Selected last year for Time Out's Top 10 activities for kids, Mini Works present Mini VAULT Festival, a spectacular family event for under 11s in the tunnels under Waterloo Station in London. The festival will run from 30 January - 5 March 2016. Further information about the programme and tickets can be found here Read full story
Mahogany Opera Group’s new opera, The Rattler, is ‘the true and original story of Rumpelstiltskin’, an interactive retelling of this age-old fairy tale for family audiences. The work is directed by Frederic Wake-Walker with a score by renowned composer and educationalist Stephen Deazley, and libretto by BAFTA-nominated writer Martin Riley. The production has also been developed in association… Read full story
The recent collaboration of Rambert and Bach to Baby aimed to bring dance and music together. They certainly succeeded. Finding high quality events for small children to participate in can be quite difficult. Added to the fact that this audience is probably a tricky one to satisfy (baby to aged 5 and their adult carers)… Read full story
‘Classical 100’, a free online resource bringing classical music to primary schools has been launched today by The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM). Schools can gain full, unlimited free access to Classical 100 by registering at www.abrsm.org/classical100 Complementing existing teaching resources, Classical 100 has been developed by ABRSM in partnership with… Read full story
We took our recently-turned 6 year old to Puss in Boots yesterday at the Polka Theatre in Wimbledon. This one-man production performed by Patrick Lynch (C-Beebies), presented by Lyngo Theatre and written by Marcello Chiarenza is children’s theatre and the Polka at its best. The classic tale was simply but very effectively staged and kept… Read full story
The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain (NYO), has announced the creation of a new NYO Inspire Orchestra. The first NYO Inspire Orchestra will come together in Manchester at the end of June before embarking on a tour to secondary schools in the north-west of England between 2 and 6 July 2015. The NYO are… Read full story
[caption id="attachment_3752" align="alignleft" width="150"] Photo: Arnaud Stephenson[/caption] English National Ballet and English National Ballet School are delighted to announce the tour details for My First Ballet: Swan Lake. The First Ballet series makes classical ballet accessible and enjoyable for audiences as young as three years old. Adapted to one hour in length and with a narrator… Read full story
Today sees the start of the UK's first Children's Mental Health Week (16-22 February). Launched by Place2Be, the charity wants parents and children to know that asking for help is not a sign of weakness. HRH, The Duchess of Cambridge is Place2Be's Royal Patron. The Duchess of Cambridge said: "Through Place2Be I have seen the benefits… Read full story
BBC Music’s classical music initiative Ten Pieces will be celebrated in two BBC Proms concerts at the Royal Albert Hall on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 July 2015. In 2014, the BBC announced ten pieces of classical music designed to act as a gateway to children to learn more about classical music and inspire them… Read full story
[caption id="attachment_3598" align="alignleft" width="150"] Photography by ASH[/caption] I have always loved The Nutcracker, especially around Christmas time. When my little boy was around 2 I found a children’s story book with push buttons that played short bursts of the most familiar pieces. It quickly became a popular pastime pressing the buttons and enjoying the music.… Read full story