2014 Arts Education

ARTS EDUCATION 2014 PRIMARY & SECONDARY

Welcome to Seymour’s 2014 Arts Education program.

In 2013 more than 20,000 primary and secondary school students engaged with our program as performers, audience and creators of an incredibly diverse range of experiences that use the arts as a powerful learning tool.

That’s a massive number of students and in 2014 we aim for it to grow even more. As you will see, the program is fantastic, providing a multitude of ways to enhance your students education through practical engagement in the performing arts.

The centrepiece of our program is Seymour’s partnership with Sport for Jove, the outstanding independent theatre company dedicated to presenting rich and compelling versions of the classics. Last year you may have seen the return of their outstanding Hamlet or the inventive Othello, played entirely in a pond of water.

In 2014, they return with three productions of syllabus texts, designed to give your students the experience of witnessing great plays performed exceptionally well. Sign up quicky for A Doll’s House, Twelfth Night and All’s Well that Ends Well, as Hamlet did, they may sell out.

Primary years will enjoy the best from the Adelaide Fringe Festival, with Squaring the Wheel, a clowning show that combines science with theatre. This production in which an amazing contraption is built before your eyes won the best children’s show at the Fringe and is very special.

Another highlight is our Reconciliation Week program featuring the brand new show from The Chooky Dancers, famous for their You Tube hit, combining traditional aboriginal dance with Zorba the Greek.

This new show is suitable for primary and secondary students and is perfect for those seeking to understand traditional culture in general or as part of an Aboriginal Studies curriculum.

Read on and you will see that the program is filled with more dynamic and memorable arts education experiences – ones that we hope will both enhance your classroom studies and ignite your students life-long love of the arts.

Arts Education at the Seymour in 2014 – specialising in presenting great performing arts experiences for primary and secondary school students and teachers.

Become an e-buddy of the Seymour.

Since the inception of the Seymour Centre’s Arts Education program in 2011 we have invited teachers to join our e-advisory group – a group of educators who inform the Seymour what schools need from a performing arts centre and who also allow us to run ideas and questions by them.

A team of 14 teachers joined us in the first year and we now number over 40 and are looking for more! This group provides much needed advice and in return we are able to give them free tickets to great events throughout the year.

If you are a primary or secondary teacher and would like to join the group and contribute to the growth and development of Seymour’s education program then please send us an email with the following information.

• Teacher name/s • School name and type (Primary or Secondary)

Timothy Jones

• Direct email contact (for confirmation)

Artistic Director/General Manager

• School email

timj@seymour.sydney.edu.au

Please submit to: education@seymour.sydney.edu.au Cover photo by Ben Healy

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CDP PRESENTS THREE MAGICAL SHOWS

PRIMARY

Oliver Jeffers’ bestselling picture book comes to life on stage for children 3-8.

Henry loves books... but not reading books. He likes to eat them! And the more he eats, the smarter he gets. He’s nearly the smartest boy in the world! But one day, Henry feels sick, and the information is so jumbled up inside, he can’t digest it! Can Henry find a way to enjoy books without using his teeth?

A cast of three use song, movement and puppetry to bring this much–loved story to life. It’s good enough to eat!

After their on-stage adventures in The 13-Storey Treehouse, our boys are joined on stage for the sequel by their neighbour Jill and the mysterious Hector Houtkop, playing their archnemesis Captain Woodenhead. But Hector seems very weird – starting with his compulsive pirate accent…

Of course the show must go on, even if it requires a treehouse, self-inflating underpants, a pirate ship, Gorgonzola the man-eating fish and a Maze of Doom...

When the first performance is struck by a series of near-fatal mishaps, Jill starts to get a very bad feeling …

Join the boys and their friends for an action–packed hour of adventure, laughs… and fish?

