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    • TECH31

    Set over two days TECH31 is a free workshop designed to provide 13-25 year olds with an opportunity to develop their skills in sound, lighting, stage management and much more. 

    Working with Gulbenkian Arts Centre’s in-house Technical Team, participants will learn real world, practical technical skills from experienced technicians. Each workshop focuses on a specific aspect of theatre tech and gives you the opportunity to get hands-on experience with the equipment and software used in professional theatres.

    Past participants have, after attending several sessions with us, been asked to shadow live events at The Gulbenkian.

    The sessions are free and held across two days. They will be hosted either at Gulbenkian Arts Centre in Canterbury or at our new, industry-standard, production facility in Medway – The Docking Station.

    Keep an eye out for future announcements via our ‘Get Involved’ page.

    Any questions please email creativeengagement@kent.ac.uk

     

     

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    You can be informed of future terms by signing up to our ART31 Mailing list: to do this log into your Gulbenkian Website Profile, go to ‘Interests’ and tick ‘yes’ for receiving emails for ‘Creative opportunities for young people from ART31 Kent’.

    Funded by the Arts Council and Kent County Council.

    "I have enjoyed meeting new people, learning new skills, and helping in shows." TECH31 member
    "I just want to start by saying how grateful I am to all of you, My son has really enjoyed doing Tech31. He absolutely loves it. It's helped him to decide his career path for definite in technical lighting…we are both so grateful for the opportunities that the Gulbenkian have given my son so far." TECH31 Parent
    "The sessions are fun and the mentors manage to keep the sessions fresh and interesting." TECH31 member

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