WOW Festival Program 2018

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WELCOME! MAYOR’S MESSAGE The Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre will be hosting the 2018 Way Out West Festival in July. This exciting four-day festival will have children and young people taking over the arts centre to have fun, laugh and share their stories in a thriving arts environment.

IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN, WHEN WE INVITE YOU TO COME ALONG TO THE WAY OUT WEST FESTIVAL!

We believe that by creating festivals for children, we can bring families together and see a proud community share ideas, engage and experience creative culture.

We are delighted to present the Way Out West Festival as Liverpool City Council’s premier event for young people, filled with happiness, fun and creativity.

Wendy Waller Liverpool Mayor

CONTENTS Introduction 1 What’s On Calendar - by day

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Access Information

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Event Listings

12

Visitor Information

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Directory Map

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Credits 44 CASULA POWERHOUSE ARTS CENTRE 1 Powerhouse Rd, Casula • Tel 02 8711 7123 Email reception@casulapowerhouse.com

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he Way Out West Children’s Festival is the premier interactive festival celebrating young people’s curiosity and imagination, in partnership with some of Australia’s leading artists creating work with, by and for young people.

The 2018 WOW Festival is a four-day event held in one of Australia’s most unique arts centres, the Casula Powerhouse this July. The Festival invites you to dive into the packed program of theatre,

performances, interactive installations, exhibitions, dance, music, literature, food, films, outdoor play, workshops and free family events guaranteed to inspire joy, creativity and curiosity.

The WOW Festival believes that the arts should be FOR children as well as BY children. This year at the WOW Festival, children and young people take over the art centre as they share their stories and ideas about the world they live in.

See you at the Casula Powerhouse!

TO BOOK VISIT WWW.WAYOUTWESTFESTIVAL.COM

WHAT’S ON WEDNESDAY 18 JULY 10am

11am

12pm

1pm

2pm

3pm

Event Listing

Location

For Ages

Page

Lost in Books Pop Up Store

Turbine Gallery

All ages

All day drop-in event

22

Colour Connect Create

Turbine Gallery

0-3

All day drop-in event

33

MAKE: A Buffet of Art Making

Switch Gallery

4-12

All day drop-in event

33

Colour Infection

Kids Gallery

4+

All day drop-in event

16

Solid Air

Hopper Gallery

4+

All day drop-in event

16

Annie McKinnon

Switch Gallery

All ages

All day drop-in event

17

Nature Gallery

Marsden Gallery

All ages

All day drop-in event

T-Zone: Roller Skating

Graffiti Tanks

13-15

All day drop-in event

18

21

T-Zone: Badge Making, Music, Poetry Graffiti Tanks

13-15 All day drop-in event 21

Re-Play

Outdoors Front

All ages

All day drop-in event

19

Russ The Bus

Outdoors Side

All ages

All day drop-in event

18

Universum Mobili

Graffiti Tanks

13-15

10am - 1pm drop-in event

Story Time

Outdoors Front

All ages

Fence Paling Painting

10am

Garden 4-12

10am (Ages 4-6)

Garden + Food Making

Garden 5-15

10am

Moving Forest

Turbine Hall

2+

10am

KinderCraften

Kids Studio

2-5

10am

The Magic of Words

Artist Studio

6-15

10am (Ages 6-8)

Splash Test Dummies

Main Theatre

All ages 12 10.30am

Parkour

Graffiti Tanks

5-15

Pot Planting

Garden

4-6 / 7-12

11am (4-6)

Vivaldi’s Four Seasons

Amphitheatre

All ages

11am

Hanging Faces

Kids Studio

6-9

Circus Skills

Main Theatre

6+

Journeys, Jams and a Tiny Man

Main Theatre

2+

2pm

14

Starry Night

Kids Studio

6-9

2pm

34

Yoga

Outdoors Front

All ages

2pm

19

I Think You’re Just Super

Main Theatre

5+

3pm

14

Realm of Rubbish

Outdoors Front

4+

3pm

13

19

12.30pm (Ages 7-9) 11am

12pm

1pm

2.30pm (Ages 10-12) 2pm

20

3pm

20

3pm

15 33

11.30am (Ages 9-11) 11am

11.45am

33

1pm (Ages 12-15) 12.30pm

1.15pm

2pm

20

2.45pm

2pm (7-12)

20

1pm

13 33

11.30pm

34

12.15pm

Performance & Events 2

21 1pm

11.30am

Interactive Art

Workshops

Outdoor Play

Music

Film 3

WHAT’S ON THURSDAY 19 JULY 10am

11am

12pm

1pm

2pm

3pm

4pm

Event Listing

Location

For Ages

Page

Lost in Books Pop Up Store

Turbine Gallery

All ages

All day drop-in event

22

Colour Connect Create

Turbine Gallery

0-3

All day drop-in event

33

MAKE: A Buffet of Art Making

Switch Gallery

4-12

All day drop-in event

33

Colour Infection

Kids Gallery

4+

All day drop-in event

16

Solid Air

Hopper Gallery

4+

All day drop-in event

16

Annie McKinnon

Switch Gallery

All ages

All day drop-in event

17

Nature Gallery

Marsden Gallery

All ages

All day drop-in event

T-Zone: Roller Skating

Graffiti Tanks

13-15

18

All day drop-in event

21

T-Zone: Badge Making, Music, Poetry Graffiti Tanks

21 13-15 All day drop-in event

Re-Play

Outdoors Front

All ages

Universum Mobili

Graffiti Tanks

13-15

10am - 1pm drop-in event

Story Time

Outdoors Front

All ages

10am

Fence Paling Painting

Garden 4-12

10am (Ages 4-6)

Garden + Food Making

Garden 5-15

10am

Moving Forest

Turbine Hall

2+

10am

KinderCraften

Kids Studio

2-5

10am

Urban Hair Salon: Barber Class

Performance Space 7-15

10am

Barber Cuts & Dutch Braids

Performance Space 7-15

10am

Parkour

Graffiti Tanks

5-15

11am

Pot Planting

Garden

4-6 / 7-12

11am (4-6)

YuNiOn

Amphitheatre 3+

Postcards from the West

Kids Studio

6-9

Clay Art

Artist Studio

6-9

Dignity of Risk

Main Theatre

13+

Making Your Mark

Kids Studio

6-9

Poster Making

Artist Studio

10-12

Yoga

Outdoors Front

All Ages

Realm of Rubbish

Outdoors Front

4+

3pm

13

Musical Creations

Kids Studio

6-9

3pm

35

Colour Explosions

Artists Studio

10-12

21 19

1pm

11.30am

12.30pm (Ages 7-9) 11am

12pm

20

2.30pm (Ages 10-12)

