NAYD is delighted to announce that we have a new Youth Theatre Officer. Alan King has worked as a freelance director, actor and facilitator. He was a former member of Dublin Youth Theatre. Many in the youth theatre world will be familiar with Alan from his previous work in NAYD when he covered the Youth Theatre Officer role during a maternity leave.

Alan, along with our Research and Development Officer Rhona, will be available to advise and support youth theatres in all aspects of their work. He will also deliver programmes such as the Young Critics. He starts in the role in early April.

We welcome him on board!

Katie

NAYD has recently hosted a meeting of European youth theatre leaders to coordinate a training course of Irish and other youth theatre leaders in June 2010.

The European partners are Vörösmarty Drama School (Hungary) , Zagreb Youth Theatre (Croatia) and Promote YT (Scotland).

The Making Connections training course will explore youth theatre practice
within a European context and will focus on building the skills of youth
theatre leaders and increasing the capacity of youth theatres to engage in exchanges.

Course dates: 16 - 20 June
Venue: Marino Institute of Education, Griffith Ave., Dublin

Find out more information and download an application form.

Rhona

 This project has been supported by the EU commission through their Youth In Action Programme.