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Creative young people aged 13 -19 will soon be able to unleash their imagination in a series of free 
workshops, when BBC Blast returns to Salford for the annual four-day Learning Festival.
BBC Blast is a unique scheme that encourages and supports teenagers who want to start a career in the creative industries, such as music, dance, fashion, film, art or design.
Each year, the BBC takes Blast on a national tour, giving teenagers the opportunity to get some hands-on experience and training in a wide variety of free multi-media workshops. The Blast Tour will be bringing professional equipment and media industry experts to
the University of Salford from
Wednesday 14 to Saturday 17 October,
building an impressive mobile creative village, complete with digital workshop spaces and a separate performance area. Teenagers can use state-of-the-art equipment to produce their own work with advice and support from industry professionals, including BBC production staff.
There's a wide range of multi media and creative arts workshops on offer, highlights include:
- Record Production with Alan Wrench, who has had Top-10 success in the Dance Charts
- Advice on working in radio from Radio Manchester's broadcast journalists
- Fashion Design with Nicky, who has designed for Topshop and Karen Millen
- SLAMbassadors - Learn some performance poetry techniques and enter our nationwide competition
- Work with Manchester based graffiti artist Dreph a to make a stencil based design
- Dance: Choreography, Capoeira, street dance and cheerleading
- Multi-Media: Filmmaking, special FX, 3D Games, animation, photography, VJing.
Sian Lord, Editor for BBC Blast said
"The idea of being creative can be pretty daunting, if you don’t consider yourself to be particularly artistic. But in fact there’s some creativity in all of us and sometimes all you need is a bit of inspiration. BBC Blast is all about inspiring young people to explore their own creativity, through technology and interactivity”
“The BBC Blast Tour is a real unique opportunity for young people from the local area to get some real hands on experience and get training from the industry experts, and it’s absolutely free!”
A selection of work created here will be shown to the public at the Blast Talent Showcases:
- DJs and MCs on Wednesday at 5.30pm
- poetry and spoken word on Thursday at 5pm
- musicians, dancers and performers on Friday at 6pm
- digital/VJ work on Saturday at 5.30pm.
For more details and to sign up for workshops see BBC Blast or email.