AANT Centre Creative Learning Program 2026

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Welcome to a year of imagination, creativity and discovery at AANT Centre

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CREATIVE LEARNING GROUP FOR EDUCATORS Unlock creativity and inspire your students! Connect, ask questions and share ideas in our Creative Learning Facebook Group for Educators.

Scan the QR Code on this page or click here to join the group where you can connect with other educators and our programming staff.

Be among the first to access resources and performance information and share ideas with other like-minded educators.

Sign up today and one lucky winner will be randomly chosen to receive a $100 AANT Centre voucher!

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Contents —

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Welcome

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Accessibility at AANT Centre

2026 PROGRAM 6

Where is the Green Sheep?

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Garabari by Joel Bray Dance

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SLIDE Youth Dance Theatre – Ricochet

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Calendar of Events

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SLIDE Youth Dance Theatre – Someone Else’s Story

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Room on the Broom

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Bell Shakespeare’s Macbeth

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SLIDE Youth Dance Theatre – The Letters

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Creative Learning Booking Form

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Booking Terms and Conditions

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Bus Transfer Financial Assistance

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Help Young Territorians Reach Their Full Potential

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we live and work. We pay our respects to Larrakia Elders past, present and future, and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

Cover image: Room on the Broom, image Heidrun Lohr Back cover image: SLIDE Youth Dance Theatre, Someone Else’s Story

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Welcome — Welcome to AANT Centre’s 2026 Creative Learning Program - a joyful invitation to spark imagination, nurture expression, and inspire young learners across the Top End. This program is built on a simple yet powerful belief: live performance has the ability to open minds, stir hearts, and connect us all through story, movement, music, and theatre.

Whether you’re a teacher, educator, or family member, the program offers immersive, age-appropriate experiences that support and enrich young minds. See stories leap from the page in dynamic book-based performances, feel the heartbeat of Country in an interactive First Nations dance on The Playhouse stage, and experience the powerful youth-led storytelling of SLIDE Youth Dance Theatre. These performances ignite curiosity, build empathy, and foster meaningful connections in the classroom and beyond.

We look forward to welcoming you to AANT Centre, where creativity comes alive and young Territorians are empowered to imagine, connect, and grow.

Georgia Hendy CEO, AANT Centre

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Accessibility at AANT Centre AANT Centre is for everyone. We aim to make our shows accessible for children with disability, sensory and learning needs.

Accessible performances support an atmosphere where each child can react naturally and implement their own strategies if they become overwhelmed. Audience members can bring their headphones to reduce noise and a designated “chill out space” is available.

Wheelchair spaces are available for all events and a Listen Assist Network is available for most events. Some events presented may be Auslan Interpreted, or Open Captioned upon timely request.

We encourage you to get in touch directly with us to discuss the options for your class.

The following resources are available for the listed shows: VS Visual Story Visual stories help familiarise audience members with the storyline, characters and venue before coming to the show.

Room on the Broom RP Relaxed Performance Relaxed performances are open to everyone, but the environment has been adapted so that individuals with disability, sensory and learning challenges, or anyone who would benefit from a more relaxed environment, can access live performance experiences without barriers.

The house lights are dimmed, patrons can easily exit the theatre, the atmosphere is non-judgemental, and noisy enthusiasm is embraced.

Where is the Green Sheep 9.30am

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Illustrations copyright © Judy Horacek 2004

Early Learning

AANT Centre Presents

Where is the Green Sheep? — A Monkey Baa Theatre Company and QPAC’s Out of the Box co-production

Genre Theatre / Puppetry / Music

Based on the book by Mem Fox and Judy Horacek

Classroom Connection Literacy / Vocabulary / Performing Arts

Written for the stage and directed by Eva Di Cesare

Suitability Ages 1-6

An immersive visual theatre experience based on the beloved children’s book by Mem Fox and Judy Horacek. We meet Blue Sheep who loves blue flowers and Red Sheep who loves to cartwheel in the fields, Bath Sheep who loves bubbles and Bed Sheep who loves to bounce... But where IS that Green Sheep?

Blending puppetry and animation, this production invites young audiences to join three farmers on a quest to find the elusive Green Sheep. Co-created with students from Bankstown West Public School, it features their voices as narrators, ensuring the story resonates with young audiences.

A co-production with QPAC’s Out of the Box in association with Arts Centre Melbourne, The Sydney Opera House and The Art House, Wyong.

