Education Program: Secondary

DANCE | THEATRE

TEAM OF LIFE

KAGE

Performed by professional dancers and actors and informed by workshops with young refugees and young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, TEAM OF LIFE uses AFL and soccer to tell stories of young people who have had to come to terms with tough experiences.

The Arts (Dance, Drama), Personal Learning, Interpersonal Development, Communication and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures

Weekday matinee (Mon 20 Oct) with pre-show workshop exploring the methodology behind the creation of TEAM OF LIFE, and post-show Q+A. MATINEE SOLD OUT

Learning resources available for download here (PDF), with details of curriculum links available for download here (PDF)

Theatre

HIPBONE STICKING OUT

Big hART

When 16-year-old Yindjibarndi man John Pat died in a Roebourne lockup in 1983, it was more than a singular tragedy – it was part of a longer story, one that for 150 years had denied Indigenous people in the Pilbara the power to speak. For two decades, Big hART have worked in the country’s most diverse communities, assisting them to give voice to their potent stories.

The Arts (Drama), Civics and Citizenship, English, The Humanities - History and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures.

Weekday matinee (Mon 20 Oct).

Learning resource available for download here (PDF).

17 – 21 Oct, Fri & Sat 7.30pm, Sun 2pm, Mon 1pm & 7.30pm

CONTEMPORARY MUSIC

A MOVING SOUND

Explore traditional Taiwanese, Chinese and neighbouring Asian music forms through new and original song compositions. Described as “an entryway to Eastern music and artful expression of the human condition", this group were a hit at W.O.M.A.D UK

The Arts (Music, Dance), The Humanities – Geography, The Humanities - History and Asia and Australia's engagement with Asia

Schools only FREE workshop exploring Taiwanese culture and music. Learning resources available

Ticketed performance: Tue 21 Oct 8.30pm

Schools only FREE workshop: Thu 23 Oct at 11am (NOTE: change of time)

DANCE | MUSIC

AM I

Shaun Parker & Company

The Arts (Dance, Drama, Music, Visual Communications), Science (Physics/Biology/ Chemistry), Health and Phys. Ed and Design, Creativity and Technology

CLASSICAL MUSIC

QUARTETS AT SUNSET

Across three years, this ambitious program will see Melbourne Festival present all of Haydn’s 68 string quartets. As part of this project, we present the Quartets at Sunset series at the acoustically sublime surrounds of Collins Street Baptist Church.

The 2014 program includes the following quartets:

Debussy String Quartet (France), Mon 13 Oct
Orava String Quartet (Australia), Thu 16 Oct
Flinders Quartet (Australia), Fri 17 Oct
Ironwood Quartet (Australia), Mon 20 Oct
Aurora Orchestra (UK), Tue 21 Oct
Auric Quartet (Australia), Thu 23 Oct
Australian String Quartet (Australia), Fri 24 Oct      

See event page for full repertoire listing.

The Arts (Music)

CLASSICAL MUSIC

ONLINE MASTERCLASS: IRONWOOD QUARTET

Melbourne Festival and Melbourne Youth Music

Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances the masterclass has been cancelled.

THEATRE

HELLO, GOODBYE & HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Melbourne Festival and Malthouse Theatre

Using a unique verbatim theatre technique this production, directed by the very talented Ros Oades juxtaposes interviews from 18 year olds and 80 year olds.  The ultimate question of this work is: how does it feel to be at the very start or the very end of a life’s journey – and what can we learn from these perspectives.

The Arts (Drama), English, Personal Learning and Interpersonal Development

VISUAL ARTS

FRAMED MOVEMENTS

Curated by Hannah Mathews

Explore how Australian and international artists use choreography to draw our attention to the presence of bodies in space. Experience ACCA coming alive with performances. Reflect on your own movements and investigate the possibilities of what art can be.

Perfect for primary and secondary students exploring how visual arts, drama and dance connect or looking for new ways of combining artforms in practice.