CDP PRESENTS TALL STORIES’ MAGICAL MUSICAL ADAPTATION OF

Based on the award winning picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, published by Macmillan Children’s Books

‘A mouse took a stroll through the deep, dark wood…’

YEARS

The Incredible Book Eating Boy K– 3 The 26 – Storey Treehouse 3 – 6 The Gruffalo K– 2

CURRICULUM LINKS

National Curriculum: English: Literacy, Literature, Language; General Capabilities: Personal and Social Capabilities NSW Curriculum: Creative Arts (Drama, Music, Visual Arts)

WHEN

The Incredible Book Eating Boy 3 – 5 April 10am & 12pm The 26 – Storey Treehouse 6 – 10 September 10am & 12pm The Gruffalo 25 June – 5 July, 11.30am & 1.30pm: 25/6; 10am & 12pm: 26/6, 27/6

WHERE

Everest Theatre

LENGTH

55 minutes, no interval

COST

The Incredible Book Eating Boy $18 per student The 26 – Storey Treehouse $20 per student The Gruffalo $17.50 per student (one teacher free per 20 students, additional teachers at student price) Teacher resource kits will be available on confirmation of booking

Whether their favourite food is roasted fox, owl ice cream, scrambled snake or Gruffalo crumble, audiences eat up this delectable tale about the adventures of a clever little mouse in a forest full of predators.

Let your imagination run wild with songs, laughs and fun for children aged 3 and up, and their adults.

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PRIMARY

SEYMOUR CENTRE PRESENTS JENS ALTHEIMER’S

Winner of Adelaide Fringe Award “Best Presentation for Children 2013” Wacky contraptions, gutsy clowning, eccentric circus and puppetry in a quirky story of finding one’s place.

YEARS

2–6

If you and your students are intrigued by how science and clowning can collide to create an amazing performance then join performer Jens Altheimer for the award winning Squaring the Wheel.

CURRICULUM LINKS

Creative Arts, Science and Technology

WHEN

5 –7 May

When an eccentric misfit meets a strange world of mechanisms, everything turns into a challenging and surprising discovery, where simple things become wonderfully complex. Kooky antics, absurd gadgets, tomfoolery and high energy are balanced with themes of loneliness, thinking outside the box, friendship and ultimately, finding one’s place in the world - a theatrical stage extravaganza.

TIMES

10am: 6/5, 7/5 12.30pm: 5/5, 6/5, 7/5

WHERE

York Theatre

LENGTH

60 minutes, no interval

COST

$16 Per Student (one teacher free per 10 students, additional teachers at student price) Teacher resource kits will be available on confirmation of booking.

“A comical visual feast which simply has to be seen to be believed.“ A RTSHUB

Photo by David Wyatt

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PRIMARY

S E Y M O U R C E N T R E W I T H A R T B A C K N T: A R T S D E V E L O P M E N T A N D T O U R I N G P R E S E N T S

To celebrate Reconciliation week 2014, we present the brand new show from Djuki Mala (Chooky Dancers) Having thrilled audiences around the world, Djuki Mala, with Producer and Artistic Director Joshua Bond, have created a fun filled show suitable for ages 9 and above. Combining well loved routines with new work, Djuki Mala redefines the Chooky’s unique physical language, marrying it with acrobatics, dance and theatre.

Infused with irreverence and grounded with tradition, Djuki Mala promises audiences laughter and insight. This is a rare opportunity to engage with performers from a very remote part of this vast and diverse country.

Hailing from Galiwin’ku (Elcho Island) in North East Arnhem Land, Djuki Mala proudly celebrate the incredible talent and rich cultural heritage of their home. They have collaborated with some of this country’s finest throughout their careers and they are guaranteed to delight audiences across the country with this new show.

YEARS

4– 6

CURRICULUM LINKS

Creative Arts, Australian History, Aboriginal Studies, HSIE

WHEN

28– 30 May

TIME

11am

WHERE

Everest Theatre

LENGTH

60 mins, no interval.

Q & A sessions after each performance

COST

$20 show, $25 show & workshop (one teacher free per 20 students, additional teachers at student price)

WORKSHOPS To extend your students engagement with this unique work Djuki Mala are offering a very limited number of workshops in contemporary and traditional dance following each matinee.

Maximum students per session: 40 places only (2 groups) Participants must wear loose fitting clothing suitable for a dance class.

Also available for secondary school students, please refer to page 8 of this brochure.

When: 28– 30 May Time: 1pm (following 11am show) Duration: 60 minutes Cost: $25 per student (includes ticket to performance at 11am)

Photo by Wayne Quilliam Photography

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SECONDARY

S P O R T F O R J O V E T H E AT R E C O . P R E S E N T S

By William Shakespeare We all love a voyage of discovery… especially when, after wild seas, wrecks and restorations, loves and losses, it is ourselves that we discover.

