Summer at the Cultural Precinct (3 – 12 years)

The Arts Centre Gold Coast presents

SUMMER at the Cultural Precinct

Things to make and do these school holidays for 3 – 12 year olds

Tuesday 12 January – Friday 22 January, 2016

Play Time With Backbone Youth Arts

Recyclable Set Making With Backbone Youth Arts

A perfect introduction to theatre for the little ones! Bring along your favourite story books and make them come to life with your parents and friends. Play Time is all about playing with stories and making plays from your favourite tales.

Everything old is new again in this workshop designed to help the creative mind build and reinvent their world from recycled objects.

DATE Wed 13 Jan TIME 1.30pm – 4.30pm (8 - 12 years) VENUE The Space COST $45.00

DATE Tue 12 Jan TIME 9.30am – 11.00am (3 - 4 years) VENUE The Space COST $25.00

Theatre Sports With Backbone Youth Arts

It’s Your Voice With Luke Kennedy

Put your imagination to the test!

These workshops are all about flexing the muscles in your mind and testing the boundaries of your imagination.

Vocal workshops presented by Australian recording artist Luke Kennedy. Luke’s impressive background includes being a grand finalist in The Voice Australia 2013 and international touring experience with pop opera group The Ten Tenors.

DATE Tue 12 Jan TIME 11.30am – 1.00pm (5 - 7 years) 2.00pm – 4.00pm (8 -12 years) VENUE The Space COST $25.00 (5 - 7years), $30.00 (8 - 12years)

DATE Thu 14 Jan TIME 10.00am – 12.00pm (5 - 7 years) 1.00pm – 4.00pm (8 - 12 years) VENUE The Space COST $30.00 (5 - 7 years) $45.00 (8-12 years)

Circus Smorgasbord With Circus Corridor

Stage Combat With Sam Foster

Drama Allsorts With QTC

A two day circus feast! Learn a variety of circus skills from aerial ring and silks, to juggling, tumbling, partner acrobatics and human pyramids. Taught in a flexible environment that caters to individual skill levels. Plus show off their new-found skills to parents and friends at the end of the workshop.

Learning combat skills that apply to both stage and screen in a safe and fun way, participants will explore a range of different techniques as well as physical skills including rolls, falls, throws and jumps.

This workshop is for you! Spend a day with actor Louise Brehmer learning skills in acting and drama, including characterisation, improvisation, script work, voice, clowning, movement and many others. Fun, inclusive and will appeal to a wide variety of ages and experience levels.

DATE Tue 12 Jan – Wed 13 Jan TIME 9.30am – 12.30pm (7 - 12 years) VENUE Paradise Showroom COST $90.00 (2 day program)

Circus Stars With Kristy Seymour Circus Stars is a unique circus training program dedicated solely to children on the autism spectrum. It is an innovative way to develop gross and fine motor skills while having fun and building confidence!

DATE 12 – 13 Jan, 1.30pm – 2.30pm 19 – 20 Jan, 12.00pm – 1.00pm (3 - 12 years) VENUE Paradise Showroom (12 – 13 Jan) The Space (19 – 20 Jan) COST $30.00 per child, per workshop BOOK circusstarsasd@gmail.com

DATE Thu 14 Jan TIME 9.30am – 11.30am (8 - 12 years) VENUE The Basement COST $30.00

DATE Fri 15 Jan TIME 10.00am – 3.00pm (8 – 12 years) VENUE The Space COST $75.00

The Greenroom Project JUNIOR

Three day performance workshop featuring opportunites to learn and perform with some of Australia’s leading stars of musical theatre including Lucy Durack (Wicked, Legally Blonde).

DATE Rehearsals: 16 –17 Jan Showcase: Mon 18 Jan TIME Rehearsals: 9.30am – 4.30pm daily (9 - 12 years) Showcase: 7.00pm – 8.30pm,18 Jan VENUE Rehearsals: The Space Showcase: Paradise Showroom COST $200 – one day workshop, including group performance showcase $495 – three day workshop, audition only BOOK thegreenroomproject.com.au

Superhero Training Academy

Drumming With Sound Synergy

Developed by award-winning theatre makers and educators, Superhero Training Academy is workshop/ meets theatre/meets dance-off.

Pint-sized heroes will be taught the essentials – how to think, move, act and accessorise like a superhero.

Experience the magic of drumming and percussion with Sound Synergy.

Each participant will be supplied with an authentic African Djembe to play and be guided into the world of rhythm and percussion.

DATE Mon 18 Jan TIME 10.00am – 11.30am (5 - 7 years) 1.00pm – 2.30pm (8 - 12 years) VENUE The Space COST $25.00

DATE Wed 20 Jan TIME 12.30pm – 1.30pm (8 - 12 years) 3.30pm – 4.00pm (5 - 7 years) VENUE The Basement COST $15 (8 - 12 years) $10 (5 - 7 years)

Entwined With Art With Melissa Spratt

Shadow Construction With Dead Puppets Society

Work with QCA Honours graduate and textile artist, Melissa Spratt to create a woven sculptural installation. Learn some fun finger knitting, weaving and plaiting techniques to help create an artwork for public display.

An introduction to puppetry and the techniques used to bring a puppet to life.

Students will explore the unique potential of shadow theatre before bringing these new skills together to create of a series of short scenes.

