Artists Details

Enhanced disclosure

05/06/2008

Art skills

Dance and movement, Story telling, Theatre

Other skills

Special needs

Phase/sector

Early Years Foundation Stage framework, Enquiry / Play based Workshop, Every Child Matters, Reggio Emilia

Prepared to work

Nationally

Full day fee

250

Half day fee

125

Planning day fee

150

Gill Roberts

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Statement

I specialise in Javanese and Balinese dance (from Indonesia), including storytelling and mask work. I enable children to explore ideas through movement, music, character and story work, drawing on traditional art forms, while also relating to and exploring their own experiences of the world. I have experience of using the child-led Reggio Emilia approach in early years residencies.

Experience

I have run workshops, residencies and classes in Javanese and Balinese dance for children and young people since 1998.

Early years residencies

2008 Bournemouth & Poole Cultural Hub Early Years residency: term-long project for Reception classs at Hillbourne First School, using Reggio Emilia approach to creativity, collaborating with visual artist Teresa Grimaldi

2008 Bournemouth & Poole Library Services, Sing Me a Story project: Dance and story telling sessions for early years, parents & carers, and training and mentoring for library staff

2007 Bournemouth & Poole Cultural Hub Early Years residency: 6-week project at Merley pre-school using Reggio Emilia approach to creativity, collaborating with story teller Michele O’Brien

2002 Thameside Infants School, Thurrock, Essex: 1-week residency with Golden Deer (Indonesian Performing Arts education company)

Early years workshops

2008 Shipham First School, Somerset: Javanese dance for Yrs 0-4.

2001 Blazing, South Bank Centre, London: workshops for family learning groups, as part of annual summer festivals

INSET delivery

2008 Bournemouth & Poole Library Services, Sing Me a Story: Training sessions for library staff

2004 Enfield Open Dance Forum: Putting on a performance using a story from another culture

2001 Graham James Primary School, Thurrock: Javanese dance and music

Training

2000-03: Balinese dance with Ni Made Pujawati

1993-94 6-month intensive Javanese dance at Mangun Dharma ArtsCentre, Malang, East Java

1991-92 Javanese dance with S Haryono from the Indonesian Academy of Performing Arts (STSI)

1981-82 Postgraduate Certificate in Acting, Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff

Recent CPD

2008 Placement with Niki McCretton's Horseplay, a creative environment for 3-5 year olds

2007 Dance Links - Making Links training and networking, NDTA/YDE/NPESSCL

2007 Mentoring in Reggio Emilia approach for early years from Niki McCretton for Bournemouth & Poole Cultural Hub Early Years Project

2007 Child’s Eye View: conference on early years arts practice, Devon

2005 Keeping Arts Safe (child protection), ACE SW

2005 Lisa Ullman Travel Scholarship for further study in East Java

Projects


	Bournemouth & Poole Cultural Hub Early Years residency, 2008 , Hillbourne First School reception class Term-long residency using Reggio Emilia approach to creativity, using provocations inspired by the Javanese mask character Bapang, collaborating with visual/environment artist Teresa Grimaldi

Sing Me a Story, 2008 , Bournemouth and Poole Libraries

Movement based Storytime sessions for 2-4 year olds and families.

Training and mentoring for library staff


	Bournemouth & Poole Cultural Hub Early Years residency, 2007 , Merley Pre-school 6-week residency using Reggio Emilia approach to creativity, using provocations based around Javanese dance and the Story Square concept, in collaboration with story teller Michele O’Brien

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