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Contents Experience Theatre

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VCAA Plays

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The Arts = Wellbeing

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Youth Voices

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Kaleidoscope

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Festivals

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Australian Youth Classical Music Competition

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DO the workshop and SEE the show

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ACT UP for Sustainability

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VCE Workshops

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Stagecraft for Theatre

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Backstage and other activities

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Calendar

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Sponsors & Supporters

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K - Kindergarten P - Primary (Prep to Grade 4)

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M - Middle School (Grade 5 to 8)

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For more details and to book contact: Youth and Education Program Coordinator: Kelly Clifford Phone 5225 1207 Fax 5225 1229 Email kelly@gpac.org.au Web www.gpac.org.au/education *Note: For every 20 students a teacher attends free.

TERMS & CONDITIONS All school bookings are processed through gpac:ed • Student numbers for all gpac:ed programs, must be finalised 2 weeks prior to the performance, workshop or festival.

• Any changes to student numbers after this time are at the discretion of gpac:ed and subject to availability.

• Once all student numbers are confirmed an invoice will be sent for payment. At this point there will be no refunds or reissuing of invoices.

Please note – once a booking is made on behalf of the school, the school accepts liability to make payments on the due dates.

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Experience Theatre Artback NT: Arts Development and Touring presents

Djuki Mala (Chooky Dancers) For over a decade, dance innovators Djuki Mala (Chooky Dancers) have been exploring and re-establishing the notions of contemporary Aboriginal performance.

Hailing from Galiwin’ku Community (Elcho Island) in North East Arnhem Land, Djuki Mala have teamed up with Creative Producer and Artistic Director Joshua Bond to create a show full of excitement for the whole family.

Djuki Mala continue to redefine the unique physical language they are known and loved for by marrying it with acrobatics and diverse flavours of dance and theatre, and their own keen sense of humour.

Photo: Wayne Quilliam

Date: Thursday 24th April Time: 8.00pm Cost: $15.00 per student Duration: 60 mins, no interval Genre: Dance / Drama

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Performing Lines WA presents

The Magic Hour

By Vanessa Bates & Directed by Chris Bendall Thought you knew Grimm’s fairy tales? Think again. Little Red Riding Hood meets Trainspotting in this wicked retelling of classic bedtime stories.

Helpmann Award winner Ursula Yovich (Australia, Jindabyne, The Secret River) plays a cast of sideline female characters who’ve been updated and dropped into the gutters and alleyways of bleak Australian life. From one of Australia’s most original contemporary playwrights, Vanessa Bates, The Magic Hour is a gutsy one-woman comedy told with dark humour and soulful song.

Date: Thursday 17th July Suitability: Ages 14+ Time: 11.00am & 7.00pm Warnings: coarse language, sexual and Cost: $ 15.00 per student adult themes Duration: 110 minutes, including interval Genre: Drama / Warnings: Occasional strong language & adult themes 4

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State Theatre Company of South Australia presents

The Importance of Being Earnest

By Oscar Wilde ‘I never change, except in my affections.’

Oscar Wilde’s brilliant and much-loved comedy of love, manners and mistaken identity – The Importance of Being Earnest has been delighting audiences for over 100 years.

Set within the stifling conventions of Victorian England, two young bachelors have taken to bending the rules and the truth to add a dash of excitement to their lives.

Grand dame of the Australian theatre Nancye Hayes brings the formidable and acidic Lady Bracknell to life alongside the elastic and hilarious Nathan O’Keefe as Algernon.

Season: 28th - 30th August, 8.00pm Matinee: Saturday 30th August, 1.00pm Cost: $ 15.00 per student Genre: Comedy

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Circus Oz 2014 Circus Oz plummets into Geelong Performing Arts Centre with their latest thrilling show! This brand spanking new show draws inspiration from the pre-digital, analog world and the subsequent exponential explosion of options, data and ideas.

There will be, as ever, strong women, stunt-jumping flyers, death-defying aerialists and beautiful jugglers, a cranking live multi-skilled band, all with a subversive antipodean vaudeville and cabaret twist. With bold, flashy skills, electrifying live music, and that trademark irreverent spirit, Circus Oz 2014 will have audiences on their feet, wanting more!

