The Arts Centre Gold Coast 2015 Youth Program

Welcome Animal stories, circus stories, picture stories, Australian stories – stories to delight, amaze and inspire – the 2015 Youth Program has a future story for everyone.

Over the years, we’ve worked hard to bring you seasons of high-quality stories, to inspire and educate the young and emerging performers, musicians, dancers, film makers and artists.

There are 20 stories on offer throughout the year, taking place inside our performing arts spaces and on display inside the Gold Coast City Gallery, as well as fantastic programs in the Summer Series to keep those creative minds inspired before school returns for the year.

We are pleased to announce that the Jock and Beverly McIlwain Arts Bus Fund is available to schools throughout 2015! The Jock and Beverly McIlwain Arts Bus Fund is an initiative to assist in reducing the cost of bus travel to the Centre. Schools can apply to the fund to receive a subsidy to contribute towards bus travel to see an exhibition, performance or participate in a workshop at the Centre.

So get comfy, flick through the brochure and choose from the many exciting stories across the Centre in 2015.

Finally, a special thanks to all of our amazing supporters, including our Benefactors, Sponsors, Partners, The Friends of The Arts Centre Gold Coast and of course those that

Board Members

continue to come along to our many shows, exhibitions and

Chairman - Kerry Watson Deputy Chair - Richard Munro Director - Dr Patrick Corrigan AM Director - Cr Jan Grew Director - Tomas Johnsson Director - Christine Lohman Director - Dr Patrick Mitchell Director - Steve Romer

arts stories which enrich the cultural life of our city.

events in 2015. Without you, we simply couldn’t provide the

To see the future story – start here Destry Puia — General Manager

CONTENTS SHOWS AND EXHIBITIONS The Listies Make You LOL! 02 The Kazoos What’s Up Croc? 03 Adam Rish 04 Cut-Back 05 Kelly 06 Marlin 07 Josephine Ulrick & Win Schubert Photography Award 08 QSO Movie Masterpieces 09 The One Day of the Year 10 East Coast Encounter 11 Carnival of the Animals 12 The New Black 13 Coppélia 14 I am Jack 15 Cranky Bear 16 Seven Deadly Sins 17 We Don’t Need a Map 18 ENERGIES 19 Kinship 20 The Confidence Man 21 INFORMATION Young Artist Development Program 22 The Jock And Beverly McIlwain Arts Bus Fund 24 Centre Information and Bookings

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Youth Program at a Glance 26 With Thanks 28

The Arts Centre Gold Coast and Regional Arts Victoria present

The Listies Make you LOL! Comedy for Kids (and their adults)

By Richard Higgins and Matt Kelly

DATE Fri 16 Jan, 2.30pm and 6.00pm Sat 17 Jan, 10.00am DURATION 60 minutes (no interval) PRICE Student Group Tickets $12.50 SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN FOR 6 TO 12 YEAR OLDS AND THEIR FAMILIES!

Winner Best Production for Children 2013 —Sydney Theatre awards The Listies, Australia’s most sought after kids’ comedians are here to make you Laugh Out Loud! Imagine The Young Ones hosting Play School – if The Young Ones had downloaded two gigabytes of fart noises! The Listies Make you LOL! features alien attacks, toilet paper guns, spew, the rudest word in the world and the most disgusting pair of undies you have ever seen in your entire life. The Listies Make you LOL! is raucous, unruly and guaranteed to have the whole family (even dads) LOLing, ROFLing and ROFLSHALBOWCOing.* Don’t miss it!

*Rolling On the Floor Laughing So Hard a Little Bit of Wee Came Out This show is rated S for Stupid.

The Arts Centre Gold Coast and HIT Productions present

The Kazoos What’s Up Croc?

A Musical Adventure Written by Celia and Chris Hill

The Kazoos rock my world!

—Chris Cheney, Lead Singer Of The Living End The Kazoos What’s Up Croc? is a fast paced ride full of comedy, music and dance. Children from 3 to 8 years will love to sing and dance along to the antics of Professor Silly, and they will need to help Tulip to stop him from being so silly, so the show can go on as planned!

