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Projects for young people

The Lowry offers young people from 11-25 the opportunity to get creative in a range of ways.

Whether you are interested in dance, drama, visual art, technical theatre, producing or directing there is something for you take part in. To find out how just check out the programmes and projects below.

If you have any questions about taking part or if you need any support to access our programmes please email us.

Youth Employability & Skills

The Lowry offers young people who are Not in Education Employment or Training (NEET) or who are at risk of NEET, aged 14 – 25 a unique opportunity to learn new skills, gain qualifications and to get back into education or employment.

Through our YES (Youth Employment Scheme) programme we provide bespoke creative and work-based learning opportunities for targeted young people. These opportunities range from first access visits, such as world of work backstage tours through to longer term work placements. We focus on personal development, building transferable skills including confidence, communication and future planning.

Our YES projects and placements also focus on work related learning, equipping young people with practical skills and helping them to become work ready or progress onto other training. There are group opportunities, suitable for PRU’s, alternative education providers, access groups or other groups of young people who need additional support to engage in education, training or employment.

Individual placements are available for young people who are not in employment, education or training or at risk of disengagement from education.

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Dance

The Lowry offers a number of inspiring dance programmes aimed to encourage young people who love dance, to grow their technical and creative skills and nurture the next generation of dance professionals. 

We deliver this through programmes such as:

  • The Lowry Centre for Advanced Training in Dance, 
  • The Lowry Youth Dance Company, 
  • The Lowry Youth Dance Ambassador Scheme 

and a number of exciting festivals and projects across the year such as U.Dance NW, the regional youth dance festival.

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Theatre Makers

This is an exciting and new opportunity for young people aged 13-25 who are interested in theatre making. Working together with professional theatre makers, young people will produce ambitious, bold and contemporary new work for performance.

Not only will young people have the opportunity to perform but they will also be supported to learn about all aspects of theatre making including production, direction and technical theatre.

There is an opportunity to join this programme once a year.

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Connections

The UK’s largest nationwide Youth Theatre Festival, brought to you by National Theatre in partnership with The Lowry.

Each year Connections offers a unique opportunity for youth theatres and school theatre groups to stage new plays written for young people by some of theatre’s most exciting playwrights, and to perform in leading theatre’s across the UK. Come and join The Lowry for an exciting line-up of some of the best youth theatre in the region.

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Arts Award

Our Learning & Engagement team offer children and young people who engage in our programmes opportunities to complete Arts Award Qualifications.

Arts Award is a range of unique qualifications which allow anyone up to the age of 25 to gain accreditation and even UCAS points as they grow as artists and arts leaders.

Completing an Arts Award inspires young people to connect with and take part in the wider arts world through taking challenges in an art form – from theatre to visual art, Dance to spoken word.

Offered At Five Different Levels, Young People Get To:

  • Discover the enjoyment of creating and participating in any art form
  • Develop their creativity and leadership skills
  • Learn new skills and share them with others
  • Get to work with or experience working with creative arts professionals
  • Gain experience and knowledge to progress into further education and employment

Along the way they’re supported by an Arts Award adviser from The Lowry’s Learning & Engagement Team, acting as assessor, facilitator and mentor.

We run bespoke, tailor-made Arts Award programmes for both individuals and groups which complement our Learning & Engagement programme. To find out more about Arts Award please contact us directly.