Production and Design Element Workshops
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Set Design and Model Making
Curriculum Links
Using Arts skills, techniques, technologies and processes. Communicating Arts Ideas Drama E 647/634 Task 2
Drama course; Essential content: Spaces of Performance, Design and Technologies and Management Skills and Processes
Target Audience
High School Drama students Year Levels 10 - 12
Maximum Group Size
20 students & 2 teachers
Dates
Available on request.
Please be aware that a minimum of 4 weeks notice is required.
Time
Available on request
Please be advised this workshop can be done as 2 x 2.5 hour sessions or as a full day workshop.
Venue
At your school.
Details
This practical an interactive workshop addresses the creative process of design whilst teaching the students the importance of scale, the spatial environment, line, colour and texture. This workshop can be tailored to address the specifics of your chosen venue.
Cost
$600.00
Please note prices are exclusive of GST.
Arts Workshop Excursion
Curriculum Links
Drama course; Essential content: Spaces of Performance, Design and Technologies, Management Skills and Processes
Drama E647/634 Task 2
Drama course; Essential content: Spaces of Performance, Design and Technologies and Management Skills and Processes
Target Audience
High School Drama students Year Levels 11 - 12
Maximum Group Size
20 students & 2 teachers
Dates
By negotiation with the school, The Arts Workshop and Black Swan
Time
90minutes in the morning. Time to be negotiated with the school, The Arts Workshop and Black SwanVenue Arts Workshop, 6 Hehir Street, Belmont
Details
A chance to get behind the scenes and observe the construction of a Black Swan set and props, in one of the most prestigious scenery construction workshops in Australia. Students get a rare chance to view the set model and part completed set prior to anyone else seeing it in the theatre. The tour will be conducted by Black Swan Theatre Company’s Production Manager, who will give in depth details about the show.
Please Note: This is a manufacturing workshop where dust, paint and glues are used, so please wear your older clothing. Participants must wear enclosed shoes.
Cost
$100.00
Please note prices are exclusive of GST.
In Season Production Workshops
The In Season Production Workshop is presented by Black Swan Theatre Company.
Curriculum Links
Drama course; Essential content: Spaces of Performance, Design and Technologies and Management Skills and Processes
Drama E647/634 Task 2
Target Audience
High School Drama students Year Levels 10 - 12
Tertiary students of Theatre Arts
Dates and Venue
Caucasion Chalk Circle 10.00am – 1.00pm Saturday 8th MarchPICA
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf: 10.00am- 1.00pm Saturday 24th May 2007 Function Room, Playhouse Theatre - 3 Pier Street Perth
The Female of the Species: 10.ooam- 1.00pm Saturday 28th June Function Room, Playhouse Theatre - 3 Pier Street Perth
Far Away: 10.00am- 1.00pm Saturday 23rd August Function Room, Playhouse Theatre - 3 Pier Street Perth
Details
Students, teachers and lecturers spend time with the Designer and the Productions Manager from Black Swan Theatre Company learning about the technical side of theatre.
Students will be introduced to:- Stage terminology
- Venue styles and formats
- Roles of the production team
- The production process from design concept to completion
- Exploration of the theatre venue
Please be advised numbers are limited to 20 participants. In the interests of safety, all participants must wear covered shoes.
Cost
When teachers book the half day workshop and a matinee performance on the same day the cost is $40.00 per student.
The half day workshop without a matinee booking is $30.00 per student
Please note prices are exclusive of GST.
In School PDE Workshop
Curriculum Links
Drama course; Essential content: Spaces of Performance, Design and Technologies and Management Skills and Processes.Drama E647/634 Task 2
Target Audience
High School Drama students Year Levels 10 - 12
Dates and Venue
The date of the workshop is determined by the school booking the workshop and is typically held on the school's premises.
Production & Design Elements
Teacher to select from: stage management, production management, sound, lighting, costume, set and props design.
Details
A practical and interactive 2 hour workshop devised to assist students with undertaking the process involved in production design elements when working on a production. Our visiting artists will concentrate on the design element specified by the teacher and will place the element in the context of a full production and discuss the role of the designer and part of a team. Together, students and the designer will identify key aspects of the design element and the responsibilities of the designer.
Cost
The cost for the 2 hour workshop with one designer is $220.00 (maximum 25 students). Alternatively for $500.00 schools may book a full day workshop with a team of designers.
Please note prices are exclusive of GST.













