City of York Council is reminding budding performers about the facilities on offer at York's specialist performing arts centres.

Run by the authority's Arts Education Service, the centres provide training in dance, music, drama and visual arts to anyone aged from 3 to 18 years.

The new term kicks off on 10 September with sessions from 9.30am- 1.00pm every Saturday at Canon Lee School. Sessions will also run at Millthorpe School on Wednesdays from 4.30pm-6.30pm and at Archbishop Holgate's School on Fridays, from 4.30pm-6.30pm.

Adult sessions are a new addition to the performing arts centre portfolio this year and will run from 12 September at Lowfields School and Westfield Primary School. Sessions include Musical Theory, World Drumming, String orchestra, Calabash York Street Band and Steel Pans.

Other new sessiuons include INFuse - a new venture, introducing dance and singing to the existing Global Drumming group led by Jon Ward.  Edward Lynch and Tim Wilson will inject a new surge of energy to the group and new members are welcome. The term will start with a normal drumming session on Wednesday 12 September at Millthorpe School, with dance and singing being introduced from 19 September 5.30pm – 6.30pm.

Donna Fox, the council's Young People’s Arts officer, responsible for managing and developing the Performing Arts Centre said:  “The intention is to expand the creative programme over the coming months and encourage new people to get involved, on all levels.  We hope to offer a wide variety of creative arts opportunities for young people and their families." 

Anyone wanting further information about the performing arts centres and the sessions available should contact Donna Fox by emailing pac@york.gov.uk or calling 01904 554660 for a copy of the full programme.