DATE Tue 20 Jan, 1.30pm and 6.00pm Wed 21 Jan, 10.30am and 1.30pm DURATION 50 minutes (no interval) PRICE Student Group Tickets $12.50 SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN FOR 3 TO 8 YEAR OLDS AND THEIR FAMILIES!

Gold Coast City Gallery

Misanthropology: The World Art of Adam Rish A survey exhibition featuring four decades of work by Sydney-based artist Adam Rish who is interested in cross cultural collaboration as ‘world art’ (like ‘world music’) to affirm Indigenous culture and regional diversity. He has worked with Indigenous artists in Australia, Indonesia, Tonga, Turkey and the USA. Rish views his role as an artist as a ‘re-presenter’, combining traditional techniques with modern technological and domestic images, a practice he calls ‘misanthropology’. His work is dystopic — he represents a world in confusion — but moderated by a comic humanism.

DATE Sat 31 Jan — Sun 15 Mar YEAR LEVEL SUITABILITY Year 7 — Year 12 ART FORM Ceramics, Painting, Prints, Sculpture, Textiles THEMES Multiculturalism, Indigenous Culture, Visual Art CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS The Arts (Visual Art), Indigenous Perspectives, Civics and Citizenship RESOURCES Film, Artist Website, Catalogue PRICE Free

Image: Adam Rish, Shiva Constructions (detail) 1997, hand-coloured linocut.

Courtesy of the artist

Gold Coast City Gallery

Cut-Back During the 1950s and 1960s films like Gidget (1959), The Endless Summer (1964) and Blue Hawaii (1961) starring Hollywood heartthrob Elvis Presley popularised surf culture, as did surf bands like The Bel Airs, The Beach Boys and Dick Dale & The Del Tones. In doing so, stereotypes emerged, some of which lingers today.

Image: Shaun Gladwell, The Flying Dutchman in Blue (Coogee 2) 2013, digital print on archival paper.

Collection: Gold Coast City Gallery

Cut-back showcases the work of contemporary Australian artists responding and exploring to the art of surfing and alternative aspects of surf culture.

DATE Sat 14 Feb — Sun 22 Mar YEAR LEVEL SUITABILITY Year 7 — Year 12 ART FORM Photography, Printmaking, Video THEMES Surf culture, Art History, Visual Arts, Social Issues, History CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS The Arts (Visual Art), Geography, Civics and Citizenship, History PRICE Free

The Arts Centre Gold Coast and Queensland Theatre Company present

Kelly

By Matthew Ryan Directed by Todd MacDonald

Cowards, murderers or heroes?

Life or Death?

Ned Kelly is about to hang for his crimes, but his final night in prison is interrupted by the arrival of his brother Dan, disguised as a priest.

Supposedly killed at the siege of Glenrowan, Dan is intent on moving north to Queensland and forgetting his past. To do so, he needs Ned’s blessing and forgiveness. But the last time they saw each other, Dan tried to shoot Ned dead. So begins a brutal confrontation by two titans of Australian history. Facing the sins of their past, each blames the other for their downfall. And neither will escape unharmed.

DATE Fri 13 Mar,11.00am and 7.30pm Sat 14 Mar, 7.30pm DURATION 80 minutes (no interval) PRICE Student Group Tickets $24.00 YEAR LEVEL SUITABILITY Year 10 – Year 12 ART FORM Realism, Contemporary Australian Drama THEMES Australian History, Drama, Australian Colloquialism CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS The Arts (Drama), Literacy, History

Recommended for mature audiences, aged 15 and over. Contains coarse language, sexual references and simulated violence.

Photography by Rob Maccoll

The Arts Centre Gold Coast and Bleach* Festival present an Arena Theatre Company production of

Marlin

By Damien Millar

DATE Fri 20 Mar, 10.15am and 1.00pm Sat 21 Mar, 10.30am and 1.30pm DURATION 60 minutes (no interval)

Directed by Christian Leavesley

PRICE Student Groups $12.50

This production was developed and co-produced with the assistance of Melbourne Theatre Company

YEAR LEVEL SUITABILITY Year 4 – Year 8

Be careful what you fish for.

