SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM 11-22 & 8-19 January Riverway Arts Centre IMAGINE CREATE PLAY Short courses for young people 10 years+ COME & PLAY 3-6 years & 7-11 years CREATIVE ARTS PLUS 12 years+ BOOKINGS & PAYMENT IN ADVANCE ESSENTIAL
From 2.00-4.00 pm for young people 12 years+ $25 per workshop or 4 for $80 per participant Monday 11th Tuesday 12th 13th Thursday 14th Friday15th Monday 18 20 20 Thursday 21 Friday 22 Friday 22 Tuesday 9 January 10 January Tuesday 16 January 17 January 17 January Thursday 18 January Friday 19 January Intro to Trapeze Horror Face Paint with Rita Beckett La Luna YouTube with Jonathon Brown Charcoal Drawing with Hannah Bowman Stunts & Falls with Jonathon Brown Theatre Improv Games with Jonathon Brown Intro to Silks Write Your Resume with Alex Christopher Stomp Dance with Tami Olsen Danger Tones with Rita Beckett Cheerleading with Casey Dykes Inside Acting Auditions with Jonathon Brown Hip Hop SOLD OUT Intro to Trapeze Figurative Painting with Hannah Bowman Acrylic Painting with Hannah Bowman Intro to Silks Learn the fundamentals of static trapeze, mastering standard positions, movements and tricks. Please wear full length tights and a close fitting T-shirt. Learn how to paint a rotting zombie and a fairy princess using face painting techniques. Develop sponge, brush and composition techniques from a face painter with 12 years experience. Create a short skit to act to camera and then we will put it up on our YouTube channel for you to share with your friends. Will you go viral? Learn the basics and develop drawing techniques using charcoal to produce a still life artwork. Learn simple falls and fighting techniques and create a short choreographed routine. Play theatre games that make you think on your feet and develop your imagination while having a ton of fun. Learn to climb, wrap, drop and roll on aerial silk, including standard tricks, movements and positions. Wear full length tights and a close fitting T-shirt. Your resume is one of the most important pieces of writing you will ever do. Learn tips and tricks that will help your resume stand out from the crowd and showcase your skills, experience and education. Add to your dance repertoire when you learn Stomp dance skills and techniques that use your body and objects to make sound. Learn a group routine. Jump, twist, tumble and roll! Learn new tumbling and trampolining skills. Learn warm up techniques and exercises to get a fuller voice, more vocal control and a wider vocal range. You will also learn techniques to sing with more emotion and genuine expression. Learn tumbling, jumping, throwing, catching and dance elements. Practice these skills while contributing to a group routine and get ready to show off. Wear gym shoes. Learn how to prepare and present a short solo piece that showcases your acting talent. Learn some street style moves and Hip Hop techniques while you learn a group dance routine. Learn the fundamentals of static trapeze, including standard positions, movements and tricks. Please wear full length tights and a close fitting t-shirt. Interested in painting? Learn how to work with watercolour paints and build up colour while creating your own personalised artwork. You will learn a range of painting techniques including colour mixing, blending, dry brushing, layering and more to create your own artwork. Learn to climb, wrap, drop and roll on aerial silk, including standard tricks, movements and positions. Please wear full length tights and a close fitting T-shirt.