Season: 4th & 6th September, 7.30pm Saturday 6th September, 1.00pm & 6:30pm Cost: $ 15.00 per student Duration: 120 mins Genre: Circus/Family/Comedy

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Warnings: May feature fire, smoke machines and strobe lighting

*Workshop available (see page 14)

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VCAA Plays Belvoir and Malthouse Theatre present

The Government Inspector

By Simon Stone after Nikolai Gogol Nikolai Gogol was a nutcase. Bonkers. And in between bouts of nuttiness he just happened to write what are unquestionably the two funniest plays of the nineteenth century, The Diary of a Madman and The Government Inspector.

Now, a new generation of comic geniuses sink their teeth into The Government Inspector. Under the direction of the ever-inventive Simon Stone, this ridiculous, laugh-out-loud comedy will take a mad-cap turn toward twenty-first century Australia and may not entirely resemble the play Gogol wrote in 1836. The Government Inspector is an implausible masterpiece for our implausible times.

Season: 22nd - 24th May, 8.00pm Matinee: Saturday 24th, 1.00pm Cost: $15.00 per student Genre: Comedy/Drama Suitability: Ages 15+

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Melbourne Theatre Company presents

Yellow Moon

By David Greig

It’s Friday night. Stag Lee is 17, bored and figuring out how to make fast money. Silent Leila is at the all-night superstore feeling stupid and ugly, wishing she lived inside the pages of a celebrity magazine.

Suddenly, after a chance meeting and a shocking life-changing event, the duo find themselves heading north in search of refuge. Marooned in an unforgiving landscape, Leila and Lee are forced to hunker down and confront who they really are.

Yellow Moon seamlessly flows from narration to poetry, from imagination to reality, from brutality to hope. Played on a bare stage by four actors, Yellow Moon is a captivating journey of self-discovery with a dark heart.

Date: Monday 2nd June Time: 1.00pm & 7.00pm Cost: $15.00 per student Duration: 75mins approx (Q&A 15mins) Suitability: Ages 15+

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Warnings: Yellow Moon explores themes of identity, love, grief, friendship and hope. In so doing the play also explores the challenging concepts of violence, crime and suicide. It includes sexual references, strong language and descriptions of self-harming.

All these topics are set within the context and world of the play.

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Photo: Roline Laporte Graphic Design: Marie-Love Petit

adapted and created by shake & stir theatre co

1984

By George Orwell Strap yourself in for this terrifically chilling theatrical event set against a towering wall of plasma screens.

Oceania; a Nation perpetually at war, where cameras watch every move and Thought Police roam the streets. By day, Winston Smith is an editor at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history to align the past with the radical political agenda of the ruling party and its leader, Big Brother. By night, Winston pursues a forbidden love affair with the mysterious Julia in an attempt to rebel against the oppressive regime and maintain some control over his otherwise totally controlled life.

This new stage adaptation brings George Orwell’s final novel screaming into the present.

Season: 5th - 7th June, 8.00pm Matinee: Saturday 7th June, 1.00pm Cost: $15.00 per student Duration: 85 mins, no interval Genre: Drama Suitability: Ages 13+ Warnings: Haze

The Arts = Wellbeing

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Not just for Drama Students

Doorstep Arts presents

Next to Normal Directed by Darylin Ramondo Full of humour and heart, but with a storyline that socks you in the gut, Next to Normal is an award-winning rock musical brought to you by Doorstep Arts.

Internationally-acclaimed actress Natalie O’Donnell leads an outstanding cast as Diana, a mother whose bipolar disorder fractures her picture-perfect family.

Poignant lyrics and a Tony-winning musical score traverse an emotional wilderness, exploring the issues of mental illness. A confronting and ultimately rewarding musical journey, Next to Normal challenges us to ask the question ‘what is normal anyway?’

Matinee: Wednesday 19th March Time: 10.00am Cost: $15.00 per student for school bookings only Duration: 120 min approx (Q&A) Season: 14th - 22nd March S Suitability: Ages 15+ Warnings: Coarse language and adult themes.

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The Arts = Wellbeing

- Teacher Professional Development

Using creativity and student narrative for social change.

A collaboration between gpac:ed & GASP Facilitated: Jami Jones of GASP This professional development session will give teachers some practical ideas that they can apply in a youth led, peer education model in their school.

In this workshop, Jami will share some of her experiences in working with groups of young people both in school and in the community in the area of sexuality and gender.

Jami will also give examples of the creative ways GLBTI ( Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex) young people and their peers have been able to challenge issues of homophobia and transphobia.

