2013 Productions

Look the Other Way

Director Cadi McCarty, Artistic Associate Laura Boynes
Recommended for year groups 10-12 

A teenager, in a new country.
A different language, different friends, a different place.
What does it take to feel you belong?
When does this country feel like home? Does it ever?
How can we learn from each other?

Look The Other Way is a new dance theatre work that delves into the issues affecting new arrivals living in Australia and includes a spectrum of opinions from interviews and multimedia by young people around Perth.

Don't miss this exciting piece that challenges and explores attitudes and opinions. An emotional rollercoaster, Look The Other Way examines multi-culturalism in the light of Australia's recent history.

Performers: Matt Cornell, Peter Fares, Bernadette Lewis, Rhiannon Newton, Ella-Rose Trew, Tyrone Robinson 

Dolphin Theatre, University of Western Australia, Stirling Highway, Crawley.

• Friday March 8th – 11am
• Saturday March 9th – 7pm
• Tuesday March 12th – 11am & 1pm
• Wednesday March 13th – 11am & 1pm
• Thursday March 14th – 11am & 7pm
• Friday March 15th – 11am & 7pm
• Saturday March 16th – 7pm

Ticket Prices:
Adults $26, Concessions $19
Schools $17 accompanying teachers free (booking of 10 minimum)

School bookings: Mary Wolfla on 9226 2322 or admin@buzzdance.com.au

Public bookings: www.theatres.uwa.edu.au

Public Ticket Enquiry Line: 08 6488 2440 M-F noon-4pm

Goodbye Jamie Boyd

Based on the verse novel by Elizabeth Fensham 

Creatively developed and produced by Buzz Dance Theatre and Monkey Baa Theatre Company
Directed by Sandra Eldridge and Cadi McCarthy
Recommended for year groups 8-12 

“My Spirit is as dry
as a creekbed in drought-
baked earth with cracks
like a fractured skull.”

Teenagers grapple today with a variety of issues such as drug use, mental illness and self-harm. Goodbye Jamie Boyd is a heart-felt, yet honest poetic story incorporating multi-media, dance and spoken text, tackling these issues and more.

“Wow! I can honestly say that Goodbye Jamie Boyd was one of the best theatre experiences I have had. It was inspiring. The design and use of multi-media was brilliant and haunting. The students were enthralled. They were absolutely speechless. This needs to be taken on a tour around the country. Fantastic youth theatre!"

- Carmen Noonan, Head of Drama, St Columba’s Springwood, NSW

Performers: Gemma Yates-Round & Peter Fares 

Studio Underground, State Theatre Centre, Cnr Roe and William Streets, Northbridge.

• Wednesday May 15th – 11am
• Thursday May 16th – 11am
• Friday May 17th – 11am & 7pm
• Saturday May 18th – 2pm & 7pm
• Tuesday May 21st – 1pm
• Wednesday May 22nd – 11am
• Thursday May 23rd – 11am & 7pm
• Friday May 24th – 7pm
• Saturday May 25th – 7pm

Ticket Prices:
Adults $28, Concessions $22.60
School bookings $19.45 (1 free teacher ticket per 10 student tickets) 

School Bookings: Contact Mary Wolfla on 9226 2322 or admin@buzzdance.com.au

Public Bookings: www.ticketek.com.au

General Line: 132 849

2012 Productions

Restless

Choreographed & Directed by Cadi McCarthy

Year groups: 10-12

Mattresses rise up, form walls and wrestle with insomniacs of the night.  Counting sheep, meditation, chamomile tea…can’t sleep! Desperation rises as six different characters struggle to ease first date nerves, madness and stress to get some shut eye.

Winner of the Canberra Critics Award (2004)

“[You] now have the good fortune to witness the energy, innovation, passion and unique talent that McCarthy and her performers channel into their live performances” – BMA Magazine.

Where: Dolphin Theatre, UWA

When: 9th – 17th March

Times:  

• Tues – Thurs:  11am & 1pm
• Fri: 11am & 7pm
• Sat: 7pm

Tickets:

• Adults $25
• Adult groups (8+) $22
• Concession $18

Book online at www.trybooking.com/TRJ or call 9226 2322

For school bookings contact Mary Wolfa admin@buzzdance.com.au or call 9226 2322
School prices (10 or more, 1 teacher complimentary):
$16

Mandurah Performing Arts Centre: 20th & 21st March

Book online at www.manpac.com.au or call 9550 3900.

Check with the Mandurah Performing Arts Centre for ticket prices. 

Post Performance Workshops (in-school) 
26 Mar – 5 Apr

One-hour workshops that deconstruct the action on stage.  Students will learn phrase material and interpret the themes of the performance through their own choreographic development.  Push your students to think independently and creatively engage with the show on a deeper level.

Cost: $200 for a maximum of 30 students.  

Fragile

Directed by Cadi McCarthy

Year groups: Year 3-9

Life can be pretty tough…

...unable to keep up with schoolwork, being bullied, parents fighting all the time, siblings picking on you.  Thumb wrestling with an imaginary friend is way more fun!  A young girl escapes into a world of her imagination with nothing but games and a whole pile of adventure. Incorporating puppetry, animation and visual design by Roly Skender, Fragile shows how to cope with feelings and relationships to find a positive way to move forward.

Where: Dolphin Theatre, UWA, Stirling Highway, Crawley

When: 16th – 30th June

Times:

• Tues – Thurs:   11am & 1pm
• Fri: 11am & 6.30pm
• Sat: 6.30pm

Tickets:

• Adults $25
• Concession $18
• Under 12 $10
• Family (2A + 2ch) $60

Book online at www.trybooking.com/TRD or call 9226 2322

For school bookings contact Mary Wolfa admin@buzzdance.com.au or call 9226 2322
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School prices (10 or more, 1 teacher complimentary): 
$10 (Primary)

Quick Bites

Recommended for children aged 7-14, Quick Bites is a 30-minute performance followed by a 45-minute dance workshop.

Quick Bites is about a little girl who is having a tough time at school and creates imaginary friends. These friends help her deal with the real world.

When:
Wednesday July 11th – 11:00am & 2:00pm
Thursday July 12th – 11:00am & 2:00pm

Where: Midland Junction Arts Centre (MJAC)
276 Great Eastern Highway, Midland (corner of Cale Street)

The Midland Junction Arts Centre is managed by City of Swan

Book your tickets here

All tickets: Online $9.00
At the door: Cash only $10.00

If you intend to pay cash, please reserve your place by emailing sarah.ryan@swan.wa.gov.au or 9267 9466