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State Educate is designed to provide high school students and teachers with the opportunity to see professional live theatre, engage with the artists, creative team and cast involved, and participate in Q&A sessions held only for these shows.
State Educate also offers backstage tours, workshops associated with State Educate productions and specifically tailored workshops to support classroom learning. Engaging with the professionals that you have just seen performing provides an insight to theatre-making that is hard to find elsewhere.
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Education resources, videos and activities for individual or classroom use are available via State Educate Resources.
This page includes both show specific and general resources, addressing topics such as characterisation, theatre terms and playwriting.
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Windmill Theatre Company creates original theatre for children, young people, and families in South Australia and takes their stories to the world.
Since being founded in 2002, the company has presented 63 productions, including 36 brand new Australian works, performing to young audiences in 287 cities and towns across 30 countries.
Windmill is inspired by the vibrancy, modern sophistication and inventiveness of young audiences and is driven to create theatre that’s ingenious, surprising and with a mega dose of imagination.
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Windmill often has the privilege of being (one of) a child’s first experiences in the theatre. So, they want to make it count. Windmill Theatre offers a range of opportunities for students and educators to take their stories further throughout the year.
In addition to providing dedicated schools’ performances and pricing for all South Australian seasons, Windmill collaborates with an incredible community of artists, educators and creatives to create free resources that deepen engagement with their work.
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Adelaide Festival Centre’s learning program, centrED provides exciting and comprehensive experiences for teachers and students to engage with and access performance and visual arts, combined with cross-curriculum learning in South Australia’s premier performing arts centre.
centrED provides opportunities for art-making and responding linked to the Australian Curriculum and SACE for students and teachers.
Adelaide Festival Centre’s centrED Schools Program is supported by the Department for Education.
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Explore a range of education resources designed to support teachers and help students engage with Adelaide Festival Centre’s festivals and programs.
You can adapt suggested activities within Adelaide Festival Centre’s teaching resources to your own classroom context.
Each resource has been designed to connect the curriculum with collection items, performances and programs included in Adelaide Festival Centre’s centrED School Program.
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DreamBIG Children’s Festival is South Australia’s iconic biennial arts festival for schools and families that places its audience at the centre of fresh, inventive, imaginative and inspiring arts experiences.
More than 2 million South Australian children have participated in the festival since its inception in 1974 (as Come Out Festival), and it remains an intrinsic part of growing up in South Australia.
Adelaide Festival Centre has produced DreamBIG since 2015, and has embraced the responsibility that comes with putting on an event that holds such an important place in the hearts and souls of South Australians of every age.
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DreamBIG Children’s Festival is divided into two program streams – the school’s program where children participate in events and performances through their school, and the general public program for families.
The next DreamBIG Children’s Festival will take place from 7 - 17 May 2025.
Bring DreamBIG into your classroom! A comprehensive guide to help you navigate visiting DreamBIG and expanding your students' learning is available here:
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As an international festival, Adelaide Festival provides a unique opportunity for students to experience world-class performances and exhibitions which allows them to develop as active and interrogative theatregoers and cultural critics and consider new perspectives on the world in which they live. It provides a conduit for students and teachers to share creative conversations and critical debates on important global issues stimulated by the exciting companies in the program.
Teaching guides are produced for selected shows each festival. The festival has an equity partnership with foundations that provide funds for reduced tickets and transport for disadvantaged schools (economic and geographic).
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State Opera South Australia is the opera company of South Australia. Established in 1976 by an Act of Parliament (the State Opera of South Australia Act), State Opera forms part of the extraordinary cultural legacy of Premier Don Dunstan in South Australia.
State Opera upholds its commitment to more opera for more people through the presentation of exceptional productions of the operatic canon alongside engaging productions of contemporary operatic works, all the while championing Australian talent on and off the stage.
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State Opera South Australia Schools program offers two unique experiences for primary and secondary students with the Final Dress Rehearsal program and our incursion show The Frog Prince.
State Opera is developing additional education experiences through workshops for students & teachers, work experience and new learning resources.text goes here
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Website - https://stateopera.com.au/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/STATEOPERASA/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/stateoperasouthaustralia/
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/StateOperaSA?themeRefresh=1
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Study at the internationally renowned Flinders Drama Centre. Take your place on stage, on screen or behind the scenes.
Bachelor of Performance (Acting)
Study towards one of the world’s oldest and most influential careers. The Bachelor of Performance (Acting) is a rigorous programme designed for those passionate about honing their performance skills and working with like-minded colleagues and teachers. Combining practical, professional actor training with intellectually stimulating study in dramatic history, theory and criticism, Flinders’ acting degree will prepare you for an amazing career.
Bachelor of Performance (Directing)
Australia’s only specialist undergraduate directing course will help you take the next step in your performance career.
Leadership roles in in theatre, film, television, digital media and emerging technologies demand a mixture of creativity, project management, empathy and discipline. Flinders’ Bachelor of Performance (Directing) will give you the practical skills and knowledge to help guide, inspire and lead others to bring their visions and yours to life.
Bachelor of Performance (Theatre Making)
Learn to lead behind the scenes through the design, development, and delivery of live and digital performance projects.
Create original stories for stage and screen through hands-on experience across the production pipeline in the Bachelor of Performance (Theatre Making). From performance experience and writing to design development and production management, this is an interdisciplinary program that will help you develop the skills and knowledge required to turn dreams into reality.
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Slingsby produces and tours original theatre for family audiences and young people aged eight years and over. Founded in 2007, Slingsby is based on Kaurna Meyunna Yerta in Adelaide, South Australia.
A brace of local, national, and international awards is a testament to Slingsby’s leadership in the industry and the company’s profound impact on its multi-generational audience.
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We are here to share the power and wonder of theatre with you, wherever you are. Slingsby offers a range of workshops for students aged 8 and up. Our online live performance platform, Slingsby by Request, now provides access to four original productions, alongside two online workshops and online live Q&A sessions.
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