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Date & Time Thu 19 February 9.30am RP & 12pm Duration 45 minutes + Q&A Venue The Playhouse Workshops Available Tickets $20 (one teacher free per 15 students) Performance Warning Contains smoke effects

Primary School

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Middle School

AANT Centre Presents

Garabari by Joel Bray Dance — Produced by BlakDance Garabari is a participatory dance gathering created with Elders and community leaders to share a creation story of water, land and the making of a river. The theatre becomes a shared dance floor where a pulsing techno beat blends with Wiradjuri song.

Audiences are invited to join in through call and response and simple movement, gaining a direct sense of what a corroboree feels like today.

First Nations peoples have long used dance and story to pass on knowledge and bring people together. Garabari continues this practice for our time, showing how ancient stories and language stay alive and relevant.

Developed through long term collaboration with Elders and community, the work includes their songs, designs and stories in a gathering that is both rooted in tradition and alive in the present. Garabari invites everyone onto the dance floor to experience culture as a living connection between people and Country.

Indigenous Languages and Arts

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Genre Dance Classroom Connection Language / Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History and Culture / Humanities and Social Sciences / Performing Arts / Physical Education Suitability Ages 13+ Date & Time Fri 27 February 10.30am Duration 1 hour 20 minutes Venue The Playhouse Workshops Available Tickets $20 (one teacher free per 15 students) Performance Warning Contains haze and strobe effects, and loud noises

Senior School

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Middle School

AANT Centre Co-Presents

Senior School

SLIDE Youth Dance Theatre — Ricochet AANT Centre and SLIDE Youth Dance Theatre present

Genre Dance / Theatre Classroom Connection Health and Wellbeing / English / Society and Culture / Performing Arts

Ricochet [rik]+[uh]+[shay] The words you say, they ricochet.

They bounce, glance, rebound, skim and skip.

They hurt, they heal, they eyeroll, they play… with your head and your heart.

The words you say directly affect the person you meant them for. We have a responsibility to be kind and good, to practice empathy and understand that everyone has a struggle.

How do we embrace resilience to bounce back in a world that throws us more than a few curveballs?

Ricochet is a dance theatre work that celebrates the insight and quiet strength of young people in 2026. It reminds us of the impact of our words and compels us to choose kindness above all else.

Through a seamless blend of choreography, lighting, sound, and storytelling, Ricochet creates a world that is powerful, playful, and profoundly celebrates harmony.

Funny, sad, and above all, brave.

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Suitability Ages 12+ Date & Time Wed 13 – Fri 15 May 10.30am Duration 1 hour 30 minutes including Q&A Venue The Playhouse Tickets $20 (one teacher free per 15 students) Performance Warning Occasional coarse language, bullying, haze and flashing lights

Calendar of Events | 2026 SCHOOL YEAR WEEK 1

WEEK 2

WEEK 3

WEEK 4

WEEK 5

Where is the Green Sheep?

Garabari by

COHORT KEY Early Learning

Thu 19 Feb

TERM 1

p6

Primary School

Middle School

Ricochet Wed 13 Fri 15 May

Senior School

TERM 2 All Ages

TERM 3

Bell Shakespeare’s

Macbeth Tue 13 Oct

TERM 4

p16

Room on the Broom Fri 16 Oct

p18

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p10

Joel Bray Dance Fri 27 Feb

p8

WEEK 6

WEEK 7

WEEK 8

WEEK 9

WEEK 10

TERM BREAK

Educators, thanks for all you do!

Enjoy a complimentary drink and snack when you next visit AANT Centre – collect your voucher from our staff when you bring your class.

Someone Else’s Story Wed 9 Fri 11 Sep

p14

The Letters Thu 3 & Fri 4 Dec

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p20

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Middle School

AANT Centre Co-Presents

Senior School

SLIDE Youth Dance Theatre — Someone Else’s Story AANT Centre and SLIDE Youth Dance Theatre present Communities are made up of vulnerable, unique and beautifully flawed people. And that’s a good thing, because it would be boring if we were all the same.

Someone Else’s Story is a sharp, comedic exploration of society’s moral fabric, when an ordinary morning train ride quickly derails and the commuters - a band of misfits - find themselves in a very tricky position.

Collectively they must work together to solve a HUGE dilemma before they reach the end of the train line.