GASP is funded by Victorian Department of Health as a GLBTI suicide prevention project. www.gaspgeelong.net.au

Workshop: Tuesday 18th March Time: 4.00pm - 5.30pm Cost: FREE (bookings required) Location: GPAC Gallery Suitability: Upper Primary and Secondary Teachers

Self Harm A collaboration between gpac:ed & headspace Barwon

Self Harm

Facilitated: Samuel Lloyd

A collaboration between gpac:ed & headspace Barwon

This informative presentation is designed to provide advice and support in “how to talk about?” self harm and “how to provide help?”

Participants will be supported to know what they can do to guide the majority of students towards better coping choices and the more severely affected young people on to the road to recovery.

Date: Thursday 20th February Session 1 for Teachers: 4.30pm - 6.00pm Session 2 for Parents: 7.00pm - 8.30pm Location: Drama Theatre, GPAC Cost: Teachers: $10 / Parents: $5.00 Suitability: Primary Teachers Sam is a psychologist working with children and families in the Access to Allied Psychological Services (ATAPS) program at Barwon Medicare Local and Primary Mental Health Partners.

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Facilitated: Marianne Weddell This informative presentation is designed to provide advice and support in “how to talk about?” self harm and “how to provide help?”

Participants will be supported to know what they can do to guide the majority of students towards better coping choices and the more severely affected young people on to the road to recovery.

Date: Monday 24th February Session 1 for Teachers: 4.30pm - 6.00pm Session 2 for Parents: 7.00pm - 8.30pm Location: Drama Theatre, GPAC Cost: Teachers: $10 / Parents: $5.00 Suitability: Secondary Teachers Marianne Weddell is a registered psychologist with 15 years experience working in public mental health in primary mental health programs and community mental health teams. She currently works as a senior psychologist at Barwon Health Deakin Psychology Clinic.

Understanding Boal For all adults - not just Drama Teachers Facilitated: Mandy Calderwood & Alice Claringbold In this practical workshop participants will explore the notion of Boal’ s theatre as a tool for transformation. Participants will work through a series of exercises designed to create a safe and empowering workshop environment. The participants will then move on to an exploration of Boal’s various techniques in Image and Forum theatre.

Mandy Calderwood and Alice Claringbold are drama teachers at Christian College Geelong.

Both have a keen interest in Boal. Mandy has frequently used Boal’s techniques in the classroom and in leadership and conflict resolution workshops. Alice’s interest was inspired whilst working in highly multicultural settings in Western Australia.

Date: Saturday 15th March Time: 12.30pm - 4.30pm Location: Alcoa Studio 1 Cost: $50.00

FREE Massive Hip Hop Workshops Want your students to be involved in the most exciting local cultural event of 2014?

MASSIVE, Australia’s first hip hop choir, will be visiting Geelong between January and May 2014 for three creative and dynamic workshops designed for students aged between 12-18, as well as choir singers of other age groups. The workshops will create a ‘mega’ choir who will perform at Geelong’s new arts festival Geelong After Dark on the evening of 9th May. Massive Hip Hop are a group of culturally diverse artists aged 18-25 from Melbourne’s West produced by Barkly Arts Centre, a division of Western Region Health Centre.

Geelong After Dark is one of the highlights of M~M2014 – Geelong’s 24 hour extreme arts walk.

M~M2014 is an 85km pilgrimage from the You Yangs to the mouth of the Barwon River. It will take place on Friday 9thand Saturday 10th May 2014. Participants of all ages and abilities are invited to walk one or more stages of the journey, which intersects with Geelong After Dark on the 9th May.

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The Arts = Wellbeing - Youth Voices A collaboration between gpac:ed, GASP, headspace Barwon, Read the Play and Cyber Cats.

Students are encouraged to write poetry, act, compose, draw, dance, sing, film or photograph an idea in response to issues that impact upon their lives including themes of gender and sexuality.

A celebration of this work will be shared in the GPAC Drama Theatre and foyer.

Date: Thursday 11th of September Time: to be confirmed Teachers are encouraged to participate in the programs below or create their own work to be submitted for display or presentation in the Youth Voices Festival.

For involvement in the Youth Voices Festival information please contact kelly@gpac.org.au

GASP - “as you are, as you want to be”. www.gaspgeelong.net.au Gay, lesbian, bisexual, gender diverse or just not sure? gasp is Geelong’s very own safe and inclusive space for young people aged between 10-25. We meet weekly in central Geelong to talk about our experiences, have fun and get information and advice.

