Anna Fiorentini Theatre & Film School

Our Summer Schools are designed for students who want an exciting week of fun in which they get to learn and develop performing techniques and singing, dance, and drama skills from top industry professionals. A great summer activity for the kids where at the end of the week, students will get to showcase what they’ve been learning in a performance for family and friends. The school has two sessions and runs in the Summer Break. You can choose to do both sessions or to just do the one week as content will be different for each week. It is a great chance for children and young people to keep social, learn new skills, boost confidence, get performing opportunities and have a lot of fun! This Year's Theme! For Make a Musical in a Week – Week One, students will be creating their own musical based on the story of The Lion King. They will be using songs and routines from many well loved Disney films and shows. Who can attend? The Summer School is open to young people aged 7 – 16 years. Participants can already attend the Anna Fiorentini Theatre & Film School or be completely new. This will be the perfect course for stagey students as well as those keen to try something new. About Anna Fiorentini Theatre and Film School: The Anna Fiorentini Theatre & Film School is a not-for-profit organisation which opened in 2001 as a Prince’s Trust Business. Since then it has won multiple Business of London Awards and has a growing and solid reputation within the performing arts industry. It is not a franchise, and the principal, Anna Fiorentini and her team of teachers are involved in all branches of the school. Whilst at the drama school, students are in classes according to their age and follow a timetable of drama / film, dance and singing. This timetable is put in place to ensure that students become all-round performers. Alongside this, it is also proud to bring their students a brand-new training in Entrepreneurship which will impart in their student’s pragmatic business skills, an understanding of negotiating and the importance becoming a creative agency. We are not just building confident, charismatic and independent individuals, we are creating the next generation of thought-leaders. Our guiding ethos is to provide a safe, supportive environment for young people to explore the performing arts, whether they have dreams of entering the profession or simply wish to use the performing arts classes to learn some valuable life-enhancing skills. We have an incredible team of staff who encourage team work, self-expression, confidence, communication, discipline, respect and fun. Our teaching staff are all industry professionals and bring their dynamic and unique flair to the classes, giving the students an understanding of what working as a performer is like in ‘the real world’.

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Our Easter Schools are designed for students who want an exciting week of fun in which they get to learn and develop performing techniques and singing, dance, and drama skills from top industry professionals. A great Easter Holiday activity where at the end of the week, students will get to showcase what they’ve been learning in a performance for family and friends*. The school runs in the Easter Break and is a great chance for children and young people to keep social, learn new skills, get performing opportunities and have a lot of fun! This Year’s Theme: For this years Easter School, students will be exploring the world of Movie Musicals, including musicals such as Shrek the Musical, Oliver! and Tangled. Students will be creating their own musical with a narrative theme of Peter Pan. Who can attend? The Easter School is open to students aged 7 – 16 years. Participants can already attend the Anna Fiorentini Theatre & Film School or be completely new. About Anna Fiorentini Theatre and Film School: The Anna Fiorentini Theatre & Film School is a not-for-profit organisation which opened in 2001 as a Prince’s Trust Business. Since then it has won multiple Business of London Awards and has a growing and solid reputation within the performing arts industry. It is not a franchise, and the principal, Anna Fiorentini and her team of teachers are involved in all branches of the school. Whilst at the drama school, students are in classes according to their age and follow a timetable of drama / film, dance and singing. This timetable is put in place to ensure that students become all-round performers. Alongside this, it is also proud to bring their students a brand-new training in Entrepreneurship which will impart in their student’s pragmatic business skills, an understanding of negotiating and the importance becoming a creative agency. We are not just building confident, charismatic and independent individuals, we are creating the next generation of thought-leaders. Our guiding ethos is to provide a safe, supportive environment for young people to explore the performing arts, whether they have dreams of entering the profession or simply wish to use the performing arts classes to learn some valuable life-enhancing skills. We have an incredible team of staff who encourage team work, self-expression, confidence, communication, discipline, respect and fun. Our teaching staff are all industry professionals and bring their dynamic and unique flair to the classes, giving the students an understanding of what working as a performer is like in ‘the real world’.

