Another year, another trip to London! Students and staff of VAPA took to a trip to the capital once again this February, here's what they got up to on the trip...
It was an early start for everyone with the coach departing from TRC at 5:45am and a rather long 5 hour+ journey there, but they arrived just in time for lunch on the steps of St Paul's Cathedral.
The different departments of VAPA then split up to visit the nearby attractions relevant to their subject. Art visited the Tate Modern, while Music visited St Martin-in-the-fields for a Baroque concert, and Dance went to Pineapple dance studios. As they walked across the Millennium Bridge to the gallery, the Art students spent some time taking photographs and drawing the sights, using drawing exercises to create some beautiful sketches.
After seeing the local attractions, the groups headed back to the hotel to eat, relax and change before being taken by coaches to the theatre to watch either The Lion King or Charlie and the Chocolate factory. We always take students to a west end show on the annual London trip, and it's a great opportunity for the students who have never seen one before. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed it as always!
The next morning the groups left the hotel at 9:10am and once again separated to visit their own relative locations. Our Art students walked down The Strand to Trafalgar Square where they visited the National Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery. Meanwhile, Music, Performing Arts and Dance watched the street performers and musicians in Trafalgar Square.
And after two jam packed days, it was time to journey back up north, departing at 1:30pm, and arriving back at TRC at 6pm. The trip was a wonderful success and enjoyed by both staff and students. It gave the students great opportunities to create some unique and exciting work for their sketchbooks, as well as looking around some amazing galleries and being inspired by the work they were able to see.
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