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Makers
Format
Local participation, short courses/workshops. Led by industry professionals.
Participants
Each course is tailored for a particular ago group within the range of 11-25 years.
ABOUT MAKERS
Makers is a program of micro-projects for young people. The program has been developed to provide opportunities to learn the art of theatre-making from practicing industry professionals.
Each course focuses on developing skills in a different theatrical speciality such as digital theatre, costume design and creation, script writing for children's theatre, puppetry, acting, lighting, and so on.
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At the conclusion of each project there is a performance, or showing of the developed work, such as a scripted read, a fashion parade, or an exhibition.
SITE-SPECIFIC THEATRE
Date: October to November 2023
Ages: 12+
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Site-specific theatre guides the audience through various locations, allowing them to view or actively engage in a performance and theatrical elements. The audience are players in the story, part of the art form, immersed in and surrounded by it.
This project is situated inside the Bendigo TAFE School of Mines Building. It is an adventure for children that tells a story they want to tell.
Artists: Sylvie Meltzer and Sarah Lockwood
COMPLETED
THE AUDIO DRAMA
Dates: 8-11 April 2024
Ages: 12-15
Across this 4-day school holiday course we will be hands-on developing a short play for children. Participants will work with the children's book Finnegan the Fart Detective by Lachlan Woods. Reading from the script, they will learn the benefits and limitations of the medium of sound in storytelling. They will discover the nuances of using their voice, contrast, variation and the art of Foley (creating sound effects).
They will be experimenting with binaural sound.
The course will conclude with a live showing for family, friends and program partners.
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Artists: Lachlan Woods and James Shaw
COMPLETED
DIGITAL THEATRE
Date: 14 Feb to 27 March 2024 (7 weeks)
Ages: 14-25
Participants will experiment with ways to digitally adapt and enhance live performance, and will learn skills in this growing field. By developing a short work, they will gain an understanding of the opportunities and challenges that digital theatre presents to its makers. They will learn technical skills, integrating movement, acting, dance, and music within digital settings.
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ARTIST: Phillip Rouse
COMPLETED
WAR OF THE WORLDS
Auditions (Free): Tuesday, 23 July 4:00-6:00pm
COURSE DETAILS:
Tuersdays from 4:00 - 6:00pm
30 July to 3 September 2024
Cost: FREE
This will be a great opportunity for young queer and/or neurodiverse actors to stretch their performance muscles as we workshop Fleur Kilpatrick’s adaptation of H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds. This powerful and immersive story celebrates the resilience of the last surviving youth in three regional Australian towns as they support one another to survive the alien invasion.
Workshop places are by audition.
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Artist: Christian Leavesley
PROJECT PARTNERS
Makers is funded by the Betty Amsden Foundation