IDAHOT day grants The aim of these grants is to support schools and youth based agencies to celebrate our diversity and challenge homophobia and transphobia in our communities.

These grants are for schools or agencies that wish to develop a creative response to be showcased at GPAC in September 2014, to coincide with Wear it Purple and R U ok day.

Wear it Purple www.wearitpurple.org Wear it Purple believes that every young person is unique, important and worthy of love. We believe no one should be subject to bullying, belittlement or invalidation: whoever you are.

R U OK Day www.ruokday.com is a national to encourage and empower all people to regularly and meaningfully ask ‘are you ok?’ to support those struggling with life.

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headspace Barwon www.headspace.org.au Barwon Medicare Local is the lead agency of a consortium approach to implement the headspace Barwon initiative. With the support of a multidisciplinary team of Allied Health staff, headspace Barwon provides quality primary health care for young people aged 12-25 years in the Geelong region to ensure their needs are met through holistic care in general health, sexual health, mental health and substance disorders.

Cyber Cats www.headspace.org.au Cyber Cats empowers young people with knowledge about technology and social media, raises awareness of cyber bullying and encourages help seeking behavior.

Any cyber safety videos developed in the program can be included in this event.

Read the Play www.readtheplay.org.au READ the PLAY is an innovative program which addresses the health and well-being of young people.

READ the PLAY is a mental health literacy program designed for the junior levels of sports clubs. It imparts information about mental illness through engaging the young players in fun and interactive games, thereby helping to remove the stigma and increase help seeking behaviour.

Kaleidoscope - A cross - curricular program Kaleidoscope is a unique cross-curricular program linked to the AusVELS with rotating workshops held at Courthouse ARTS, Geelong Gallery, Geelong Regional Library and Geelong Performing Arts Centre.

Kaleidoscope is proudly supported by the City of Greater Geelong through its community arts grants program.

This program gives students the opportunity to explore a single theme from four different perspectives in a structure that links to the key curriculum areas of; The Arts, English, Humanities, Personal Learning and Communication.

Kaleidoscope aims to: • challenge students to think more broadly and creatively in their approach to a set theme.

• utilise the key English language skills of reading, listening, writing and speaking.

• give students access to a range of creative writing, visual and performing arts activities, as a medium for expression.

• give students access to the Arts Precinct and the cultural spaces within.

• give students a better understanding about themselves in order to gain a deeper understanding of the world around them.

Themes:

Date:

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Cost:

Recycle

Thu 27th March

9.30am - 2.30pm

Year 3 – 8

$5.00

Reconciliation

Tues 13th May

9.30am - 2.30pm

Year 3 – 8

$5.00

Connect to Reading

Thu 21st Aug

9.30am - 2.30pm

Year 3 – 8

$5.00

Who Am I

Thu 16th Oct

9.30am - 2.30pm

Year 3 – 8

$5.00

Other dates are also available across the year.

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Festivals TAKE OVER Youth Festival

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Theme: Destiny Skill Up

Facilitated: Meg Upton Monday 17th - Wednesday 19th February Using ‘blank script’ as a jumping off point, participants in this workshop will explore the joys and terror of non-naturalistic ensemble performance. Playbuilding techniques and conventions include chorus, movement, voice, improvisation and the given circumstances of who, where, what, why and how. Who knows where you will end up…

GET UP and Rehearse

Monday 19th - Friday 23rd May Each school will be given an allocated time to Take Over the Drama Theatre, so bring your props, costumes and scripts and be ready for action onstage and backstage.

ACT Up - Dress Rehearsal and Performance Monday 26th - Wednesday 28th May

Each school will be given an allocated time to rehearse during the day and then in the evening, all students will get to Act Up for parents and friends in the performances.

Participation fee $18.00 per student Audience Tickets $8.00

Facilitator: Meg Upton Meg Upton is an experienced teacher of dance and drama, she has an M.Ed in Drama Education, lectures in Drama Education at Deakin University and regularly presents at both Drama Victoria and Drama Australia Conferences.

Geelong Schools Music and Movement Festival - Celebrating 68 years Primary and secondary students are invited to take centre stage, as they sing and dance, play in orchestras and rock bands upon The Playhouse stage. For many students, the Geelong Schools Music and Movement Festival ignites an ongoing love of the performing arts and for many schools it is a celebration of the creativity which exists within the school community.