ART FORM Children’s Theatre, Storytelling, Drama, Puppetry

Billy Grogan’s dad used to tell her life is wild and finds its own way home. But he never did. He went fishing for a marlin two years back and never came home. Now she lives with her granddad, dreaming of the ocean and adventure while her life goes down the dunny. Then one dark and strange night, a miraculous marlin takes her and her granddad out past the reef, to the open ocean and the deep. But will either of them find their way back home?

Inspired by classic seafaring literature, Marlin is set in the game fishing regions off Northern Queensland and is an adventurous tale performed in a sea of foam. For ages 9+ and their Grandparents.

THEMES Grief, Redemption, Victory, Family, Relationships between Grandparents and Grandchildren, Life and Death CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS The Arts (Drama), English, Literacy, Science, Communication, Thinking Process, Civics and Citizenship, Sustainability

Gold Coast City Gallery

2015 Josephine Ulrick & Win Schubert Photography Award The Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award is one of the most important annual surveys of contemporary Australian photographic practice.

Established photographers are showcased alongside emerging, resulting in a stunning reflection of contemporary practice that examines diverse themes and approaches.

April 2015 school holiday programs Photo Fanatics (13 — 18 years) and PhotoFun at the Gallery (4 — 12 years) Part of the Young Artist Development Program, supported by The Friends of The Arts Centre Gold Coast.

Supported by The Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Foundation for the Arts.

Image: Simone Rosenbauer, Like ice in the sunshine #04 (detail) 2014, archival pigment print. Collection: Gold Coast City Gallery

DATE Sat 28 Mar — Sun 10 May YEAR LEVEL SUITABILITY Year 7 — Year 12 ART FORM Photography THEMES Art History, Visual Arts, Social Issues, History CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS The Arts (Visual Art), Geography, Civics and Citizenship RESOURCES Catalogue PRICE Free

The Arts Centre Gold Coast and Gold Coast Film Festival presents

Queensland Symphony Orchestra Movie Masterpieces It’s hard to imagine great movies without their equally great soundtracks—that monumental swell of Saharan grandeur in Lawrence of Arabia, the epic, evocative theme of Gone with the Wind, the ominous acceleration of rhythm as jaws emerge from the depths below. So expressive, so vital to the meaning of the movie, is it any wonder that concert composers have always been drawn to writing with stopwatch in hand and silent rushes on the screen before them? Net result? Melodies so sublime, and orchestral showpieces so exhilarating, that they define the music of our times. A school holiday special event for the whole family.

DATE Fri 10 Apr, 7.30pm DURATION 2 hours (including interval)* PRICE Student Group Tickets $24.00 Family Ticket $90.00 (2 adults and 2 children) YEAR LEVEL SUITABILITY Year 7 – Year 12 and their family ART FORM Orchestra, Music, Media THEMES Music, Film CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS The Arts (Music, Media Arts), English, History

*Please confirm at time of booking.

The Arts Centre Gold Coast and HIT Productions present

THE One Day of the Year

By Alan Seymour

It’s Anzac Day this week, that’s my day, that’s the old Diggers’ day.

What is the meaning of Anzac Day? For war veterans like Alf Cook and his friend Wacka Dawson, it’s the chance to commemorate history, celebrate heroism and conjure national pride. For Alf’s son Hughie, Anzac Day flies the flag for a very different reality, one that brings the dignity of our Diggers to its knees and into the gutter – via one too many down the pub. Alan Seymour’s landmark Australian play returns to the stage to incite as much passion as ever.

The One Day of the Year looks at our national legend through the eyes of generation, class and character. On the 100 year anniversary of the Gallipoli landing, HIT Productions brings a thoroughly fresh take on this truly Australian classic.