1pm

2pm

3pm

20

3pm

15 33 24

1.30pm 11am

2.30pm 11.45am

12.30pm

1.15pm

2pm

24 20

2.45pm

20

2pm (7-12)

11am

12pm

25

1pm

34

11.15am

34

11.30am

23

1pm

34

1.15pm

35

1.30pm

19

2pm

35

3.30pm

Performance & Events 4

19

All day drop-in event

Interactive Art

Workshops

Outdoor Play

Music

Film 5

WHAT’S ON FRIDAY 20 JULY 10am

11am

12pm

1pm

2pm

3pm

4pm

Event Listing

Location

For Ages

Page

Lost in Books Pop Up Store

Turbine Gallery

All ages

All day drop-in event

22

Colour Connect Create

Turbine Gallery

0-3

All day drop-in event

33

MAKE: A Buffet of Art Making

Switch Gallery

4-12

All day drop-in event

33

Colour Infection

Kids Gallery

4+

All day drop-in event

16

Solid Air

Hopper Gallery

4+

All day drop-in event

16

Annie McKinnon

Switch Gallery

All ages

All day drop-in event

17

Nature Gallery

Marsden Gallery

All ages

All day drop-in event

T-Zone: Roller Skating

Graffiti Tanks

13-15

18

All day drop-in event

21

T-Zone: Badge Making, Music, Poetry Graffiti Tanks

21 13-15 All day drop-in event

Re-Play

Outdoors Front

All ages

Universum Mobili

Graffiti Tanks

13-15

10am - 1pm drop-in event

Story Time

Outdoors Front

All ages

10am

Garden + Food Making

Garden 5-15

10am

Moving Forest

Turbine Hall

2+

10am

KinderCraften

Kids Studio

2-5

10am

Making Virtual Worlds: Collages

Artist Studio

12-15

10am

This Will Not Protect You

Performance Space 2+

Talk Show - Hypothetical

Main Theatre

7+

Pot Planting

Garden

4-6 / 7-12

11am (4-6)

Parkour

Graffiti Tanks

5-15

11am

10 Minute Dance Party

Outdoors

All Ages

Disco Ball

Kids Studio

4-6

Spaceship to Mars

Kids Studio

10-12

Making Virtual Worlds: 3D Scans

Artist Studio

12-15

Yoga

Outdoors Front

All Ages

2pm

Artist at Play

Kids Studio

6-9

2pm

Stand Up Portraits

Kids Studio

6-9

Strange Knights and Night Lights

Main Theatre

5+

10am

21 11.30am

11am

19

1pm 12pm

1pm

2pm

3pm

20

3pm

15 33 35

11am

11.45am

12.30am

1.15pm

11am

2pm (free time)

28

2pm

30 20

2pm (7-12) 11.45am

12.30pm

1.15pm

2pm

20

2.45pm

27 36

11.15am

36

12.30pm

36

1.30pm

19 36 36

3.15pm

14

4pm

Performance & Events 6

19

All day drop-in event

Interactive Art

Workshops

Outdoor Play

Music

Film 7

WHAT’S ON SATURDAY 21 JULY 10am

11am

12pm

1pm

2pm

3pm

4pm

Event Listing

Location

For Ages

Page

Lost in Books Pop Up Store

Turbine Gallery

All ages

All day drop-in event

22

Colour Connect Create

Turbine Gallery

0-3

All day drop-in event

33

MAKE: A Buffet of Art Making

Switch Gallery

4-12

All day drop-in event

33

Colour Infection

Kids Gallery

4+

All day drop-in event

16

Solid Air

Hopper Gallery

4+

All day drop-in event

16

Annie McKinnon

Switch Gallery

All ages

All day drop-in event

17

Nature Gallery

Marsden Gallery

All ages

All day drop-in event

T-Zone: Roller Skating

Graffiti Tanks

13-15

18

All day drop-in event

21

T-Zone: Badge Making, Music, Poetry Graffiti Tanks

21 13-15 All day drop-in event

Re-Play

Outdoors Front

All ages

Universum Mobili

Graffiti Tanks

13-15

10am - 1pm drop-in event

Story Time

Outdoors Front

All ages

10am

Garden + Food Making

Garden 5-15

10am

Moving Forest

Turbine Hall

2+

10am

KinderCraften

Kids Studio

2-5

10am

Lah-Lah 10th Birthday Party

Main Theatre

This Will Not Protect You

29 2-5 10.30am

Performance Space 2+

11am

Pot Planting

Garden

4-6 / 7-12

11am (4-6)

Parkour

Graffiti Tanks

5-15

11am

10 Minute Dance Party

Outdoors

All Ages

Playdoh

Artist Studio

4-6

11.15am

37

Paint the Room

Kids Studio

6-9

37

Matisse Cut Outs

11.15am

Artist Studio

10-12

12.30pm

37

Georgia O’Keefe Flowers

Kids Studio

6-9

12.30pm

37

Dr Hubble’s Bubbles

Main Theatre

All Ages

19

All day drop-in event

21 11.30am

11am

19

1pm 12pm

1pm

2pm

3pm

20

3pm

15 33

11.45am 11.45am

12.30am

2pm (free time)

28

2pm (7-12)

20

1.15pm

12.30pm

1.15pm

2pm

2.45pm

20 27

30

1pm

Ancient Egyptian Mummy Dress Ups Artist Studio

4-6

1.45pm

38

Hungry Hamburger Prints

Kids Studio

10-12

1.45pm

37

Dr Hubble’s Bubble’s Workshop

Main Theatre

4-12

2pm

38

Yoga

Outdoors Front

All Ages

2pm

19

Design Your Own Country

Artist Studio

10-12

Create Your Own Comic

Kids Studio

10-12

Anime Marathon

Main Theatre

varies

38 31

4pm-8.15pm Performance & Events

8

38

3pm 3pm

Interactive Art

Workshops

Outdoor Play

Music

Film 9

ACCESS THE WAY OUT WEST FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN WELCOMES ALL VISITORS. WE STRIVE TO ENSURE THAT ALL PROGRAMS ARE MADE ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE. VENUES We have indicated the location of each production and event on each page to help you experience the venue in the best way possible. All venues have wheelchair accessibility, with the exception of the Ampitheatre, which is located by the Georges River outside the Casula Powerhouse building.

