30 July 2019
Rita Pierson, a teacher for 40 years, once heard a colleague say, "They don't pay me to like the kids." Her response: "Kids don't learn from people they don’t like.’” A rousing call to educators to believe in their students and actually connect with them on a real, human, personal level. Watch her TED TALK
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26 July 2019
Thanks so much for your support of the arts in education.
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14 July 2019
Hope you had croissants or a baguette for breakfast.
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11 July 2019
Bell Shakespeare’s Macbeth is on at Arts Centre Melbourne and the Sydney Opera House in third term.
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8 July 2019
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5 July 2019
Have a great mid-year break everyone. Read moreFind news tagged: General News
27 June 2019
Lucky Melbourne (and Victorian students) have been able to see this great show, Wunderage, from Circus Oz this week. Keep an eye out for next year's offering!
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22 June 2019
Phew. We've passed the Winter Solstice. Bring on more daylight.
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18 June 2019
Recently, Dream Puppets' show Dreamer in the Deep toured the Otways in Victoria. It played to some 600 kids at the performing arts centre in Colac, then played to the small audiences that make up the primary sections of Lavers Hill K -12 College and Apollo Bay P-12 College.
The short tour was organised through Shows For Schools, by Colac Otway Shire's Sustainability Officer, Steve Turnock. This is what he said about it;
"Dreamer in the Deep" came to Colac Otway Shire as part of World Environment Day 2019. Richard’s wonderful lighting, props and bespoke soundtrack provided a magical backdrop, enabling his incredible skill as a puppeteer to take the audience on a magical journey beneath the sea. Evocative and beautifully enacted, Dreamer’s voyage into the unknown captured the imaginations of young and old alike, leaving Shire audiences spell-bound.
We reckon he was pretty pleased with the show!
Image: Audience at Apollo Bay P-12 College.
Dreamer in the Deep is one of a suite of 4 puppet shows starring the character of Dreamer. Sadly, they're only available to Victorian schools. The shows are so exquisitely realised that not only are they booked by teachers for primary and kinder students, but also occasionally by VCE Theatre Studies teachers. World Space Week is coming up from 4 -10 October, Dreamer in Space would be a great springboard to celebrate that.
Image: Post show, parent Melissa and a small absorbed audience member with puppeteer, Richard Hart, and one of his creations.
SFS is very proud to present the work of this internationally recognised puppet company.
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15 June 2019
Over 80,000 people have been booked into our events so far this year. Thanks for your support of the role of the arts in schools and of course, of SFS.
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14 June 2019
Lucky SA people can apply for Carclew's career development Fellowship Program which allows for an artist or arts worker aged 26 years or under, to pitch their own bespoke professional development proposal.
Applicants practicing in all creative mediums (as well as the technical, administration and production areas) can request financial support ranging from $3,000 - $12,000.
Applications close 1 July.
Image: Previous winners
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13 June 2019
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