A thrilling, hilarious and moving voyage of discovery awaits audiences at Sport for Jove’s Twelfth Night. Performed to critical acclaim during Sport For Jove’s outdoor festival season in 2013, the smash-hit production was described by the Sydney Morning Herald as “outstanding…Ryan’s accomplished, clear and free-spirited production is the play entire...absolute clarity of intention from its performers… typified by generosity of spirit.”

(JASON BLAKE, SMH)

YEARS

8 – 12

CURRICULUM LINKS

English HSC Extension 1: Module C: Language and Values

WHEN

1–12 April

TIMES

Matinees: 11am: 2/4, 9/4 2pm: 5/4, 12/4 Evenings: 7.30pm: 1/4, 2/4, 4/4, 9/4

WHERE

York Theatre

LENGTH

2 hours, 40 minutes, including 15 minute interval

COST

$25 Per Student (one teacher free per 10 students, additional teachers at student price) Teacher resources kits available on attending the performance Workshops: refer to page 10 of this brochure for further information

“What country, friends, is this?”

A must-see for HSC students studying this play or Shakespeare generally, and a perfect introduction to Shakespeare for younger years in English and Drama, offering total clarity in its storytelling. Q & A sessions are offered afterwards with the actors and director.

Directed by Damien Ryan Designed by Anna Gardiner Sound by David Stalley Original Music by Christopher Harley

“Time, thou must untangle this, not I Tis too hard a knot for me to untie”

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SECONDARY

S P O R T F O R J O V E T H E AT R E C O . P R E S E N T S

By William Shakespeare All’s fair in love and war…celebrate Shakespeare’s 450th Birthday – 1564-2014 – with one of his most daring and unusual plays.

Tired of trusting to fate? Sick of the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune? Done with trusting the gods?

If you want something, go out and get it.

Perhaps that’s not as easy as it sounds. But Helena, Shakespeare’s most resourceful heroine, succeeds where all else fail. She knows that luck is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration, and there are no lengths to which she will not go to win this game. If the end justifies the means, then all’s well that ends well!

YEARS

11–12

CURRICULUM LINKS

Stages 4 and 5 the English K–10 Historical, Humorous, Relationships, Love, Language, Character, Society, Gender, Status and Social Values

WHEN

27 March – 12 April

TIMES

Matinees: 2pm: 29/3 Evening: 7.30pm: 27/3, 28/3, 29/3, 3/4, 5/4, 8/4, 10/4, 11/4, 12/4

WHERE

York Theatre

LENGTH

2 hours, 30 minutes, including 20 minute interval Q&A available post show with director and cast upon request

COST

$25 Per Student (one teacher free per 10 students, additional teachers at student price)

“They say miracles are past…”

You’ll be surprised by Shakespeare in this rarely performed but astonishingly bold play, brought to life with the clarity and inventiveness we expect from Sport For Jove Theatre Co. See an ‘unknown’ Shakespeare, one where you don’t know what happens next, and where fate is not written in the stars, but in the hands of an ordinary girl with a plan!

Directed by Damien Ryan Original Music by Christopher Harley Designed by Antoinette Barboutis Movement / Fights by Kyle Rowling

“A young man married is a man that’s marr’d…”

NOTE: This play may contain nudity and sexual references.

Please visit www.seymourcentre.com/education for updates.

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SECONDARY

S E Y M O U R C E N T R E W I T H A R T B A C K N T: A R T S D E V E L O P M E N T A N D T O U R I N G P R E S E N T S

To celebrate Reconciliation week 2014, we present the brand new show from Djuki Mala (Chooky Dancers) Having thrilled audiences around the world, Djuki Mala, with Producer and Artistic Director Joshua Bond, have created a fun filled show suitable for all senior students and those of Aboriginal studies. Combining well loved routines with new work, Djuki Mala redefines the Chooky’s unique physical language, marrying it with acrobatics, dance and theatre.

YEARS

7–12

CURRICULUM LINKS

Aboriginal Studies (Aboriginality and the Land, Heritage and Identity) Dance

Infused with irreverence and grounded with tradition, Djuki Mala promises audiences laughter and insight. This is a rare opportunity to engage with performers from a very remote part of this vast and diverse country.

WHEN

28– 30 May

TIME

11am

WHERE

Everest Theatre

Hailing from Galiwin’ku (Elcho Island) in North East Arnhem Land, Djuki Mala proudly celebrate the incredible talent and rich cultural heritage of their home. They have collaborated with some of this country’s finest throughout their careers and they are guaranteed to delight audiences across the country with this new show.

