Learn how to operate and perform with hand-held and large-scale puppets by the Award-winning Erth Visual & Physical Inc. team.

Collaborating with a talented troupe of young local performers, Erth will bring the Bondi Pavilion to life in ways never before experienced.

Inviting participants to learn from the masters, this two-week workshop will teach students how to develop skills in operating a range of hand-held and large-scale puppets. This will be followed by creating site-specific, promenade-style performances with the puppets that have been workshopped.

Audiences to this newly created work will explore the Bondi Pavilion with the performers, leaving both performers and audiences with a newfound appreciation of the spaces that shape our communities and inspiring us to view the world around us with a newfound sense of wonder.

Don't miss your chance to be part of this compelling journey. Locus will challenge your perceptions and inspire you to view the world around you with a newfound sense of wonder.

Suitable for ages 12-17

Workshop Schedule

Mon 14-Thu 17 April - Workshop - 10am-4pm
Fri 18-Mon 21 April - Easter break
Tue 22-Wed 23 April - Workshop - 10am-4pm
Thur 24 April - Rehearsal - 12pm-8pm
Fri 25 April - Anzac Day break
Sat 26 April - Dress Rehearsal - 12pm-5pm
Sat 26 April - Performance - 6pm-9pm
Sun 27 April - Performance - 12pm-8pm (1pm-4pm + 5pm-8pm)

About Erth

Erth is a company fuelled by beautiful accidents; a team of creators, makers and performers pushing the limits of design, content and experience.

For over thirty years Erth’s puppetry-based theatrical productions and innovative community projects have challenged and inspired audiences around the world, driven by a special interest in natural history, First Nations stories, sociology and urban mythology.

Today the company is recognised internationally as an innovator of physical and visual theatre, and a creator of brave, unbridled work for children.

In addition to touring the world with their long-running shows Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo and Erth’s Prehistoric Aquarium, the company’s ongoing push to explore boundaries and devise new work has seen the commissioning of The Liminal Hour and Winter Camp at Barangaroo for Vivid Sydney 2018 and 2019. Erth have also explored the realm of virtual reality, and the development of ARC – an expansive, collaborative, multi-year, cross-platform work which explores preciousness and conservation.

Creatives

Scott Wright - Artistic Director
Steve Howarth - Head of Design
Samantha Hickey - Associate Director
Scott Andrew - Executive Director
Stephanie Liebeck - Producer
Production Manager - Rick Everett

Photo Credit: Lucy Parahkina