions with guest facilitators John Doran and Aoife Spratt, run from 10.30am to 1.30pm, a chance for the visiting public to sit back and watch these sessions as they are underway.

John and Aoife are professional actors who have both worked at The Abbey and Gate Theatres, and with Lionsgate, Hallmark and RTE.

“It is the first event of its kind for Kerry and the first time the entire youth theatre membership from across the county will meet, see each other perform, and enjoy time together in a structured theatre environment”, stated Kate Kennelly, Arts Officer and Creative Ireland Kerry Co-Ordinator at Kerry County Council.

It is highlighted on social media via @kerrylcyp and @kerrycoarts and on www.kerryetb.ie/creativity For more information email denright@kerryetb.ie

Not for profit Youth Theatre in Kerry is developed as a co-funded collaboration between Kerry LCYP at Kerry ETB and the Arts Office at Kerry County Council.

Funding is provided through the Department of Education, Creative Ireland, Kerry County Council and The Arts Council. Significant development work has been done at local level to develop community-based support to youth theatres which provide opportunities for teenagers to access drama and youth theatre near where their live.

Local partners include IRD Centre Waterville; St. John’s Theatre & Arts Centre, Listowel; Áiseanna na hÓige, Dingle, Kerry Diocesan Youth Service, Inspired and Saint John of God’s, at MTU, Tralee.

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