DATE Tue 19 Jan and Thu 21 Jan TIME 12.00pm – 2.00pm | 5-12yrs VENUE The Studio COST $15.00

DATE Thu 21 Jan TIME 10.30am – 12.00pm (5 - 7 years) VENUE The Space COST $25.00

Bookings Required. Places strictly limited.

Copy, Play and Learn Guitar With Bryce Leader

Puppet Manipulation With Dead Puppets Society

Begin to learn to play guitar and read music the fun and easy way!

Bryce Leader and his Copy, Play and Learn method takes the stress out of learning music and gets kids playing fast. Guitars and music provided.

In this workshop participants are introduced to the techniques that bring a puppet to life. Participants have the opportunity to work with the Society’s training puppets and bring together these new skills in the creation of a series of short scenes.

DATE Tue 19 Jan, 10.00am – 11.00am. Wed 20 and Thu 21 Jan, 9.00am – 10.00am. (6 - 9 years) VENUE The Basement COST $60.00 for 3 day program

Trash Test Dummies As full of laughs as their bins are full of surprises, the Trash Test Dummies are world class circus performers who deliver a dump truck full of hilarity in their award winning sell-out show.

DATE Wed 20 and Thu 21 Jan TIME 10.30am – 11.30am and 2.00pm – 3.00pm (6 - 12 years VENUE Paradise Showroom COST Adult / Child $22.50, Family $69.00 (2 adults / 2 children), Student group (6+) $12.50.

DATE Thu 21 Jan TIME 1.30pm – 4.30pm (8 - 12 years) VENUE The Space COST $45.00

Hip Hop With The Farm This action packed hip hop class is loads of fun! Participants will play dance games, learn how to isolate/ pop/wave, do some party dancing and finish with a routine to show off to your parents at the end of the session.

DATE Fri 22 Jan TIME 10.30am – 11.45am (5 - 7 years) 1.00pm – 2.15 pm (8 - 12 years) VENUE The Space COST $25.00 (5 - 7 years) $45.00 (8 - 12 years)

Free

Playful Minds Drop-in kids activities on Saturdays set around the picturesque waters of Evandale Lake. Enjoy free games and activities to stimulate creative thought, problem solving and have a little fun!

Free

Some much-loved childhood classics that will be brought to The Arts Centre Gold Coast stage in 2016 will be shared with families during our storytelling sessions – a great way to escape the summer heat.

DATE 9, 16, 23 and 30 Jan TIME 2.00pm – 5.00pm (4 - 12 years) VENUE Lakeside at Evandale Parklands

DATE Wed 13 Jan, Fri 15 Jan and Mon 18 Jan, Wed 20 Jan, Fri 22 Jan TIME 1.30pm – 2.00pm (4 - 12 years) VENUE Gallery 1

Younger children welcome. No booking required. Parental supervision required.

Free

Drama Games With Soapbox Theatre Productions

Summer at the Gallery Free Storytelling

Younger children welcome. No booking required. Parental supervision required.

Free

Summer at the Gallery Free Drop In Art Activities Kids will love the tattoo-inspired art in our summer exhibition! Create your own tattoo Flash Sheet and display your work in the Gallery. Then it’s design time – kids can be tattoo artists with our cool body part templates.

Drop in drama games with Soapbox Theatre Productions. Meet us on The Terrace for some fun improvisation!

DATE Tue 12 Jan and Thu 14 Jan TIME 12.30pm – 1.30pm (5 - 7 and 8 - 12 years) VENUE The Terrace

DATE Wed 13 Jan, Fri 15 Jan and Mon 18 Jan, Wed 20 Jan, Fri 22 Jan TIME During Gallery opening hours (4 - 12 years) VENUE Gallery 2 Younger children welcome. No booking required. Parental supervision required.

Free

Circus Corridor Presentation

Free

If you feel unheard and know you have something important to say…

The Circus Corridor is a collective of circus artists whose vision is to develop the Gold Coast’s existing circus arts sector through collaboration and innovation.

Dedicated to supporting local talent in the creation of superb and dynamic new work, Circus Corridor will be holding a freecircus presentation.

If you just want to be brave and express what you feel….

Come and join us for a Slam Poetry event and workshop that will take you to the next level.

DATE Fri 15 Jan and Fri 22 Jan TIME 12.00pm – 1.00pm (8 - 12 years) VENUE The Terrace

DATE Wed 13 Jan TIME 4.00pm – 4.45pm VENUE Paradise Showroom

Free

Summer at the Gallery Free Drop In Art Activities Free drop-in program of art making activities that have been inspired by works in the Gold Coast Art Prize 2015 exhibition.

DATE Wed 13 Jan, Fri 15 Jan and Mon 18 Jan, Wed 20 Jan, Fri 22 Jan TIME 11.00am – 1.00pm (4 - 12 years) VENUE Gallery 1 Younger children welcome. No booking required. Parental supervision required.

Slam Poetry with Louise Moriarty

Free

Playground Craze Concert Join The Playground Craze on The Terrace for a free concert that is fun, funny and super cool!

Their songs are about the things that children care about, like going to school, setting goals, making friends and being yourself. The songs have a positive focus on topics such as ‘friendship’ as opposed to ‘bullying’.

DATE Tue 19 Jan, 11.15am – 11.45am and 1.15pm – 1.45pm VENUE The Terrace

To book any of our Summer at the Cultural Precinct children’s activities visit www.theartscentregc.com.au.

Phone (07) 5588 4000 The Arts Centre Gold Coast 135 Bundall Road Surfers Paradise QLD 4217

SUMMER at the Cultural Precinct

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