DATE Thu 23 Apr, 7.30pm Fri 24 Apr, 11.00am DURATION 2 hours 30 minutes (including 20 minute interval) PRICE Student Group Tickets $24.00 YEAR LEVEL SUITABILITY Year 10 — Year 12 ART FORM Australian Drama, Realism, Australian Theatre THEMES ANZAC Day, Veterans, Loyalty, Mateship, Relationships CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS The Arts (Drama), English, Literacy, History

Warning: Contains strong language and adult themes

Gold Coast City Gallery

East Coast Encounter Save the date Student Immersion Day will be held on Friday 5 June.

Part of the Young Artist Development Program, supported by The Friends of The Arts Centre Gold Coast.

Connect with this exhibition as part of your NAIDOC Week advance programming.

DATE Sat 25 Apr — Sun 7 Jun YEAR LEVEL SUITABILITY Year 7 — Year 12 ART FORM Photography, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture THEMES Aboriginal culture, Land and Place, Identity, Colonial Australia, History, Geography CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS The Arts (Visual Art), Indigenous Perspectives, History (Colonial Australia), Geography, Civics and Citizenship RESOURCES Documentary film, Podcasts, Catalogue PRICE Free

Part of the Indigenous Program, supported by Bond University.

Image: Michael Cook, Undiscovered #4 2010, Inkjet print on Hahnemuhle paper.

Courtesy of Andrew Baker Art Dealer & Dianne Tanzer Gallery + Projects

East Coast Encounter explores the phenomenon of first contact from the time of Cook’s mapping of the east coast of Australia, and how these encounters resonate with Indigenous and nonIndigenous artists, writers and songwriters today.

East Coast Encounter features the work of Australian Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists and writers to re-envisage the encounter by James Cook and his crew with Aboriginal people in 1770. Cook’s 1770 voyage has become central to narratives of Australian history and there are aspects of this seminal journey that continue to resonate powerfully today. This exhibition seeks to promote cultural dialogue and reconciliatory understanding between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. Artists include: Bianca Beetson, Michael Cook, Euan Macleod, Arone Meeks, Reg Mombassa and Judy Watson.

This project has been developed by the University of the Sunshine Coast and assisted by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland and the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body.

The Arts Centre Gold Coast presents

Carnival of the Animals A production by CIRCA and QPAC’s Out of The Box Festival The Circa Carnival comes to town with whimsical tales of creatures of land and sea, who tumble, fly, leap and spin their way through the many wondrous worlds of the animal kingdom.

Our zebras juggle and flip... Our kangaroos skip and somersault...

We’ve elephants with street-cred and rhythm... And even our dinosaur bones shake, clatter and roll to the music.

Carnival of the Animals whisks you away on a thrilling circus escapade inspired by Camille Saint-Saëns’ delightful salute to feathers, fur and fins. Circa’s acrobats bring this classical music suite to life for a whole new generation of circus, music and animal lovers.

Justin Nicholas, Atmosphere Photography

DATE Thu 30 Apr, 6.00pm Fri 1 May, 10.30am and 12.45pm Sat 2 May, 6.30pm DURATION 50 minutes (no interval) PRICE Student Group Tickets $12.50 YEAR LEVEL SUITABILITY Prep — Year 4 ART FORM Children’s Theatre, Circus, Music, Multimedia, Physical Theatre THEMES Storytelling, Animals of land, sea and sky CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS The Arts (Drama, Music, Dance)

The Arts Centre Gold Coast presents The Follies Company production of

The New Black Written by Leeroy Bilney, Marcus Corowa and S. L. Helper Featuring Ernie Dingo, Elaine Crombie, Scott Irwin, Marcus Corowa and introducing Leeroy Bilney as ‘Jim’ Co-Produced by Auspicious Arts Projects, Ltd Conceived and Directed by S. L. Helper The New Black is a brand new musical hailed as the next Bran Nue Dae by Cameron Woodhead of The Age. Jim Kokatha is a young, bright, educated, Aboriginal man on the way up at a prestigious Brisbane law firm. But when his Aunty expects him to represent her at an inquest, Jim is caught between his aspirations and his responsibilities. In trying to reconcile the two, he takes us on an uplifting journey full of comedy, drama, song, dance and spectacle. The New Black is savvy, professional, urban, ambitious... and cheeky!