LENGTH

60 mins, no interval.

Q & A sessions after each performance

COST

$20 show, $25 show & workshop (one teacher free per 20 students, additional teachers at student price)

WORKSHOPS To extend your students engagement with this unique work Djuki Mala are offering a very limited number of workshops in contemporary and traditional dance following each matinee.

Maximum students per session: 40 places only (2 groups) Participants must wear loose fitting clothing suitable for a dance class.

Also available for primary school students, please refer to page 5 of this brochure.

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When: 28 to 30 May Time: 1pm (following 11am show) Duration: 60 minutes Cost: $25 per student (includes ticket to performance at 11am)

Photo by Ben Healy

SECONDARY

S P O R T F O R J O V E T H E AT R E C O . P R E S E N T S

By Henrik Ibsen, Adapted by Adam Cook Nora Helmer - heroic feminist, rabid neurotic, or just a selfish runaway?

The Helmers are all set to enjoy a new life together in their new home. Torvald has been promoted to a senior position at the bank and Nora is delighted. At last, they can put their financial troubles behind them. But their fragile happiness is shattered by the arrival of an unexpected visitor. As the lies that Nora has told, and the risks that she has taken to protect her husband are exposed, they are forced to question just how perfect their marriage really is. Now, it seems, only a miracle will set them free.

With the brisk pace and plotting of a thriller, Ibsen’s tale of intrigue, fraud and betrayal exposes a world where duty, power and hypocrisy rule.

“I think I am a human being before anything else.

I don’t care what other people say. I don’t care what people write in books. I need to think for myself.”

NORA YEARS

9–12

CURRICULUM LINKS

English HSC Extension 1: Module C: Language and Values

WHEN

17 July – 2 August

TIMES

Matinees: 11am: 18/7, 22/7, 24/7, 29/7, 21/7, 2pm: 26/7, 2/8 Evening: 6.30pm: 17/7 7.30pm: 18/7, 19/7, 23/7, 24/7, 25/7, 26/7, 30/7, 21/7, 1/8, 2/8

WHERE

Reginald Theatre

LENGTH

2 hours, 40 minutes, including interval

Hugely controversial when it was first performed in 1879, A Doll’s House has lost none of its power as a bold vision of feminist selfhood and rediscovery.

Leaping off the page, Adam Cook’s new production has strong contemporary resonances for today’s audiences, and promises to be dynamic, passionate and visceral.

A rare opportunity to see this watershed play live in an intelligent and exciting new production. Perfect for discussing language, character, society, gender, status and social values in the classroom.

Directed by Adam Cook

Q& A sessions available after matinee performances COST

$25 Per Student (one teacher free per 10 students, additional teachers at student price.)

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S P O R T F O R J O V E T H E AT R E C O . P R E S E N T S

SECONDARY

English and Drama Sport for Jove’s HSC Symposiums are back! Bigger, better and more interactive than ever.

The HSC Shakespeare Experience & HSC Drama Symposiums Fully realised performances of large sections of the plays are interspersed with expert commentary from Damien Ryan and his team – exploring famous scenes and speeches in multiple ways, opening up diverse critical readings, unlocking language and character, hearing actors discuss the plays’ famous ambiguities and challenges, answering questions and taking direction live on stage from your students.

A complete, hands-on experience that combines the unfiltered relationship students need with the plays’ action and narrative while also ensuring they are ‘watching with understanding’, in other words, extracting the key ingredients and critical thinking required to write on the plays under exam conditions. Don’t miss it!

Directed and presented by Damien Ryan

Why Book?

Sport for Jove’s experienced directors/teachers cover all aspects of the English and Drama curriculum rubrics. To understand these great plays and unlock their personal responses to the work, students MUST see live productions.

A combination of critical analysis and EXPERIENCE is the essence of the NSW HSC syllabus. In 2014 – Sport for Jove offers the best of both worlds!

YEARS

12 Advanced English / also available to younger years

CURRICULUM LINKS

English: HSC Advanced Critical Study of Text; Stages 4 &5 Shakespearean Drama HSC Drama: Stages 4 &5 Shakespearean Drama; Tragedy History Elizabethan Age

WHEN

ENGLISH SYMPOSIUMS The Richard 3 Experience April 7: 11am – 2.30pm, 4pm – 7.30pm

“This was the second year we have attended and again found it extremely worthwhile for both teachers and the students. The lecture and the actors workshop were outstanding.”

