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Roundhouse trip
15th AUGUST 2007
How do you spend your spare time? If you like walking the streets, shopping, playing games or surfing the net, then stop! Wasting time is no longer cool. These days young people want to try new things, learn new skills, make new friends and have lots of fun.
The good news is that we have a chance to make all these things happen
– thanks to the Roundhouse Studios. The Roundhouse Studios is a creative space with high quality equipment and a strong professional support team.
Camden Summer University journalists visited the Roundhouse one Wednesday afternoon in August. Before we toured the studios and other activity areas we ate our lunch (bought from Sainsbury’s) in The Hub, an informal rehearsal area, surrounded by red-and-black designer sofas. As we ate, loud hip hop music blared from the sound system and just before we finished our lunch we were treated to an impromptu hip hop dance.
The tour kicked off at 2pm and our guide was Bea Hanky, a young lady who works for the Roundhouse. She gave a brief talk on the history of the Roundhouse, then took us to various studios where young people were doing activities as diverse as video-editing and playing jazz music.
At Haverstock School across the road from the Roundhouse, we watched a group of young people break dancing. They were so good at it, that I was surprised to learn that they had been learning their brilliant moves in
just a week.
The Roundhouse sends out the message that arts and music are accessible to everyone who loves them.
By Helen Zhu, age 19
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StreetVibes Youth Presents
Lyrical Xpressions 2007
A Music Showcase for Urban Youth
15th AUGUST 2007
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As soon as I stepped through the doors of the Ministry of Sound I could tell that the night had yet to begin. All the volunteers were rushing around in their trade mark t-shirts that said ‘StreetVibes Youth’ in a graffiti style font on the front. The atmosphere was buzzing and you could tell everyone
was eager for the show to start.
When it did start, the main acts, up and coming young artists, performed for various agents, producers and labels that were there, while an open mike competition gave members of the audience a chance to showcase their talent.
All of the music was written and produced by the young performers and you could tell that they had put so much effort and energy into their performances. The dance groups were unbelievable; they all worked together and really did move to the music. It was hard to believe that such young people could have so much talent.
The event ended with various inspirational speakers, who are currently big on the music scene. They spoke about peace on the streets and the negative media coverage that teenagers have had. Tinie Tempah, who made the crowd go wild by singing ‘Wifey Riddum’, gave the best advice of the night: “Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t achieve your dream because I’m doing it, I’m living my dream.”
The event was a total success and it really showed that being a teenager is not all about being in a gang and smoking on street corners. The showcase gave the press something positive to write about the youth of today.
By Tazmin Miah, age 16
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