Thousands of children leave school each year having never watched a performance in a theatre, visited an arts exhibition or participated in arts activity of any kind. Engagement with the arts has a positive impact on young people: raising aspirations, increasing confidence, improving communication skills and unlocking creativity.

The Centre is committed to providing access to the arts for all, regardless of age, background or circumstance. The children’s chorus performed in the Donald Gordon Theatre with a world-class company under the baton of Maestro Valery Gergiev, Artistic and General Director of the Mariinsky Theatre and founder and artistic director of many international music festivals. It was a life-changing experience for these young people, designed to ignite a passion in the arts to last a lifetime.