Date: Monday 4th - Friday 8th of August Session times: 9.30am - 11.30am & 1.00pm - 2.30pm Cost: $3.00 per student Audience tickets - $5.00 12

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GPAC’S Poppykettle Children’s Festival Celebrating 33 years The GPAC Poppykettle Children’s Festival is a two day multi-arts event that encourages children to celebrate the arts. The Festival aims to ignite the imagination of Kindergarten and Primary aged children by giving them access to a range of activities which will stimulate their minds, engage their bodies and fuel their creative expression.

Attention Secondary Teachers - if you have a group of students who would like to run a workshop for primary students or provide entertainment on kinder day please contact me.

Kinder Day: Thursday 23rd October Time: 10.00am - 1.00pm Cost: FREE

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Primary Day: Friday 24th October Time: 9.30am - 2.30pm Cost: $4.50 per student

Youth Classical Music Competition The Australian Youth Classical Music Competition The Australian Youth Classical Music Competition encourages young people to aspire to excellence in classical music and to further the musical education of the Regional and National winners.

The Finals Concert in August showcases four up and coming young musicians from the Geelong region.

Additional highlights of the concert are performances by three of Australia’s most outstanding solo classical musicians – an exciting night of fine music with a prize pool of over $20,000.

Further information and application forms are available for both the National and Regional Competition.

Project Coordinator: Marian McDonald marian@gpac.org.au or www.aycmc.org.au

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DO the workshop and SEE the show Imaginary Theatre presents

Tashi Imaginary Theatre brings to life Anna and Barbara Fienberg’s well-loved adventure books. Two fabulous theatrical adaptations of these exciting family stories come to life in this exciting new production.

Tashi and the Mountain of White Tigers Tashi: Lost in the City

Image by Kim Gamble

Date: Friday 28th March Performance: 1.00pm Workshop: 11.00am (limited numbers) Cost: Workshop $8.00 / Show $8.00

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Circus Oz 2014 - Circus All Sorts Learn amazing skills such as tumbling, juggling, human pyramids, and more!

No skills required, workshops will be structured to suit all experience levels and abilities.

Date: Friday 5th September Workshop: 1.00pm - 2.00pm (limited places) Cost: $15.00 per student

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Year 8 Play Building Workshop

Where the Wild Things Are In this two hour workshop, the students will explore a range of expressive skills to retell the story of Where the Wild Things Are. The workshop focuses specifically on non-naturalistic techniques such as transformation of; place, object and character and incorporates concepts of symbolism through the use of fabric and movement.

Dates available in Terms 2 & 3 Workshop: 10.00am - 12.00pm or 1.00pm - 3.00pm Cost - $8.00 per student

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ACT UP for Sustainability ‘Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.’

Nelson Mandela

Run in collaboration with Barwon Waste Wise Education Centre (BWWEC) and supported by Barwon Water, students will explore a range of sustainability issues through workshops and research activities and then present an outcome which reflects their learning in the GPAC Drama Theatre on Thursday the 12th of June.

Suitable for students in grades 3 - 8, schools involved in this program will attend a workshop at Barwon Waste Wise Education Centre and receive resources to use back at school to assist further study. Support will also be offered through gpac:ed and Barwon Water in developing the presentations.

The presentations can include a variety of styles and formats such as: a PowerPoint, interview, role-play, film, music, dance or drama anything that gives your students an opportunity to demonstrate what they have learnt about sustainability in a public forum.

WORKSHOP PROGRAM Workshops must take place at BWWEC in term 1 or early term 2 before the students attend a gpac:ed workshop.

PRESENTATION Rehearsal – Wednesday 11th June. Schools will be allocated a time for a full dress and technical rehearsal at GPAC. Presentation Night – Thursday 12th June. All students will present for their parents and friends in the Drama Theatre.

COST: • COGG schools cost $10.00 per student which includes: program and the bus to & from BWWEC • Non COGG schools cost $14.00 which includes the program but no bus subsidy to and from BWWEC. A bus subsidy is available from gpac:ed to cover the bus to and from GPAC for all schools.

The program cost is based upon the numbers of students that attend the BWWEC workshop.

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VCE Workshops VCE DRAMA UNIT 3 Ensemble Performance This workshop will be run in collaboration with the Take Over Youth Festival.

