Escape Artists

			RAP AGAINST GUNS AND KNIVES

			Put it Down! is a rap opera project exploring issues surrounding gun and knife crime that is now available to Youth Offending Teams, Young Offender Institutions, Pupil Referral Units and Schools. Put it Down! was staged in July 2006 at the Jackson's Lane Theatre in Highgate. It was created with clients of the London Probation Service in partnership with Insight Arts. The Put it Down! concept has now been further developed and can be recreated for your client group in order to incorporate local concerns and young people's views. Introduction (you might have to click twice on 'play') The performance was part of the Arts Against Guns and Knives Festival at the Jackson's Lane Theatre where it was presented to an audience of young people from the local area. Read the Muswell Hill Times news article on the Arts Against Guns and Knives Festival. The Performance - edited down to about 4 minutes (you might have to click twice on 'play') Put it Down! can be delivered as part of an OCN accredited learning programme covering subjects such as literacy, numeracy, music and drama. The End - the audience are asked to participate (you might have to click twice on 'play') If you would like to know more about Put it Down! and how it could work with the young people in your care, please contact Sophie Carlin admin@escapeartists.co.uk at Escape Artists on 020 7655 0909.

In:Fusion

'The whole team of Escape Artists is professional, supportive and a joy to work with... I look forward to working with you again in the future.'

FE Team Leader, HMYOI Portland

'I would like to say thank you for all the help you have offered me and would like to do some more courses like this.

Young offender, HMYOI Glen Parva

From ex-offenders who want to help young people avoid crime and its consequences