Caught in the crossfire of conflicting opinions, quiet crushes and prickly personalities, Heather is having a difficult day. But sometimes, difficult days are made better when you let good people in.

A reimagining of the 2019 hit, this production delivers hilarious storytelling, bold physicality, poignant characters and mandarin essence.

In Someone Else’s Story, you might see the vulnerable, unique and beautiful parts of yourself…

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Genre Dance / Theatre Classroom Connection Health and Wellbeing / English / Society and Culture / Performing Arts Suitability Ages 12+ Date & Time Wed 9 – Fri 11 September 10.30am Duration 1 hour 30 minutes including Q&A Venue Studio Theatre Tickets $20 (one teacher free per 15 students) Performance Warning Occasional coarse language, haze and flashing lights

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Middle School

AANT Centre Presents

Senior School

Bell Shakespeare’s — Macbeth

By William Shakespeare

Genre Theatre

Director Peter Evans Shakespeare’s most haunting thriller follows the story of Macbeth, a Scottish general, famed for his exploits on the battlefield.

Following a bloody battle, Macbeth and his comrade Banquo are met by three Weird Sisters who prophesy Macbeth will one day be king.

Unable to shake the thought, Macbeth tells his wife, Lady Macbeth. Driven by an insatiable hunger for power, posterity and certainty, they commit a murder and set in motion the unravelling of their sanity. With blood on their hands, they face the dire consequences of their despicable actions.

A terrifying portrayal of moral collapse, Peter Evans’ Macbeth, with Anthony Taufa in the title role, will take you on an intense journey into the dark heart of humanity.

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Classroom Connection Literacy / English / Society and Culture Suitability Ages 14+ Date & Time Tue 13 October 10.30am Duration 2 hours 20 minutes including interval + 15 minute Q&A Venue The Playhouse Tickets $30 (one teacher free per 15 students) Performance Warning Shakepeare’s original play contains depictions of violence, murder, sexual references and suicide.

CDP Kids presents Tall Stories’ production of

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Early Learning

AANT Centre Presents

Primary School

Room on the Broom — CDP with Tall Stories’ production of Room on the Broom Adapted from the award-winning picture book by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler, published by Macmillan Children’s books How the cat purred and how the witch grinned, As they sat on their broomstick and flew through the wind…

The witch and her cat are flying happily on their broomstick – until a stormy wind blows away the witch’s hat, bow and wand.

A helpful dog, bird and frog find the witch’s lost things, and they all hop on the broom for a ride. But this broomstick’s not meant for five and – CRACK – the broom snaps in two!

When a hungry dragon appears, who will save the poor witch? And will there ever be room on the broom for everyone?

The award-winning team behind The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo’s Child return with songs, laughs and scary fun for children aged three and up - and their grown-ups.

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Genre Theatre / Musical / Storytelling Classroom Connection Literacy / Vocabulary Suitability Ages 3+ Date & Time Fri 16 October 9.30am & 12pm Duration 55 minutes Venue The Playhouse Tickets $20 (one teacher free per 15 students) Performance Warning Contains theatrical haze VS Visual Story Available

The Letters

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Middle School

AANT Centre Co-Presents

Senior School

SLIDE Youth Dance Theatre — The Letters AANT Centre and SLIDE Youth Dance Theatre present In a quiet park in the middle of a busy little town much like Darwin, a single bench carries the secrets of the people who visit.

Day after day, layer upon layer of their lives are shared with this garden park, where they feel safe and unseen.

But they are seen.

Today, something feels different in the park, the flowers seem a bit brighter, the breeze is comforting.

And then, there’s the envelopes. One for everyone, with their names beautifully hand written. What is inside and who has left them here?

The Letters is a dance theatre work created by youth, for youth, celebrating their connection to all people, regardless of age.

It’s a reminder that life is precious and that sometimes the most unlikely people can add light to your life.

Funny and heartwarming, The Letters is a reflection of connection and respect between generations. A reminder to stay human in a world of disconnect.

