Make. Sing. Move. Discover what we can create together.
In schools, outdoors and in theatres.
We adapt our programmes to each setting, from weekday sessions in schools to workshops outdoors and in theatres.
CREATIVITY AT EVERY AGE
Theatre offers people of every age a way to explore art, imagination and self-expression. Participants make, sing, move and tell stories, discovering materials and characters as they create a performance together.
01 / CREATE TOGETHER
Hands & Minds Creative Camp
Turn an idea into a puppet, a story and a performance. Make, experiment and create together, with room for every participant’s imagination.
Ages 4+ · Children, adults, families and friends
1-day · 3-day · 5-day · 7-day formats
65%Families who booked again
Hands & Minds Creative Camp · Programme in practice
01
Devising together
Write a script together and rehearse a short play as an ensemble.
02
Colour & emotion
Make images from simple shapes and explore how colour expresses emotion.
03
Stories & expression
Draw, write and tell an original story, then bring individual ideas into a group narrative.
04
Puppet design & making
Explore materials and tools, turn drawings into puppets, then learn to bring them to life.
How the programme works
In the 3-day camp, participants develop stories, make and animate puppets, rehearse and share a performance. The 5-day camp gives more time to devise and rehearse together, ending with a performance for family and friends.
A STORYBOOK OF YOUR OWN
Take your own story home.
We turn each child’s original story into a printed picture book: their own work to take home, read and keep.
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Making, imagining and sharingFrom an idea to a performance
Sing, move and tell a story together. Discover how a musical takes shape, from the first rhythm to the final bow, on stage and behind the scenes.
Ages 4–99 · Repertoire chosen by age and difficulty
7-day intensive · Term-time workshops
78%Families who booked again
Musical Theatre Camp · Programme in practice
01
Voice & rhythm
Explore vocal production and the connections between music, rhythm, emotion and story.
02
Dance & performance
Build coordination and create characters through movement, acting and ensemble work.
03
Costume & stage design
Explore how colour, fabric and design shape a character and a stage. Make accessories and decorations for the performance.
04
Backstage & performance
Learn about stage management, lighting, sound and working in a theatre. Bring the group’s work together in a final performance.
How the programme works
The 7-day intensive combines singing, dance and acting with rehearsals, building towards a full run, technical rehearsal and final performance. Content and repertoire suit the group’s age and experience. Dates and arrangements are agreed for each programme.
Musical theatre repertoire
Choose a production by age and difficulty.
Little Red Riding Hood and the WolfDifficulty: 6 programmes deliveredPinocchioDifficulty: 5 programmes deliveredJourney to the WestDifficulty: 2 programmes deliveredRobinson CrusoeDifficulty: 1 programme delivered · Launched in 2026Peter and the WolfDifficulty: 2 programmes deliveredThe Lotus LanternDifficulty: 3 programmes delivered
We connect aspiring theatre professionals with working production teams, linking practical learning to real theatre work.
03 / BACKSTAGE
Stagecraft for Adults
A practical introduction to backstage work for adults considering a theatre career or wanting to understand how productions are made. Follow a production from preparation to performance, with structured learning and hands-on practice. No experience needed.
7 days · 28 hours
Theatre technology fundamentals and production roles
From our first course to a professional production
Ms Yan, a participant in the first course, entered the theatre industry and joined the production of The Emperor’s Shadow (锦衣卫之刀与花) as a stage manager.
“I have repeatedly used the stage-management templates and my course notes in subsequent productions. The course gave me more confidence in theatre work and opened up broader possibilities for my career.”
Ms Yan · First cohort (translated excerpt)
04 / LEARNING & PRACTICE FOR ARTS & THEATRE PRACTITIONERS
Courses & workshops with Liu Xiaoyi
For those who lead a class, make a work and create with others.
Explore teaching, collaboration and creative practice through experience drawn from the classroom and the rehearsal room.
01 / Teaching children’s theatre
How to begin a children’s theatre class
For children’s theatre teachers, arts educators and workshop facilitators
Begin by understanding the children and the teacher’s role, both inside and outside the classroom. Explore preparation, facilitation and reflection, balancing a clear plan with responsiveness to the children in front of you.
Before: plan and prepare
Age, difficulty, stories, art forms, team roles, materials and safety.
During: observe and respond
Adapt games, shape the atmosphere and pace, and support different ways of participating.
After: document and reflect
Observe changes, reflect with the teaching team and bring those insights into the next class.
02 / Creative collaboration
How artists work together
For performers, theatre makers and production teams
A performer’s and theatre maker’s perspective on creating together within constraints of time, space and budget. Explore how practical experiments, face-to-face work and team reflection turn ideas into achievable stage work.
Understand production
Plan and coordinate time, budgets and people around a shared understanding of the work.
Create through experiments
Work with text, music, visual ideas and materials; communicate through practical demonstrations.
Build shared working methods
Value different contributions, learn from communication and document experience in working handbooks.
03 / Arts courses for adults
Theatre · Creativity and the Future
For arts educators and creative practitioners, and people from other fields seeking fresh perspectives
Explore creative practice through movement, language, space, puppets and objects. Games, story-making and group rehearsal offer different ways of creating and collaborating, connecting everyday observations with theatre.
Movement and awareness
Warm-ups and games with movement, language, emotion and space open different routes into making.
Objects and stories
Puppetry and object work, picture books, everyday stories, music and rehearsal.
Collaboration and performance
Develop shared work through individual contributions and synthesis, testing ideas in rehearsal and performance.
04 / Musical theatre lecture
Chinese cultural elements in musical theatre
For learners and practitioners interested in musical theatre performance, directing and choreography
Drawing on Wukong, The Throne and the Poetry, Yang Jian and The Emperor’s Shadow, this lecture explores how folk-dance styles inform character and stage expression, through movement, spatial ideas and footwork.
Style and character
Consider how the stylistic qualities of folk dance become movement for a character.
Movement and space
Discuss scale, speed, breath, circular and outward spatial ideas, and the value of footwork.
Four production case studies
Use production examples to examine connections between direction, choreography and the stage.
Touch Laboratory’s founder, theatre director and choreographer. He designs and develops the company’s theatre education programmes.
Teaching artist
Wang Jiaxuan
Stage performer, dancer and theatre educator. Her work includes directing and choreography for Touch Laboratory camps, and teaching extracurricular arts programmes with schools in Hangzhou.
Teaching artist
Wang Yuhang
Touch Laboratory artist, puppeteer, musician and composer. He designs puppets, devises theatre and directs creative camps.
