Sarah, Josiah and Mimi (Photo by Jabulani Mhlanga)
A new performing arts school for children from reception to year 6 has just been launched at Bowdon Parish Centre by Sarah Mhlanga.
This is a fantastic opportunity for young people to improve their acting, singing and dancing and to experience performing at a high standard. Their creativity will be encouraged and they will grow in confidence as well as developing skills that could enable them to enter the performing arts industry.
The Academy has a Christian ethos and will hold two shows annually. These will be contemporary and original productions of Bible stories; the first will be based on the story of Esther.
Sarah is an experienced primary and secondary school teacher who taught Drama and English at Stockport Grammar School. She was heavily involved in productions at the school as assistant director and dance tutor. Sarah currently runs a popular dance school at the Fuse in Partington for primary aged children and leads the children’s work at Ivy Fuse Church. She is the daughter of Debra and Frank Green; Debra is the founder of the UK-wide charity Redeeming Our Communities and Sarah works with them on many projects. Sarah and her husband Jabulani have two children: Josiah, who attends Bowdon Church School, and Mimi, who will start in reception in September.
The sessions, which began on Tuesday 25 April, run 3.30 – 5.30 pm on Tuesdays in the Parish Centre.
Registration will be 3.30 – 3.45 pm and children are still welcome to join after the first week. The cost for each session will be £10, but please do contact Sarah in confidence if there are financial difficulties. There is also the option for pre-school aged children, reception and year 1 to stay for an hour for £5.
For more information, please contact Sarah on SarahMhlanga@roc.uk.com / 07818 426931 or through the Parish Office.