Term 2: Life? It’s a Circus
SECONDARY - YEAR 8 TO 12
Explore the highs ‘n lows of life with two highly experienced circus and physical theatre performers
Through the use of drama, high level physicality and comedy, Life? It’s a Circus! showcases an exciting suite of Physical/Circus theatre, New Circus, Text, Movement, Clown and Slapstick.
Following the performance (which is delivered in a cabaret format) these two highly experienced circus theatre performers take the audience ‘behind the scenes’ to look into how they created their ‘magic’ - inviting questions, demonstrating and explaining physical and theatrical techniques utilized in this work.
What can seem so impossible is in fact so very possible.
This is a performance guaranteed to enthuse would-be performing artists, poets, directors, photographers and writers!
AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM
GENERAL CAPABILITIES: Personal and social competence, Critical and creative thinking, Ethical behaviour
ESSENTIAL LEARNINGS
THE ARTS (drama, dance)
HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION (personal development)
QSA SENIOR SYLLABI
DRAMA, DANCE, ENGLISH
STYLE/FORM
Circus
THEMES AND CONTEXTS
Circus style/form and performance techniques
Adolescence
Resilience
Relationships
COST
$6 per student ($15 for families of three or more).
Minimum charge $600 + GST. Teachers and parents free.
Schools (under 100) that can't raise the min. charge may be eligible for a Small Schools Subsidy.
STAGING REQUIREMENTS
Indoor or outdoor venue is suitable
Stage requirements would be min height (unobstructed) 3.5m and minimum clear and level floor 3.5 deep x 4m wide
No matting required grass, wood, carpet or concrete are acceptable
Producer: Wilde Applause Creative Productions
Creators and Performers: The Sault Poets - Allie Wilde and Nick Cilento
DOWNLOADS
Letter to Parents
School Newsletter Article
Teacher Resource Kit