Our Work
Skyzdalimit works in partnership with local secondary schools to promote inclusion, by delivering a programme of musical theatre activities to students with and without a disability. Classes are held weekly at participating schools with most of the programmes being funded. Our current partners are Loreto GS, Drumragh Integrated College and Arvalee School. Many participants progress to join Skyzdalimit when they leave school providing them with a smooth transition from school to adult life.
Skyzdalimit works in partnership with local charities and senior citizens’ groups by providing opportunities for therapeutic work to its members by using their skills at their day-centre or at home, to help create some of our costumes, masks, props for our shows, providing a therapeutic activity for several afternoons a month. The feel-good factor of doing something worthwhile for the benefit of the community will give an added mood-boost and sense of value. They will be able to see the result of their contribution live on stage!
Aims
Through the medium of the music, dance and drama Skyzdalimit aims to promote emotional and physical integration and personal growth, self-expression and creativity, self-empowerment and independence, communication skills while at the same time, equipping members with dance, singing and acting skills.
A key element of its programme is the delivery of a professionally-staged show each year at the Strule Arts Centre in Omagh.
Social Inclusion
Rehearsals
The programme is delivered weekly on a Monday evening from 7-9pm at South West College, Omagh. A team of dedicated volunteers assist members with dance routines, singing and drama. Preparation for a new show starts in September concluding with a musical production at the Strule arts Centre, Omagh and sometimes other theatres throughout the island of Ireland for a touring production.
