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Wordspeak

Calling all local and regional poets and word artists! Wordspeak is a Courthouse ARTS AAP event which provides a space for like-minded people to come together and share in a comfortable space. The theme for this event is ‘...
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Playback Theatre are bringing your stories to life at Courthouse ARTS

It’s a play, with you as the main character. On Friday April 20 at 7.30, Melbourne Playback Theatre Company will be drawing on the stories of the people of Geelong to create a unique interactive theatre experience. Melbourne ...
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6321 Spoken Word

Courthouse ARTS presents 6 [minutes] 3 [workshops] 2 [mics in] 1  [day] Sunday 29 April 2012 Welcome to the 6321 phenomenon where you don’t have to prepare a thing! You get one day. You get three spoken word workshops. ...
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Kids With The Cameras

What happens when you give a bunch of young people in Geelong the chance to show you how they see our fine city? An innovative and insightful exhibition affectionately called ‘Kids With The Cameras.’ Held in the Cou...
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Are you our next photographer in residence?

COURTHOUSE ARTS RESIDENT ARTIST – PHOTOGRAPHER

Are you a photographer? Do you want the opportunity to have your own studio space rent free? Do you want to work with some amazing young people, meet some incredible professional artists and stretch you vision beyond the lens c...
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Inauguration by Bridy Beck

On Wednesday the 21st of March 2012, the Premier Ted Baillieu, opened the new courthouse cafe/arts centre building in Geelong. The atmosphere in the building was just extraordinary, as you walked into the building; you just fe...
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ARTS ATTACK term one HOLIDAY PROGRAM

Acting Writing VCE Solo Preparation Dance Public Poetry Spoken Word Paste Up Down Decoupage Hip Hop Contemporary Intensives Meryl Friend Xavier McGettigan Robert Drummond Rachel Burke Ross Mueller Georgina Capper… and You...
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BULLET hits Geelong! Tix on Sale Now

BULLET: A Superhero Comedy Zone Three Tour A smash-hit at the Melbourne Fringe Festival, BULLET: A Superhero Comedy is a live-read radio play telling the story of Bullet, Settlement City’s sworn protector. When he loses...
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Writing On The Wall

Individuals, Community and Institutions gather to celebrate blokes. As part of the Blokes Days Out celebrations, an exhibition entitled Writing On The Wall will launch at the Courthouse ARTS Gallery on Friday 23 March. The disp...
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Canberra Concerto Orchestra String Quartet

** 2 for 1 tickets now on sale – phone courthouse on 5224 2815 **   We are super excited to be holding a special performance of Canberra Concerto Orchestra’s String Quartet led by the highly accomplished Ms C...
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Courthouse ARTS presents THINK exhibition at the White Box Gallery

THINK is an exhibition boasting cutting-edge screen-printed works from 10 designers and artists from the Geelong region and beyond. Held in our gorgeous White Box Gallery, the exhibition will showcase the work of these talented...
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The Ensemble Project | Creative Development #1 Showing | Plus Info Sessions | NOW SHOWING

DEEP END The first creative development showing AND Information Sessions for those contemplating applying to join this year’s fabulous group. Saturday 25 Feb 6pm Sunday 26 Feb 6pm Tuesday 28 Feb 5.30pm . . We have been wo...
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YOUNG CURATOR – Expressions of Interest – Due Monday 5 March

. . . . UnderConsideration CourthouseARTS is calling for EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST: for the position of COURTHOUSE ARTS YOUNG CURATOR Are you under 26? Do you want to run a gallery space? Do you want real experience creating an e...
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Thinker by Rachel Joy

Join the Board of a Fabulous ARTS Organisation!

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE POSITIONS VACANT – BOARD OF MANAGEMENT (Courthouse Youth Arts Inc. Trading as Courthouse ARTS)   Courthouse ARTS is a unique and dynamic association which recently returned to its home within the old...
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Cosi by Louis Nowra

PLAY READING 101 First performed in 1992, Cosi has become a modern Australian classic and has been on the Year 12 reading list for years. Louis Nowra’s semi-autobiographical play, Così is a touching yet biting portrayal of...
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Acting Writing Dance – Term One Classes – Book Now

Acting! Writing! Dancing! Bookings open! Learn from Professionals. It’s important to us here at Courthouse ARTS that the artists teaching you are still working within their fields of expertise. We want you to learn from a...
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Courses – Special Deal – twoforone…