L O R A I N E PE T T, H E A D O F E N G L I S H

“As a teacher, I was not only very impressed by the professionalism of your company, but also by your knowledge of what the HSC requirements were. You made a difficult play accessible and meaningful to students in a short space of time. I will certainly be making a booking for next year’s HSC group.”

PAT R I C I A S E WE L L , M A R I A N C O L L E G E

“We attended your fantastic lecture and performance of Hamlet - may I say that I have seen four different productions and this was by far the best. The lecture was also highly informative and superbly presented.”

ED PRICE, CRONULLA HIGH SCHOOL

Contemporary Australian Theatre Practice November 4: 11am – 2.30pm, 4pm – 7.30pm HSC Shakespeare Symposiums for English November 5: 11am – 2.30pm, 4pm – 7.30pm HSC Areas of Study Symposiums November 6: 11am – 2.30pm, 4pm – 7.30pm

Twelfth Night Symposiums April 9: 3pm The Hamlet Experience April 30: 11am – 2.30pm, 4pm – 7.30pm June 20: 11am – 2.30pm June 21: 2.30pm – 5.30pm The Julius Caesar Experience June 20: 4pm – 7.30pm June 21: 10.30am – 1.30pm DRAMA SYMPOSIUMS Traditions in Australian Theatre November 3: 11am – 2.30pm, 4pm – 7.30pm

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Specific symposiums will be advertised once BOS 2015 curriculum is announced

WHERE

York & Reginald Theatre

COST

$25 per student per workshop (one teacher free per 10 students, additional teachers at student price) Detailed student notes are also offered with the Symposium.

SECONDARY

S Y D N E Y I M P R O V I S AT I O N M U S I C A S S O C I AT I O N ( S I M A )

“The SIMA ‘Cool for Schools’ program provides an opportunity for students to see professional musicians at the Sound Lounge, a fantastic Jazz venue. The musicality and calibre of the performers featured are second to none and the Q&A provides exceptional insight into the art of improvising and the realities of being a musician in the Sydney scene. We have been year after year and will continue to participate in this inspiring program.”

R OMIN A ZAPPUL L A, M USI C COORD I N ATOR DOMREMY COLL EG E

Learn from Australia’s jazz legends and principal artists while experiencing exhilarating jazz in an intimate live club.

Our animated concerts introduce students to pivotal jazz styles across traditional and modern periods. From stage craft to composition, ensemble work and aural skills, students will gain valuable insights into jazz history, the creative process of improvisation and music as a vocation.

Hosted by New York musician and educator Philip Johnston, students are led in an interactive artist Q&A after each performance. Listening resources are available prior to the performances.

Early Jazz features jazz of 20s and 30s by Duke Ellington, Jelly Roll Morton, and New Orleans jazz standards reflecting funeral and parade music, ragtime, and popular songs of the time. Miles Davis’ revolutionary 1950’s album Birth of Cool is featured in Classic Jazz, demonstrating how Davis rejected the forceful tempo of bebop to pioneer a smoother style that became a landmark in jazz evolution. James Greening’s Large Ensemble salutes the iconic big bands of Mingus and Holland in his modern ensemble that, similar to a chamber ensemble, has one player per part emphasising balanced instrumentation. Afro-Jazz six-piece Mister Ott demonstrates the place where World Music meets Jazz with 5 tone scaling, Ethiopian vocals, funk bass lines, organ swells, big sax solos, intricate horn arrangements and break beat drums!

YEARS

7–12

CURRICULUM LINKS

Music: Knowledge: Skills in Composition, Improvisation, Performance, Musicology; Aural activities in Cultural and Historical Contexts; Music and Technology, Listening Outcomes. Society and Culture: Popular Cultural, the Social and Cultural World, Social and Personal Identity

WHEN

3 April, 22 May, 31 July, 18 September

CONCERTS & TIMES

Early Jazz – Greasy Chicken Orchestra & Judy Bailey Thursday 3 April Classic Jazz Warick Alder’s Birth of Cool Thursday 29 May Large Ensembles Greening from Ear to Ear Thursday 31 July World & Jazz – Mister Ott Thursday 18 September

CLASSROOMS If you are unable to attend the Sound Lounge, SIMA can bring Cool for School to your school. Engage multiple classes and year levels with our on-campus performances and workshops.