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Genre Dance / Theatre Classroom Connection Health and Wellbeing / English / Society and Culture / Performing Arts Suitability Ages 10+ Date & Time Thu 3 & Fri 4 December 10.30am Duration 1 hour 30 minutes including Q&A Venue Studio Theatre Tickets $20 (one teacher free per 15 students) Performance Warning Occasional coarse language, haze and flashing lights

93 Mitchell Street Darwin NT 0800

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AANT Centre Creative Learning Booking Form — Event Name ____________________________________________________________________________________ Event Date ______________________________________________________________________________________ Event Time ______________________________________________________________________________________ School Name __________________________________________________________________________________ Year Level _______________________________________________________________________________________ Teacher Contact Details Name _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Position __________________________________________________________________________________________ Email ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Mobile ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Finance Department Contact Details Name _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Position __________________________________________________________________________________________ Email ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Phone _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Total number of attendees: _______________________________________________________________ Student numbers: ____________________________________________________________________________ Teacher & other adult numbers: ________________________________________________________ Please provide details of any accessibility requirements: ____________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Office use only ________________________________________________________________________________ Date received __________________________________________________________________________________ Reservation number ________________________________________________________________________ Invoice sent ____________________________________________________________________________________ Payment received ____________________________________________________________________________ Email your completed form to boxoffice@yourcentre.com.au Bookings are processed in the order in which they are received.

Please notify Box Office of any changes to your booking as soon as possible on (08) 8980 3333.

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93 Mitchell Street Darwin NT 0800

GPO Box 1993 Darwin NT 0801

Telephone +61 8 8980 3333

Booking Terms and Conditions — The following terms and conditions apply to all schools and institutions making bookings with AANT Centre for all performances and workshops. Bookings are made on behalf of your school/institution. By making a booking, your school/institution accepts these terms and conditions.

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Bookings are to be made on the booking form and submitted to AANT Centre by email to boxoffice@yourcentre.com.au. Please request a realistic number of tickets as refunds may not be issued when numbers are decreased without sufficient notice.

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Your booking will be processed upon receipt of the booking form and in the order in which they are received. Bookings are subject to availability.

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You will receive a booking confirmation from AANT Centre via email within one (1) business day.

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Eight (8) weeks before the performance date you will be contacted and given two (2) weeks to confirm your final numbers.

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Six (6) weeks before the performance date you will be issued a final invoice with payment terms of 30 days.

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Should your requirements change, please contact the Box Office with your request as soon as possible.

Tickets will be allocated subject to availability and an invoice or invoice adjustment will be issued within 24 hours of this request.

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Should you require to decrease your booking please email Box Office at least eight (8) weeks prior to the event. There are no refunds after your invoice has been paid.

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Regional schools requiring support should contact boxoffice@yourcentre.com.au

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The teacher leading the excursion will be required to give a confirmed attendance number when arriving for the show.

10) There will be no hard tickets provided.

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93 Mitchell Street Darwin NT 0800

GPO Box 1993 Darwin NT 0801

Telephone +61 8 8980 3333

Bus Transfer Financial Assistance — Creative Learning Program Application With the support of the Northern Territory Goverment’s Department of Education and Training, AANT Centre is able to offer a limited number of free bus transfers for school groups attending Creative Learning performances.

Schools receiving financial assistance may be requested to acknowledge bus support and sponsors in their newsletters. Details will be provided to the school directly. Schools may also be asked to provide feedback acknowledging the bus funding provision. *Please apply for bus assistance a minimum of four (4) weeks prior to the performance date.

School Name __________________________________________________________________________________ Contact Name _________________________________________________________________________________ Email ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Telephone _______________________________________________________________________________________ Event Name ____________________________________________________________________________________ Date _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Time _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Pick up Location ______________________________________________________________________________ No. of Passengers ____________________________________________________________________________ School Year Level ____________________________________________________________________________

Please return completed form via email to boxoffice@yourcentre.com.au Once your application is received we will be in touch regarding your eligibility.

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HELP YOUNG TERRITORIANS REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL Every young Territorian deserves the chance to be inspired and transformed by the arts.

In a country where one in six children live in poverty, AANT Centre alongside The Smith Family, are working together to remove the barriers that prevent young people from experiencing the life-changing impact of live performance.

Your support will help identify the students and schools most in need, and ensure that cost, distance or circumstance are never obstacles to participation.

By spreading the word, advocating for your students, and supporting this initiative, you can help shape young minds and foster a lifelong love of the arts. Together, we can make sure every child has a seat in our theatres and the chance to dream big.

Donations are now open and fully tax-deductible.

AANT Centre thanks Karma Mayfield and Geoff Nourse of Adept Business Accountants for their generous support.

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