The Arts (Art, Dance, Drama, Visual Communication), Design, Creativity and Technology, Interpersonal Development, Thinking Processes.

Bust a move at FRAMED MOVEMENTS with one of ACCA’s FREE Education Programs.

Bookings and enquiries: education@accaonline.org.au or (03) 9697 9999

Fri 10 – Sun 26 October 2014

Mon – Fri, 10.00am – 4.00pm

See event page for full exhibition times

Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA)

CIRCUS

CIRKOPOLIS

Cirque Éloize (Canada)

From Montreal comes this striking contemporary circus piece featuring spell-binding visuals, an astounding feast of gravity-defying acts, and transporting original music – a joyous blend of spectacle, creativity and skill from some of the best circus performers on the planet.

The Arts (Dance, Drama, Media, Visual Communications), Health and Phys. Ed and Design, Creativity and Technology

THEATRE

WHEN THE MOUNTAIN CHANGED ITS CLOTHING

Vocal Theatre Carmina Slovenica (Germany and Slovenia)

One of the true living legends of the European artistic landscape, Heiner Goebbels  presents an epic-scale production featuring 40 young singers from world renowned Vocal Theatre Carmina Slovenica, this captivating blend of dance, spoken word and song – spanning traditional choral works to indie pop – is a radiant, stirring meditation on the transition from youth to adulthood, and an enigmatic vision of the end of innocence.

The Arts (Drama, Music, Visual Communication), Interpersonal Development and Personal Learning

THEATRE

HAVE I NO MOUTH

Brokentalkers (Ireland)

Feidlim Cannon’s father died 13 years ago; his death could have been prevented. Now, for this remarkable theatre production, Feidlim, his mother Ann and their real-life therapist share an astonishing onstage conversation, searching for the truth behind an incident that cast a decade-long shadow across their lives.

The Arts (Drama), English, Interpersonal Development and Personal Learning

Fri 10 – Mon 13 Oct
Fri & Sat at 7.30pm, Sun at 1pm & 6pm, Mon at 6.30pm

CIRCUS

IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK

Dislocate

An intricate mesh of physical theatre, astonishing circus skills and powerful storytelling, If These Walls Could Talk brings to life the stories inhabiting a single apartment – a place of birth and death, joy and despair, the mundane and the beautiful – as lived by five generations of tenants.

Health and Physical Education, Interpersonal Development and The Arts (Drama, Dance)

Fri 24 – Sun 26 Oct
Fri & Sat at 6.30pm, Sun at 3pm & 6pm

CIRCUS | CLASSICAL MUSIC

OPUS

Circa and Debussy String Quartet (Australia / France)

This collaboration between Australian contemporary circus artists and French string quartet explores the complex relationships between the individual and the group, and between the tragic and the comic. This is groundbreaking work of intense power. A melding of music and bodies at the highest level.

The Arts (Music, Dance) and Health and Physical Education

Learning resources available

Fri 17 – Sun 19 Oct
Fri & Sat at 8.30pm, Sun at 5pm

CIRCUS

NANJING PROJECT

(China / Australia)

In 1983 a circus troupe from Nanjing in China came to the Flying Fruit Fly circus in Albury and changed the face of contemporary circus arts in Australia forever.

Health and Physical Development, The Arts and Asia and Australia's engagement with Asia

Wed 15 – Fri 17 Oct
Wed & Thu at 7pm, Fri at 6pm & 9pm

THEATRE

THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY

MKA

Award-winning playwright Lachlan Philpott probes ideas of gender identity, perversion and complicity with this new work, based on the extraordinary true story of the ‘Man-Woman’ murder that shocked turn-of-the-century Sydney.