Using ‘blank script’ as a jumping off point, participants in this workshop will explore the joys and terror of non-naturalistic ensemble performance.

Playbuilding techniques and conventions include chorus, movement, voice, improvisation and the given circumstances of who, where, what, why and how. Who knows where you will end...

Facilitator: Meg Upton Meg Upton is an experienced teacher of dance and drama, she has an M.Ed in Drama Education, lectures in Drama Education at Deakin University and regularly presents at both Drama Victoria and Drama Australia Conferences

S Date: Mon 17th - Wed 19th February Time: Morning & Afternoon Sessions Stand alone cost is $20.00 per student As apart of Take Over $18.00 per student

Unit 4 VCE drama performance and written examination student day A collaboration between the gpac:ed and Drama Victoria The students will begin the day by breaking down the written exam, with an analysis on the language and terminology used.

Following this, the students will participate in a workshop which will give them insight into the performance task. They will explore the prescribed characters, the use of props and costumes and how to transform these objects to link their performance.

Facilitator: Drama Victoria Drama Victoria is the professional association for Drama Educators and corresponds with VCAA in the most up to date curriculum information. This regional workshop will model the metropolitan one to create consistency throughout Victoria.

Date: Thursday 31st July S Time: 10.00am - 3.00pm Where: Alcoa 1 Cost: $25.00 per student, teachers FREE

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Unit 4 VCE theatre studies performance and written examination student day A collaboration between the gpac:ed and Drama Victoria The students will begin the day by breaking down the written exam, with an analysis on the language and terminology used.

Following this, the students will participate in a workshop to explore the performance and stagecraft tasks.

They will examine the prescribed requirements as outlined in the new curriculum study with a range of practical activities.

Facilitator: Drama Victoria Drama Victoria is the professional association for Drama Educators and corresponds with VCAA in the most up-todate curriculum information. This regional workshop will model the metropolitan one to create consistency throughout Victoria.

Date: Thursday 14th August S Time: 10.00am - 3.00pm Where: Alcoa 1 Cost: $25.00 per student, teachers FREE

Movers and Shakers of the 20th Century The Epic and The Absurd Suitable for: Theatre Studies Unit 2 (Modern Theatre) and Drama Unit 2 (Non-naturalism)

This workshop will explore two influential movements of the 20th Century and their ongoing impact on theatre making – The Epic Theatre of Bertolt Brecht and the absurdity of playwright Samuel Beckett Using excerpts from scripts as starting points, participants will explore conventions, elements and styles, work as an ensemble and in pairs. Be prepared to take to the floor and interpret then reinterpret, play build and perform.

Facilitator: Meg Upton Meg Upton is an experienced teacher of dance and drama, she has an M.Ed in Drama Education, lectures in Drama Education at Deakin University and regularly presents at both Drama Victoria and Drama Australia Conferences Date: Thursday 18th September

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Stagecraft for Theatre Direction with Tamara Searle Tamara is a theatre director, educator and Artistic Associate at Back to Back Theatre. She trained with the SITI company in New York and has taught performance making, acting and movement and directed student productions. She has been nominated for a Green Room Award for Best Independent Production, she was the recipient of a 2007 Asialink Performing Arts award and has twice been awarded Ian Potter Cultural Trust funding.

Staging the chorus The chorus is an ancient convention of drama that continues to exist in contemporary plays.

In this workshop the students will explore each of the production stages of; planning, rehearsal and presentation, in looking at the purpose, function, physicality and composition of the chorus. Using classical examples from Sophocles and contemporary examples from Sarah Ruhl and Dood Paard. The students will look at the text and strategies that can be applied to the staging of the chorus.

Date: Friday 20th June Time: 10.00am - 3.00pm Location: Alcoa Studio 1 Cost: $30 per student

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Lighting with Lisa Mibus Lisa Mibus is a freelance Lighting Designer who has worked extensively in independent and mainstage theatre, opera, dance, music, film, and events.

She has produced several designs for Melbourne Theatre Company and has received a Green Room Award for Best Lighting Design.

She has also designed for companies such as Victorian Opera, Arts Centre Melbourne, The Hayloft Project, RealTV, and Theatreworks.

Lisa Mibus is a graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts.

Workshop Outline Is theatre lighting an important element on the stage? And what does a lighting designer actually do? Be challenged to consider the role of light on the stage - can light change the way we view a character or even understand a story?

