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Access Arts 2008 Drama Program
Professional Development Community Forum
Jeff Finlay - My Expression Exhibition
Professional Development Program for Artists
Emerald Community Participation Service Workshops
Access Arts Creative Partnerships
Access Arts 2008 Drama Program
What is the Access Arts Inc Drama Program?
The aim of Access Arts’ Drama program is to learn, develop and master the skills of drama. This program will benefit any participant who is committed and serious (not solemn!) about drama. All participants will be included and catered for individually and as a group throughout the workshopping phases of the drama group. All participants are encouraged to attend as many workshops as possible to obtain a cohesive understanding of drama and its many elements and forms. By engaging with these forms of drama in short intensive blocks, it is expected that participants will be allowed a ‘taste-test’ or sample of the world of performing arts and may be intrigued enough to take their particular interests further.
In addition to the drama workshops, participants are invited to create and contribute to a performance troupe whose members are largely derived from the drama group. The performance troupe will be facilitated by Nic Vogelpoel whose role will be as an advisory and sounding board for creative decisions. The success of the performance troupe will be largely guided by the commitment and actions taken by the troupe itself. The facilitator will be there simply to offer advice when asked and to help with making connections to the professional aspects of the show.
It should be noted that while the above aims are certainly characteristic of the group, the most important and valuable skill that can be developed through drama is communication. By learning and mastering some strategies in communication, such as body language, projection, enthusiasm and conviction of speech, participants will see the obvious and implicit connections between drama and everyday life.
Each drama program session will include the following components:
The Workshop Series - 11:30-12:30pm
- All workshops will begin with a short vocal and physical warm-up.
- Depending on the nature of the workshop, a theatre-sport/drama game will be introduced to the group. The activity will be relevant and fun.
- The workshop plan is designed to give participants a “taster” of different areas of drama each week in order to gauge what area(s) of drama people are interested in pursuing further.
- Industry professionals and experts will be invited to lead and participate in particular activities to encourage participants to make valuable connections with the professional drama world.
The Performance Troupe- 12:45-2pm
- The performance troupe’s goals and intentions will be determined by the participants of the group (including the facilitator). We will collaboratively decide on the necessary framework for the group and adhere to our own expectations and goals.
| Term 3 | |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Acting – Stanislavski/Method Technique. Reading Scripts. The group will be introduced to the most widely recognised style of acting. They will learn the basics of the technique and apply it to the application of reading characters in scripts. As participants will have varying skills and accessibility to written text, scripts will be offered through a variety of formats including recorded dialogue. As it is a workshop activity, there will be no need to learn the text, rather to simply repeat about four lines of dialogue. |
| Week 2 | Directing – Stanislavski/Method Technique. Group task. Having been introduced to the Stanislavski technique in the previous week, participants will be introduced to the elements of directing in the Stanislavski method this week. Participants will be asked to work in groups of three where one person is assigned the role of director and the other two members will be their ‘actors’. The aim of the exercise is to practically learn how to direct actors. |
| Week 3 | Acting – Physical Theatre As physical theatre encompasses a wide array of performance styles, many which are technically difficult to master quickly, participants will be introduced to the basics of physical theatre as demonstrated in my own practice. I will introduce the concept of telling stories through physical movement and sound. The workshop will be primarily focussed on deviating from traditional forms of theatre and examining the potential of the body to make narrative. |
| Week 4 | Directing–Physical theatre. Directing improvisation. This directing task will be centred around improvisation. Participants will be ‘directing’ scenes from scratch. I.e.: they will come up with scenes and direct them as a group, using different viewpoints and collaboration. The authoritarian director will be dismissed. |
| Week 5 | Scriptwriting – Coming up with the concept. Developing a style guide. Participants will be working in three phase structure:
When these questions are answered, the group will be encouraged to start writing. |
| Week 6 | Acting – The Monologue. Presence and Stamina. Having built up a necessary amount of stage skill and presence, participants will be introduced to the dramatic ‘monologue’. From this workshop, participants will master the skills necessary to make captivating performance while on stage ‘alone’. |
| Week 7 | Directing – Presenting group tasks The Group tasks from previous weeks will be revisited and shown to the entire group |
| Week 8 | Props and costumes- What to do with a small budget? What is necessary? Symbols. The group will be introduced to different models for making costumes and props. The idea being that participants are further engaged with the dramatic possibilities within simplicity and minimalism. |