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Our Summer Schools are designed for students who want an exciting week of fun in which they get to learn and develop performing techniques and singing, dance, and drama skills from top industry professionals. A great summer activity for the kids where at the end of the week, students will get to showcase what they’ve been learning in a performance for family and friends. The school has two sessions and runs in the Summer Break. You can choose to do both sessions or to just do the one week as content will be different for each week. It is a great chance for children and young people to keep social, learn new skills, boost confidence, get performing opportunities and have a lot of fun! This Year's Theme: For ‘Musical in a Week – West End to Broadway!‘ students will create their own musical based on the hit show, Wicked using songs and routines from many of the well loved musicals that have graced the West End and Broadway. Who can attend? The Summer School is open to young people aged 7 – 16 years. Participants can already attend the Anna Fiorentini Theatre & Film School or be completely new. This will be the perfect course for stagey students as well as those keen to try something new. About Anna Fiorentini Theatre and Film School: The Anna Fiorentini Theatre & Film School is a not-for-profit organisation which opened in 2001 as a Prince’s Trust Business. Since then it has won multiple Business of London Awards and has a growing and solid reputation within the performing arts industry. It is not a franchise, and the principal, Anna Fiorentini and her team of teachers are involved in all branches of the school. Whilst at the drama school, students are in classes according to their age and follow a timetable of drama / film, dance and singing. This timetable is put in place to ensure that students become all-round performers. Alongside this, it is also proud to bring their students a brand-new training in Entrepreneurship which will impart in their student’s pragmatic business skills, an understanding of negotiating and the importance becoming a creative agency. We are not just building confident, charismatic and independent individuals, we are creating the next generation of thought-leaders. Our guiding ethos is to provide a safe, supportive environment for young people to explore the performing arts, whether they have dreams of entering the profession or simply wish to use the performing arts classes to learn some valuable life-enhancing skills. We have an incredible team of staff who encourage team work, self-expression, confidence, communication, discipline, respect and fun. Our teaching staff are all industry professionals and bring their dynamic and unique flair to the classes, giving the students an understanding of what working as a performer is like in ‘the real world’.

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Fiorentini Weenies classes introduce early-years students to the fun and excitement of the performing arts. In a safe and nurturing environment, children can explore new skills, make new friends and have fun. The classes will include a combination of singing, dance and drama and will be designed to encourage creative and social development. We aim to inspire young imaginations and build confidence through inventive play, basic performance skills covering drama, signing and dance and artistic self-expression. Once your Weenie reaches the age of 7 they will be ready to graduate up to our Main School which we can make an easy transition. They will have built the foundations of a successful performer and will be ready to challenge and enjoy themselves further in the Main School. In the Main School they can use the fundamentals they have been taught in Weenies, alongside the confidence gained to really shine in public performances, starring in their own films, devising their own work and much, much more. Please note, students must arrive at least 10 minutes before classes start.

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Students follow a weekly timetable of Drama / Film, Singing and Dance all taught by leading industry professionals that have a wonderful rapport with young people. We are training our students to be triple threat performers which is what the industry is asking for more and more. We encourage our students to hone their musicality and be able to combine this with acting and handling choreography. Even straight singers need to understand acting through song and, vice-versa, actors need to be able to hold a tune and use their physicality. We really feel this three-prong approach will stand our students head and shoulders above other performers in their field and allows to showcase themselves in the best possible light across all platforms. Within each discipline a variety of genres will be explored. Examples include: Drama - Learning to express oneself - Role play / improvisation - Script reading / writing - Audition/interview technique - Shakespeare to contemporary Dance - Communication through movement - Musical theatre - Street / contemporary - Ballet /salsa / swing - Historical dance Singing - Building confidence in Voice - Harmonies and vocal technique - Musical theatre - Pop / rock - Jazz Film - Respecting the camera - Acting on screen - Sitcoms / soap opera / commercials - Short films - Music videos - News and media Please note, students must arrive at least 10 minutes before classes start.

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Students follow a weekly timetable of Drama / Film, Singing and Dance all taught by leading industry professionals that have a wonderful rapport with young people. We are training our students to be triple threat performers which is what the industry is asking for more and more. We encourage our students to hone their musicality and be able to combine this with acting and handling choreography. Even straight singers need to understand acting through song and, vice-versa, actors need to be able to hold a tune and use their physicality. We really feel this three-prong approach will stand our students head and shoulders above other performers in their field and allows to showcase themselves in the best possible light across all platforms. Within each discipline a variety of genres will be explored. Examples include: Drama - Learning to express oneself - Role play / improvisation - Script reading / writing - Audition/interview technique - Shakespeare to contemporary Dance - Communication through movement - Musical theatre - Street / contemporary - Ballet /salsa / swing - Historical dance Singing - Building confidence in Voice - Harmonies and vocal technique - Musical theatre - Pop / rock - Jazz Film - Respecting the camera - Acting on screen - Sitcoms / soap opera / commercials - Short films - Music videos - News and media Please note, students must arrive at least 10 minutes before classes start.