11:15am - Circus Play My Holiday Bucket List Marshmallow Catapult COME AND PLAY $15 per workshop or 4 for $50 per participant MONDAY 11th DECEMBER Join in the fun of this circus play-based class that challenges littlies through circus obstacles, group play and games. Practice your cutting, colouring and pasting skills with this fun craft activity. Make a creative list of exciting activities, crafts to do and friends to see these holidays. Marshmallow Construction Intro to Trapeze Dream Catchers In small teams participants construct a catapult and challenge each other to see whose catapult can throw a marshmallow the furthest in this STEM based class. A super fun activity that relies on your imagination to make 3D objects. Using toothpicks and skewers to connect the marshmallows to make shapes, towers or other sculptures. Learn the fundamentals of static trapeze including standard trapeze positions, movements and tricks. Make yourself a dream catcher for your room; use wools, ribbons, feathers and beads to decorate. TUESDAY 12th DECEMBER Jump, twist, tumble and roll! Learn tumbling and trampolining skills. Ink Tie Dyed T-Shirts Bring in a plain white T-shirt and turn it into a one of a kind wearable artwork of your own 3-6yrs design. Create a TV advertisement that sells a crazy product. Learn about acting to camera and But Wait There s More being over the top. We will put them on our YouTube channel so you can share them with your friends. An undersea imaginative exploration where we will create our own strange water Octopus Garden creatures and create our own watery mini world to journey into. 7-11yrs Jump, twist, tumble and roll! Learn tumbling and trampolining skills. Ink Tie Dyed T-Shirts Jazz Dot Animals Stunts & Blunders Bring in a plain white T-shirt and turn it into a one of a kind wearable artwork of your own design. WEDNESDAY 13th DECEMBER Learn a dance routine that incorporates basic elements of traditional jazz. Improve your rhythm and coordination. Patterns are what this class is all about. You will produce a range of pictures by using coloured sticker dots, your fingers and ink pads to create patterned animal art works. Learn safe combinations of attacks and falls to stage your own epic stage battles. Clowning Around Put together a clown outfit and be part of a story where the clowns go to town with ridiculous results. Jazz Explore jazz as you create a group routine. Build on your existing dance skills and have a go at this traditional jazz class. Fantasy Dragon Eggs Ever wanted a pet dragon? Well we don t have any dragons, but by using your creativity you will make some fantastic dragon eggs! THURSDAY 14th DECEMBER Animal Acoustics Answer the call of the wild and make three DIY instruments that sound like animals. A cluckaphone, frog guiro and an elephant trumpet. Drawing Techniques Learn the basics of drawing by using a mix of charcoal, pen and pencil as well as clever techniques that will improve your skills. Box Construction Improve your construction skills and build a robot using boxes, cardboard and paper. Rhythm & Rhyme Feel the rhythm, feel the rhyme, get happy it s percussion time. Come and learn a group percussion accompaniment to Pharrell Williams Happy. FRIDAY 15th DECEMBER Rumble Tumble An introduction to the world of circus tumble, jump, bounce and manipulate circus toys. Christmas Decorations Create some new decorations to hang on your Christmas tree using craft materials! Balloon Art Twist balloons into amazing creations! Learn basic twists and a few tricks to make your sculptures look more amazing. You will learn how to make a dog, a sword and a bear. Mini Musos Learn how to make instruments from found items! Participants can make, decorate and take home their own strummie and kazoo. Circus Hijinks Explore aspects of circus - acrobalance, tumbling, balance and manipulation. Book Christmas Trees Create your very own Christmas tree by using books and accessories with craft materials.
COME AND PLAY $15 per workshop or 4 for $50 per participant MONDAY 18th DECEMBER Circus Adventures Using the circus skills we learn, we will create and go on an exciting circus adventure together. Volume Re-Choired Have fun singing together, learn warm up techniques and exercises to get a fuller and more controlled singing voice. Heroes & Villains Will you use your special abilities for good or evil? Will you win or will your nemesis have the last laugh? Superhero Extravaganza Create your own superhero and fight as a team to defeat the nasty villain. Acrobalance & Pyramids Treble Makers Dance & Sing Making Soundscapes Creative Play Use your agility and strength to climb up human pyramids to make shapes and create balances together. Learn warm up techniques and exercises to get a fuller voice, more vocal control and better placement. TUESDAY 19th DECEMBER Join us for some movement games and learn a dance routine to a popular Disney musical number. Tell a story and create atmosphere using instrumental and environmental sounds. Learn how to create a soundscape using instrument sounds, foley which is the reproduction of everyday sounds - and basic musical score techniques. Shake, jump, spin and giggle in this non-stop class. Sing and dance to songs, make a fun craft and enjoy sensory play. Song & Dance Together you will choreograph a dance to a movie theme song, learning basic musical theatre techniques. WEDNESDAY 20th DECEMBER Pleased to Meet You Use paper and collage to create a character to star in a story that you make up with the group. What s your character