acting

Participate in all aspects of producing a performance from basic drama exercises to fin...

acting with masks

Using interactive performance techniques, this theatrical workshop will explore issues ...

african dance

Everyone can dance to African music and some dances have particular meanings or stories...

african drumming

This is a lively and energetic percussion workshop which will introduce you to African ...

arts mentoring

Eastside’s Arts Mentoring programme is aimed at young people who wish to develop their ...

arty party

Eastside can bring creativity to any event or celebration by turning it into an Arty Pa...

audition techniques

This workshop will prepare you for that all important audition and will give you an ins...

authors' visits

Eastside can arrange for your favourite authors and illustrators to visit your school t...

backstage tours

Backstage theatre tours offer a unique insight into what really goes on behind the scen...

ballet

A classical dance form promoting grace, flexibility, balance and alignment - Ballet cla...

ballroom dancing

Made popular by Strictly Come Dancing and the smash hit film, Mad Hot Ballroom; partner...

batik

Batik is the art of decorating cloth using wax and dye, and has been practised for cent...

beatboxing

Beatboxing originated from tribal cultures but has since found its way into mainstream ...

bhangra dance

Bhangra Dance is an energetic and lively form of folk music and dance that originates f...

bharatanatyam

This dance style originates from Southern India and has roots in temple dancing. Bharat...

bollywood dance

Bollywood dance has evolved from a fusion of classical Indian dance combined with Stree...

book club

Starting up a Book Club is an ideal opportunity for avid readers to share and discuss t...

breakdance

Breakdance (or B-Boying) is an athletic and acrobatic style of dancing, which can often...

calligraphy

Learn the art of Calligraphy. The word calligraphy originates from the Greek terms Kall...

capoeira

Capoeira is a unique fusion of Brazilian martial art and dance, explored through moveme...

carnival arts

Explore the fun, excitement and colour of a lively carnival without leaving the country...

ceramics

Explore your creativity through practical hands-on sessions modelling with clay, making...

character portraits

Throughout the history of art, the portrait has been one of the most enduring of subjec...

characters

This fun workshop includes a mix of drama, dance, action rhymes, songs, follow-my-leade...

chatterbox club

Chatterbox Club is a project to boost speaking and listening skills of early years and ...

cheerleading

Popularised by American teen movies, cheerleading is fast becoming popular in the UK. T...

choral singing

Singing workshops are a great way to bring people together and singing in a group or c...

circus skills

An introduction to the fantastic and unique skills used by street performers, clowns an...

citizenship

Learn about the issues affecting young people all around the world, through drama, art,...

collage

If you are interested in mixed-media, fashion, photography, graphics or art, then a col...

comic strips

Calling all superheroes... This is your chance to work alongside a professional graphic...

community theatre

This workshop will provide participants with the experience of engaging in devised/coll...

contemporary dance

Contemporary dance can feature elements of ballet or postmodernism, martial arts, tap d...

country dancing

From clogging to polka and from two step to barn dancing, country is a fun social dance...

creative aerobics

Creative Aerobics is a dance class led by a qualified instructor who will lead you thro...

creative dance

Creativity is an expression of the self, and it is the self through movement that you w...

creative writing

Pens at the ready... Our creative writing workshops are designed to teach you how to ac...

cultural ambassador

A Cultural Ambassador is a young leader with a passion for the arts and culture who pro...

dance choreography

Dance choreography gives you the opportunity to use your dance skills in a practical an...

dance fusion

Create your own individual bundle of fun and exciting dance styles from the following: ...

debate club

Debate Club will help you to make presentations and voice your opinions. You will learn...

designing logos

This workshop will give you an introduction into the fundamentals of graphic design, in...

devised drama

This workshop will teach you how to create exciting and engaging characters and dramati...

dj'ing / music tech

Future spin masters can learn about the wheels of steel and the history of DJ-ing from ...

dramaology

“Is drama an art or a science?” – This workshop is a theatre laboratory designed to exp...

