Stagecoach Theater Arts
Stagecoach Theater Arts is an internationally operating group of leisure schools that are mostly operated on a franchise model . Children and young people are trained in the subjects of drama, singing and dance.
organization
According to the organization, there are over 650 schools worldwide, the vast majority in Great Britain. A local school has a maximum of 45 students, who are divided into three groups (so-called stages ). The groups are determined by age limits; the schools usually accept children and young people between the ages of 6 and 16. 4- to 6-year-olds are taught in the early stages , students over 16 in the further stages.
Training in the theater school is intended to complement normal school training. Suitable students should be prepared for a career as an actor, singer or dancer. In addition, self-confidence, pronunciation, communication skills, imagination and posture should be improved and trained. The aim is to convey joy in their own performance and creativity to the students. The students learn to achieve common goals in a team.
The language of instruction is usually the respective national language, the song material for the musical performances is very often in English (like the original version of the musicals). Trained artists with proven educational qualifications are used as teachers. The lessons are recognized as a general, vocational supplementary school. A school year at Stagecoach is divided into three trimesters with 12 teaching units each. There are no classes during the respective public school holidays.
history
Stephanie Manuel founded the first three schools in England with David Sprigg in 1988. In 1994 the first three franchise schools opened in England. In 1997 franchise schools opened in the USA ( Minneapolis ), in 1999 in Germany ( Nuremberg ), Spain ( Costa del Sol ) and Malta . In 2000 a franchise school was founded in Australia . Over 500 Stagecoach schools are active in Great Britain and in 15 cities in Germany (as of 2013).
In 2012, the Never Again Shakespeare Productions was founded in Erlangen , a group of young actors and filmmakers who have produced 5 films with Stagecoach students (as of December 2013) and screened them at children's film festivals and short film festivals.
The name of the facility refers to stage (English for stage ) and coaching (English training ); the logo refers to the double sense of the word Stagecoach (English for stagecoach ).
The associated InterAct foundation is intended to promote collaboration between disabled and non-disabled children and young people in joint workshops in the training of stage arts.