Ideas Test are looking for 2 experienced songwriters/composers, and 2 emerging songwriters/composers aged 18-25 to create folk songs with people aged 55 and over in North Kent. The songs will be inspired by the area’s local and varied history and heritage, using the theme of social activism. Later in 2019 the songs will be arranged and… Continue Reading
Ideas Test is thrilled to be a partner in Theatre31, which will bring theatre and new writing opportunities to Medway and Sheppey in this 3 year programme. Thousands of young people in Medway and the Isle of Sheppey will soon have their chance to be in the creative limelight with news of a major new… Continue Reading
Over the October Half Term, Ideas Test and Swale’s Big Music Takeover hosted the first holiday Audio Camp. Focussed on song-writing, the young participants – Alice, Ben, Megan and Ramona – worked hard over the 4 days to write, arrange and record their own songs. Project Leader, Paul, takes us through the week. Day 1 –… Continue Reading
We’re looking for someone to join the Ideas Test team as a Youth Engagement Support Worker to support our Swale’s Big Music Takeover project. The Youth Engagement Support will focus on working alongside young people aged 14-19 when they are participating in activities related to Swale’s Big Music Takeover. This position is an ideal opportunity for a… Continue Reading
Play in a Week was a five-day Youth Programme project which aimed to provide young people aged 11 to 16 with skills in writing, directing and performing a brand new original piece of theatre. Working with actress Alex Rivers, the creative cohort produced an incredibly professional production titled The Beginning. Across five days this idea was formed,… Continue Reading
Start Up Slam was one the great successes of the Youth Programme in 2017 and in February Half Term, Start Up Slam came back. SUS2 is a continuation of the first version, with new creative workshops for young people aged 14-16 to try. We used feedback from the first Start Up Slam to source the… Continue Reading
Frances Chiverton, our current Youth Programme Manager explains the role: “Working as Youth Programme Manager at Ideas Test is probably one of the best jobs you can ever have, where no day is ever the same. You get to meet and work with such wonderful people across Swale and Medway. You will get to… Continue Reading
There have been a number of really exciting Youth Programme events happening at No34 and across Kent this year. From the success of Start Up Slam to the music made with Disquiet, we hope we’ve provided access to many areas of creativity in recent months; perhaps none more so than with our extended programme Creative Job… Continue Reading
The second week of Start Up Slam was, dare we say it, even better than the first! As always, Ideas Test were on hand to document the whole thing. If you missed out what went on during Week One, you can read that blog post here: The Start of Start Up Slam. Week Two saw workshops… Continue Reading