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Creative & Performance Space
Our Creative & Performance Space provides an inclusive environment where participants can express themselves, build confidence, learn new skills and enjoy activities with others.
The space can be used for a variety of creative and group activities, including:
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Music and singing
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Drama and performance
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Dance and movement
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Yoga and wellbeing activities
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Group activities
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Creative sessions
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Celebrations and events
Activities are adapted wherever possible to reflect participants' interests, abilities and support needs.
Drama
The aim of drama sessions is to create and provide theatre experiences for adults with learning disabilities and/or autism.
We work closely with certified theatre teachers who are trained to work with adults who have disabilities. Individuals are actively supported in accordance with their needs to express their creativity and engage in group workshops. In these sessions, we play games and do drama exercises that aim to improve focus, communication skills, trust, improvisation, character work, acting, dancing, and singing. Through performance and art, we create a platform for participants to build self-confidence, independence, and social interaction. In drama sessions, participants learn and rehearse new group and solo acts to then perform at various events throughout the year.
Drama sessions keep participants active and learning/retaining skills and social experiences.
Drama empowers participants to explore and develop their individual creative skills by engaging, having fun, and interacting with others.
Music
Music is a fundamental sensory experience for participants to be involved in. Options for Life has a professional musician who takes a person-centred approach to working with individuals to ensure their needs and requirements are met so they can actively participate in the music sessions. Music empowers participants to express their personality and to stimulate enjoyment through music, developing choice and autonomous participation. Music sessions are delivered around all of our hubs, ensuring everyone who wants to be involved gets the opportunity to do so.
Through our music schedule, we also offer a choir group and a radio group. In choir sessions, participants learn and rehearse new group and solo songs to then perform at various events throughout the year. Options for Life hosts an annual Christmas event where the choir group perform. Throughout the year, hubs within Options for Life also host small in-house fundraising events where the choir can be found performing their songs.
The aim of the radio group sessions is to explore new and familiar music through listening and writing. Participants work together to create new songs and to record a radio talk show. For inspiration, learning and having a sensory experience, participants regularly visit places of interest where they can experience and learn about different types of music, instruments, and sensory background sounds.
Through music sessions, Options for Life participants can express their personality by creating music in their own way.
Music is the food of life! Music is a positive and interactive form of learning and retaining skills and confidence. Participants' individual requirements and expectations are met by delivering a positive environment and our person-centred approach.