| Week 9 | Showcase – Presentation for Access Arts Community. Presentation will include highlights of the term. E.g.: Monologues, group scenes, improvisation, sound walls and theatre sports. The Group will take their work and show it to a close group of friends and supporters. |
| Term 4 | |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Acting – Cabaret and musical theatre. How to tell a story with music. Participants will be introduced to cabaret and musical theatre and will have the chance to be as engaged as they wish to be with the genre. Although fundamental rules and lessons will apply to musical theatre, the group will be encouraged to look at music as a performance technique which can enhance dramatic impact. |
| Week 2 | Directing – Musical theatre. Directing the major group scene. How to make each member count. Traditional musical theatre will be visited and participants will grapple with the task of directing a major group scene. The main lesson will be in making each member of the ensemble visible and important. |
| Week 3 | Improvisation – Honing in on skills learned throughout workshop series. Participants will be able to accept dramatic ‘offers’ and create performance. Participants will be using their improvisation skills to create longer, more meaningful performance pieces. |
| Week 4 | Improvisation – Brainstorming the idea and developing a short performance piece. Participants will be introduced to the concept of creating performance from improvisation. They will be asked to improvise and then polish the improv into a performance. |
| Week 5 | Props – How to interact with set and props. Participants will experiment with the art of acting with props and set. Basically, participants will be shown how to meaningfully interact with objects so as to understand new ways of using props. |
| Week 6 | Voice and Movement – Symbology, metaphor and committing to action. Participants will be working in the genre of performance art where they will perform without words, using only sound and gesture to convey meaning. |
| Week 7 | Scriptwriting – Taking original ideas to the next level. Writing a script. Participants will write short pieces of dialogue which will be polished and improvised with for use in the showcase. |
| Week 8 | Performance/ Showcase The showcase will be comprised of performed improvisation and play-readings of excerpts of scripts written. |
The workshops will run over an initial 4 week trial from Wednesday 30th July- 20th August from 11:30- 2pm. If there are sufficient numbers, workshops will continue until 17th September.
If participant numbers and interest is still high, Term 4 will go from Wednesday 8th October - Wednesday 26th November from 11:30-2pm.
Afternoon tea and refreshments provided.
To enrol please contact Sally Josephson at Access Arts on 3358 6200 or by email.
Professional Development Community Forum
Free or Fee?
Do you Charge for your Work?
How much do you Charge?
Should you Charge anything?
The third Access Arts Inc Professional Development Forum will cover these questions and give you helpful hints to find the solution.
Guest Speaker Karen Hands, a professional writer, will address these issues and share her journey with you.
A Panel of professional artists has been assembled to answer your questions on these issues and any other issues that you need advice on.
When: Tuesday 12th of August
Where: Access Arts Office
Level 1 Stores Building
Brisbane Powerhouse
119 Lamington St
New Farm Qld 4005
Time: 6-00pm to 8-00pm
Light refreshments will be provided
To RSVP contact Julie on 3358 6200 or by email by Thursday 7th August 2008
Please notify Access Arts if you require support to attend this event.
Jeff Finlay - My Expression Exhibition 
Jeffrey Finlay is an aboriginal artist of the KuKu Yalanji language group of the Mossman Gorge area. In 1992, after an accident which resulted in a severe and permanent injury to his spinal cord, Jeffrey was hospitalised. Whilst convalescing Jeffrey discovered his interest in visual arts; learning to paint by mouth with limited assistance and resources.
On the evidence of this potential, Jeffrey found support from the Eacham Shire Council and Cairns Regional Council RADF grants, and with the assistance of Access Arts Inc (Queensland), he was given the opportunity to develop his work. For Jeffrey, painting is a language and the stories that his paintings tell are proud and personal but with universal appeal.
Where: Tanks Arts Centre
46 Collins Avenue
Edge Hill Q 4870
When: 21 July – 15 August
Official opening Monday 28 July @ 4pm – all welcome
Gallery Hours 10am – 4.30pm weekdays
Contact 4032 6600
Entry is FREE
View upcoming Tanks program at www.tanksartscentre.com.
Food & wine for launch kindly donated by The Edge and Pernod Ricard
Professional Development Program for Artists
Are you interested in enhancing your skills in your chosen art form?
Do you want to gain employment in the competitive arts sector?
Do you experience a disability?
Access Arts has just what you've been looking for - (And perhaps a little bit more!)
Following a successful pilot program, we are calling for more enthusiastic people who are interested in developing a career in the arts by taking part in a professional development program delivered by Access Arts with funding from Disability Services Queensland. A range of mentoring, skills development and training opportunities across any art form (both performing and visual arts) are available both within the organisation and in partnership with other organisations throughout the Brisbane region.
Limited spaces are available! If you are interested in participating in this program and would like more information on what we have to offer please contact Hayley Kitchener or Sally Josephson by the 27th February by calling Access Arts on (07) 3358 6200 or contact Hayley Ktchener by email.