Discover how a lighting designer approaches lighting a production long before the curtain rises by exploring the planning, rehearsal and presentation stages.

Date: Tuesday 29th July Option 1: 9.30am - 11.30am Option 2: 12.30pm - 2.30pm Location: Drama Studio Cost: $30 per student

Set & Costume with Adam Gardnir Award winning set and costume designer Adam Gardnir (Victorian Opera, Malthouse, Sydney Theatre Company) delivers a student focused workshop on designing for the modern stage.

Adam is a 2003 graduate from the Victorian College of the Arts.

Workshop Outline Adam’s workshop will include reference to each of the stagecraft production stages of; planning, rehearsal and presentation. This includes viewings of models and drawings from his collaboration with Cat Stevens on Moonshadow and a Q&A session.

Students are invited to bring ideas and questions along to discuss.

Date: Tuesday 29th July Option 1: 9.30am - 11.30am Option 2: 12.30pm - 2.30pm Location: Drama Studio Cost: $30 per student

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Build your own Backstage Tour Have you ever wondered what it would be like to walk on the Playhouse stage, to sit in the Green Room or experience the bright lights of the dressing room? Have you ever thought that you would like to get more out of your visit?

Well now you have the opportunity to build your own backstage tour experience with Add ons • Add a Theatre Technician.

• Add a sound and lighting demonstration.

• Add a drama workshop.

• Add a drama performance.

• All this and more is possible.

Tech Talk & Stage Craft This workshop will focus on the technical, practical and legislative framework requirements that must be in place before, during and after a show bumps in and out.

Tours can take place all year round; however, this is dependent on what is happening within the theatre spaces and the availability of staff.

There are two workshop options to choose from:

Cost: Basic tour is free Costs will apply to certain activities.

Facilitator: Workshops will be run in collaboration with the GPAC Technical Department.

• Theatre Technology or • Theatrical Risk Management

Cost: $10.00 per student

National Simultaneous Storytime National Simultaneous Storytime on the 21st May 2014, is an important annual campaign that aims to encourage more young Australians to read and enjoy books.

Now in its 14th successful year it is a colourful, vibrant and fun event that aims to promote the value of reading and literacy using an Australian children’s book that explores age appropriate themes and addresses key learning areas of the National Curriculum for Grades 1 to 6.

Register your interest: kelly@gpac.org.au Details to follow!

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Work Experience

Bus Subsidy

The Geelong Performing Arts Centre offers work experience placements for secondary school and tertiary students wanting to pursue a career in the arts.

Schools from rural areas and disadvantaged schools throughout the region can apply for a bus subsidy. This subsidy assists student in accessing the gpac:ed program by contributing to the cost of bus hire to attend shows.

The program offers students an opportunity to learn about event management and arts administration through practical hands on involvement, in the Geelong Schools Music and Movement Festival and GPAC’s Poppykettle Children’s Festival.

Due to the large number of applications received and the limited time frame available to offer work placement, we are not able to accept all students who apply. Online applications close at the end of March.

Schools interested in obtaining work experience placements at GPAC should contact Geelong Regional Vocational Education Council (GRVEC).

Suitable for students in year 10 to tertiary.

Venue Hire All GPAC venues including our theatres, studios, meeting spaces and public foyers are available to schools for hire. So for your next school concert, graduation, staff function, presentation or meeting, consider the options available at GPAC. Plus we can arrange catering for events of any size and supply all your audio visual needs.

Contact our Venue Operations department on (03) 5225 1233.

Music Count Us In - returning in 2015 www.musiccountusin.com.au Music Count Us In is a National Music program that brings people from right across Australia together to sing the same song, on the same day at the same time and Geelong will be joining the 600,000+ students across Australia to celebrate this day, and promote the importance of music in our schools.

Would you like to participate in 2015?