s name? What do they like? What makes them happy? What will they get up to? Circus Hijinks Explore aspects of circus - acrobalance, tumbling, balance and manipulation. Roll Up Roll Up! Using your circus skills, we will create a group performance that will enthral an audience. Spinning Yarns Stomp Dance Christmas Elf Quest Elf Adventures Stomp Dance Twisted Tales A Fractured Fairy Tale Discover the basics of telling a good story including narrative structure and building suspense and interest. Participants will have the opportunity to plough the field of their memories and share a short recollection to the group. THURSDAY 21st DECEMBER Get your noise on when you come to this workshop. Improve your coordination and rhythm and make a racket when you stomp through this dance workshop. Wear gym shoes. Santa needs help! He s lost some gifts while flying through the night and needs your help to find them before Christmas morning. What does an Elf have to do while working in the North Pole? What happens when things go wrong? Will everything be ready in time for Santa? Put together a dance routine that uses your body and objects to make sound. Think loud, think big in this dance-based class! Wear gym shoes. FRIDAY 22nd DECEMBER Jump, twist, tumble and roll! Learn tumbling and trampolining skills. We will take well known fairy tales and change everything about them to create our own twisted versions. What happens when you squash together a few fairy tales? Will all the characters get along? Maybe the goodies become baddies? Jump, twist, tumble and roll! Learn tumbling and trampolining skills.
COME AND PLAY $15 per workshop or 4 for $50 per participant MONDAY 8th JANUARY Marshmallow Construction Using toothpicks, skewers and marshmallows, construct a sculpture in this STEM based class. Dance Fit String Art Fruit Loop Rainbows Marble Rollercoaster Dance Fit Handstands & Cartwheels Paper Craft Mobile Planet X Infinity & Beyond Cartwheels, Arches & Walkovers Improve your coordination skills and confidence while you learn a variety of dance fitness moves in this high-energy class. Make some simple art by using string, nails, some wood and a hammer. Do you know all the colours of the rainbow? In this class you will make your own colourful rainbow by using fruit loops! Create a rollercoaster for a marble and see how long and fast it can go. Explore speed, gravity & kinetic energy. Dance is good for the soul. Improve your coordination skills and confidence while you learn a variety of dance fitness moves in this high-energy class. TUESDAY 9th JANUARY Explore the basics of being upside down! Learn how to hold yourself on your hands, cartwheel and roll about with strong and safe body positions. 3-6yrs Make a mobile to hang in your bedroom; improve your cutting and colouring skills. 7-11yrs The Earth has received a mysterious call for help. We need to race across the Universe to meet the strange beings of Planet X and save them from certain demise. Build a spaceship and explore the outer region of space. What alien worlds will we find? How will we get back home to Earth when the proto-plasma engines fail? Learn how to get upside down and how to get upright again! Arch shapes are important for learning how to walk over as are handstands and cartwheels. Book Folding Art Create little houses or hedgehogs by using books, and accessorise with craft materials. WEDNESDAY 10th JANUARY Hip Hop Get your feet moving and learn a funky dance while learning a variety of fun, dance moves. Scrunch Paper Menagerie Create animals that belong in a zoo or safari park with a fun and easy technique. Storm the Castle A Royal Feast Hip Hop Balsa Wood Building Rumble Tumble It s a Wrap Build a castle using available resources and create medieval characters. An Army of Chaos will try to destroy our stronghold. Who will win? The emperor is having a gathering of kings and queens, knights and princesses but there is a problem and he will need your help to solve it. Dress up welcomed. Step outside of the box and get your funk on! Learn basic hip hop moves while you practice a new dance routine. Build and construct a miniature house made from balsa wood and glue. THURSDAY 11th JANUARY An introduction to the world of circus tumble, jump, bounce and manipulate circus toys. Swashbuckling Adventures Treasure Island Circus Hijinks Geometric Painting Clay Play Balloon Art Rainbow Fish Clay Sculptures Make your own wrapping paper to cover up presents for all year round by using a range of stamps, ink pads and paint. Shiver me timbers, create a pirate character & join the crew. Play pirate games and be part of a quest. Board our pirate ship & sail the seven seas in search of treasure. Make pirate accessories to take home. Explore aspects of circus - acrobalance, tumbling, balance and manipulation. Create a modern painting while learning tips and tricks of colour theory. FRIDAY 12th JANUARY Jump, twist, tumble and roll! Learn tumbling and trampolining skills. Have fun while creating shapes and little characters by using air dry clay. Twist balloons into amazing creations! Learn basic twists and a few tricks to make your sculptures look more amazing. You will learn how to make a dog, a sword and a bear. Listen to the story of the Rainbow Fish and then make your own fish puppet and learn some puppetry skills. Have fun bringing life to your puppet. Jump, twist, tumble and roll! Learn tumbling and trampolining skills. Create your own sculptures. Will it be a mammal, insect or sea creature? Or a human figure? Or a monster?
