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Illuminate presents ‘A Town Called Mills Acre’

August 15, 2013 in , , , , /by

[wzslider autoplay=”true” info=”true”]Outback Theatre for Young People’s ILLUMINATE project presents a new Australian play featuring 130 Young people from across the Wakool Shire

 

Outback Theatre for Young People’s Illuminate project is connecting the towns of Barham, Wakool and Moulamein with performances over a three-week period, with a new Australian play entitled, A Town Called Mills Acre. This project is designed to bring everyone from the Wakool Shire together, to show the communities what young people can do and have some fun.

 

Through collaboration and conversations with local communities and their young people, professional theatre artists Angela Frost and […]

Illuminate 2013

May 7, 2013 in , , , /by

Illuminate Summary 2012 from Outback Theatre for Young People on Vimeo.

Check out this short documentary of ideas and interviews collected in Illuminate Stage 1, 2012.

Illuminate Stage 2, 2013 is underway! Artists Angela Frost and Richie Hallal will work with 6 students from Braham High school to develop a new original touring theatre show based on local themes and ideas such as small town culture, farming, environmental changes, population decline, creativity and resilience, leadership and responsibility. The new work will showcase and celebrate the extraordinary young people growing up in the Wakool Shire. […]

Reverberate Interactive Festival of Sound

May 7, 2013 in , , /by

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POSTERReverberateEmailOn Saturday May 18th 2013, the streets of Deniliquin’s CBD was brought to life with interactive sound and video works created by young people in collaboration with artists Danielle O’Keefe (Artistic Director, Reverberate), Vic McEwan (Cad Factory), and Jim Coad (Video Architecture).  The event began at Deniliquin’s Waring Gardens, where the audience was guided by an interactive app, engaging with both intimate works and large scale performances, finally arriving back at Waring Gardens for a staged event featuring Deni born garage rock band ‘King Gizzard and the […]

2013 project and workshop dates

March 7, 2013 in , , /by

 

REVERBERATE 2013 DATES
Reverberate is off the ground  with lots of workshops and events happening in the Deniliquin area.
Check out what’s coming up

Weekly Music makers Tuesday 3.30-4.30: Sing and make musical instruments.

Weekly Drama Wednesday Years 5-6 – 3.30-4.30: Learn drama skills and we will create out own play

Weekly Drama skills HIGH SCHOOL Thurs 3.30-5pm

Young Wild and Free Youth Group Fridays 3.30-5pm

Weekly Drama skills HIGH SCHOOL Thursdays 3.30-5pm

Young Wild and Free Youth Group Fridays 3.30-5pm: Come and help organise […]

Annual Theatre Sports Championships Fundraiser

February 26, 2013 in , , /by

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND….

The Theatre Sports Championships Fundraiser will be held at the Deniliquin Club on Saturday 6th April from 6.30pm and is open to all.

For those of you who attended last year you will know how much fun it is!

Theatre Sports is a fast-paced form of improvisational theatre that uses competition and audience suggestion for dramatic effect. The results are often hilarious and always entertaining.

Teams are given situations, often suggested by the audience, and are marked on how […]

Peter Seaman

February 25, 2013 in , , /by

ALUMNI
Peter Seaman

AGE: Twenty Two-ish.

BORN: Hay, in rural NSW. We have a Wikipedia article!
CURRENTLY LIVES: In an apartment I euphemistically refer to as my Batcave (it is slightly better lit than an actual cave), located in north-ish Sydney. Why not swing by for some olives and perhaps a game of Team Fortress?

Since Peter’s time with OTYP, he has “aspired to become a University Professor, after abandoning his initial choice of Batman due to lack of motivation”. Towards this aim, he has […]

Guest Artist – Vic McEwan

February 25, 2013 in , , , /by

GUEST ARTIST PROFILE

Reverberate 2013…

Vic is the founder of The Cad Factory, an underground music, performance and exhibition space which started in Sydney.  Now based near Narrandera, it runs a Rural Residency Program as well as numerous other collaborative arts projects. He’s worked at most major Sydney art institutions including The Museum of Contemporary Art, Carriageworks and The Powerhouse Museum but has also collaborated with a number of youth arts organisations. Now he’s joining OTYP for a stint.

 His passion is working with communities to create new […]

Opportunity of Everything

February 18, 2013 in , , , /by

Opportunity of Everything from Outback Theatre for Young People on Vimeo.

Last year brought some very special achievements for us as a company however nothing is as special as the communities we get to work with and the people we meet. This documentary, “Opportunity of Everything” gives a unique insight to four exceptional young people from Mallan Public School, which closed it’s doors for good last year.

This film is a story of community, strength and resilience.

The short film, which a part of our Illuminate project based in the Wakool […]

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