Step Up 2005
Schools Arts Festival

Based primarily at The Bridgewater Hall but working with venues around the Northwest in Bolton, Dalton-in-Furness, Lancaster, Liverpool, Manchester, Saddleworth and Salford and now in its fifth year, Step Up is a 10 day festival crammed full of performing, visual and media arts by the Specialist Arts Colleges and Artsmark schools of the Northwest.

Top arts organisations and educators come together for the longest schools' arts festival in the world - along with over 100 schools from the north west. More than 70 events, including stage performances by young artists, workshops for all ages and training for teachers, takes place over the first 10 days in July - in what is believed to be the longest arts festival for schools in the world.

The Trust is delighted to support events such as this, where members of the Manchester community can showcase their talents, and participate and perform with professional artists in and around the spectacular setting of The Bridgewater Hall.