Develop dance techniques and ideas for choreography in a practical session led by a professional dancer.

Spend time in the galleries exploring the paintings and drawings of LS Lowry and use these as a starting point for ideas about character, movement and narrative.

(This workshop can be adapted to other exhibitions, please specify when booking.)

Key Stages 3 – 4

Key Questions
How can we develop movement skills?
How can we use work by an artist / our surroundings as inspiration to create dance and movement?
Can you make paintings come to life?
Can we find unusual starting points / inspiration for our performances?

Learning Objectives
• To heighten young people’s enjoyment of and encourage a more imaginatively active engagement with an artist’s work within The Lowry through movement based activities.
• To use artwork / our surroundings as a starting point to explore movement ideas and spatial relationships, group choreography and stage composition.
• To evaluate and discuss their own and each other’s work.

Learning Outcomes
• To learn more about the life and work of LS Lowry / contemporary artists (if workshop is based on artworks).
• To learn more about the architecture and the industrial landscapes surrounding The Lowry (if workshop is based on the building).
• To develop movement skills and confidence in group work.
• To generate ideas for performance.
• To evaluate and discuss their work and the work of others with greater confidence.