Register your interest: kelly@gpac.org.au

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2014 Calendar TERM 1 WK MON

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19 FEB

20 FEB

TAKEOVER

TAKEOVER

24 FEB

25 FEB

5

TAKEOVER 26 FEB

3 MAR

7

10 MAR

8

17 MAR

9

24 MAR

4 MAR

5 MAR

11 MAR

12 MAR

6 MAR

13 MAR

18 MAR

19 MAR

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25 MAR

26 MAR

1 2

21 APR

22 APR

23 APR

14 FEB

3

28 APR

29 APR

30 APRIL

1 MAY

2 MAY

21 FEB

4

5 MAY

6 MAY

7 MAY

8 MAY

9 MAY

28 FEB

5

12 MAY

13 MAY

14 MAY

15 MAY

16 MAY

7 MAR

14 MAR

14 JUL

TUE

15 JUL

16 JUL

25 JUL

MAGIC HOUR 21 JUL

28 JUL

22 JUL

29 JUL

23 JUL

30 JUL

STAGECRAFT WORKSHOP

24 JUL

31 JUL

1 AUG

VCE WORKSHOP

21 MAY

THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR

22 MAY

23 & 24 MAY

7

26 MAY

27 MAY

28 MAY

29 MAY

30 MAY

TAKE OVER

TAKE OVER

TAKEOVER

YELLOW MOON

2 JUN

3 JUN

4 JUN

5 JUN

6 & 7 JUN

9 JUN

10 JUN

12 JUN

13 JUN

11 JUN

1984

THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR

1984

ACT UP FOR ACT UP FOR SUSTAINABILITY SUSTAINABILITY

10

16 JUN

17 JUN

18 JUN

19 JUN

20 JUN

11

23 JUN

24 JUN

25 JUN

26 JUN

27 JUN

TERM 4 WK MON

TUE

WED THU

1

6 OCT

7 OCT

8 OCT

2

13 OCT

14 OCT

15 OCT

3

20 OCT

4

27 OCT

28 OCT

STAGECRAFT WORKSHOP

FRI

9 OCT

10 OCT

16 OCT

17 OCT

KALEIDOSCOPE 21 OCT

22 OCT

23 OCT

24 OCT

POPPYKETTLE

POPPYKETTLE

29 OCT

30 OCT

31 OCT

4 AUG

5 AUG

6 AUG

7 AUG

8 AUG

GSMMF

GSMMF

GSMMF

GSMMF

GSMMF

11 AUG

12 AUG

13 AUG

14 AUG

15 AUG

5

3 NOV

4 NOV

5 NOV

6 NOV

7 NOV

22 AUG

6

10 NOV

11 NOV

12 NOV

13 NOV

14 NOV

28 AUG

29 & 30 AUG

18 NOV

19 NOV

20 NOV

21 NOV

EARNEST

7

17 NOV

EARNEST

VCE WORKSHOP 18 AUG

19 AUG

20 AUG

21 AUG

KALEIDOSCOPE 25 AUG

1 SEP

8 SEP

26 AUG

2 SEP

9 SEP

27 AUG

3 SEP

10 SEP

5 & 6SEP

CIRCUS OZ DO & SEE

8

24 NOV

25 NOV

26 NOV

27 NOV

28 NOV

CIRCUS OZ 11 SEP

12 SEP

9

1 DEC

2 DEC

3 DEC

4 DEC

5 DEC

19 SEP

10

8 DEC

9 DEC

10 DEC

11 DEC

12 DEC

11

15 DEC

16 DEC

17 DEC

18 DEC

19 DEC

4 SEP

YOUTH VOICES 15 SEP

16 SEP

17 SEP

VCE WORKSHOP

22

KALEIDOSCOPE

TAKEOVER

9

18 JUL

TASHI DO & SEE

20 MAY

28 MAR

17 JUL

25 APR

TAKEOVER

27 MAR

FRI

24 APR

CHOOKY DANCERS

19 MAY

8

WED THU

18 APR

TAKEOVER

21 MAR

15TH MARCH - UNDERSTANDING BOAL

17 APR

6

20 MAR

KALEIDOSCOPE

TERM 3 WK MON

FRI

16 APR

YOUTH WELLBEING YOUTH WELLBEING

WED THU

15 APR

YOUTH WELLBEING

6

TUE

14 APR

YOUTH WELLBEING 27 FEB

TERM 2 WK MON

18 SEP

gpac:ed Supporters 2014 Sponsors

Program Partners

Season Partners

Djuki Mala (Chooky Dancers)

Circus Oz

NT

T

The Government Inspector

1984

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australian Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body.

Tour managed and coordinated by arTour, an initiative supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.

Tashi

The Magic Hour

E

Hip Hop Workshop The Importance of Being Earnest

Yellow Moon

Youth Voices

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For more details and to book contact: Youth and Education Program Coordinator Kelly Clifford Phone: (03) 5225 1207 Fax: (03) 5225 1229 E-mail: kelly@gpac.org.au www.gpac.org.au/education