WELCOME
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NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

• New workshop times
• T Shirts for sale
• Blog updates
  
• Funding news
• Awakenings Festival
• Art of Difference Festival
• Workshop notes (to help you remember)
• Workshop photos

WORKSHOPS TERM 3 2008
NEW TIME 6-8PM
Where: Northcote
Dates: Thursday 24th - 19th September (term 3)
Cost: $10 ($90 for the term 3)
Please pay on the first night to help us start on time..

• Perform, Dance & Improvise.
• Operate lights and sound.
• Tell your story.
• Opportunity to investigate performance in an inclusive and diverse environment.
• Open to performers under 30 years of age.
• Workshops lead up to the 2009 Bow WOW! Festival

TSHIRTS FOR SALE
Cost: $25.00
Colours: Red or Black
Sizes: small, medium, large, X large & XX large
Family Dog Circus T Shirts are available for sale. You can wear it to class and be a member of the team. They are very comfortable and good quality. You can bring money to class and order your T Shirt.

FUNDING
We have been successful receiving financial support from The Newsboys Foundation and The Department of Human Services. THANKYOU!!! We are waiting on news from The Australia Council for the Arts to take us up to the Festival in 2009. Fingers crossed everyone!

AWAKENINGS FESTIVAL
October 17th -26th 2008
The Awakenings Festival is a disability arts festival in Horsham (about 4 hours west of Melbourne). Every year Family Dog Circus has gone to the festival to perform and sometimes run workshops. This year the Croxton group will perform at the festival. You might like to go there yourself.

ART OF DIFFERENCE FESTIVAL
March 2009
The Art of Difference Festival is about promoting the work of artists who are Deaf or with a disability by creating an opportunity to publicly present new and innovative visual, performing, literary and new media arts practices. Family Dog Circus has applied to run a workshop at the festival.

WORKSHOP NOTES
During term 2 the Friends Workshop worked on:

• Getting to know each other
• Voice & body warm ups
  
• Prime Movers
• Movement Improvisation Scores
  
• Movement Improvisation with text
• The 4 places to look
• Performing with props
  
• Positive feedback
  
• The different areas of the stage
  
• Operating lights & sound
• Understanding lights & colour
  
• Performance Improvisation with a partner
• Workshop expectations & rules

WORKSHOP PHOTOS TERM 2
Friends
Thursday 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Chris, Paul & Julian begin working with props

Robert, Jenny & Chiara begin working with props

Jack, Chiara, Jenny, Paul, Robert & Chris (not seen) work together

Ryan & Jack perform double sticks

Joseph & Jenny perform sticks & scarves

Paul & Chris perform double sticks

Chiara & Robert perform double scarves

Kirk & Julian give 'Positive Feedback' on sticks & scarves

Chris operates lights, Paul operates sound
Jack, Robert & Ryan look on

After School
Thursday 3:15pm - 5:00pm

Matthew playing with a scarf prop

Matthew, Ryan & Kirk with others working with sticks