2011 GUEST FACILITATION WILL INCLUDE: Scotland’s leading training and networking conference for youth performing arts providers returns for its seventh year. SKILL UP delivers a broad range of professional development opportunities for all levels, skills and abilities. Staged in the Scottish Borders for the rst time the SKILL UP 2011 weekend will host European facilitation, an enhanced programme and a focus on the funding challenges that face us all. SCOTTISH BORDERS 2011 EASTGATE THEATRE, PEEBLES 7PM FRI 25th - 4PM SUN 27th MARCH TANJA SPRINGER Director of the JUNGE AKTEURE, Germany Tanja studied in Cultural Sciences and Aesthetic Practice and has worked at several key theatres in Germany. Her 2010 production BIKINI was invited by the Goetheinstitut to tour northern Europe. JUNGE AKTEURE (YOUNG ARTISTS) is part of the municipal theatre of Bremen, Germany and focuses on contemporary theatre with young people. SUNE TØNNING SØRENSEN Director of Education at FILUREN, Denmark Sune has an MA in Dramaturgy from Aarhus University, specialising in interactive storytelling, systems theory and drama education. The term “nerd” has been bandied about quite a bit… this does not bother him in the least. FILUREN is a children’s and young people’s theatre based in Aarhus, Denmark. “There’s is nothing else like SKILL UP and every year it develops and teaches you things you weren’t expecting to learn” SKILL UP 2010 delegate Detailed programme content will be forwarded on booking and please do note that the SKILL UP 2011 programme is subject to change. Please go to www.promoteyt.co.uk for constantly updated information about SKILL UP 2011 PETER HUSSEY Artistic Director of the CROOKED HOUSE THEATRE COMPANY, Ireland Peter is a writer, director and drama facilitator and lectures in Applied Theatre for the National University of Ireland. Peter is also an arts consultant and trainer having worked in Ireland and abroad for over 20 years and returns to SKILL UP having previously facilitated in 2009.