Emerald Community Participation Service Workshops
Emerald Community Participation Service recently hosted a very successful 'Celebrating Cultural Diversity' Art Workshop in conjunction with funding from RADF through the Emerald Shire Council and Access Arts Inc Queensland through Disability Services Queensland's Building Supportive Communities Program.
Rockhampton Artist Sue Kraatz conducted the workshop over a period of 6 days with clients from Emerald Community Participation Service and community members. Sue has a Diploma of Visual Arts and a Certificate IV in Disability Work, and has many years of experience working with people who experience a disability.
Participants completed individual works, soft sculptural works, as well as working with a number of mediums during the workshops to create collaborative banners which will be displayed at the Easter Sunflower Festival and the Multi Cultural Festival to be held on Saturday 19th April. A number of works produced in the workshop will also be exhibited as part of Access Arts' State-wide Crossing Divides Exhibition at Metro Arts in August, funded by Disability Services Queensland.
Salaam Project
The Salaam Project is an initiative of the Islamic Women's Association of Queensland (IWAQ), in partnership with Access Arts, to profile the work of women's contributions to the rich Islamic traditions of Arts and Culture through a ten week series of workshops run by six women arts/craft workers/cultural workers in a number of communities. 60 workshops will be held and a total of 120 workshop participants will actively engage with the artists who will themselves be from different cultural and artistic backgrounds. The resulting works, performances and artefacts will then be brought together as an exhibition to tour regionally throughout 2009.
This project comes about through the need for a community driven effort to show the wider Australian community that women of Islamic backgrounds come from a rich variety of social and geographical backgrounds. The workshops will encourage members of the IWAQ community to focus their collective attention on the positive impacts of the arts within their daily lives. The wide range of art forms from painting and performing to singing will encourage members to respond to a set of common themes creatively. Our main aim for the workshops is to encourage an exploration of journeys and stories through the use of painting, sculpture, multimedia investigations, song, dance and performance.
Under the guidance of Project Manager Mandana Mapar and in partnership with Access Arts, the project has been made possible by Arts Queensland through a Creative Communities Sector Development and Presentation grant which will fund the employment of 8 artsworkers and support 11 volunteer staff to carry out the project work, and the Touring Exhibition Partnership Plan of Museum and Gallery Services Queensland, with assistance from the Australia Council, the Federal Government's arts funding and advisory body. The Salaam project is being documented by filmmaker Teone Reinthal.
For further information please contact the Salaam Project Manager Mandana Mapar on 0413 144 533 or by email, or contact Ross Barber or Angela Jaeschke at Access Arts on 3358 6200 or by email.
Access Arts Creative Partnerships 2008
Access Arts has developed a range of successful partnerships with arts and disability organisations across Queensland. We recognise the many benefits of partnerships which include opportunities to share resources, develop programs which meet the needs of members/clients of both organisations, increase the marketing reach of both organisations and enable cross-skilling between staff and members of both organisations.
Benefits of Partnering with Access Arts
Access Arts can offer the following services and support to our partner organisations:
Workshops
Access Arts can work with you to deliver a wide range of workshop options including:
Hold workshops at your space or our space at the Brisbane Powerhouse at times which best meet the needs of your clients.
Use your arts workers or our arts workers to deliver the workshops.
Use a combination of both organisation's arts workers (This could include a mentor/mentee relationship, thus encouraging the development of new skills for both parties.)
Link into Access Arts' community workshops which are run out of the Brisbane Powerhouse.
Have trial workshop terms of 4 or 8 weeks.
Members of both organisations could participate together in a new workshop depending on combined interest or link into the existing ones of either organisation.
Workshops may also culminate in a performance/ exhibition.
Training and employment of arts workers including the organising of blue card and a Disability Services Queensland police check.
Sound CirclesTM
Access Arts award winning workshop program Sound CirclesTM is currently being delivered in partnership with 7 different regions across Queensland and New South Wales. Sound CirclesTM is an exciting new model of individual expression in a group context. Based on the simple idea of combining sound, percussion and body movement, all participants contribute freely, producing some amazing results!
Access Arts' Sound CirclesTM is a combination of freeform arts workshops, Indigenous storytelling and strong community participation. Each Sound Circle is a unique event, engaging people of all ages and abilities in an experience of self expression. Sound CirclesTM provides opportunities for social networking, therefore increasing confidence and self-awareness.
From more information please go to our Sound CirclesTM page.