Two Courses for the Price of One. That’s a seriously tasty deal. Seriously. Classes begin Wednesday 8 February. Click here for Course and Teaching Artist information.
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New Years Revolution

A multi artform festival, incorporating the creator of Keating! the Musical Casey Bennetto, MKA Theatre of New Writing, The Short Gorilla Film Festival, Scissorgrinder, Noise Scavengers, Reuben Stone, Play Reading 101 presen...
by Courthouse ARTS
 

 

 
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Border Crossing – Classical Masterclass with Mark Shiell

. . . . . . . . . . . .   . Over the last three years Mark Shiell has conducted the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Victorian Opera, Sydney Sinfonia, Halcyon Ensemble, Canberra Symphony, S...
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SYBREED at Courthouse ARTS

Saturday 10 March 2012 SYBREED Anno Domini Praetorian Hatchet Dawn Damnations Day Empires Fall  Courthouse ARTS All Ages 7pm Pre Sale Tix: $20 or $17 for Courthouse ARTS Members All Tix at the Door on the Day: $25 so get your ...
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A Conversation in the Key of… Shane Howard, Tim Neal and Alister Turrill

One established musician. One up and coming musician. One interpretor on grand piano. Courthouse ARTS and NYR are proud to present A Conversation in the Key of… Watch Shane Howard and Alister Turrill in a musical convers...
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Stop. Rewind

Stop. Rewind by Melissa Bubnic

PLAY READING 101 A product of Melbourne’s Red Stitch Writer’s Program and the most recent in the Play Reading 101 collection, Stop. Rewind exposes the private thoughts of people who usually bite their tongue in delicate sit...
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Whitmore Readings

A poetic evening of readings from young and emerging writers in Geelong. Jo Langdon is the joint winner of the Whitmore Press manuscript Prize and Jamie King-Holden has been described as a magisterial painter of the everyday. T...
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Scissorgrinder and Friends. Final performance EVER. Featuring Joel Cooper (the Evening Cast)

One of Geelong’s favourites is about to go kaboom – and we’ve caught them before they do. Tanya, Stephen and Dennis will play their final gig at New Years Revolution – don’t miss out on a night of ...
by Courthouse ARTS
 

 

 
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Sam Cowan and SOVEREIGN O’ER TRANSMUTED ILLS

An explorative essay on the benefits & disadvantages of tranquility. Words and music by Samuel Cowan Visuals by TSD In his composition, experimental musician Samuel Cowan (Divide and Dissolve) explores themes of social expe...
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Border Crossing – A Classical Recital

Geelong’s most talented young classical musicians play up a storm! You watched them workshop in the masterclass with Mark Shiell. Now be an audient with Mark and hear them play. Date: Saturday 28 January Time: 7pm Venue: ...
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Reuben Stone vs Acoustic

Back in July Reuben Stone wowed Courthouse ARTS Unplugged audiences with his classical piano renditions of Lamort’s symphonic black metal tracks. He’s back - only this time he’s wielding a baby grand. Date: S...
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PLAY READING 101 presents A Play for Brunch: Robert Reid’s COMFORTABLY DUMB

How comfortable is dumb? How dumb is comfortable? The first Robert Reid play I ever saw was a rock musical about the Balanglo State Forest Murders. We decided this one might be more appropriate for brunch. Grab a danish and a...
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MKA presents 22 Short Plays by David Finnigan

“VERY FUNNY AND DELIBERATELY POINTLESS” – The Sunday Age “SILLY, MESSY, STUPID… PROUDLY SO” – The Sunday Age (again) “I FEEL OLD” – aussietheatre.com MKA Theatre of Ne...
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Casey Bennetto – Creator of Keating! the Musical – A Conversation in Musical Theatre

Casey Bennetto, writer of Australia’s most successful musical, Keating!, will sing us through some of his  major musical theatre influences and his history as a creator within Geelong’s favourite genre. As well as ...
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Noise Scavengers

“Mainstream music was thrown out the window at the Valley Mill on Saturday. Talented you musicians from Geelong’s northern suburbs showcased some of their own creations in a sonic adventure titled THE DESERT.” Ryan Reynol...
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Asylum by Kit Lazaroo

PLAY READING 101 Kit Lazaroo creates impossible worlds, where humans question their humanity and eggplants become human. Watching a Lazaroo play unfold is like being sucked deeper and deeper into a bizarre dream that eventually...
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Christmas Projections

