March 2010 Escream

Canberra Youth Theatre
Welcome to March’s EScream!

In this edition:

• Tickets now available for BATTLEFIELD
• hiJinx Auditions this Weekend!
• 2010 Ensemble Auditions – extra date added this Saturday 6th of March!
• Enrolments now open for Holiday Workshops
• Open House Applications now open
• CYT AGM
• Call for Expressions of Interest – CYT Tutors and Artists
• News from Elsewhere: Crack Theatre Festival Applications Open; National Youth Week; National Youth Week Expo; Youth InterACT Conference
  

Here’s what’s happening at CYT...

Tickets now available for BATTLEFIELD
presented by Canberra Youth Theatre and Little Dove Theatre Art as part of the Canberra Festival
“Heartache to heartache we stand”
After the sell out success of Six Billion Love in 2009, Canberra Youth Theatre and Little Dove Theatre Art have teamed up again to present Battlefield, an exciting new work opening on the 11th of March as part of the much anticipated Canberra Festival 2010.
BATTLEFIELD is a Butoh-inspired Live Art performance that explores the cross-generational desire to reach for perfection through conformity. Using Butoh and 80s dance, Chenoeh Miller (of Little Dove Theatre Art) will direct CYT performers aged 16-25 in the all encompassing sensory experience of BATTLEFIELD. Chenoeh is well known for creating work which fuses the two performance styles of Butoh and Live Art: Butoh originated in Japan in the late 1950s, Live Art was a term coined in the 1980s in the United Kingdom.
Audiences will experience up-close, the physical extremes of the performers as they respond and react to the different audiences each night. It’s confronting. It’s exhausting. It’s exhilarating. It’s a BATTLEFIELD.
Performances:
Where: C Block Theatre, Batman St, Braddon
When: Thurs 11th March – Sat 13th March @8pm, Sun 14th March @6pm
Tickets: Adults $15, Concession $10, Family $40 (2+2)
Bookings: phone CYT on 6248 5057 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Canberra Youth Theatre has sold out every show for the past 3 years – BATTLEFIELD will be no exception!
Don’t miss out AGAIN... Secure your tickets today and make sure you prepare for the experience that is BATTLEFIELD.


hiJinx Auditions this Saturday 6th of March!
hiJinx is returning to the National Folk Festival and we need you! hiJinx is a youth managed and produced evening of youth variety performance, and this year it will be held on Saturday 3 April and Sunday 4 April.
We are currently looking for performers aged 12 to 25 who are interested in being part of the non-stop crazy good times that is hiJinx. We are open to performers and artists from any genre: music, circus, dance, film... anything!
hiJinx provides young performers with an opportunity to showcase their talent to both their peers and an audience they may not otherwise have access to. By performing and watching their peers perform, participants engage in a creative process to develop their skills. All performers receive a complimentary day pass to the National Folk Festival.
CYT will be running auditions at C Block, Gorman House this Saturday the 6th of March. Bookings are essential, so if you would like to be involved please email the hiJinx Committee at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or phone K-M on 6248 5057.


2010 CYT Actors Ensemble- extra audition date this Saturday 6th of March!
Due to popular demand, we have added a 2nd audition date: Saturday 6th of March. If you are interested in applying for this audition, please contact us immediately!
The CYT Actors Ensemble is for young people aged 18-25 who are passionate about developing their skills in performance. Auditions for the Ensemble are held at the start of each year and those selected commit to training together on a weekly basis developing core skills in acting, movement, voice, improvisation and performance making.
In 2010 the Ensemble will be actively engaged in the development and performance of CYT’s major production RETRIEVAL. RETRIEVAL is a site specific hybrid art installation performance which will be held in the National Library of Australia. They will also be involved in our new program of staged play readings.
Application forms can be obtained by contacting the CYT office on phone 6248 5057 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
The CYT Actors Ensemble is proudly supported by Canberra Milk.
RETRIEVAL is proudly supported by the Rock Development Group and the National Library of Australia.


Fall into Drama this Autumn with CYT’s Holiday Workshops!
We are now accepting enrolments for Autumn holiday workshops:
Fantastic Tales
Ages: 7-9 years
Dates: 12-16 April
Time: 10am-3pm daily
Your imagination will be your guide as you embark on a quest filled with brave adventure, mysterious happenings, and strange creatures. Cunning villains will be plotting against you, but use your storytelling skills to set you free. Classic stories will be revamped as participants create their own legendary tales. This workshop will conclude with a short performance for family and friends.
Cost: $250 members/ $270 non-members*

Roll Up!
Ages: 10-12 years
Dates: 19-23 April
Times: 10am-3pm daily
Roll Up! Roll Up! The circus is in town! Bring your best red nose with you as you bumble and tumble your way through clown school, and learn amazing new skills to delight your friends. This workshop will focus on theatrical circus and clowning, and is suitable for all fitness levels. Roll Up will conclude with a short performance for family and friends.
Cost: $250 members/$270 non–members*
*All participants must be CYT members. Sibling/friend discount available
Contact K-M on phone 6248 5057 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for further information, or to enrol. Enrolments close Wednesday 31st of March.


