BOP Education & Development Programmes
BOP is a practitioner led theatrical production company and delivers a full range of creative educational programmes; both nationally and internationally, in a wide variety of situations and settings.
The company's exciting and innovative educational programmes, workshops & master classes are formulated to reach students of all ages, cultures and genders. The objective is to offer a creative programme to students at schools and colleges through dance, music & performing arts, benefiting each individual student creatively, artistically and spiritually.
Most importantly, BOP creative programmes give all participants the opportunity to learn something new in dance, music and performance, giving the participant an opportunity to build on personal confidence and talents, whilst developing a knowledge and understanding of the different disciplines and art forms of jazz dance, music and theatre, with the view to creating long term relationships and access to the world of creativity and the arts.
The company has now established and set up BOP Music & Dance Program devised to produce and create an opportunity for young Jazz dancers, musicians and vocalists to work on their talents and perform at venues with established musicians and singers both from the Jazz and theatrical arena.
BOP and its directors continue to be at the forefront of jazz educational provision. Their ever-evolving educational programmes have inspired both professional artists and students nationally and internationally.
BOP aim to provide an educational and visual art form in its most organic and spirited form.
BOP has contributed to the teaching and education of Jazz Music & Dance throughout London, UK and internationally with workshops and residencies at Arts Educational School - Chiswick • Urdang Academy - Covent Garden • LIPA - Liverpool • London Studio Centre - London • WAC Interchange Studios - London • Reeds School - Cobham • Whitton School - Middlesex • Lewisham College - London • Elmhurst Ballet School - Camberley Surrey • Laine Theatre Arts - Epsom • Shene School - Richmond • The International Dance Teachers Association Seminars London & Nationwide • The Northern School of Contemporary Dance • The Place Easter & Summer Schools - London • Leap into Dance Festival - Richmond • Woking Dance Festival - Woking • The Point Theatre Jazz Project - Eastleigh • Richmond Upon Thames College - Richmond • Kent Dance Enterprise - Kent • The YMCA of Stockwell London & Kingston Surrey • Nottingham Playhouse Musical Theatre Seminar - Nottingham • The Glasgow Jazz Expo - Scotland. • Danceworks & Pineapple Dance Studios - London.