drawing

We offer drawing workshops for beginners or for those who are more experienced, which f...

face painting

Face painting has always been popular with children and the young at heart and this wor...

family dance

This intergenerational workshop will give families the opportunity to play movement gam...

famous speeches

The art of public speaking was first developed by the ancient Greeks but it is still an...

fashion design

Enhance your understanding of craft and design skills within the context of contemporar...

felt-making

Learn how to make felt from wool and how to turn felt into your own unique fashion acce...

fiction writing

The Quest is our writing workshop which helps participants to explore narrative structu...

film & literacy

Children are very sophisticated viewers and this workshop offers an excellent opportuni...

film club

Why not start up your own film club to share your favourite movies with your friends? ...

film documentaries

This workshop is an introduction to the genre of documentary film-making. You will work...

film industry intro

This workshop will provide a complete step-by-step overview of the film industry from p...

film-making

Have a go at making your own short film. You will work in small teams to create your ow...

finger puppets

Finger puppets are quick and easy to make and are ideal when time is short. Although si...

flamenco dance

Flamenco is a traditional Spanish dance reflecting in its steps the cultural and politi...

folktales & fairytales

Listen to spellbinding stories of dreadful dragons, wicked witches and horrid hobgoblin...

foreign language film

Trans Lingual Express challenges MFL students to introduce what's best about their ...

forum theatre

Forum Theatre was developed by Brazilian theatre director, Augusto Boal. A group of pe...

freedom writers

This workshop explores youth issues and children’s rights around the world and provides...

french through arts

From the plays of Moliere and the theatre created by Lecoq, to French rap, modern Fren...

gallery curators

This workshop offers you the opportunity to work in partnership with professional galle...

german through arts

Eastside’s workshops introducing German through the arts make mastering the language fu...

graphic novels

This workshop is perfect for everyone who wants to find interesting ways to tell storie...

hip hop dance

Hip Hop originated in New York and now has a huge following worldwide. Its growing popu...

historical dance

Historical Dance workshops can include Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, 19th Century Bal...

history and drama

This drama based workshop allows you to travel back in time to revisit Tudor England, e...

hula hoop dance

Hula Hoop Dance (or hooping) combines the energy of dance exercise with the pleasure an...

illustration

Discover everything there is to know about style and composition as you create posters,...

image theatre

Image theatre facilitates non-verbal expression and encourages an understanding of body...

improvisation

Improvisation is an often comedic, sketch-based performance style that taps into the ar...

isometrics

Iso (meaning the same) and metric (meaning distance) is a method of tensing the muscles...

italian through arts

The beauty, passion and rhythms of Italian culture and the Italian language have provid...

jazz dance

Until the mid 1950s, the term Jazz Dance often referred to Tap Dance, because tap dan...

jazzercise

Jazzercise is a fusion of high-energy jazz dance and muscle toning movements, choreogra...

junior dance

Junior Dance is a great general introduction for younger children to dance and movement...

junior drama

Junior Drama offers a range of creative exercises to develop skills in acting, improvis...

junk art

Make the ordinary, extraordinary! - Discover your hidden artistic talents using recycle...

kalaripayattu

Kalaripayattu is the oldest form of martial arts originating from Kerala in South India...

kathak dance

Kathak is the North Indian style of classical dance and is often used to portray themes...

knitting

This workshop will introduce you to basic knitting skills that you can then use to crea...

line dancing

Line dancing, originally an American import with country and western origins, is now we...

lyric writing

Have you ever dreamt of writing a hit song or would you like to top the charts with you...

making postcards

Postcards can be an excellent way of learning about people and places from all around t...

manga illustration

The unique Japanese cartoon style known as Manga, with its exaggerated stylistic charac...

mask making

Learn simple but effective techniques to create, sculpt, cast or paint wearable face ma...

master-classes

Eastside’s performance master-classes give participants an insight into all aspects of ...

media mania

Media Mania is a workshop to help aspiring young writers to develop a range of journali...

model making

This workshop will show you how to make maquettes and scale models and will challenge ...