Been down Union Street lately? On Friday and Saturday nights between now and Christmas, primary schools from around Geelong, City of Greater Geelong and Courthouse ARTS present CHRISTMAS PROJECTIONS, on the wall opposite Speaky...
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Acting Intensives 2011

Acting Intensives were held in three stages over the year in the lead up to Courthouse ARTS opening its new building and revealing its new suite of workshops, that was introduced through ARTS ATTACK. Georgina Capper designed th...
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Artistic Director Ross Mueller at the Fresh Ink National Studio, NSW

Day One This morning Courthouse ARTS‘ Artistic Director Ross Mueller set off at around 4.30 to get to Riversdale, about two and a half hours out of Sydney for the Fresh Ink National Studio. Ross is one of three nationally...
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Seeking: Marketing and Membership Coordinator

Are your marketing skills second to none? Are you the bees knees at organising people and events? Are you fabulous on the phone, clever on a computer and sensational at supporting young people? and… Are you looking for a...
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White Box Gallery presents Falls – an Exhibition by Sarah Hayes

Sarah Hayes is Courthouse ARTS‘ in-house photographer and the principal artist at a-nom’-a-ly’ photography. We are proud to announce that the next exhibition in our gallery space is a series of images she took...
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More Joy from Rachel!

Our current Artist in Residence, Rachel Joy spent her first two weeks here taking stencil and paste up workshops every afternoon. So popular was the program that there have been repeated requests to extend the workshop series....
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Stuff What's Been Goin On December

Stuff What’s Been Goin On

What’s goin on around here at the mo. If you want to be sent these News Bites via email, let us know: youtharts@courthouse.org.au  
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OPEN DAYS

Enter Without Knocking Friday 2 and Saturday 3 December Your chance to check out Courthouse ARTS and all we have to offer in our spanking new abode. Guided Tours on the hour, Music, Dance, Performance AND MORE Friday 10am to ...
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New Years Revolution Yell Out

Courthouse ARTS. This Space belongs to You. So take it back. How can you use this building in a new way? Have you got a show, an exhibition, a song, a set of songs, a dance or an experiment you can imagine playing out somewhere...
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Peel Your Eyes

Courthouse ARTS was thrilled to have been the main support and auspice behind the very successful Peel Your Eyes that took over the old Dimmeys building from 2 September 2011. In-kind support of man power, equipment, contacts ...
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When I Fall in Love

COURTHOUSE ARTS FUND RAISER   Nat King Cole was a song’s best friend. The first African American to host a TV show, he fought racism all his life. His distinct sound that caressed lyrics and romanced a melody created...
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Unplugged

MC Mitch Cunningham strums up a storm at this year’s Unplugged. Photo by Sarah Hayes. Friday 1 July 2011 was a cold cold night. But Geelong music lovers gathered in Christ Church Hall to be warmed by the acoustic tunes on...
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Still

Still by Jane Bodie

PLAY READING 101 From humiliation to denial, Jane’s eight witty monologues expose harsh, intimate truths about the nature of want and relationships. Failed sexual conquests, ex-lovers and all… Currently head of playwrit...
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Falling Petals by Ben Ellis

PLAY READING 101 Something strange is happening in the country town of Hollow—a mysterious syndrome that seems to strike only the young. The town is quarantined, schools are closed and fences go up. Guards patrol new enforced...
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Concussion

Concussion by Ross Mueller

PLAY READING 101 Tragedy is an incident, comedy will be our landscape. Somewhere in a busy city, a Man wakes to discover he has forgotten his life. He has no memory of the past and no clear sense of the present. He is concussed...
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The Short Gorilla Team (Stephen Oakes, Izzy Losi and Mitch Cunningham)

Short Gorilla Film Workshops

INTO THE WILD with the Short Gorilla Team That’s why the team behind the Short Gorilla Film Festival invites you to a day of workshops, on Saturday the 17th of December, 10:30am, at Courthouse ARTS. Entry is free to members, ...
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Short Gorilla Film Festival

GUERILLA FILMMAKING goes WILD! Now Accepting Submissions! Deadline for submissions: 24th January 2012 As part of January 2012′s New Year’s Revolution, Courthouse ARTS and the City of Greater Geelong will bring young ...
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Rachel Joy

is still in the house! She is currently working on the Courtyard Stencil Sculpture - so feel free to pop in and chat to her about her work. Below are some of the images for the Courtyard Stencil Sculture. Rachel created these ...
by Courthouse ARTS