Individual Professional Development and Mentoring
Since its inception, Access Arts has focused on supporting the professional development of aspiring arts workers experiencing disability. Access Arts and partnering organisations can make the most of their respective skills and strengths by referring members to each other for professional development, e.g. a Youth Arts organisation sends one of their young performers to Access Arts to do disability awareness training or gain experience in working in community arts, in return Access Arts sends a burgeoning playwright to receive mentoring on script development.
Collaborative Community Project Opportunities
Visual Arts: Access Arts regularly curates visual arts exhibitions comprising artworks from our members across Queensland. Your artists (beginner to professional) could submit works for these exhibitions, or Access Arts could assist you to develop your own exhibitions, perhaps as an outcome of a workshop or project. We also have strong links with various organisations where our members' art works are displayed on a rotational basis.
Performance: Access Arts can work with your organisation to deliver collaborative performances at a range of well-known venues including the Brisbane Powerhouse.
Arts and Cultural Events: Throughout the year Access Arts holds a range of community events including Sunset Sounds, an evening showcase event, regular exhibition openings and annual community Open Day. Partner organisations could work with Access Arts to put together an event or link into an already established one.
Referrals
Partner organisations refer clients/members onto each other when appropriate.
Additional Services:
Consultancy services to assist your organisation with ensuring accessibility for people experiencing disability or disadvantage including adaptive technology advice, physical access audits and advice on how best to ensure full and equal participation of clients in the arts.
Access to our Disability Awareness Training program, a non-accredited half day course which provides your staff with a practical insight into how best to work with people experiencing a disability and is delivered by professionals who experience disabilities.
Access to talented professional artists with the capacity to contribute skills and knowledge to your organisation.
Access to advertising of programs resulting from partnerships in Access Arts' monthly newsletter which has a readership of over 500 and is available on our website at www.accessarts.org.au
Advertising of programs on the Access Arts website
Printing and Braille embossing of fliers and brochures advertising jointly run programs
Discuss options for the provision of transport to and from programs for Access Arts members
Advice on quality assurance and policy development following Access Arts' certification against the Queensland Disability Service Standards by Global Mark.
Opportunity for clients of your organisation to become members of Access Arts (see information on membership benefits below).
Benefits of membership with Access Arts Inc
Membership Services offered by Access Arts include but are not limited to:
A yearly program
Access to all programs including multi-arts workshops, master classes, events etc. (see yearly program for more details.)
State-wide Indigenous projects
An annual report
Voting rights at our Annual General Meeting
Use of Access Arts' wheelchair accessible bus
IT support (if booked in advance)
A local call cost number for regional callers (1300 663 651)
An up-to-date, accessible website, www.accessarts.org.au
A monthly newsletter containing information on articles of interest to Members as well as relevant state-wide event listings (organisational Members can receive up to ten newsletters in the mail)
Printing including colour printing at a reduced cost
Braille embossing
Provision of information in alternative formats
Regional arts development
Artistic and professional development support including the development of a Personalised Plan to map artists' goals and pathways to reaching them
Grant writing assistance and auspicing of funds
Disability Awareness Training
Support to attend arts and cultural activities
Advocacy support for Members to access organisations and services relating to the arts
Volunteer program
Assistance to source public liability insurance cover
Referral and support to link in with programs delivered by other arts and cultural organisations
Access to employment opportunities at Access Arts in the office and in workshops.
Contact Access Arts Inc
ABN: 82 066 160 761
Level 1, Stores Building
119 Lamington Street
PO Box 1034
New Farm QLD 4005
Ph: (07) 3358 6200
Fax: (07) 3358 6211
Local Call: 1300 663 651
Web: www.accessarts.org.au
Email: info@accessarts.org.au
Project & Sound Circles Coordinator: Emma Bennison
Visual Arts Coordinator: Jasmin Jacobson
Project Officer: Sally Josephson
Admin & Volunteer Coordinator: Angela Jaeschke
Professional Music Tuition
Do you have a burning desire to make music?
Are you looking to improve your chances of becoming a professional musician?
Or would you like to make music just for fun?
Join Ms Hayley Kitchener from At Stage One for private tuition in singing, piano, composition and music theory.
Cost: $40 per hour or $25 per half hour
First Session is Free!
Whether you’re interested in improving your musical skills or simply want to make music for enjoyment please contact Hayley Kitchener for lessons on 0402 065 677 or by email.
Hayley Kitchener, a Conservatorium of Music graduate, has had an extensive musical career in performance and her love of teaching enables Hayley to share some of her experiences through training others.
Access Arts Inc ® Queensland is funded by Arts Queensland, Disability Services Queensland, the Office of
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, ArtSupport Australia and the Westpac Foundation.