Dance & Sing Paper Aquarium Improv Games Puppet Play Song & Dance Butterfly in a Box Cheerleading Button Pictures Jazz Fairy Ballet Cheerleading Newspaper Art COME AND PLAY $15 per workshop or 4 for $50 per participant MONDAY 15th JANUARY Join us for some movement games and learn a dance routine to a popular Disney musical number. Improve your cutting skills while you make a mini aquarium to hang in your bedroom using all sorts of great crafty materials. Play the games you ve seen on Thank God You re Here and Whose Line Is It Anyway? Use hand puppets and learn to manipulate them to create characters that will interact in a puppet show. Together you will choreograph a dance to a movie theme song, learning basic musical theatre techniques. Make a beautiful paper butterfly and a box home for it to live it in. TUESDAY 16th JANUARY Learn the basic elements of cheerleading jumping, acro basics, dance and tumbling. Learn a cheerleading routine. Bring your big smiles and a little bit of sass! Wear gym shoes. 3-6yrs Create an image by using only buttons, so let your imagination run wild with ideas! Master jazz moves as you learn a group routine. Build on your existing dance skills and have a go at this traditional jazz class. Come dressed in your fairy best and tip-toe your way through a magical dance experience. 7-11yrs Learn the basics of stunting, dance, jumps and tumbling for a cheerleading routine as well as how to safely hold, catch and support your team mates. Bring your big smiles and a little bit of sass. Wear gym shoes. Use printed media to create an abstract artwork of your own design. WEDNESDAY 17th JANUARY Jump, twist, tumble and roll! Learn tumbling and trampolining skills. Painting Extravaganza Don t Make Me Laugh Who s At The Door? Intro to Trapeze Watercolour Painting Balance & Play Textured Painting Let your little ones create several masterpieces while learning about colour theory. Have fun playing drama and improvisation games; it's sure to bring a smile to your face. You never know who might be on the other side of the door. How will you find out who it is, will you let them in? Learn the fundamentals of static trapeze & master standard trapeze positions, movements and tricks. Learn how to use watercolour paints and create your very own series of artworks. THURSDAY 18th JANUARY Practice your balancing skills on the beam and walking globe and play with manipulation circus toys. Think of this as a grown up collage- by using a range of craft materials you will learn, design and produce your own texture painting. Hey, That s Me! Create a full body self-portrait by using your outline on paper and lots of craft materials! Circus Adventures Tumbling & Toys Ink Tie Dyed T-Shirts Yoga Yoga Silks, Scarves & Circus Shapes Ink Tie Dyed T-Shirts Using the circus skills we learn, we will create and go on an exciting circus adventure together. FRIDAY 19th JANUARY Jump, twist, tumble & play with the circus equipment - trick sticks, poi, hula hoops and more! Bring in a plain white T-shirt and turn it into a one of a kind wearable artwork of your own design. An exploration into the fundamentals of yoga; learn basic postures and breathing techniques. An exploration of yoga in a fun, playful and safe environment; learn about your body and your spirit. An introduction to aerial silks as well as the fundamentals of circus shapes. Bring in a plain white T-shirt and turn it into a one of a kind wearable artwork of your own design.