‘It's a winner! The kind of dynamic, indigenous theatre that made Jimmy Chi's Bran Nue Dae such a success!’

—Cameron Woodhead, THE AGE

DATE Wed 13 May, 7.30pm Thu 14 May, 7.30pm DURATION 2 hours (including 15 minute interval)* PRICE Student Group Tickets $22.00 YEAR LEVEL SUITABILITY Year 10 – Year 12 ART FORM Musical Theatre THEMES Conflicts, Perceptions CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS The Arts (Drama, Music, Dance), Indigenous Perspectives, History, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures, Civics and Citizenship *Please confirm at time of booking.

Part of the Indigenous Program, supported by Bond University.

The Arts Centre Gold Coast and Queensland Ballet present

Coppélia A beautiful, life -like doll and two bickering young lovers create comic chaos in this captivating ballet.

Jealous of her sweetheart Franz’s interest in Doctor Coppélius’s mysterious ‘daughter’, Swanilda sneaks into his house to confront her rival. But all is not as it seems – and when the doctor discovers Franz is another intruder, delightful mayhem follows.

A touching and witty ballet, with endearing characters inspired by our own history.

Coppélia will enchant people of all ages.

DATE Wed 20 May, 7.00pm Thu 21 May, 11.00am and 7.00pm DURATION 2 hours 20 minutes (plus two 20 minute intervals) PRICE Student Group Tickets $28.00 YEAR LEVEL SUITABILITY Prep — Year 12 ART FORM Ballet THEMES Love, Comedy CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS The Arts (Dance)

The Arts Centre Gold Coast presents A Monkey Baa Theatre Company production

I Am Jack Based on the book by Susanne Gervay Adapted by Eva Di Cesare, Tim McGarry and Sandra Eldridge Directed by Sandra Eldridge Jack is smart, funny and is being bullied. What starts as an off the cuff joke during a handball competition, soon turns into a set of circumstances whereby Jack is no longer safe in the playground.

But with the use of self-expression through photography, Jack begins to make sense of his world; of his relationships with others, and most importantly, with himself.

This one man show explores the often overlooked insidious taunting and teasing that bullies are so adept at inflicting on their victims and the roles that family and schools can play in responding. Jack takes us on a touching and sometimes comical journey as he moves from victim to victor.

DATE Tue 26 May, 10.30am and 12.45pm Wed 27 May 10.30am and 12.45pm Thu 28 May 12.45pm and 6.00pm Fri 29 May 10.30am DURATION 55 minutes (no interval) PRICE Student Group Tickets $12.50 YEAR LEVEL SUITABILITY Year 4 — Year 7 ART FORM Children’s Theatre, Drama THEMES Bullying, Personal Development, Social Behaviour CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS The Arts (Drama, Music, Dance), English, Literacy, Health and Physical Education, Personal Development, Humanities and Social Sciences

Photography by Heidrun Lohr

The Arts Centre Gold Coast presents

Cranky Bear

By Patch Theatre Company Adapted from the best-selling book The Very Cranky Bear by Nick Bland Flamboyant friends Zebra, Lion and Moose each think they know how to solve the Bear's crankiness but their shenanigans just make him even crankier! It takes a humble and empathetic Sheep with an open heart and listening ear to solve the Bear's woes.

Cranky Bear is a rollicking cabaret-style show by Patch Theatre Company for 4 — 8 year olds packed with music, laughter and mayhem.

DATE Thu 3 Sep 6.00pm Fri 4 Sep 10.30am and 12.45pm DURATION 45 minutes (no interval) PRICE Student Group Tickets $12.50 YEAR LEVEL SUITABILITY Prep — Year 4 ART FORM Children’s Theatre, Cabaret, Comedy, Musical Theatre THEMES Storytelling, Animals, Empathy, Problem solving CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS The Arts (Drama, Music, Dance), Literacy

Natalie Weir’s The Red Shoes. Pictured EDC’s Benjamin Chapman. Image by Chris Herzfeld, Camlight Productions.