modern dance

The pioneers of Modern dance challenged popular consciousness through an avant-garde ap...

mosaics

Big or small - full scale installation or miniature mosaic. This workshop will help y...

multi-cultural arts

Look at visual art, theatre, movement and storytelling traditions from all over the wor...

murals

Think big! Do you have an empty wall space that needs some attention? Or would you like...

museums / galleries

Most museums and galleries in London are free to enter and offer an interesting and var...

music appreciation

Why not start up your own music appreciation club to share your favourite live bands, C...

music industry intro

This workshop will help you to understand how the highly competitive music industry wor...

music school

Eastside’s music schools support talented musicians to develop their skills and explore...

musical theatre

This workshop will introduce you to dance, drama, music and song by bringing to life s...

olympic themes

London 2012 will offer many exciting opportunities to the capital’s young people and th...

origami

Origami is the Japanese art of folding ordinary sheets of paper into interesting shapes...

painting

This workshop compares and contrasts conventional painting techniques with collage and ...

pen pals

Writing to an international pen pal is a great way to make new friends around the world...

performance poetry

Performance Poetry is a form of literary art or artistic performance sometimes known as...

phoney films

If you have got a mobile phone, a digital camera or a camcorder, then you have everythi...

photo-tastic!

This workshop is for aspiring young photographers who want to learn how to use digital ...

photography

Enjoy and experience how a camera works - from cheap disposable cameras to better quali...

physical theatre

Modern physical theatre has grown from a variety of origins including the mime based wo...

piano

Learning to play the piano or any keyboard instrument is hard work and takes dedication...

pilates

Pilates is a mental and physical body-conditioning programme created by Joseph Pilates ...

play readings

Play readings can be a fun and informal way of 'testing out' scripts with a vie...

playwriting

'Premiere', our playwriting workshop for aspiring playwrights, is an introducti...

poetry and rap

Focusing on the very best of contemporary poetry, Urban Rhythms will introduce you to p...

poetry slams

‘Slamming’ is the competitive art of performance poetry which grew up in Chicago, in wh...

poets' visits

London’s leading published poets, performance poets and rap artists, all hot off the ci...

pop art

Pop Art flourished in Britain and the USA during the 1950s and 1960s and is the name gi...

pop dance

With TV programmes like Britain's Got Talent providing dance crews with a springboa...

poster art

Posters are an international method of communication and can be colourful, interesting,...

presentation skills

This workshop will teach you how to present live to an audience in an engaging and memo...

publishing industry

The publishing industry can seem impenetrable to all but a few, but this workshop will ...

puppet making

Puppets, an all-time favourite, come in all shapes and sizes; what type of puppet would...

puppeteering

Puppeteering is a craft that requires a lot of practice. Puppeteers must be good perfor...

Quill Skills / history

Quill Skills is our fun history workshop which combines drama with research and writing...

quilt making

Patchwork or embroidery is often used in the manufacture of quilts when separate pieces...

radio and podcasting

On the Air! is our radio and podasting workshop which enables you to experience broadca...

radio drama

This workshop will give participants a rare insight into radio broadcasting. It will pr...

rap: rhythm & poetry

RAP (a.k.a MC'ing or spitting) which first began in the late 1960's stands for ...

reading & writing

Be inspired by books, read wonderful imaginative stories and even make your own picture...

recorder club

The recorder is a great first instrument to learn to play and the cost of a recorder is...

review writing

Play the Critic is our review writing workshop for Sixth Form students or those taking ...

rock ‘n’ roll dance

Rock 'n' Roll dance developed in America in the 1950’s and is derived from the ...

salsa dance

Salsa is a ‘spicy’ mixture of Caribbean, Cuban and Hispanic dance and musical influence...

samba dance

Samba is the party dance from Brazil with a contagious rhythm which is danced during th...

school magazine

Hold the front page - Scoop! is our school magazine workshop which helps you to produce...

screen printing

Screen printing is a technique that uses a woven mesh to support an ink-blocking stenc...

