The Australian Theatre for Young People at the Powerhouse |
The Powerhouse Museum and the Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP) have joined forces to give young people of all ages the opportunity to participate in performing arts workshops at the Museum. Based in Sydney, ATYP is a leader in theatre for and by young people.
The workshops at the Museum are unique in that they link to a range of permanent and temporary exhibitions such as Zoe’s House, Cyberworlds and Space. Each workshop is run by a trained ATYP instructor. These workshops cater for young people with all levels of experience in the performing arts – from none to a considerable amount, and they are great fun!
School Holiday ProgramJuly School Holiday Workshops
dramatic play: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF….
What do you want to be when you grow up? Why not try out all the possibilities in this imaginative journey through time and place. Take a trip around the exhibitions of the Powerhouse to see what takes your fancy. Be a train driver from the olden days, an astronaut from outer space, a member of royalty, a glamorous movie star, or even a cyber robot. The sky is the limit.
Monday 7– Friday 11 July / 5-day workshop
5 day workshop
School Years K-2
10am – 3pm
Members $230, Non-Members $270
playbuilding: 24 HOUR SPACE PROJECT
See all that can be achieved in five short days, using the Powerhouse’s Space exhibition as your source of inspiration. Experience the feeling of being weightless in the Zero Gravity Space Lab; check out the moon rock on loan from NASA; find the answers to the questions – what do astronauts eat? How do they sleep? Then incorporate your discoveries into your own dramatic, outer world story.
Monday 7– Friday 11 July
5 day workshop
School Years 3-6
10am – 3pm
Members $230, Non-Members $270
acting for camera: MYSTERY AT THE MUSEUM
Develop your own thriller movie scenes set in a real museum. In this one day workshop, you will make up a suspenseful story with as many plot twists as you can fit in. Then let a camera follow you around the maze of corridors and exhibitions, as you work out the clues to the puzzle and put your cunning investigation skills to the test.
Wednesday 9 July
1 day workshop
School Years 3-6
10am – 3pm
Members $80, Non-members $80
For further information and bookings visit www.atyp.com.au/page/workshops