Main Theatre seats 322 people. The seating is raked and goes back 17 rows, with stair access on both sides of the theatre. The stage is 7 metres deep and 14 metres wide. There is a black floor and black curtains.

The theatre is fitted with a hearing loop. There are two entrance doors that lead to the theatre. Wheelchair access is available in the first row. The productions in this location will be the biggest and busiest.

Performance Space is an open plan space, which is 15.9 metres in length and 12.5 metres wide. It can seat 10

between 80-100 people, and is wheelchair-accessible.

There are four pillars in the space, with a white screen hanging on the back walls and projector. This allows different visuals to be screened.

Turbine Hall is the largest space in the arts centre. It is also the location of the interactive installation for WOW, which can fit up to 100 people at a time. There is a set of stairs in the Turbine Hall that leads to the Turbine Gallery. There are also ramps in the Turbine Hall that lead to the Turbine Gallery and the Studios on Level One. The Turbine Hall is 28.5 metres in length and 12.8 metres wide.

Kids Studio is on Level One. It is the first room on the left hand side as you step out of the elevator. It is accessible by wheelchair via the ramp or elevator. It seats approximately 20 people.

Artist Studio is a multi-use learning/workshop space

located on Level One. This space is often used for workshops and small events.

It is accessible by wheelchair via the ramp or elevator.

There are columns in the space. It seats approximately 20 people. It is 10 metres in length and 5 metres wide.

Kids Gallery is located on Level One. It is curated to provide a year-round integrated visual learning environment in relation to the main exhibition programs at Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre.

The Kids Gallery provides an accessible space dedicated to the development of visual thinking. It is 27 metres long.

Hopper Gallery is the most traditional gallery in Casula Powerhouse. Located on the ground floor past the automatic glass doors, it is climate-controlled, allowing the exhibition of some of the most valuable and delicate artworks by both local and international artists. It is wheelchair-accessible. There are two pillars in the space.

Switch Gallery showcases the existing original architectural features of the powerstation, allowing visitors to glimpse into Casula Powerhouse’s history.

It is wheelchair-accessible.

Turbine Gallery runs around the Turbine Hall and intersects with the Kids Gallery on Level One. The linear space provides a clear view of the whole centre.

Wheelchairs can access the

space through the ramp or elevator.

Amphitheatre is located outside the Casula Powerhouse building and sits by the Georges River. It can seat 40 people and is not wheelchair-accessible.

For venue locations, please refer to the Directory Map on page 42.

ACCESS POINTS Access Points indicate aspects of a production that may provide groups with a higher level of engagement related to their needs.There are 6 access points. These are marked on each relevant page with the event description.

IP Interactive Performance – High levels of audience interaction creating a less formal environment and requiring less ‘passive’ attention by audience members.

LN Language: None – No text or dialogue is used in this performance.

LE Language: Easy – The text or dialogue used in this production is limited or simple.

M Music – This production has a strong music focus.

RP Relaxed Performances – Select performances throughout the festival are marked as relaxed performances. These are sensory friendly performances where the perceived ‘rules’ of theatre are modified to allow patrons with Autism and other specific needs to enjoy the performance in a welcoming environment.

Modifications will differ depending on the show, but can include: • The house lights being dimmed, but not turned all the way down.

• The understanding that patrons may come and go from the theatre as needed.

• Elements of the show that might include loud noises or sudden bright lights being toned down or removed.

Wheelchair and Level Access – Level access from the outside of the art centre leads into the Turbine Hall. There is a lift and ramp on the ground floor that will take you to level one. Space for wheelchairs is available in all venues but requires bookings in advance.

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PERFORMANCE

PERFORMANCE THEATRE CATEGORY

SPLASH TEST DUMMIES From the makers of the hit show Trash Test Dummies comes a new production of oceanic proportions! Splash Test Dummies are here, ready to roll out their best beach towels and spring into a brand new hour of circus – filled hilarity for the whole family. See a brilliant array of catch-your-breath stunt work, acrobatics, juggling and the side-splitting, slapstick comedy for which the dummies are famous.

THE REALM OF RUBBISH The King and Queen of Green really care about the environment and in particular the things we throw away Through songs, audience participation and lots of laughs, Princes and Princesses of all ages are exposed to the ways everyone can reduce waste in very simple ways and make a difference to the world we live in.

WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY EATON GORGE THEATRE COMPANY. THIS PERFORMANCE WAS BROUGHT TO YOU IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL WASTE MANAGEMENT.

WED 18 & THU 19 JULY 3pm • 50 mins Outdoors Ages 4+ FREE! IP LE

MUSIC WESTERN SYDNEY YOUTH ORCHESTRA PRESENTS

VIVALDI’S FOUR SEASONS Western Sydney Youth Orchestra plays Vivaldi’s Four Seasons on the bank of the George’s river.

WED 18 JULY 10:30am • 60 mins Main Theatre All Ages $18 / $15 IP

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WED 18 JULY 11am, 1pm • 40 mins Amphitheatre All ages $12 M

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Nestled amongst a canopy of Australian natives, this acoustic chamber music performance re-imagines Vivaldi’s journey through Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring, featuring commentary by the WSYO

musicians. The music evokes images of birds, insects and flowers in Spring. Winter is soft and delicate, while Summer is strong, vivacious and daring.

Join the Western Sydney Youth Orchestra musicians as they bring the beauty of this iconic repertoire to the stunning landscape surrounding Casula Powerhouse.

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INTERACTIVE ART

FILM

MOVING FOREST

LITTLE BIG SHOTS

Many trees will be spinning as you crawl through and wander across the imaginatively chaotic forest.

Discover fun, new, interesting creatures and animals in hidden corners. Play in the vines, pulling them to create a cacophony of colour and sound.

Little Big Shots is Australia’s biggest international film festival for kids. It is committed to showcasing the best local and international child-made films.

Come join Casula Powerhouse in presenting the wonderful world of ROSIE DEACON’s Moving Forest.

This moving forest playground will bewilder and inspire you to create and imagine your own world of playful animals and creatures. Before entering this whimsically enveloping forest join us in the treehouse workshop station, where you create your own animal persona before being

taken on a very special tour of the forest!

This work is an imaginatively creative engaging artwork that will be sure to delight all the senses!

There will be free play sessions throughout the day for children to wander and explore. Please see the schedule on arrival.

