01-02-2011 - 01-06-2010
Stiched Up Teenage Drama Program
Develop your performing arts skills with professional actors from Red Stitch Actors Theatre.
30 June 2010
Arts Access Victoria joins forces with the Australian Theatre of the Deaf (ATOD)
Arts Access Victoria is delighted to announce a new partnership with the Australian Theatre of the Deaf that will secure the future of this unique Australian performing company.
23 June 2010
Fog Theatre
Fog Theatre is a drama group for people with a disability. It started in 1991 in St Kilda. The members love playing music. They also like to act and dance. Fog recently performed a show called Forest of Gongs. It was a great show. After the show the performers enjoyed meeting the audience.
Fog was formerly known as JustUs Drama. All members are people with an intellectual disability. Fog is part of a rich arts program run by the City of Port Phillip.
More information about Fog Theatre visit the website.
23 June 2010
Creativity Australia With One Voice program
Creativity Australia’s With One Voice program aims to recognise each unique voice. These choirs provide a unique opportunity for you to improve self esteem, develop leadership potential and use your voice to be heard.
Choirs meet at the following times and locations:
Melbourne Sings Tuesdays
5:15 – 6:30pm followed by supper, Sofitel Melbourne
Geelong Sings Tuesdays
5:15 – 6:30pm followed by supper, Waterfront Christian Church
Dandenong Sings Wednesdays
5:15 – 6:30pm followed by supper, Paddy O’Donohue Centre, Noble
Park
Maribyrnong Sings Thursdays
5:15 – 6:30pm followed by supper, Braybrook Community Centre
For more information visit the website.
18 June 2010
Regional Arts Victoria
Regional Arts Victoria is the peak Victorian agency resourcing and supporting contemporary and innovative regional cultural practice. In the 40 years since its establishment, RAV has demonstrated a long-term commitment to the concept that art practice is critical to building capacity and self-determination in communities. It is proud of its reputation as a contemporary, inventive and responsive organisation working with vision, passion and a strong understanding of the challenges and aspirations of the communities that form its regional constituency.
18 June 2010
YOUTH DISABILITY ADVOCACY SERVICE
The Youth Disability Advocacy Service (YDAS) is raising voices, expanding choices and creating change for young people with disabilities in Victoria, Australia.
YDAS works alongside young people with disabilities between the ages of 12 and 25 to raise awareness of their rights and to support them to achieve what they want.
17 June 2010
Back to Back Theatre
Back to Back Theatre is one of Australia’s leading contemporary theatre companies.
Based in the regional centre of Geelong, in its 23-year history, Back to Back has forged its own unique relationship to theatre, developing an original, distinctive artistic voice and a working process that supports its ensemble of actors with intellectual disabilities as its creative core.
Back to Back makes new work for the professional arena. We produce new work in Geelong over an extended timeframes and we tour this work in Australia and internationally.
We work with community members (predominantly with disabilities) in our local community and all over the world. We offer ongoing programs and we develop one-off workshops and residencies.
We seek to provide leadership to others in the disability arts field.
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Photo credit:
Back to Back Theatre, Disability Maintenance Instrument by Theatre of Speed
Photo by Jeff Busby
16 June 2010
DASSI
DASSI (Disability Attendent Support Services Inc) is a not for profit organisation providing personal care, home care, respite care, and specialist care to people in the Southern Region. Services range from 1 hour to 24 hour support per day, with short and long term bookings available. DASSI is also an approved service provider of the Respite for Older Carers Package and we can assist in the application process. Speak to our Intake and Assessment Officers to help you decide what type of care you require. Services Casey area.
16 June 2010
Beyond Disability Inc
A non-profit team to help provide interactive communication, for the housebound mobility disabled and elderly disabled on the Mornington Peninsula. Supported by City of Casey, City of Frankston & Shire of Mornington Peninsula.