script work

This workshop will introduce you to contemporary stagecraft on a practical level and wi...

sculpture

Explore the world with your hands! Use clay, plaster, metal, wood or recycled materials...

set design

This workshop will explore the process of theatre design including model-making, set c...

set texts

Eastside can help to bring set texts to life (for GCSE & A level) by lifting them o...

sewing

A very useful skill to develop and a fun craft to practice, Eastside's sewing works...

shadow puppets

Shadow puppets are very simple and are often shapes cut out of thin card which are anim...

shakespeare

Eastside runs a number of Shakespeare projects to prepare students for SATs and GCSE’s ...

singing

Learn to sing with confidence in Eastside's friendly singing workshops which will c...

site-specific theatre

Site-specific theatre uses unique spaces such as abandoned warehouses or empty building...

spanish through arts

One of the most widely spoken languages in the world, Spanish is gaining popularity in ...

stage combat

Stage Combat (unarmed) is the controlled practice of creating the illusion of physical ...

stage make-up

This workshop will introduce participants to the skills of the stylists and make-up art...

stage management

Stage managers provide practical and organisational support to the director, actors, de...

stand-up comedy

This project will give you an introduction to stand-up comedy. You will consider comic ...

story making

Each week come and listen to stories told by a professional storyteller. Some of the st...

story quilts

Story Quilts are personal to each quilter and often depict special events, treasured me...

storyboards

Storyboards can be drawn by hand, or created electronically to display the sequential f...

storyteller

Sessions will be led by a storyteller who will introduce you to stories and story telli...

storytelling (parents)

Telling Tales (for parents & children) aims to help develop sustainable creative re...

street dance

Undoubtedly one of the most popular dance forms with young people today, this is a danc...

tai chi

Tai Chi is a traditional Chinese martial art using slow body movements and controlled b...

tango dance

Tango originated in Buenos Aires at the turn of the 20th Century when it reflected the ...

tap dance

Tap dance is a theatrical art form often seen on stage in musicals. The dancer uses the...

teen reads

Teen Reads is a workshop aimed at young readers and book enthusiasts, who want to meet ...

text poetry

This project explores the art of writing poetry in less than 160 characters using the a...

textile art

Experiment with papermaking (from recycled paper and/or plant fibre), fabric collage, s...

the tudors

The Tudors are often explored at both primary and secondary schools and Eastside offers...

theatre making

This workshop will introduce you to the processes by which theatre or performance may b...

theatre sports

Theatre Sports is the classic improvisation format, brought to TV as “Whose Line Is It ...

theatre studies

This workshop includes methodological approaches, creative ideas, and historical knowle...

tiny book club

The youngest children can enjoy exploring books. This workshop ensures that the tinies...

tv presenting

This workshop will teach you many of the skills you will need to learn to become a good...

verbal mash-up

Inspired by the French novel Just Like Tomorrow, this workshop will introduce you to th...

visual art & poetry

Visual art and poetry explores photography, painting and drawing as inspiration for wor...

vocal skills

Learn to improve your vocal technique and become a clear, confident, dynamic and expres...

west end theatre

London’s West End is renowned for showcasing some of the world’s greatest productions a...

world dance

Eastside can help put together a bundle of introductory sessions to a range of world da...

world drumming

World drumming incorporates rhythms from around the globe. You could learn to play the ...

writers in residence

This is an opportunity to host a writer - many schools and community centres invite wri...

writing screenplays

If you have ever dreamt of writing the script for a Hollywood feature-film or wondered ...

yoga

Yoga is a Sanskrit word essentially meaning "union", which describes its holistic appro...

young writers

Young writers can sometimes find it difficult to collaborate with their peers and stret...

youth dance

Eastside has its own youth dance companies - groups for committed and dedicated young d...

youth orchestras

Youth orchestras provide a fantastic opportunity for young musicians to extend their mu...

youth theatre

Eastside run a varied network of youth theatre groups in venues across London. As a mem...