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Showdown Theatre Arts is a new organisation in the Guildford area for young people who are interested in the performing arts and would like to develop their skills in this area. Showdown enables members to learn about the industry whilst training and exploring their talent, this will lead to future performance opportunities.
Carli Jones
Principal
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Carli trained for three years at NW5 Theatre School and continued her training at the Academy of Contemporary Music in singing and song writing. She has been dancing since the age of six and is skilled in a number of forms including Modern and Street dance and is an experienced and versatile stage performer, having performed in numerous shows in the UK and internationally when she played Maureen in Willy Russell’s Stags and Hens in Baltimore, USA. Carli’s other roles as a performer include: Ms Darbus in High School Musical at the New Wimbledon Theatre, Mabel/Ms Sherman in Fame, Meredith in Batboy at Questors Theatre, BJ Crosby in Smokey Joe’s Café at Epsom Playhouse and many more. Carli is also an accomplished song writer and has recently been awarded a semi finalist position in the UK Songwriting competition for her song "Take me away". Carli has been teaching for over six years for numerous well known theatre school’s and youth projects and is a great believer in young people using the performance arts to develop and express themselves whilst developing their personal skills and talent in the three disciplines of performance. |
What the experts say….
You may be wondering what your child may gain from this type of training and apart from the key element of enjoyment there are a wealth of benefits to young people in this field. You’re probably already aware that your child can become part of a team and improve their self-confidence alongside developing any skills they may have in this area, other benefits are development of the imagination, physical co-ordination and fitness, fluency of speech, social awareness, discipline and self-respect. Drama is also a fantastic vehicle for general knowledge and can be linked with many other subjects at school, English, Art, Music and History to name a few.
Child Welfare
To ensure all parents are comfortable that their children will be left in a safe and secure environment, all our teachers/volunteers are CRB police checked and/or a registered matron licensed by their local authority. |