The Arts Centre Gold Coast and Expressions Dance Company present

Natalie Weir’s

Seven Deadly Sins Produced by Expressions Dance Company

Plunge into a wicked tale of mortal sin and the modern world.

Following the critically acclaimed productions R&J, When Time Stops and The Red Shoes, internationally acclaimed choreographer, Natalie Weir, and the Expressions Dance Company ensemble of award-winning dancers take you on a debaucherous journey through the seven deadly sins in this edgy, premiere production, spiced with villainous wit.

Spotlighting the inherent frailty and imperfections that exist in us all, Seven Deadly Sins explores the age-old sinful nature of mankind retold through electrifying contemporary dance characterised by Natalie Weir’s unique insights into the human condition.

Rich imagery, extravagant costumes and breath-taking movement will grip your senses in this devilishly delicious adventure.

DATE Fri 11 Sep 7.30pm Sat 12 Sep 7.30pm DURATION 60 minutes (no interval)* PRICE Student Group Tickets $24.00 YEAR LEVEL SUITABILITY Year 8 — Year 12 ART FORM Contemporary Dance THEMES Humanity, Wrath, Greed, Sloth, Pride, Lust, Envy, Gluttony CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS The Arts (Dance) *Please confirm at time of booking.

Gold Coast City Gallery

We Don’t Need A Map: A Martu Experience of the Western Desert We don’t need a map brings the desert to the city to celebrate the lively and enduring culture of the Martu – the traditional owners of a vast area of Western Australia’s Western Desert.

This remarkable exhibition includes the work of more than 30 artists and is an exploration of the Martu people, their way of life, the way they care for country and belong to it.

Featuring paintings, new media collaborations, finely wrought objects, aerial desert photography, bush tucker and talks with the Martu artists and rangers, the exhibition and public program will surprise and inspire audiences.

DATE Sat 12 Sep — Sun 1 Nov YEAR LEVEL SUITABILITY Year 7 — Year 12 ART FORM Photography, Paintings, New Media THEMES Visual Arts, History, Aboriginal Culture, Identity, Land and Place, Landscape, Indigenous Perspective CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS The Arts (Visual Art), Indigenous Perspectives, Media Arts

Part of the Indigenous Program, supported by Bond University.

Marra! (catch it!), Kumpaya Gigirba and Ngamaru Bidu 2010. Photo: Gabrielle Sullivan

RESOURCES Exhibition website, Education Kit PRICE Free

Gold Coast City Gallery

Energies 2015 The Energies exhibition showcases works of art by talented secondary school students from across the Gold Coast. The selected works include widely varying artistic media from painting to video installation across a diverse range of themes and subject matter. This annual event promises to capture a snapshot of the current social, emotional and global views held by young people here on the Gold Coast.

Image: Jordan Swan, Identity 2014 (detail), digital print on paper. Courtesy of the artist

Save the date Student Immersion Day will be held on Friday 16 October.

Part of the Young Artist Development Program, supported by The Friends of The Arts Centre Gold Coast.

DATE Sat 19 Sep — Sun 18 Oct YEAR LEVEL SUITABILITY Year 7 — Year 12 ART FORM Various THEMES Identity, Landscape, Contemporary Society CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS The Arts (Visual Art), Civics and Citizenship RESOURCES Exhibition Blog PRICE Free

Waangenga Blanco. Photo by Jeff Busby

The Arts Centre Gold Coast and Bangarra Dance Theatre present

DATE Wed 14 Oct, 7.30pm

Kinship

DURATION 75 minutes (plus 20 minute interval)

Artistic Director — Stephen Page

PRICE Student Group Tickets $24.00 YEAR LEVEL SUITABILITY Year 8 – Year 12 ART FORM Traditional and Contemporary Dance THEMES Aboriginal Culture, Identity, Human Nature CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS The Arts (Dance, Music), Indigenous Perspectives, History, Civics and Citizenship, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures

Rekindling the Aboriginal culture of Australia, internationally acclaimed Bangarra Dance Theatre presents an original and breathtaking theatrical experience: Kinship by award-winning choreographer Stephen Page. This bold dance theatre work celebrates the resilience of Australian Aboriginal culture in both its traditional and contemporary forms. Kinship features two works — Brolga and ID — a fusion of traditional and contemporary music and dance.