CONCEPT + DESIGN ROSIE DEACON • CREATIVE PRODUCER CAYN ROSMARIN

SUPPORTED BY ACMI, SCREEN AUSTRALIA, FILM VICTORIA, THE PICTURE MILL AND ATOM.

SESSION ONE:

WED 18 JULY 2pm • 50 mins Main Theatre Ages 2+ • $7

SESSION TWO:

JOURNEYS, JAMS AND A TINY MAN The Yummigold Garden, BaDaBoo: The Boat Trip, Henriyeti: Sock It To Me, Yeti!, Boxi: Traffic Jam, Billy the Baker, In Flight (En Vol), The House (Domek), The Tiniest Man in the World, Nimbus the Cloud Catcher.

I THINK YOU’RE JUST SUPER

Odd is an Egg, Lost in Time, Ellee, The Ambassadors of the Cosmos, 3pm mins& 7:30PM WED •@5011AM Superperson, Nimbus the Cloud THU @ 11AM Main Theatre FRI & SAT @ 11AM & 7:30PM Catcher, Spring Jam Ages 5+ • $7 TIX $30 / $25 AGES 12+

WED 18 MAR JULY 21 – 24

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SESSION THREE:

STRANGE KNIGHTS AND NIGHT LIGHTS Snack (Casse-croûte), Clean Your Room! Tik Tak, Mr Night Has a Day Off, Nobody Nose Cleopatra, Opiuo - Quack Fat, The Opposite Day, Beyond the Books, Knight to Meet You, Running Lights.

FRI 20 JULY 4pm • 50 mins Main Theatre Ages 5+ • $7

WED 18 SAT 21 JULY 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm 45 min sessions Turbine Hall Ages 2+ FREE! IP

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INTERACTIVE ART

ANNIE McKINNON

SOLID AIR COLOUR INFECTION

You are invited to fill the void in the Hopper Gallery. Help create a solid environment with metres of string that goes on for kilometres. You will roll, weave, squeeze and stretch across this new environment.

Only a limited number of festival attendees can enter at a time.

There may be wait times to participate.

INTERACTIVE ART

PRE-WOW WARNING! YOU WILL BE AT RISK OF CONTRACTING A CREATIVE COLOUR INFECTION WHEN ENTERING THE KIDS GALLERY THROUGHOUT THIS PERIOD. COLOUR HAZARD SUITS WILL BE PROVIDED FOR YOUR PROJECTION.

Annie McKinnon is an artist, creative technologist, sound designer and composer.

She completed a Bachelor of Sound and Music Design at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) in 2012. Her portfolio includes interactive devices, immersive soundscapes, public art installations, and instrument design. She lives and works in Sydney as a freelance artist, designer and educator. She was a resident artist at Parramatta Artist Studios in 2017.

YOU’VE TRULY GOT A HOLD ON ME By clapping (or not), the participant takes control of the face breathing in or out on the screen.

HOW WE DO A collection of animations of observations on how we interact with the world.

By turning the dial of the telephone, you are interacting with the world and met by miniature animations on the corresponding screen displaying actions that we often perform automatically in our day to day life.

HABITATUAL Our everyday spaces are full of sounds that are habitual and constant.

We don’t always realise they are there. Habitatual puts a spotlight on our sonic space. By touching the large copper circuits, you can play Habitatual and become part of the surrounding soundscape.

You become the amplifier of your own surroundings.

CREATE & CONTAMINATE. COLOUR INFECTION – PASS IT ON – ONLY AT WAY OUT WEST FESTIVAL.

WED 18 SAT 21 JULY 10am – 4pm Hopper Gallery Ages 4+ FREE!

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WED 18 SAT 21 JULY 10am – 4pm Kids Gallery Ages 4+ FREE!

WED 18 SAT 21 JULY 10am – 4pm Switch Gallery All Ages FREE! 17

OUTDOOR PLAY

INTERACTIVE ART

NATURE GALLERY

Come and experience the Nature Gallery. In the Marsden Gallery exhibition Reflections of Industry & Nature artist Steve Jannar from Liverpool Art Society has painted some of the wonderful natural areas around Sydney.

Enjoy the artworks by the talented artist as well as the sounds and smells of the bushland. See if you can guess which trees and plants are included in the smelling station and which birds are on the soundtrack.

WED 18 SAT 21 JULY 10am – 4pm Marsden Gallery All Ages FREE!

OUTDOOR PLAY EVERYDAY! STORYTIME Come along and listen to favourite childhood stories.

WED 18 - SAT 21 JULY

10am, 11.30am, 1pm • 30 mins Outdoors • All ages • Free IP

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EACH DAY AT THE WOW FESTIVAL YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN OUTDOOR PLAY

RE-PLAY A pop up play space with loose parts, presented by Reverse Garbage.

For kids & their grown-ups.

WED 18 - SAT 21 JULY

WED 18 - SAT 21 JULY

10am - 4pm Outdoors • All ages • Free

YOGA

2pm • 40mins Outdoors • All ages • Free

RUSS THE BUS

WED 18 JULY 10am – 4pm Outdoors All Ages FREE! 18

Sydney Writers’ Festival’s Russ the Story Bus is coming to WOW and he wants to meet YOU! Russ is no ordinary bus.

His belly is full of books and his outside is covered in colourful illustrations by Shaun Tan. Come along and have stories read to you or spend time reading a book of your choice in his outdoor bean-bag lounge. What are you waiting for? Get to Russ and get reading!

IMAGE: PRUDENCE UPTON

WED 18 SAT 21 JULY 10am - 4pm Outdoors All Ages FREE! KEY: SUITABLE FOR AGES 0-3 19

2-5

6-9

10-12

13-15

ALL

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OUTDOOR PLAY

The WOW Festival is so excited to welcome you to its Food & Gardening Program! Casula Powerhouse has its very own garden and since 2017 it has been growing all sorts of vegetables. The garden is loved and looked after

by Lauren and she’d like to invite you to participate in this fun program that will be held each day throughout the festival!

FENCE PALING PAINTING WORKSHOP In this workshop with artist Kim Siew, you can design an artwork that you can paint on fence paling. This will be erected around CPAC’s vegetable garden!

WED 18 & THU 19 JULY Ages 4-6: 10am Ages 7-9: 12.30pm Ages 10-12: 2.30pm 60 mins • Outdoors • Free Bookings essential

POT PLANTING WORKSHOP In this workshop with Lauren, you will receive a pair of gloves, pots to decorate and seeds to plant away!

