About Us
Welcome to Jazzartuk - The educational wing of the Scottish School of Musical Theatre providing professional theatre arts training in the heartland of Scotland.
Jazzart uk aims to give all students the opportunity to enjoy a multi disciplined theatre arts training at the highest possible level and introduce young performers to the disciplines necessary to progress into a performing/ teaching career and build confidence to follow their dreams.
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Founded in 1945 by Bette Clark the school has steadily produced performers and teachers for 7 decades. We believe there is an abundance of talent in the Shires and director Sheridan Nicol is committed to giving local talent the opportunity to source training at the highest level. Jazzart uk was the first modern apprentice company and from 1994 to 2000 trained and toured it's unique group of young performers nationally. Jazzartuk was the first project Company to perform at THe Festival Theatre Edinburgh in 1998 and to date has produced more professional practitioners than any other independent centre in Scotland.
Director Sheridan Nicol states
"The performance industry is growing worldwide and always has a need for talented young performers who have a strong all round training in dance, acting and singing, Here in the U.K. stage productions are increasingly dominated by musicals, many touring nationally either before or after their London run: many Scottish Theatres now produce their own musicals and pantomimes. There are an increasing number of Dance Companies operating in a multi disciplined way. Children's Theatre Companies , community theatre projects. film and television production, fringe shows, cabarets, floor shows, promotional tours, cruise ships all require the all round triple threat performer - we aim to give opportunities to all our students to follow their chosen path"
Age Groups:
Junior School Age 3 -8
Provides a variety of classes appropriate for each child's age and
level of technique.
'First steps' for students ages 3+ offers our 'Tiny Twisters'
creative enjoyable/ fun introduction to dance/ movement based
classes bringing the joy of music and development of both mind and
muscle memory.
Weekly classes increase both confidence and competence through a
series of exercises that give a foundation to proper dance
technique.
Students are encouraged to listen attentively while developing a
rhythmic awareness and interact with both the teacher and the group
to express creativity.
Our Junior Superstars performance programme is open to students
of 5+. Classes centre on confidence building through Drama games
and voice production, taking care not to push young voices beyond
their years. The focal point is performance and all students
participate in both workshop and theatre presentations throughout
the year.
Street dance classes are also available from age 5.
All Junior students are eligible to sit examinations and assessments to national standards in Ballet - Tap - Modern- Street Dance and Musical Theatre.
Intermediate School Age 9 +
Senior School 11yrs+ (S1)
Masters Performance Programme 14yrs+ (S3)
Tiny Twisters (pre-school 3-5yrs)