Part of the Indigenous Program, supported by Bond University.

Contains adult themes. Theatrical smoke, strobe lighting and elevated sound levels are used in this production.

The Arts Centre Gold Coast and Side Pony Productions present

The Confidence Man Peter’s family is poised on the precipice of a deeply disturbing chain of events. You are invited to step onto the floor and into this gripping thriller to experience first hand the family betrayal, moral philandering and menace that is about to smother this suburban dream.

Each performance has an intimate capacity of 50 audience members, and the characters are played by six volunteer participants. The story uses a combination of sound track, narration and pre-recorded dialogue, where participants navigate the space, experiencing events in the first person.

Each participant hears an individualised audio track, which gives them a personalised perspective on the story. Those who prefer to watch can survey the action from the perimeter, eavesdropping on the characters’ most private thoughts and conversations.

A truly unique theatre experience, where the audience chooses the action, The Confidence Man unfolds with the gripping intimacy of a tale whispered in your ear.

DATE Thu 22 Oct, 6.30pm and 8.30pm Fri 23 Oct, 12.30pm, 6.30pm and 8.30pm Sat 24 Oct, 6.30pm and 8.30pm Mon 26 Oct, 10.30am and 12.30pm DURATION 60 minutes (no interval) PRICE Student Group Tickets $12.00 YEAR LEVEL SUITABILITY Year 10 – Year 12 ART FORM Immersive Theatre, Interactive, Audio THEMES Family, Betrayal CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS The Arts (Drama, Media Arts)

Recommended for mature audiences, aged 15 and over. Contains adult concepts and frequent coarse language.

The Friends of The Arts Centre Gold Coast

Young Artist Development Program Residences, workshops and masterclasses for young artists that span the visual and performing arts. Celebrate, explore, engage in and learn through participation in the arts!

Youth Theatre Project In 2010 The Arts Centre Gold Coast forged an ongoing collaboration with Queensland Theatre Company to provide professional direction for the Gold Coast’s young and emerging actors. Each year since, the Centre has produced and QTC has directed a selected text based piece of theatre with the emphasis being on engaging an industry professional Director to guide the cast toward extension and excellence.

Who Ages 16 — 24 By audition only visit www.theartscentregc.com.au for more details.

PHOTOGRAPHY IMMERSION DAYS Programmed activities in the April 2015 school holidays for young artists to work with and learn from professional photographers in conjunction with the Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award. The April school holiday program includes Photo Fanatics and PhotoFun at the Gallery.

Photo Fanatics Who 13 — 18 year olds

PhotoFun at the Gallery Who 4 — 12 year olds

Indigenous Student Immersion Day The Indigenous Student Immersion Day is presented in conjunction with the East Coast Encounter exhibition.

When Fri 5 Jun Who Year 9 — Year 12 Indigenous and Non-Indigenous students Cost Free ENERGIES STUDENT IMMERSION DAY The ENERGIES Student Immersion Day has been presented each year in conjunction with the ENERGIES exhibition of local high school students’ work.

When Fri 16 Oct Who Year 11 and 12 students exhibiting in the ENERGIES Exhibition Cost Free

Summer Series Two fun-filled weeks of workshops in the Summer holidays. Dance your heart out, try out new skills with the circus, or show your skills in singing and acting workshops. Attend one, some or all of the workshops!

When Mon 12 Jan — Fri 23 Jan Who Ages 9 — 12 and 13 —17 Cost Workshop prices vary, visit www.theartscentregc.com.au for more details.

THE JOCK AND BEVERLY MCILWAIN ARTS BUS FUND The Jock and Beverly McIlwain Arts Bus Fund is an initiative to assist in reducing the cost of bus travel to the Centre. Schools can apply to the fund to receive a one-off subsidy to contribute towards bus travel to see an exhibition, performance or participate in a workshop at the Centre The subsidies available are graded as per the below: Booking 99 students or under – $250.00 subsidy Booking 100 students or over – $500.00 subsidy.

