Courthouse Arts

Push Start Battle of the Bands
Geelong heat

The FReeZA Push Start is a state-wide Battle of the Bands competition that showcases young and emerging Victorian performers under the age of 21 and has been doing so since 1995.

The program now incorporates 70 youth-music FReeZA Committees across the state that host heats, allowing young bands living in both regional and metropolitan areas to have an opportunity to compete.

Five local bands will battle it out in the Geelong Heat of the Push Start Battle of the Bands at the Courthouse Arts Centre on Friday, August 14th.  The All-ages gig will kick off at 7pm (doors open at 6.45), and will showcase different styles of original local music including indie, roots/blues, punk, and rock.

Vying for top Prize this year are (in no particular order) 7th Page, Friends to Enemies, Stealing Skies, The Wild Lounge, and The Houses.

Special guest performers to be announced in the coming weeks.

The winner of the battle will go on to perform at the regional final later this year (Stay tuned for more details).  Winners of the regional finals will play at the PushOver festival in Melbourne on the long weekend in March 2010.

All the performers in the battle are under 21 years of age, so get on down to support Geelong’s newest talent, for the bargain price of $8.00 at the door!

When: Friday, August 14th.  Doors open 6.45, bands 7pm – 11pm.

Where: Courthouse Arts Centre, cnr Gheringhap and Little Malop Sts, Geelong.

Who: 7th Page, Friends to Enemies, Stealing Skies, The Wild Lounge, and  The  Houses

Special guests: Perfect Fit

Cost: $8.00 entry at the door.

More info: Ph 5272 4689, email production@courthouse.org.au

This is an All Ages event.
Drug, smoke and alcohol free. Fully supervised. No pass outs.

Schools/Courthouse Arts Forum

A collaborative approach to young people and the arts

Courthouse Arts is keen to work with schools to develop opportunities for young people to experience the arts including theatre making, performing arts, music and entertainment, film, multi media and visual art.

We would like to meet with as many as your schools’ staff as possible, to gather ideas and discuss ways that schools and the Courthouse can work together to expand the opportunities for young people to experience the arts in Geelong the future.

All Staff are invited to attend.

School/Courthouse Arts Forum

A collaborative approach to young people and the arts

Tuesday 23 June 2009

Courthouse Arts, Corner Gheringhap and Little Malop St Geelong (opposite city Hall)

3.30pm             Tour of the Courthouse Youth arts Centre

4pm to 5pm       Afternoon tea and brainstorming

RSVP by Friday June 12^th

To youtharts@courthouse.org.au

Or phone Ed James on 5272 4689

Euripides’ classic tale of murder and betrayal… with puppets.
SemicolonbackslasH presents a twisted new take on an ancient story. In this new production directed by Johannes Scherpenhuizen, Medea’s story of isolation and retribution is told through a combination of modern and traditional puppet forms. Exploring themes of power and transformation, the theatre itself comes to life to tell Medea’s story: her greatest victory, her greatest tragedy – and the price paid for both
Preview: 17 June @8pm ($10 Youth Night)
18,19, 20 June @ 8pm.
18 June @1.30pm
$15, $12 (conc), $10 (Courthouse members)
More information and tickets sales: 5272 4689

Courthouse Arts presents

Street Art Workshop

This school holidays Courthouse Arts is running its first ever street art classes, lead by local legend, IKONS. You’ll learn the basic techniques behind this underground art-form.

July 11, from 11am - 5pm

Venue: Courthouse Arts, corner of Gheringhap & Little Malop Streets.

For more information ph: 5272 4689 or email: youtharts@courthouse.org.au

Costs: Member of Courthouse Arts $30. Non-member: $40*

*(ALL participants need to members of the Courthouse — $10 to join on the day (12 months membership)

Numbers are strictly limited to 10. Book pronto to save your space

Short Circuit – Theatre on August 7 at 7pm is the second instalment of the Short Circuit series that will run throughout 2009.It is a short play festival where 5-10 minute plays are featured.

The program aims to launch emerging actors/writers and give them an opportunity to perform in front of a live audience. It also seeks to provide a theatre space for more experienced young thespians, who want to showcase a new work or to simply be on stage again.

Top Theatre Acts of the night chosen by the audience and the Courthouse team will be featured at the Best of Short Circuit at Gpac.

August 7  at 7pm
Tickets on sale NOW
$8 Courthouse members
$10 non members
For more information please contact:
Ed at Courthouse Arts(Ph) 5272 4689.

Children of the Black Skirt
Three lost children stumble across an abandoned orphanage in the bush. They become trapped in a timeless world, haunted by spirits from the past. They are tormented, too, by the Black Skirt, a cruel governess who floats up and down the orphanage corridors wielding enormous scissors. But as the stories of these forgotten children are told – from pick pocketing incidents in the eighteenth century to the tragedies of the Stolen Generation in the twentieth – their spirits are released, one by one…..

4 August @ 1.30pm
More information: 5272 4689 or email: youtharts@courthouse.org.au
Venue/tickets: Courthouse Arts, cnr Gheringhap & Little Malop Sts
Costs: $15 (non members)
$12 (Courthouse Arts members)

SOLD OUT

Short Circuit – Dance is the third and final instalment of the Short Circuit series that has ran throughout 2009. It aims to provide a performance space for choreographers /dance makers from different dance genres to launch a new work, or to simply share an existing dance piece.

All performers featured in the dance piece will be between 12-27 years old, as the main thrust of the program is to strengthen youth arts in Geelong. The choreographer can be above 25 years old.  Students can choreograph their own dance piece if they like, with or without the supervision of the dance teacher.
 
Top Dance Acts of the night voted by the audience and the Courthouse team will be included in the Best of Short Circuit show at GPAC.

Tickets: SOLD OUT

For more information please contact: contact Fritzie:  (Mobile) 0423 699 551 (Email) fpunsalang@yahoo.com or Ed at Courthouse Arts(Ph) 5272 4689.