PROGRAM OF WORKSHOPS, PERFORMANCES AND EXHIBITIONS

October 4 - 7

move: energetic and dynamically paced dance
With Artist: Vicki Van Hout.

Participants will use a mixture of dictated and self-devised choregraphic sequences to develop character-based movement phrases. They will use these phrases to push at boundaries of 'acceptabliity' - finding the space of play between our diverse cultural backgrounds and our contemporary locale. Vicki trainined with Martha Graham School in NY after studying at NAISDA.

October 4-7 | Thurs to Sunday 9am to 1pm @ PACT Theatre.

machine royale: for inventors and dreamers

Fabricate your dreams, construct your art and learn a few handy skills. You'll be welding, sculpting, painting, grinding, sawing, drilling and creating a mad machine sculpture in PACT's concrete garden. Participants will work with a pile of material and all the tools they need. For inspiration they will check out examples of other people's constructions and then work on their own ideas. 4 days to create a feature to be unveiled at the final Bollywood Shindig. Joey is a Dutch designer and director who works with groups to faciliate the design and construction process of unique contraptions.

October 4-7 | Thurs to Sunday 9am to 1pm @ PACT Theatre.

dying to sing: vocal extension & experimentation
with Artist: Carmella Baynie

Discover your spectacular singing voice, through breath connection, sound release, vocalising, verbalism, song play, toning, tuning, body work and yoga. Includes harmony singing at it's finest gospel, blues, and Indian classical. We can all do it.

October 4-7 | Thurs to Sunday 2pm to 6pm @ PACT Theatre.

tactical interventions: performance, media, public space

With Artists fom Perth based pvi collective
James McCluskey and Chris Williams

Chris and James will draw on pvi's current body of tactical media works 'the future belongs to crowds' to inform this workshop on Tactical Interventions. Using various technical devices (mobile phones, digital cameras, ipods, intercoms etc) they will guide participants through a process of investigating crowd behaviour and social control. pvi are a Perth based collective and award winning new media arts group, experimenting with performance, media and live art practice.

October 4-7 | Thurs to Sunday 2pm - 6pm @ PaCT and around...

$ REGISTER FOR A WORKSHOP!
One workshop entails four sessions over a course of four days.
Choose a morning session (choice of two) or an afternoon session (choice of two)
OR ! -- do two workshops: one in the morning, one in the arvo.

One WORKSHOP is only $60 | Two WORKSHOPS are $96 (gst inclusive)
Great Value ! Book now as places are limited and you don't want to miss the boat.
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Date: August 20 - September 30
Showing: October 4 @ 7pm | PACT Theatre

Mentorship Program for Young Aboriginal Artists

StepUP offers four interdisciplinary and emerging Aboriginal artists the opportunity to work in the PACT space over six weeks. Artists will develop skills and work with a professional mentor to explore their ideas. The program will result in a three night showing for an invited audience.

This year's Successful Mentee's:
Katie Beckett | Matthew Shields | Issac Parsons
Mentors: Kyas Sherriff | Lisa Duff | Wesley Enoch | Kirk Page
Facilitator: Karen Therese 

StepUP is made possible by the generous support of Arts NSW and the JB Seed Fund.

Date: Jan 22- Feb 25
Showing: Feb 23-25

Directions: Residency & Mentorship for Young Devisers/Directors

Three places for young devisers/directors interested in facilitating a creative process with a small team of performers. Artists will schedule in five weeks at PACT and engage a desired mentor for 20 hours as they develop their process. A first performance draft will be presented to an invited audience over three nights.