WED 18 - SAT 21 JULY Ages 4-6: 11am Ages 7-12: 2pm 30 mins • Garden • $8

GARDEN AND FOOD MAKING WORKSHOP Join Lauren, as she take you on an adventure of the vegetable garden. You will pick in season vegies and take them to Bellbirds kitchen to make a yummy dish.

WED 18 - SAT 21 JULY 10am, 3pm • 60 mins Garden • Ages 5-15 • $10

PARKOUR

FOOD & GARDENING PROGRAM

T-ZONE

The art of movement and overcoming obstacles has arrived to Casula!

Parkour, the craze that is sweeping Western Sydney and the world.

Free your body and join Team 9Lives as they run introductory workshops to help jump start your training while exploring the grounds of the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre.

Their experienced coaches will cover the basics of jumping and landing, climbing, vaulting, rolling and balance.

WED 18 - SAT 21 JULY 11am, 11.45am, 12.30pm, 1.15pm, 2pm, 2.45pm 30 mins • Graffiti Tanks Ages 5-15 • Free

Places are limited, to ensure a place in the workshop please arrive 10mins before the start of the workshop.

THE FOOD & GARDENING PROGRAM HAS BEEN GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY INTERLINK ROADS M5

WOW Festival will be running T-Zone – a dedicated space for 13-15 year olds to have bundles of fun and get creative!

M5 ROLLER SKATING RINK as well as a music

program that will involve a mix of musicians and slam poetry.

WED 18 - SAT 21 JULY 10am - 4pm Graffiti Tanks Ages 13+ • Free

Check the website for all age’s sessions and full program for the music and poetry specific times and duration.

80’S CULTURE SHOCK This year, CPAC Youth will be running stalls that explore 80’s culture with badge making, 80’s style makeovers and a themed selfie space.

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A TEEN STEAM TROLLEY WITH TACTILE TREASURES FROM OUR UNIVERSE Look, touch and listen to mini-universes created by teenagers from Miller Technology High School.

This team of young artistscientists explore the “A” in STEAM and are bringing their experiments live to the WOW Festival.

As they work the crowd they will gather ‘data’ as you squeal, wince and wonder at

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Mobile trolley experience powered by teenagers

WED 18 - SAT 21 JULY

10am – 1pm • Graffiti Tanks All Ages • Free REFILL IS AN ONGOING ARTS-IN-SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN CURIOUSWORKS AND MILLER TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL. THE PROJECT HAS BEEN GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY THE CROWN FOUNDATION AND THE PACKER FAMILY FOUNDATION AND CASULA POWERHOUSE ARTS CENTRE.

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LOST IN BOOKS POP UP STORE

Go to the moon with Lost in Books, a kids’ bookshop which speaks your language.

Come and tell us what you would take to the moon with you and what you would bring back. Meet our friendly astronauts and check out the lovely books and playthings.

Lost in Books is a multilingual children’s bookshop, cafe and creative hub based in Fairfield.

Because who wouldn’t want a good book on a trip to the moon?!

WINNER OF 2017 SYDNEY THEATRE AWARD FOR BEST PRODUCTION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE! Dignity of Risk is a new contemporary performance about the way we see ourselves and the perception we have about others.

WED 18 - SAT 21 JULY • Turbine Gallery • All Ages

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REPORTERS The WOW Festival Kids Reporters is a media training program for kids 8-12 years.

Since 2011, CuriousWorks has been training kids in reporting techniques, video handling, and filming to document the Way Out West Festival at the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre.

Co-produced by youth-arts powerhouses Shopfront Arts Co-op and ATYP, this explosive new work by the Harness Ensemble fuses movement and dance with the personal stories of young adults.

“It seems to be a law of nature, inflexible and inexorable, that those who will not risk cannot win.”

John Paul Jones, musician.

COMMISSIONED AND DEVELOPED AT UNDERBELLY ARTS 2017.

Be on the lookout for our reporters and be sure to say hi when you see them!

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DIGNITY OF RISK

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DIRECTOR NATALIE ROSE | DRAMATURG JENNIFER MEDWAY | CHOREOGRAPHER MARGOT POLITIS | SET AND COSTUME DESIGN MELANIE LIERTZ | LIGHTING DESIGN FAUSTO BRUSAMOLINO | PRODUCTION MANAGER SORIE BANGURA | STAGE MANAGER CARLEE HEISE | IMAGE BY TRACEY SCHRAMM | HARNESS ENSEMBLE MATHEW COSLOVI, HOLLY CRAIG, TENEILE ENGLISH, CASPAR HARDAKER, RIANA HEAD-TOUSSAINT, STEVE KONSTANTOPOULOS, WENDI LANHAM, BRIANNA LOWE, HARRY MCGEE, SHARLEEN NDLOVU, JAKE PAFUMI, MADELEINE STEWART AND DINDA TIMPERON.

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CHILDREN ARE WELCOME TO REGISTER AND PARTICIPATE IN THE FOLLOWING: Junior Barber Class Children will be guided by Charles Lomu aka Lomu Fades and his team of experienced barbers through a highly interactive & fun haircutting session on hair mannequins. Places are limited.

URBAN URBAN HAIR HAIR SALON

Junior Barber Apprentice Session Participants from the Junior Barber Class will be putting their skills into action! They will be assisted by the Lomu Fades and his team of professional barbers.

Junior Dutch Braids You can get dutch braids with the colour of your choice from Luseane Lomu aka Lomu Braids and her team.

SESSION 1: 10am - 11am

Junior Barber Class

11am - 12pm

Junior Barber Apprentice Cuts & Junior Dutch Braids

SESSION 2: 1:30pm - 2:30pm Junior Barber Class

THE URBAN HAIR SALON WILL FEATURE THE ART OF URBAN STYLE BARBERING AND URBAN STYLE BRAIDING.

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YuNiOn YuNiOn takes people on a fun, open and soulful journey through the high spirited energy of the Japanese taiko drum, blended with percussive sounds and festive song and dance.

YuNiOn was formed in 2005 by Masae Ikegawa and Graham Hilgendorf as a duet for taiko, percussion and more!

Yu – blend Ni – two On – sound

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Welcome to the best dance party of your life. Your time starts…NOW! JOSEPH O’FARRELL (JOF) IN COLLABORATION WITH SHOPFRONT ARTS CO-OP PRESENT

10-MINUTE DANCE PARTIES TALK SHOW

Shopfront Arts Co-op is a youth-led cooperative that has been making groundbreaking, socially-relevant, multi art-form work with young people for more than 40 years.