Bookings and Enquiries: 02 9036 6292 or contact Amy Curl amy@sima.org.au www.sima.org.au

WHERE

Sound Lounge

LENGTH

3 hours, including lunch break

COST

$15 per student (one teacher free per 8 students. additional teachers at student price)

BOOKINGS

www.seymourcentre.com/education for bookings to SIMA concerts Teachers’ Resources: available by start of Semester.

Note: a minimum of 30 seats are required for each concert. If these numbers are not achieved three months prior to the date of the performance, the concert will be cancelled.

Photo by Shane Rozario

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Student Showcases at the Seymour Centre Each year the Seymour Centre is proud to host a number of major performing arts events for The Arts Unit of the NSW Department of Education and Communities including HSC showcase programs in partnership with the Board of Studies NSW.

OnSTAGE OnSTAGE is a presentation and exhibition of group and individual performances and projects by HSC Drama students. In 2014 there will be two programs featuring individual performances and group-devised works. Writers OnSTAGE / OnSCREEN features rehearsed readings by professional actors and directors of two scripts plus the screening of three exemplary videos from individual projects of the HSC Drama exam. Individual projects including costume and set design, promotion and program, and theatre review will be on exhibition in the foyer of the York Theatre.

YEARS: 11–12 CURRICULUM LINKS: Stage 6 Drama WHEN: 8-14 February; Writers 12-14 February TIME: 1.30pm & 7.30pm (OnSTAGE), 10.30am (Writers) WHERE: York & Everest Theatres DURATION: 2 hours including interval, Writers 90 mins no interval.

For more information about the program, ticket prices and content visit: www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/exhibitions

Callback 2013 A selection of outstanding performances and projects from Higher School Certificate Dance students presented by The Arts Unit in conjunction with the Board of Studies. Callback provides a vital window to the outcomes of the HSC Dance syllabus and a professional learning activity for HSC Dance teachers, both in service and pre-service. Dance students, and especially prospective HSC Dance students, rely upon Callback as a valuable resource for their study through discussion, deconstruction and analysis of the works they observe. Workshops covering various aspects of the HSC Dance Course are run in conjunction with the performances.

YEARS: 10–12 CURRICULUM LINKS: Dance WHEN: 13–14 February, 1pm and 3pm WHERE: Everest Theatre DURATION: 1.5 hrs including interval.

For more information about the program, ticket prices and content visit: www.artsunit.nsw.edu.au/programs/dance/hsccallback or www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/exhibitions

Sydney Public Schools Arts Education Create East Now in its tenth year, Create East is a three-day performance focused workshop for years 4 to 6 Gifted and Talented students, culminating in an integrated, high quality performance. Students are invited to participate in Band, Choir, Dance, Drama, Film and Visual Arts components of the program. Applications open February 2014.

YEARS: 4 – 6 CURRICULUM LINKS: Creative Arts, Technology WHEN: 7– 9 April WHERE: Everest Theatre DURATION: 3 days COST: Students $15/Adults $20 Visit www.sydneyregionarts.nsw.edu.au For information about Create High visit www.sydneyregionarts.nsw.edu.au

The Arts Unit NSW State Drama and Dance Festivals Showcasing excellence in dance and drama from schools and festivals across NSW. YEARS: K–12 CURRICULUM LINKS: Dance, Drama WHEN: Dance – Sept; Drama – October WHERE: Everest Theatre

For more information about the program, ticket prices and content visit: www.artsunit.nsw.edu.au in 2014.

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HAVE YOUR SCHOOL PRODUCTION OR EVENT AT THE SEYMOUR The Seymour hosts a number of school theatre productions, speech nights and concerts each year representing a wide cross section of primary and secondary schools. For venue information contact: Michael Easton 02 9351 7921 or michaele@seymour.sydney.edu.au

OTHER GREAT STUFF ABOUT THE SEYMOUR FOR SCHOOLS Free Teacher Resource Kits

Available for some shows. Check the individual show pages in this brochure for further information.

Parking

The Seymour has easy drop off and pick up points for school buses on City Rd or Shepherd St, behind the Seymour (see map below)

Foyers and Courtyard

Seymour has expansive foyer and courtyard spaces where students can safely gather before and after the show.

Victoria Park

Victoria Park (pictured) is directly opposite the Seymour: a great place to take students after the show to eat lunch before the journey home.

Where Are We?

