STUDENTS from the University of West of Scotland will join Scotland’s new super band on Friday, April 28, as it began the Scottish leg of its spring tour at the Gaiety Theatre in Ayr.

Created by award winning disabled choreographer Marc Brew, Brewband is an inclusive music and dance performance company which brings together top Scottish rock artists Graeme Smillie, Jill O’Sullivan and Peter Kelly with talented dancer/musicians Martyn Garside, Marta Masiero and Alice Sheppard.

The production, which blurs boundaries and challenging people’s perceptions of identity, melds rock music with Marc Brew’s distinctive choreography, to create an exciting show, as much a music gig as it is a dance performance.

During their current tour Brewband aim to engage with young people across Scotland by giving them the opportunity to develop skills and increase their health outcomes through dance and music based activity.

“Through the activity we will particularly focus on giving disenfranchised young people, especially those with physical disabilities and those struggling with gender issues,” explained Marc Brew.

“As our work to date as a Company demonstrates, it is these individuals who are frequently excluded from physical performance and activity.”

The project will also offer a chance for local youngsters to take part in the show itself.

Marc added: “Through an invitation to rehearsals, workshops and mentoring support we wish to tease out the skills and ambitions of each young person and ensure that they gain key transferable skills that can be applied to the work inside, and outside of the arts.”