Exciting mobile educational theatre troupe from Queensland, Australia - Performances, Workshops & Drama Classes for children of all ages





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Secondary and Adults Multi-Arts Workshops


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Film, Television and New Media


Introduction to clay animation

Click to enlarge Participants will learn and develop skills in sculpture with clay, concept development, set and prop construction and frame by frame animation. Using these skills, they will create a clay animation sequence that is a reflection of their interests, skills, talents and life experiences. The animation productions can be showcased as a video installation or premiere night.

Ceramics


Fresh clay fired fast

Using a new Queensland clay participants will hand build sculptures and functional vessels using innovative construction techniques including relief carving and found objects. These will be fast fired using a new style of small affordable kiln that's wood or gas fired and does not require the work to be pre dried. Believe it or not!

Reinvent 'funk'tional clay objects

Learn a variety of forming techniques that can be used to create functional ceramic objects. From the ancient yet innovative technique of coil and throw (if pottery wheels are available) to found object slump and hump moulding. This is a very hands on workshop which will engage beginner to expert clay artists.

Reinvent the Wheel

Click to enlargeLearn how to make large wheel thrown pots using the technique of coil and throw. Discover the amazing diversity of ceramics and explore decoration techniques using a range of materials. This workshop caters for beginners and offers those with more experience the opportunity to extend their skills.

Woodfired sculpture kiln building

Build woodfired sculptures using modified clay and ingenious construction techniques. Participants will develop designs that allow the sculpture to become the kiln. Clay recipes and mixing techniques will form the basis of workshop experimentation.

Community Mosaic or Murals

Click to enlarge Design, facilitation and creation of hand made ceramic tile mosaics or painted murals. Use your design or let us design it for you. We can fabricate ourselves or facilitate workshops so that members of the community are involved in the entire process from design to ceramic tile creation and installation

Artist Books

What is a book? Must it have a front and back cover and be filled with pages that turn? No! A book can be a piece of art that can be any size, shape, colour and made out of any material under the sun! In this workshop, participants will learn how to bind a special book just perfect to capture all their artistic ideas. We specialize in many different types of book making and binding from traditional concepts through to advanced contemporary processes and binding.

Performing Arts


Theatre


Workshops that explore improvisation, voice and movement through a diverse range of structured games and activities that will engage, inspire and empower participants. Participants will develop skills in the field of drama that are transferable to real life situations such as leadership, confidence, self-esteem, clear and effective speech, physical and social development, lateral and imaginative thinking and teamwork.

The Play in Days


The Play in Days is an extension of our theatre workshop and is a series of workshops with a performance outcome. Participants can be involved in all aspects of the theatre production including acting, directing, sets and props and costume. A Play in Days is a favourite with festival producers as it leads to a festival finale production that showcases the unique talents of the community.

Juggling and Slapstick Comedy

Participants will learn how to make their very own set of juggling balls and have a ball learning the basics of juggling and slapstick comedy. This workshop experience will enhance the participants' motor skills and aid them in the development of hand eye coordination while allowing them to build confidence, self esteem and comedy skills (and have a great deal of fun in the process!)

Children's Theatre

Click to enlarge A workshop for secondary school students that are studying a unit on Children's Theatre. Bazil Grumble are Children's Theatre specialists with a troupe of performers that travel Australia wide providing entertainment incorporating interactive educational storytelling techniques that incorporate play, mask and rhyme. This workshop will introduce students to the form of children's theatre and students will learn techniques for the creation of their own children's theatre performances through practical demonstration and a range of dynamic group activities.

Sharing Our Stories


This workshop can be facilitated with adults, seniors or as a cross generational workshop. Sharing Our Stories encourages participants to share their stories through the dynamic medium of drama promoting self-expression and a creative approach to storytelling. In longer projects, participants can document their stories and learn how to bind the stories into a beautiful hand made book. Sharing Our Stories has been facilitated for a range of organizations such as Brisbane City Council Arts and Culture Recreation Program, Department of Education, Training and the Arts and Access Arts at the Brisbane Powerhouse Centre for the Live Arts.

Testimonials

"The ceramic workshops provided students with an insight into the practice of working on the wheel. The facilitator showed great expertise and his confident approach kept the boys on target. They thoroughly enjoyed the experience and all achieved pleasing outcomes. The animation workshops kept the students enthralled and we have since utilized the methods in the classroom integrating the creation of characters, set design and the filming of storylines."
Ruth Horton, Head of Visual Arts, Marist College Ashgrove

"Your presentation was excellent, concise and entertaining. The students learnt quickly and were keen to explore the possibilities."
Helen Leckie, Head of Visual Arts, St Margaret's Anglican College

"Innovative concept. I thoroughly enjoyed the process, the learning experience and the demonstrations."
Jeanie MacNamara, Reinvent the Wheel workshop participant

"During the eight days you've entertained, educated, touched, and connected with more people than we ever believed possible!"
Access Arts, Asia Pacific Music Festival

"With professional development for teachers in the area of clay animation, visual art workshops involving ceramics, to the involvement of students in Drama activities. The company offers a diversity of activities that enables you to easily plan and implement within the Arts. The experiences that Bazil Grumble created for us were unique and enjoyed by everyone."
Kerrie Corcoran, Head of Faculty - The Arts, Cannon Hill Anglican College

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Exciting mobile educational theatre troupe from Queensland, Australia - Performances, Workshops & Drama Classes for children of all ages