The alliance between an international arts centre and a music and drama school offers an excellent opportunity to explore, experiment and to establish the artists and practitioners of the future. The artistic programmes of both organisations will be taken as the inspiration for different community groups and professional practitioners to create new work.

Alongside the structured learning delivered by the Guildhall School, projects will be centered around widening and deepening the practice of a range of professionals who would like to deliver work more effectively to users in various communities, for example developing the knowledge and confidence of teachers in using the arts to deliver cross-curricular outcomes.

Key areas within the LAB strand of activity include:

Weekend Lab
Bite Weekend Workouts offer an opportunity for in-depth practical exploration and discovery in a workshop-style setting. These sessions are inspired by the international theatre practice presented in Bite.

CPD
Creative Learning offer a full programme of CPD courses, which provide an insight into workshop leading, group composition, creative collaboration, improvisation, and vocal and percussion skills.

MMus Leadership Programme
As part of Creative Learning, the Leadership Programme offers an unrivalled range of opportunities for students across the art forms and performance venues of this internationally renowned centre for the arts.

MAP/Making International
MAP/Making is a project dedicated to creating new landscapes in music, art and performance through interdisciplinary and transcultural collaboration.

Research and Development
Extensive research and development work is key in establishing Creative Learning at the forefront of new thinking about the creative industry, and offers real value to the fields of arts, culture and education.