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Way Out West Festival, Urban Theatre Projects has invited a group of 12 year olds from Western Sydney to each grapple with an abstract concept as part of a hypothetical situation and share their thoughts with you.

This is an ALL-AGES event that asks you to have as much fun as you can – with one catch: you only have 10 minutes to dance. And dance you will!

Joseph O’Farrell (JOF) celebrates diversity by creating large-scale installation works, which brings people together.

URBAN THEATRE PROJECTS PRESENTS

A WORLD PREMIERE BY AWARD WINNING THEATRE COMPANY URBAN THEATRE PROJECTS.

JOF + Shopfront Arts Co-op welcomes you to 10-Minute Dance Parties – a celebration of art and colour, costume and community, and the universal nature of dance!

At around 11 or 12 years old kids are starting to understand abstract concepts like love, happiness and equality. They’re beginning to make decisions by thinking and analysing as opposed to only by feeling or experiencing.

FRI 20 & SAT 21 JULY 11am – 4pm

Come hear what they have to say.

PRODUCED BY URBAN THEATRE PROJECTS • DIRECTED BY ROSIE DENNIS • ASSISTANT DIRECTOR AMY HARDINGHAM • CAST SOPHIE CAMPBELL, BETH MURREL, NICHOLAS NAUMOV, SHAAN PALANKAR, HANEEN SABSABI, MARLEY SATCHEL

Sessions start every 20 mins and last 10 mins

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10TH BIRTHDAY PARTY 21 – 24 MAR WED @ 11AM & 7:30PM THU @ 11AM FRI & SAT @ 11AM & 7:30PM TIX $30 / $25 AGES 12+

THIS WILL NOT PROTECT YOU Have you ever wanted to sit in the belly of something?

Do you enjoy building forts and cubbies?

Then this might be for you!

FRI 20 & SAT 21 JULY 11am, 12.30pm & 1.15pm RP 11.45am

30 mins Performance Space Ages 2+ LN M $12 Visitors can freely explore and experience the installation from 2-3pm.

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Award winning local and international artists Amrita Hepi, Prue Stent and Honey Long invite you to join them inside their big, inflatable, orange bubble at the 2018 Way Out West Festival.

Gentle, protective and expansive, participants are encouraged to enter their inflatable structure and

Come and party with stars of ABC KIDS Lah-Lah’s Big Live Band as they celebrate their 10th birthday at Casula Powerhouse. Lah-Lah and the band will be touring their 10th Birthday Party ‘best of’ album through SONY Music, following their 2017 ARIA nominated release

Having Fun. It’s an hour of singing and dancing fun full of Lah-Lah hits and laughs.

And don’t forget everyone gets to meet the band, and the instruments, after the show.

It’s going to be a great party, and you’re invited!

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become part of the exciting performance that will take place. Surrounded by the warm glow of orange light, you can experience the wonder of being inside a soft structure that is guided by the performers’ movements, inquisitive sounds and rhythmic beats.

The audience will be encouraged to join the dancers by having their own interactions with this unique environment.

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SAT 21 JULY (session times below)

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ANIME MARATHON CURATED BY JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL

DR HUBBLE’S BUBBLES SAT 21 JULY 1pm • 40 mins Main Theatre All Ages $15 / $12 IP 30

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Everybody love bubbles, but Dr Hubble really LOVES bubbles and he wants to show you why.

Dr Hubble takes you on a funny and slightly educational journey into the world of bubbles.

You will see the biggest bubbles you have ever seen, bubbles inside bubbles, a square bubble and the new the explodabubble.

At the end of each performance one lucky child get put inside a huge bubble.

Come along, it could be you!

Join us for Anime Marathon where we sample three iconic animated films from some of the most prominent anime film directors in Japanese cinema.

MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO

by Hayao Miyazaki

Follow Satsuki and Mei on an adventure with their new friend, Totoro, and other curious forest creatures.

Perfect for all ages, this Miyazaki film is the perfect entry into the magical world of Ghibli. (G) In English dub audio.

THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME

THE GARDEN OF WORDS

by Makoto Shinkai

by Mamoru Hosoda

Drifting through a park in the city, two strangers strike up an unusual relationship through a chance meeting on a rainy day. Filmmaker Makoto Shinkai beautifully depicts loneliness in this poetic and contemplative film. (M - moderate themes)

Something strange has happened to highschooler Makoto Konno. Time has suddenly stopped and moved her backwards! Time travel, carefree youth and unexpected plot twists—an enjoyable introduction to Mamoru Hosoda’s works.

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WOW IS EXCITED TO PRESENT AN AWESOME PROGRAM OF WORKSHOPS FOR AGES 0 - 15!

KINDERCRAFTEN WOW EDITION

COLOUR CONNECT CREATE

THE MAGIC OF WORDS

Watch your children become inspired to make a takehome artwork through investigative art play.

Kids and their grown-ups will love the Colour Connect Create space at the WOW Festival. The space will be divided into four fantastic make and create stations for ultimate art making including:

OK OK, we use words all the time but these workshops are about seeing what words can really do. Juggle, flip, weave, stack and crack words to create poems which will surprise you and everyone else. You can have fun with words and make people laugh too. And if you’re feeling like sharing your poem, there’ll be a chance to perform/ read in public with some great tips from Harry Laing (poet, children’s author and comic performer) on the best way to get your words out there.

WED 18 - SAT 21 JULY 10am • 60 mins Kids Studio Ages 2-5 • $10

MAKE: A BUFFET OF ART MAKING Welcome to MAKE: a buffet of collaborative art making for kids and their grown-ups.

In MAKE you are invited to participate in a smorgasbord of activities designed to encourage art and play. This will include activities such as funky felt making, edible jewellery design, giant still life drawing and will also include the opportunity for kids and their grown-ups to draw each other in I See You portrait making.

WED 18 - SAT 21 JULY 10am - 4pm Switch Gallery Ages 4-12 • Free

• Who Lives Here?

Buildings + windows + faces. Create and make and meet new neighbours • Disc Connect I00’s of coloured discs with 1000’s of slots = A circular world of possibilities • Kitten Wall Kitten masks, Indoor kittens, outdoor kittens, kittens to colour, kittens and create • Paper Palms Just add colour a watch your tree grow and grow and grow…

WED 18 - SAT 21 JULY 10am - 4pm Turbine Gallery Ages 0-3 • Free

This will be a drop-in workshop - there may be wait times to participate in activities.

