What a fantastic time we’ve been having with our Opera Club at the brilliant Roehampton Base Youth Club. Every month the brilliant Nadege Rene has been running a session for young people with other practitioners with different skillsets joining her for a variety of activities. The group have listened to a professional opera singer Louisa Tee and learnt about opera and the story we’re currently working on (The Elixir of Love), played and learnt about the keyboard and lear
nt new songs with MD/Pianist Elspeth Wilkes as well as writing their own new song about love! And next month they’ll be joined by a theatre designer to learn more about costumes & sets being designed for a show, and later on they’ll meet a violinist – before of course seeing the whole production of The Elixir of Love in and around Roehampton Base over the summer!
If you’re interested in joining in please contact Roehampton Base for more info.
And here’s a bit more info about Nadege who’s leading the sessions:
Nadege Rene is a writer, drama facilitator, and careers consultant who believes in the power of the performing arts to transform lives and build community. Her work includes roles with the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art’s Youth Company, the Young Vic’s INNOVATE programme, and The Big House Theatre Company, where her love for theatre began. Nadege has performed with the National Theatre and Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch, and was awarded a London Writers Award for her novel-in-progress. She has worked extensively with young people in schools and alternative education settings, and continues to support creative access and inclusion through projects like the Army of Creatives work experience programme and her current role as a Careers Consultant at St Mary’s University.
