Arts opportunities for young people
You can also take courses in the visual arts and crafts, writing and photography.
To keep up to date on all youth arts developments, register with the Lewisham Education Arts Network, which also co-ordinates the Youth Arts Network.
Arts opportunities for young people
Music and dance
Lewisham Music
A new network of local and regional music organisations supporting music learning in and out of school.
Midi Music Company
Offers affordable music classes for children and career development for emerging artists.
Montage Theatre Arts
Dance including ballet, tap, street dance; early starters programmes; youth theatre company; drama; holiday workshops and digital arts.
Studio 23 Performing Arts
Local Performing Arts school based in Forest Hill. Offering dance, vocal training, and drama classes for the community. Classes available for all ages from 4 years old through to adults. All classes taught by professional teachers.
Trinity Laban
Offers a wide range of music and dance opportunities for children and young people.
Theatre
Age Exchange Theatre Trust
Offers youth theatre programmes as well as running intergenerational programmes focusing on reminiscence work.
Lewisham Youth Theatre
Puts on youth theatre productions. Also offers free drama workshops, education outreach and Saturday morning children’s theatre.
Second Wave
Puts on a regular programmes of performing arts workshops, events, productions. Offers arts training and employment opportunities for young people aged 13-25 years.
The Hunt Academy for Young Actors
Offers fun and affordable part time actor training for young people aged 5-25. Offers industry representation through their industry leading child actors agency.
Tramshed
Provides a wide range of opportunities for young people to learn through drama and theatre arts.
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Horniman Museum & Gardens
Holds regular children’s arts, crafts, music and dance workshops.
Lewisham Arthouse
Offer a wide range of courses and workshops in drawing, painting, ceramics, photography and crafts.
Lewisham College
Courses in performing and creative arts, arts and design, dance, drama, fashion, music and digital media.