Located conveniently at the Broadway end of the city, we’re close to Central and Redfern Stations, with great transport links, ample parking and plenty of nearby facilities.

CENTRAL

Tickets are subject to availability. Program details and prices are correct at time of printing and may be subject to change.

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Seymour Centre Schools Booking Form Step 1: Booking FAX, EMAIL OR MAIL: fill out the booking form overleaf and send (details on the booking form)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For more information, resource kits and risk assessment information please visit www.seymourcentre.com/education

ONLINE: visit www.seymourcentre.com/education and download a PDF booking form.

PHONE: call us on 02 9351 7940 Please provide as close to actual numbers as possible.

If any students have special seating needs, please let us know so we can accommodate the student as best we can.

If any of your students have special seating needs please call the Box Office on 02 9351 7940.

Step 2: Payment

PAYMENT METHODS

Payment and final numbers are due three weeks prior to the event you are attending. Please ensure you pay no later than the due date on your invoice. Bookings made within three weeks of the performance will need to be paid in full within one week of confirmation.

CREDIT CARD: by phone

Step 3: Teacher Resource Kits Teacher resource kits will be provided once you have paid your balance. Kits are available for selected shows only, please refer to the show’s page in this brochure.

Step 4: On The Day Tickets will be available for collection from the Box Office on the day. Please arrive no later than 20 minutes prior to the start time of the performance. Latecomers may be excluded, or may not be admitted until a suitable break in the performance. If you’re running late please call the Box Office on 02 9351 7940.

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SPECIAL NEEDS

BANK CHEQUE: cheques are to be made payable to “Seymour Centre” If we do not receive payment by the due date on the invoice, your tickets may not be held. If you are having difficulty organising payment, contact us immediately on 02 9351 7940.

Seymour Centre Schools Booking Form Please send completed forms to: Seymour Centre Education Bookings PO Box 553 BROADWAY NSW 2007 Or fax to (02) 9351 7931 Reserve your school’s booking now and pay the balance three weeks before your performance date.

Every effort will be made to accommodate your first preferred date but sometimes performances fill very quickly so please be as flexible as possible. Education bookings will be confirmed via tax invoice sent to the school.

If you have any questions regarding your education booking please contact the box office on (02) 9351 7940 or email education@seymour.sydney.edu.au.

To book tickets for SIMA please visit www.seymourcentre.com/education

EVENT NAME: 1st Preference

2nd Preference

EVENT DATE: NUMBERS

PRICE

TOTAL

Students

@$

$

Teachers (Paid)

@$

$

Teachers (Complimentary*)

@$

$

TOTAL EVENTS

$ WORKSHOP NAME

TOTAL

NUMBERS @ PRICE

English Symposiums

@$25

$

Drama Symposiums

@$25

$

Djuki Mala Primary

N/A

@$25

$

Djuki Mala Secondary

N/A

@$25

$

TOTAL WORKSHOPS

$

GRAND TOTAL (EVENTS PLUS WORKSHOPS)**

$

1st Date Preference

2nd Date Preference

General public bookings will open at a later date. Please refer to www.seymourcentre.com/education late 2013/early 2014. * The number of complimentary tickets varies for each production. Please refer to the production’s page for details ** No GST applied to any education bookings

SCHOOL NAME Teacher Address Suburb & postcode School fax

School phone

Teacher email

Teacher mobile

SIGN ME UP TO THE SEYMOUR’S QUARTERLY TEACHER ENEWS: YES / NO (please circle preferred option)

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Seymour Centre Arts Education 2014 Primary & Secondary

SQUARING THE WHEEL

DJUKI MALA (CHOOKY DANCERS)

Djuki Mala (Chooky Dancers) are touring nationally throughout 2014, proudly presented by Artback NT: Arts Development and Touring.

TWELFTH NIGHT, ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL & A DOLL’S HOUSE

THE INCREDIBLE BOOK EATING BOY & THE 26–STOREY TREEHOUSE

OnSTAGE: Board of Studies NSW in association with The Arts Unit of the NSW Department of Education and Communities; Create East and Create High: NSW Department of Education and Communities—Sydney Region Arts; NSW State Drama and Dance Festivals: The Arts Unit, NSW Department of Education and Communities.

The Seymour Centre is the performing arts centre of the University of Sydney

Photo By David Wyatt

THE GRUFFALO

COOL FOR SCHOOL