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Dance Leaders Course
Kildare County Council is delighted to announce that the Laban Guild Community Dance Leaders Course, Level 2 will commence on Saturday 3rd October in Riverbank Arts Centre.
The Laban Guild is renowned for its expertise in community dance training. It has structured this excellent part-time intermediate level course in order to fulfill a need, which at present is not provided by any other training body.
The course is an intermediate level part-time course of 78 hours (6 weekends over approx 6 months) designed for those with a strong dance background. Priority will be given to applicants who hold a Stage 1 Laban Guild Community Dance Teachers Certificate. Tutors for the course are Anna Carlisle and Cathy O’Kennedy
Course fees are €750, plus €50 registration fee.
For details contact the Arts Service
Music
Music Outreach Programme
On Saturday 22nd May, 700 children from the largest urban schools, to the smallest rural schools around County Kildare, took part in the Tzipora Children’s Music Festival in Goffs.
This is the third year of the festival, which showcases the work of Kildare County Council’s Music Outreach Programme throughout the school year. The concert involves short performances by each school varying from traditional, classical strings, choral work to woodwind and percussion. To accommodate the large number of children involved, two concerts took place – drama facilitator, Kate Connaughton, compered both concerts.
Participating schools were:
Caragh National School; Scoil Bride, Kill; Scoil Bhride Naofa, Kildare; Scoil Naomh Treasa, Ballyroe; Scoil Choca Naofa, Kilcock; Rathmore NS; St. Colmcille’s NS, Moone; Kilashee European Languages and Multi-Denominational School, Naas; Clocha Rince NS, Moyvalley; Scoil Phadraig Naofa, Athy; Broadford NS, Scoil Diarmada, Castledermot; St. Joseph’s BNS, Kilcock; Scoil Bhride, Lackagh; Scoil Naomh Lorcain, Levitstown and Emo NS
In a message to the children, Pat Cox, President of the European Parliament said that he was delighted to accept the invitation to be patron of the Tzipora Children’s Music Festival in Kildare – particularly at this time. He said that 2004 is a unique European year, a year of European redefinition and renewal.
President Cox stated that with these exciting changes come many challenges, including the ability to communicate with others, where language could be a barrier. He pointed out that we must remember that there are universal languages, or means of communication, across Europe and beyond, namely, the arts. President Cox stated that it is hardly surprising then that the arts, particularly music, featured strongly in the celebrations to welcome the new member states to the EU.
He commended Kildare County Council’s insight to develop this Music Outreach Programme which contributes the social, cultural and educational development of the County. He congratulated the teachers, parents, but most importantly, the children for their commitment and energy.
To the future … Jessica Fuller, arts consultant and manager of the IRMA Trust is carrying out a full evaluation of the current phase of the Music Outreach Programme. Her findings will inform the development of the Music Outreach Programme over the next five years.