Congratulations Year 8's on your very clever and colourful interpretive performances of "BUNYIPS DON'T"! Well done!
3.27.2009
Year 8 end of term performances
Congratulations Year 8's on your very clever and colourful interpretive performances of "BUNYIPS DON'T"! Well done!
Class Clowns
Class Clowns is a national secondary school comedy competition and workshop programme, run by the Melbourne Comedy Festival since 1996. Class Clowns holds workshops and performances in every capital city and important regional areas, and brings the funniest school aged acts to Melbourne for a spectacular, sold-out Grand Final every year.
The Class Clowns Teenage Gala is a brilliantly funny showcase of the best comedians in Australia younger than 20, the cream of the Class Clowns crop!
3.16.2009
Shakespeare's Women
On Monday afternoon, March 16h, Years 11 and 12 Drama students together with Years 9 and 10 English students viewed a professional production held after school in the College Hall, presented by the Qld Arts Council, entitled "Shakespeare's Women". The production was a humorous look at how William Shakespeare positioned women in his famous play texts, thus representing the mainstream views and attitudes of Elizabethan society towards women. The production was lively, fast-paced and entertaining for our contemporary world.
What do YOU think?
3.15.2009
DRAMA QLD TEACHERS' CONFERENCE
The DRAMA QLD State Conference for Drama teachers (Mar. 14 and 15) was opened officially by the Hon. Mr Rod Weldford, Minister for Education, Training and the Arts. In his opening address, he acknowledged 2009 as being ‘The Year of Creativity’ for Queenslanders, and encouraged Drama teachers and students to ‘take the lead’ in creativity in their respective schools. Mr Welford stressed the importance of creativity, emphasizing that young people need to be innovative problem-solvers in our ever-changing world. He said that we need “resilient, imaginative, resourceful students” and that it is subjects like Drama (with ‘creativity’ as its core business) that will take young people on this journey so that they can contribute positively to the world of their future.
Also a guest at the Conference and giving an inspiring address was renowned actor/playwright Bille Brown. Bille stressed the necessity of the physical in actor training, as the body is a tool of great importance for an actor. He said “You cannot be creative until you have mastered the use of our actors’ tools – the body being paramount”. Bille Brown also emphasised that the mind is as much a muscle as the mouth, and MUST be exercised by actors. “Thought, the mind, and the energy from the mind is everything”. We should train our minds in the old skill of memorizing, and that “creativity is about the acquisition of the old skills as well as spontanaiety”.
Bille Brown and an acting colleague later entertained the Conference audience with read extracts from his latest play, “The School of Arts”, due to premiere in Brisbane. It is BOUND to be a ‘hit’! Dont't miss it - 13 July – 1 August 2009.
DRAMA QLD State Conference was held at the wonderful new Southbank Institute of Technology, where students of Drama can complete an Advanced Diploma of Arts (Acting) or a Diploma of Live Production, Theatre & Events – Constructing and Manufacturing.
Also a guest at the Conference and giving an inspiring address was renowned actor/playwright Bille Brown. Bille stressed the necessity of the physical in actor training, as the body is a tool of great importance for an actor. He said “You cannot be creative until you have mastered the use of our actors’ tools – the body being paramount”. Bille Brown also emphasised that the mind is as much a muscle as the mouth, and MUST be exercised by actors. “Thought, the mind, and the energy from the mind is everything”. We should train our minds in the old skill of memorizing, and that “creativity is about the acquisition of the old skills as well as spontanaiety”.
Bille Brown and an acting colleague later entertained the Conference audience with read extracts from his latest play, “The School of Arts”, due to premiere in Brisbane. It is BOUND to be a ‘hit’! Dont't miss it - 13 July – 1 August 2009.
DRAMA QLD State Conference was held at the wonderful new Southbank Institute of Technology, where students of Drama can complete an Advanced Diploma of Arts (Acting) or a Diploma of Live Production, Theatre & Events – Constructing and Manufacturing.
3.10.2009
The White Earth
Years 11 and 12 Senior Drama students attended the La Boite Theatre's performance of "The White Earth" (March, 09).
Post your reactions to this production.
Post your reactions to this production.
3.03.2009
Our 2009 La Boite Drama Ambassadors
PHOEBE RODGERS (Year 11) and ASHLEIGH JENSEN (Year 12) will be writing us regular reports on their role as La Boite Theatre Ambassadors.
3.01.2009
Year 10 students
Roald Dahl (1916-1990) was one of the world's greatest children's authors.
Some photos of Year 10's translating Roald Dahl from the page to the stage.
Some photos of Year 10's translating Roald Dahl from the page to the stage.
QUT Theatre
Another theatre to watch is QUT Gardens Theatre. Their first production is a comedy called The Hypochondriac by Moliere, directed by Bille Brown.
Welcome to 2009
Welcome everyone to 2009 - The Year of Creativity!
CONGRATULATIONS! To ASHLEIGH JENSEN (Year 12) and PHOEBE RODGERS (Year 11) who have been selected as LA BOITE THEATRE AMBASSADORS.
Ashleigh and Phoebe have already attended an induction day at the La Boite Roundhouse Theatre, along with over 100 students from throughout all of Qld.
As ambassadors, they will be participating in workshops, seeing all the productions, and bringing theatre knowledge and news back to our community to share with fellow students. Well done girls! We applaud you! :-)
2009 will be a great year for theatre goers.
La Boite's first production is The White Earth
Read Trent Dalton's review - La Boite brings Andrew McGahan's White Earth to life
Learn more:
ABC The White Earth
Anthony Phelan interview by Rosemary Sorensen
Gothic Drama makes Epic Feast
Andrew McGahan links
CONGRATULATIONS! To ASHLEIGH JENSEN (Year 12) and PHOEBE RODGERS (Year 11) who have been selected as LA BOITE THEATRE AMBASSADORS.
Ashleigh and Phoebe have already attended an induction day at the La Boite Roundhouse Theatre, along with over 100 students from throughout all of Qld.
As ambassadors, they will be participating in workshops, seeing all the productions, and bringing theatre knowledge and news back to our community to share with fellow students. Well done girls! We applaud you! :-)
2009 will be a great year for theatre goers.
La Boite's first production is The White Earth
Read Trent Dalton's review - La Boite brings Andrew McGahan's White Earth to life
Learn more:
ABC The White Earth
Anthony Phelan interview by Rosemary Sorensen
Gothic Drama makes Epic Feast
Andrew McGahan links
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