Black British Ballet - Creative Writing Workshop

Are you more of a poet, critic or a blogger? Whoever you are, take your skills back in time to explore the stories of Black British ballet. Are you more of a poet or a critic or a blogger? Whoever you are, take your skills back in time to explore the stories of Black British ballet dancers. Taking images and quotes from the exhibition as our base, we’ll do some activities together before you get to write your masterpiece - or silly piece! (Suitable for age 9 - 16 years old) More info: The session is structured as follows: 1. Group work activity that will help bring to life some of the choices our dancers faced 2. A short discussion about what they know/think about ballet 3.

What to expect:

• When: Thursday 12 November 2026, 1pm to 2:30pm
• Where: Newcastle City Library, Room 7, Level 6, 33 Bridge Street West, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8AX
• Cost: free