Advocacy body Starling Arts is collaborating with West End show Wicked to launch a series of workshops of schools and select venues.
Launching officially on 6 March, the workshops will focus on wellbeing and anti-bullying, created in collaboration with the Anti-Bullying Alliance. They will be delivered as part of the musical's resource hub for education and classroom teaching – Wicked Active Learning.
Executive producer of Wicked, Michael McCabe, said: ‘The Covid pandemic fundamentally altered the lives of many young people, and UK schools continue supporting them to recover both academically and in terms of their wellbeing.
‘We’ve long admired the inspirational work that Anna Shields and Emily Garsin [Starling Arts co-founders] have been doing in schools and communities, particularly during and in the aftermath of the lockdowns, boosting mental health and self-confidence through singing workshops and choirs.
The Starling Arts co-founders added: ‘As advocates of how the arts can boost mental health, Starling Arts look forward to these workshops providing participants with a toolkit of Wicked-inspired skills they can use to improve their mood and support their peers and community groups throughout life.’
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