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WED 18 JULY 10am • Ages 6-8 11.30am • Ages 9-11 1pm • Ages 12-15 60 mins Artist Studio • $12

HANGING FACES Get to learn about the wonderful work of Alexander Calder. You will be introduced to his mobiles and will be inspired to create your own face mobiles using a variety of materials.

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SPLASH TEST DUMMIES CIRCUS SKILLS WORKSHOP Participants don’t need any prior ability and will leave having learnt some of the moves they have seen in the show, creating a strong connection between the performance, the artists and their own experience. The workshop will place great emphasis on creative play and empower participants to carry this imaginative embodied experience into their lives beyond the workshop.

Places are limited.

WED 18 JULY 12.15pm • 60 mins Main Theatre Ages 6+ • $10

WORKSHOPS

STARRY NIGHT

CLAY ART

When you look up at the night sky what do you see?

Bright stars? Spaceships?

New planets to discover?

Come create your own imaginative creative starry night sky. Use everyday materials to create an artwork which can transport you to an intergalactic space.

Squash it, shape it, roll it, join it, break it, and re-join it and create with it!

WED 18 JULY 2pm • 1.5hrs Kids Studio Ages 6-9 • $12

POSTCARDS FROM THE WEST: MAKE YOUR OWN POSTCARD Western Sydney is unique because of the diverse people, places and history that it is made of. To celebrate this diversity, participants in this workshop are invited to draw or paint a picture of their favourite people, place or activity to create their own unique postcard.

THU 19 JULY 11.15am • 1.5hrs Kids Studio Ages 6-9 • $12

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The Art of Clay will give kids the chance to experience this amazing material, learn new skills and apply their imagination to its diversity.

THU 19 JULY 11.30am • 1.5hrs Artist Studio Ages 6-9 $12

MAKING YOUR MARK Nature and man-made objects come together through the art of mark making. Participants will be given air drying clay to create imprints using leaves, flowers and found objects.

By rolling, scratching, pressing, etching and carving, a unique work will be made for participants to take home.

THU 19 JULY 1.15pm • 1.5hrs Kids Studio Ages 6-9 • $12

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POSTER MAKING WORKSHOP Let’s start a revolution!

Come and create your own revolutionary poster. Learn and make creative fun posters using traditional and contemporary printmaking methods.

THU 19 JULY 1.30pm • 1.5hrs Artist Studio Ages 10-12 • $12

MUSICAL CREATIONS Want to create your own music? Want to make your own instruments? Come join the Dada Music Workshops and you can make some next level experimental sound art. Learn about constructing sculpture and sound at the same time.

Each instrument will be an imaginative response to the art of the Dada movement, one of the most revolutionary developments in art history. Instruments will be original art pieces as well unconventional musical instruments to take home.

THU 19 JULY 3pm • 1.5hrs Kids Studio Ages 6-9 • $12

COLOUR EXPLOSIONS What would a world of colour look like? In this workshop get to create a mind-blowing collaborative artwork.

Children will learn about the artist Jackson Pollock, getting to create their own collaborative piece of art.

This is a perfect workshop for any budding artists.

THU 19 JULY 3.30pm • 1hr Artist Studio Ages 10-12 • $10

MAKING VIRTUAL WORLDS – JOAN ROSS’ COLLAGES

elements are important.

They will then select and cut-out collage materials for creating their own environment as a group.

These collage materials can be arranged into a small scene by students to help guide placement in the virtual scene. These will be scanned and placed in the VR space as the workshop continues. Finally, the participants can explore the virtual environment using the Vive headset. It can create a composite digital image of each participant in the virtual space.

FRI 20 JULY 10am • 3hrs Artist Studio Ages 12-15 • $25

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K R O W PS SHO DISCO BALL Who doesn’t love a disco?

Who doesn’t love a disco that involves some paint?

Participants get to dance to some funky tunes with paint. Jackson Pollock meets Saturday Night Live! Get to boogie and create some art at the same time! Who wouldn’t love to boogie down to that?

WORKSHOPS

MAKING VIRTUAL WORLDS – JOHN A DOUGLAS’ 3D SCANS

Design your own spaceship to Mars. What would your spaceship include? How many rockets would it have? Participants get to be imaginative about space travel and learn about the science behind rocket and jet propulsion. This workshop is perfect for anyone with an inquisitive and creative mind.

The workshop starts with an introduction to John A Douglas’ video works and use of photogrammetry (3Dreconstruction) in collaboration with Josh Harle. The participants will learn how (in general terms) 3D models are used in creating virtual worlds and games, and will be given some examples of different architecture around the world. They will then sculpt their own landscapes, buildings, and cities from playdough, which will be scanned during the workshop and placed into the virtual scene. Finally, the participants can explore the virtual environment using the Vive headset. If the green screen is available, we can create a composite digital image of each participant in the virtual space.

FRI 20 JULY 12.30pm • 1hr Kids Studio Ages 10-12 • $10

FRI 20 JULY 1.30pm • 3hrs Artist Studio Ages 12-15 • $25

FRI 20 JULY 11.15am • 1hr Kids Studio Ages 4-6 • $10

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Be your own artist for this workshop. Get to paint, draw, sculpt, and collage anything of your choosing. This workshops encourages young artists at heart to create their next masterpiece. Any child who has thought of themselves as a mini Picasso or mini Kahlo, this is the workshop for them.

Participants learn about different watercolour techniques and how watercolour can be manipulated and changed using such as salt and candle wax. They will produce a collaborative painting that allows them to express their individual style and personality whilst also developing collaborative and communication skills.

Create your very own Matisse inspired artwork. Matisse is one of the greatest artists of our time and his work is inspiring and beautiful. Get to learn key aspects of his art practice as well as learning the techniques of collage.

FRI 20 JULY 2pm • 1hr Kids Studio Ages 6-9 • $10

STAND UP PORTRAITS Stand up portraits introduces participants to key elements of portraiture and sculpture.

Students get to create a 3D self portrait of themselves or a loved one to take home.

It is a fun engaging way to introduce particpants to key technical and historical aspects of portraiture. A great introduction into the realm of art!

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SAT 21 JULY 11.15am • 1hr Kids Studio Ages 6-9 • $10

PLAYDOH Come create your own playdoh in this workshop!

Participants make their own non-baked playdoh from scratch! Get creative with different colours and learn about the contemporary artist Maria Barnas in a safe and nurturing environment.