Hip Hop with Tami Olsen 13 & Thursday 14 $60 for course Learn some street style moves in this Hip Hop 2-part course. Across the two days you will master hip hop techniques and moves whilst you have the opportunity to contribute choreography to a group dance routine. Write Like a Champion with Alex Christopher Thursday 14, Monday 18 & Thursday 21 $100 for course Each session of this 3-part course will consist of skills development, focused writing time and one-on-one mentoring, along with some fun games and writing exercises. You will gain the skills and techniques you need to write awesome stories or perhaps begin your Masks & Soundscapes with Rita Beckett & Shai Regan Monday 18 & Tuesday 19 In this 2-part course, gain a greater understanding of character masks, musical scores and performance physicality. Create a soundscape using foley and musical score techniques. Develop a character mask to create a unique personality. A group piece will be created to perform to family and friends. Lyrical Dance with Tami Olsen Monday 8 & 10 January $60 for course A mixture of jazz and classical moves are the features of lyrical dance. Learn techniques and skills to portray emotions through dance and develop your dance repertoire as you work towards a group showing in this 2-part course. Song Writing with Rita Beckett 12+ years Mon 8, Wed 10, Mon 15 & Wed 17 January $150 for course Learn how to create contemporary songs, understand the basics of lyric writing and chord progression so you can make your own songs. Tips on where to draw lyrical inspiration and how to write a catchy hook will be shared. Over this 4-part course you will write your own 2 verse, 2 chorus, bridge song. Drawing with Hannah Bowman Tuesday 9 & Tuesday 16 January Learn a range of drawing techniques including shading, hatching, blending using graphite or ink that will enhance your own drawing skills. These will be incorporated to make your own series of drawings in this 2-part course.
Intro to Aerials 12+ years Thursday 11 & Friday 12 January Participants are introduced to static trapeze, aerial silk and lyra. This 2-part course is perfect for those with little to no aerial experience. Build up aerial awareness, improve coordination and learn new movements and skills. Please wear full length tights and a tight fitting T-shirt. Imagination Galaxy with Hannah Bowman Thursday 11 & Friday 12 January You will learn a range of acrylic painting techniques in this 2-part course. Your work will be inspired by who you are and your personal interests as you unleash your creativity on a fantasy, aspirational or space themed creation. What s a Wotnot? with Rita Beckett Friday 12 & Friday 19 January $100 for course Design and make your own foam puppet character from scratch. Learn puppetry techniques to bring your creation to life with its own unique personality in this 2-part course. Little Day Out Spend an afternoon playing, creating and discovering. Held amid the shady trees of Raintree Grove, Riverway, Little Day Out is a series of free family events to be held across this year. Activities at our first event will include face painting, Come & Try circus and aerials, imaginative play, storytelling, dance and visual arts. Local community organisations will be featured along with Council s Library Services First Five Forever program. Drinks and snacks available to purchase. When : Saturday 20 January Where : Raintree Grove, Riverway Time : 3pm 6pm A free event for children & young people & their families. see you there! Tumbling Intensive with Casey Dykes Tuesday 16 & Thursday 18 January 1:30 3:30pm 6-9 years 3:30 5:30pm Tumbling is a fundamental element in gymnastics, dance, circus and cheerleading. This 2-part intensive is aimed at gaining skills and building confidence in these disciplines, including hand springs, walkovers and round-offs. You will be taught drills that develop body shape and correct Things to remember: Bookings are essential and workshop fees must be paid in advance via credit card, direct deposit or by cash / EFT in our office between 10am and 3pm, Mondays to Fridays. Credit card & Paywave payments attract a $2 surcharge. Wear loose comfortable clothing that is easy to move in, and in the case of visual arts workshops, may get messy. Bring a water bottle and bring a snack if doing both sessions of Come & Play or workshops longer than 1.5 hours. Wear thongs or slip on shoes if not otherwise specified.