The Arts (Drama) and The Humanities - History

Fri 17 Oct – Sun 9 Nov at 8pm
Preview Fri 17 Oct at 8pm
Thu 23 Oct also at 3pm, Sat 1 & 8 Nov also at 3pm
No performances 24 – 27 Oct
No performance 3 Nov

VISUAL ARTS | FILM

Film: FINDING VIVIAN MAIER
Visual Arts: CROSSING PATHS WITH VIVIAN MAIER

(USA)

When John Maloof bought an unmarked box of undeveloped negatives back in 2007, he had no idea that he had just stumbled upon one of the 20th century’s most important troves of street photography and self-portraiture. The photographer: Vivian Maier, a secretive and eccentric nanny who over the course of her life took tens of thousands of photos of everyday Chicago – and showed them to no one.

The Arts (Art, Visual Communication, Media) and Design, Creativity and Technology

Film ($15 for students)
Thu 16 Oct at 7pm
Sat 18 Oct at 5.30pm
Thu 23 Oct at 5.30pm

Exhibit (FREE)
Fri 3 – Sun 26 Oct
Wed – Fri 11am – 6pm, Sat & Sun 12pm – 5pm, closed Mon & Tue.

Film: ACMI Cinemas 1 & 2, Fed Square
Exhibit: Centre for Contemporary Photography

VISUAL ARTS

GOLDEN MIRROR CARROUSEL

Carsten Höller (Belgium)

Artist Carsten Holler works to turn reality on its head, creating situations through which we can reimagine how we move through the world and reconsider our place in it. Drawing on social spaces outside the museum, such as the amusement park, zoo, or playground, the interactions that Holler proposes through objects and situations open up a range of new and unexpected sensory revelations in art. With each slow turn, participants are carried further into a gleaming, gilded looking-glass reflection, a step and a world away.

The Arts (Art, Visual Communication) and Design, Creativity and Technology

Fri 10 Oct – Mar 2015, 10am – 5pm. Closed Tue 14 Oct

NGV International

DANCE

PURE MOVEMENT

Trisha Brown Dance Company

Since the experimental ferment of her time with the legendary Judson Dance Theater in the early 60s, Trisha Brown has been choreographing in ways that have changed the terms of contemporary dance.

An exceptional dance event, Pure Movement gives Melbourne audiences an unprecedented chance to experience the playfulness, the challenges and the sheer brilliance of a unique artist.

The Arts (Dance), The Humanities – History and Health and Physical Education

Arts Centre Melbourne

THEATRE

MY LOVER'S BONES

Brown Cab Productions

A modern-day reimagining of the bunyip legend, My Lovers’ Bones is a spine-chilling new theatrical work from acclaimed Indigenous storytellers Brown Cab Productions. A fusion of theatre, poetry, physical movement, digital projection and visceral soundscape, My Lovers’ Bones offers a hauntingly beautiful take on a myth both fearsome and misunderstood – the hunter of those who would forget the laws of the land.

The Arts (All), Personal Learning,  Civics and Citizenship, The Humanities – History, Thinking Processes, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures

Footscray Community Arts Centre
  Note: no complimentary teacher tickets available

CLASSICAL MUSIC

THE WAY OF GUQIN

Jun Tian Yun He Ensemble

The Jun Tian Yun He Ensemble devote their lives to promoting the aesthetics and culture of the qin – or guqin (‘old strings’) as it is more commonly known, in deference to its 3,000 year history.

The five Dao (‘ways’) of qin, calligraphy, tea ceremony, flower arrangement and incense central to Chinese traditional culture are explored in this free event.

The Arts (Art, Music), The Humanities – Geography, Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia

Melbourne Recital Centre, The Salon

VISUAL ARTS

GRASSLANDS

Linda Tegg

Melbourne artist and Library Fellow Linda Tegg orchestrates Grasslands, a meditation on nature versus culture, helping us to conceive what the landscape would have looked like prior to white settlement.

Using specially grown native plants and grasses to restore the imposing stone forecourt of the Library to an imagined wilderness.

The Arts (Art, Visual Communication), Civics and Citizenship, The Humanities – History and Sustainability

State Library of Victoria