SAT 21 JULY 11.15am • 1hr Artist Studio Ages 4-6 • $10

SAT 21 JULY 12.30pm • 1hr Artist Studio Ages10-12 $10

GEORGIA O’KEEFE FLOWERS Georgia O’Keefe is known as one of the greatest female artists. Learn about her practice and artworks, and be inspired to create your own Georgia O’Keefe masterpiece. This workshop will allow you to learn and create with mediums such as ink and watercolours to create your own inspired O’Keefe flower.

HUNGRY HAMBURGER PRINTS What would your delicious hamburger look like? Would it have cheese and lettuce or would it be plain beef? What about fries and coke? Come create your own hamburger prints inspired by the artist Roy Lichtenstein. Get to learn about the pop art movement and get create creative and messy in this hungerinducing workshop.

SAT 21 JULY 1.45pm • 1hr Kids Studio Ages 10-12 • $10

SAT 21 JULY 12.30pm • 1hr Kids Studio Ages 6-9 • $10

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K R O W PS SHO ANCIENT EGYPTIAN MUMMY DRESS UPS

CREATE YOUR OWN COMIC

DESIGN YOUR OWN COUNTRY

Be inspired by Ancient Egypt in this one hour workshop.

Get to create your own Egyptian Mummy designs and then parade through WOW looking like an Egyptian Mummy! Who doesn’t love dressing up?

Make your own comic book!

This workshop introduces participants to storytelling techniques as well as visual literacy. Get to create your own superheros and walk out from this workshop with your very own comic! Who wouldn’t love to write their own comic story?

What kind of country would you create? What would be your national symbol? What language would everyone speak? What kind of flag would you have? National Anthem? Get creative when designing your own country.

Imaginative freedom is encouraged.

SAT 21 JULY 3pm • 1hr Kids Studio Ages 10-14 • $10

SAT 21 JULY 3pm • 1hr Artist Studio Ages 10-12 • $10

SAT 21 JULY 1.45pm • 1hr Artist Studio Ages 4-6 • $10

DR HUBBLE’S BUBBLES WORKSHOP Join Dr Hubble and explore the basics of bubbles. You will learn some secrets that will help you blow beautiful bubbles every time! Be quick, as space is limited.

SAT 21 JULY 2pm • 30mins Main Theatre Ages 4-12 • $10

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VISITOR INFORMATION HOW TO GET HERE

BY TRAIN Disembark at Casula Station on the T2 Inner West & South Line or T5 Cumberland - first stop after Liverpool (from Sydney) or Glenfield (from Campbelltown).

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From Parramatta or Campbelltown way (without tolls) Take the Hume Highway towards Liverpool, turn at Terminus St towards Liverpool CBD and turn right at Pirie St. Follow the signs to the Casula Powerhouse, Shepherd Street entrance.

Below you will find some festival information to make your visit as smooth as possible! If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

TIMING Check starting time on your ticket or the website for performances and workshops. Arrive at the relevant venue at least 15 minutes before starting time to take your seats.

levels will be appropriately pitched for young ears. Check performance information for special effects.

festival. If you do not want your child or children to be photographed or filmed, please notify one of our staff.

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BABES IN ARMS POLICY

Some of the workshops and performances require a lot of movement or getting dirty, please ensure your child is dressed appropriately or bring a change of clothes!

For ticketed events at Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Babes in Arms (babies who remain in carers arms and do not participate in the event) are admitted without a ticket. Any children aged 18 months or older, must have a ticket to these events, unless otherwise stated.

WHAT TO BRING Water, sun or rain protection, friends and lots of excitement!

BOOKINGS

PRAMS

We encourage all bookings to be made through the website www.wayoutwestfestival.com.

Please print your tickets at home and bring them with you on the day.

For safety reasons, prams are not permitted in theatres, kid’s studio or workshops spaces. There will be designated pram parking stations around the festival site

FEEDBACK We welcome all feedback.

Please let us know what we’re doing right and how we can improve the Way Out West Festival for Children.

CONTACT US

From the M5/City (with tolls) Take the M5 to Liverpool.

Exit at Moorebank Avenue and drive towards Liverpool turning left at Newbridge Road. Turn left into Speed Street and follow the signs to Casula Powerhouse.

SEATING For all patrons with specific needs, please contact the box office directly on (02) 8711 7123 to book seats.

Sometimes seating for children will be on the floor and cushions or carpet will be provided.

FOOD AND BEVERAGE Bellbird Dining will be open throughout the Festival from 9.30am. There will be food trucks on site. Feel free to bring a picnic and make use of our surrounding parklands!

Email: reception@ casulapowerhouse.com

FREE ONSITE PARKING

SPECIAL EFFECTS

PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO

Open Monday - Sunday, 10am - 5pm

If you have any issues finding the venue, please contact us on 8711 7123.

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For festival audiences, theatres will not be completely dark. Sound

There will be people designated to document the

Tel: (02) 8711 7123

BOOKING INFORMATION Visit the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre Box Office, 1 Powerhouse Road, Casula (Enter via Shepherd Street)

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DIRECTORY MAP LEVEL 1

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Main Theatre

Front desk Restaurant Ramp

Kids Studio

Elevator

Kids Gallery

Turbine Gallery

Artist Studio

Stairs Toilets

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CREDITS WOW TEAM Casula Powerhouse Director

Craig Donarski

WOW Festival Producer/Curator

Claudia Chidiac

Workshop Program Design

Cayn Rosmarin

Interactive Art Design

Roy Marchant

Artist Liaison

Lilian Silk

Front of House Supervisor Festival Operations Team Technical Team

Marketing Officers

Clare Cochrane Nikki Akbar, Brooke McDonald

Leigh Perrett, Sean Falconer, David Langosch, Rochelle Briggenshaw, Peta Groves, Robert Moiler Hamish Ta-me, Cara Lopez

Publicity WOW Festival Interns

Graphic Design

Proudly Proudly getting getting you home home quicker. quicker.

Cardinal Spin Sandra May, Ashleigh Prats, Monica Keo, Joseph Bono Mandarin Creative

THANK YOU Interlink Roads M5 QUEST Apartments Japan Foundation, Sydney Reverse Garbage Liverpool City Council Waste Management CuriousWorks Amy Matthews/Riverside Theatres To all of our fabulous volunteers who have helped make this year’s festival WOW

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TO BOOK VISIT WWW.WAYOUTWESTFESTIVAL.COM

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