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Fiorentini Weenies classes introduce early-years students to the fun and excitement of the performing arts. In a safe and nurturing environment, children can explore new skills, make new friends and have fun. And new for this term and due to popular demand, we have added a new Weenies school at Docklands so you can choose between two sessions. The classes will include a combination of singing, dance and drama and will be designed to encourage creative and social development. We aim to inspire young imaginations and build confidence through inventive play, basic performance skills covering drama, signing and dance and artistic self-expression. Once your Weenie reaches the age of 7 they will be ready to graduate up to our Main School which we can make an easy transition. They will have built the foundations of a successful performer and will be ready to challenge and enjoy themselves further in the Main School. In the Main School they can use the fundamentals they have been taught in Weenies, alongside the confidence gained to really shine in public performances, starring in their own films, devising their own work and much, much more. Please note, students must arrive at least 10 minutes before classes start.

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Students are put into groups according to their age. On their very first day they will be buddied up with one or two other students so that they have ready-made friends that can look out for them and make them feel welcome and ease their nerves. Most weeks students will follow a time-table of Drama /Film, Singing and Dance. Each class is just under an hour. Occasionally all the departments work together especially if working towards a showing or a music video for example. There are huge benefits to working cross-media, sometimes dance rehearsals are filmed and students may combine singing and film to make their own music video which really allows our students to feel like the professionals we are training them up to be!

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Our Performance Troupe is open to students from 11-18 years old. Students follow a weekly timetable of Musical Theatre based training all taught by our musical director Jack Holliday and our choreographer Aaron Wingrove Littman, both of whom have a wonderful rapport with young people. The Anna Fiorentini Performance Troupe is made up of our students that want that extra little push each week and the opportunity to perform at a range of community events and spread joy through performance. This Troupe is the face of the school and its charitable arm the Fiorentini Foundation. Our Performance Troupe performs in local hospitals, care homes and homes for the elderly as well as a variety of community and corporate events. To date, the Performance Troupe has performed at: The Museum of Docklands St. Joseph’s Hospice, (Hackney) Homerton University Hospital City & Islington business Awards RBS St. Mary’s Hospitals KPMG Canary Wharf Festival The Hospital Club Islington giving alongside Help the Aged The Emirates stadium We are training our students to be triple threat performers which is what the industry is asking for more and more. We encourage our students to hone their musicality and be able to combine this with acting and handling choreography. Even straight singers need to understand acting through song and, vice-versa, actors need to be able to hold a tune and use their physicality. We really feel this three-prong approach will stand our students head and shoulders above other performers in their field and allows to showcase themselves in the best possible light across all platforms. Please note, students must arrive at least 10 minutes before classes start.

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Students follow a weekly timetable of Drama / Film, Singing and Dance all taught by leading industry professionals that have a wonderful rapport with young people. We are training our students to be triple threat performers which is what the industry is asking for more and more. We encourage our students to hone their musicality and be able to combine this with acting and handling choreography. Even straight singers need to understand acting through song and, vice-versa, actors need to be able to hold a tune and use their physicality. We really feel this three-prong approach will stand our students head and shoulders above other performers in their field and allows to showcase themselves in the best possible light across all platforms. Within each discipline a variety of genres will be explored. Examples include: Drama - Learning to express oneself - Role play / improvisation - Script reading / writing - Audition/interview technique - Shakespeare to contemporary Dance - Communication through movement - Musical theatre - Street / contemporary - Ballet /salsa / swing - Historical dance Singing - Building confidence in Voice - Harmonies and vocal technique - Musical theatre - Pop / rock - Jazz Film - Respecting the camera - Acting on screen - Sitcoms / soap opera / commercials - Short films - Music videos - News and media Please note, students must arrive at least 10 minutes before classes start.

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