If two or more buses are required to transfer your students to the Centre, a $500.00 subsidy may also be granted.

About Jock and Beverly McIlwain Jock and Beverly are long-term Diamond Benefactors of the Centre. With a passion for developing arts appreciation in young people, Jock and Beverly are committed to ensuring that there are fewer financial barriers for our future generations who have a genuine passion for the arts and the courage to pursue their dreams.

Thank you to Jock and Beverly McIlwain for your support of the Arts Bus Fund.

For enquiries about the Jock and Beverly McIlwain Arts Bus Fund, please contact education@theartscentregc.com.au, phone (07) 5588 4089 or visit www.theartscentregc.com.au.

Centre Information and Bookings CENTRE INFORMATION

BOOKINGS

PATRONS WITH INDIVIDUAL NEEDS The Arts Centre Gold Coast is committed to providing access to the performing arts for visitors with special needs. If you require any mobility assistance, please call the Box Office on (07) 5588 4000 to book your tickets, and notify the staff at this time. We will then arrange for Front of House staff to assist you when you arrive at the theatre.

ONLINE www.theartscentregc.com.au Or email your form to education@theartscentregc. com.au

HOW TO BOOK GOLD COAST CITY GALLERY Gold Coast City Gallery exhibitions are free of charge, however school group bookings are essential.

To book your school group visit: • Fill in a Gallery Group Booking Form on our website, www.theartscentregc.com.au • Email education@theartscentregc.com.au with your preferred exhibition, date and time of visit; or • Call on (07) 5588 4000 and speak to our friendly Gallery staff PERFORMANCES To book your class into a performance at The Arts Centre Gold Coast, complete a School Group Booking Form, available on our website, www.theartscentregc.com.au.

It’s best to book early to avoid disappointment. Payment for School Group Bookings is due a minimum of two weeks prior to the event.

Don’t forget that for every 10 students booked, one teacher can attend free of charge!

Student Group ticket prices apply for a student group booking of six or more.

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Youth Program At a Glance

The Listies Make you LOL!

What’s Up Croc?

Fri 16 Jan — Sat 17 Jan

Tue 20 Jan — Wed 21 Jan

JUWS Photography Award 2015

QSO Movie Masterpieces

Sat 28 Mar — Sun 10 May

Coppélia

Wed 20 May — Thu 21 May

KINSHIP

Wed 14 Oct

Fri 10 Apr

I Am Jack

Tue 26 May — Fri 29 May

The Confidence Man

Thu 22 Oct — Mon 26 Oct

Misanthropology

Sat 31 Jan — Sun 15 Mar

The One Day of the Year

Thu 23 Apr – Fri 24 Apr

Cranky Bear

Thu 3 Sep – Fri 4 Sep

Cut-Back

Sat 14 Feb — Sun 22 Mar

East Coast Encounter

Sat 25 Apr – Sun 7 Jun

Seven Deadly Sins

Fri 11 Sep — Sat 12 Sep

Kelly

Fri 13 Mar — Sat 14 Mar

Carnival of the Animals

Thu 30 Apr – Sat 2 May

We Don’t Need A Map

Sat 12 Sep – Sun 1 Nov

Marlin

Fri 20 Mar — Sat 21 Mar

The New Black

Wed 13 May – Thu 14 May

Energies 2015

Sat 19 Sep — Sun 18 Oct

With Thanks Young Artist Development Program Supported by The Friends of The Arts Centre Gold Coast

The Listies Make you LOL!

What’s Up Croc?

Kelly

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.

This project is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, part of the Department of Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts.

Marlin

JUAWS Photography Award 2015

QSO Movie Masterpieces

The One Day of the Year

East Coast Encounter

Carnival of the Animals

Circa acknowledges the assistance of the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding body and the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.

Indigenous Program Supported by Bond University

The New Black

Coppélia

I Am Jack

Cranky Bear

Seven Deadly Sins

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body.

Expressions Dance Company acknowledges the assistance of the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, and the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.

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The information in this brochure is correct at October 2014.

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