CYT Accepting Applications for Open House: artistic residency for emerging artists
Ages: 18-25 years
Mentor: CYT Artistic Director or alternative professional theatre practitioner
What: CYT’s OPEN HOUSE program is for young independent theatre artists seeking to create / rehearse / develop a theatrical project. OPEN HOUSE invites emerging artists to take theatrical risks and expand their performance horizons through engaging in an artistic residency in our space for a fortnight.
In 2010 CYT will run OPEN HOUSE twice: providing an ACT and an interstate emerging artist with the opportunity to develop new work in our theatre.
When: OPEN HOUSE #1 Monday 14 June – Sunday 27 June

This round is only open to an ACT emerging artists/s
The selected artist will have:

• rent-free access to a flexible performance space with lighting rig and sound system for two weeks
• a stipend to financially support* them for the duration of Open House (*conditions apply)
• the support of the Artistic Director of CYT and/or a mentor
• access to the resources of the company (office, workshop, technical and theatrical)
  

Feedback:
“OPEN HOUSE was the perfect testing ground: we failed, we succeeded, we discovered new ideas waiting for us”
Cathy Petocz 2008 OPEN HOUSE recipient
“I was terrified and delighted with the result... I had a dream... Thanks to Canberra Youth Theatre the dream is coming true.” Tobias Manderson-Galvin 2009 OPEN HOUSE recipient.

Contact the Artistic Director for further details and an application form This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or phone 6248 5057.
Open House recipients must be Australian citizens. Applications close Friday 9th of April


CYT AGM
Canberra Youth Theatre’s AGM has been changed to Wednesday 24th of March at 6pm, at H Block (Batman Street Building),Gorman House Arts Centre, Batman Street, Braddon. All members are welcome. Please RSVP to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it


Expressions of Interest – Tutors and Artists
Canberra Youth Theatre is currently seeking Expressions of Interest from experienced tutors and artists. We are particularly interested in those with experience working with young people aged 7-25. Please forward a CV and a covering letter detailing your experience, areas of specialisation, and availabilities to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 


And news from elsewhere...

Applications Open for Crack Theatre Festival
Crack is a national theatre and performance festival which takes place annually as part of This Is Not Art, Australia’s largest media arts festival. In 2010, Crack will run from September 20-October 4 in Newcastle, NSW. We are now accepting submissions from theatre and performing artists to present performances, workshops, artist and project presentations, demonstrations, panels, forums and other. If you’re interested in being involved, get an application form from
http://cracktheatrefestival.com Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for further information. Applications close 31st of March.


National Youth Week 10-18 April 2010
National Youth Week, the annual celebration of young people throughout Australia, will be held from 10-18 April 2010. A calendar of events is being compiled advertising performance, sporting functions, youth service expos and youth centre events that are taking place during National Youth Week 2010. If you would like your event to be placed on the calendar, or would like to create an event, contact ACT National Youth Week Coordinator Anna Voronoff on 6247 3540 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it


National Youth Week Expo
The Annual National Youth Week Expo will be held at Garema Place in Civic, from 4-8pm on Friday 9 April. The Expo aims to promote young people, their art and music; and engages youth and other community services to provide information and activities for and about young people. The Expo will have exhibitions, information stalls, performances, demonstrations, live music and theatre for and by young people aged 12-25 years. The Youth Coalition is inviting Expressions of Interest from community services, young people, public institutions, private businesses and philanthropic organisations who would like to be involved and have a stall at the expo. Registering for the Expo is free, and activities must target young people aged 12-25 years. Applications are due Thursday 18 March. Visit www.youthcoalition.net for more information.

Youth InterACT Conference
As part of Youth Week, the ACT Government holds a conference for young people in Canberra. The theme of the conference in 2010 is LIVE IT LOUD and is focused on generating discussion on issues that impact on young people. Topics will include Environment – a Climate for Change; Arrive Alive, Young Drivers and their Passengers; Body Image; An Inclusive Community- Living Together and Transition Out. The Conference will be held from 8:45am-3pm at the Ainslie Arts Centre on Friday the 9th of April. For more information, contact Denise Bridges on 6205 3064 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .au

CYT's Vision:
To create and promote theatre with young people that is inspirational, enriching, empowering and innovative.

Canberra Youth Theatre is proudly supported by its members, the ACT Government through artsACT and the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.


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