Professional Development
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We are committed to creating amazing professional development opportunities, both online and in-person, connecting teachers to industry professionals, making creative syllabus links, and developing your skills. Many of our workshops are designed specifically for drama teachers and teaching artists.
New workshops in 2021
In 2021, La Boite will be offering brand-new online and in-person professional development workshops for educators across the nation. All workshops align with curriculum and syllabus links, with online workshops being easily accessible at anytime, from anywhere.
Online
Magical Realism
Blend the everyday and the magical in this exclusive masterclass! Teachers will examine tools and explore the conventions of Magical Realism in contemporary text-based theatre practice.
Cost: $100 per person
Bookings From: Monday 25 January
Workshop Available From: Monday 15 February
Inclusions: 1x supporting documentation
First Nations Work in Context
This masterclass will address approaches to teaching work by and about First Nations Australians. Hands-on exercises and practical examples will be conveyed across art forms, to encourage teachers to think laterally about delivering culturally sensitive subject matter.
Cost: $100 per person
Bookings From: Monday 22 March
Workshop Available From: Monday 12 April
Inclusions: 1x supporting documentation
Devising Political Theatre
Are you teaching documentary drama, verbatim or political theatre this term? If yes, this workshop is the perfect way to up-skill! Register for a crash-course in making political theatre with your students.
Cost: $100 per person
Bookings From: Tuesday 1 June
Workshop Available From: Monday 21 June
Inclusions: 1x supporting documentation
Transforming Classic Texts
Recontextualise some of your favourite classic works for a 21st Century audience in this revitalised workshop! Delve into process and utilise the conventions of Contemporary Performance to transform classic Greek and Elizabethan texts.
Cost: $100 per person
Bookings From: Sunday 1 August
Workshop Available From: Monday 23 August
Inclusions: 1x supporting documentation
In-Person
Naked & Screaming: Realism and Contemporary Performance
Explore the relationship between text-based realism and contemporary performance practice, in our brand-new professional development workshop for teachers! Participants will unpack leading theatre practitioners’ use of staging, technology and hybridisation of form to elevate Realism for 21st Century Audiences. Alongside the workshop, participants will receive a preview ticket to see Naked & Screaming.
Date: Sunday 9 February
Time: 5-8pm
Location: Roundhouse Theatre
Duration: 3 hours
Cost: $150 per participant
Show Date Options: Saturday 6 February OR Monday 8 February
CONGRESS: The Time is Now: Devising Ensemble Performance
In this workshop, participants will step through a suite of theatre-making processes designed for ensemble and group work in the classroom! Content includes how to start from stimulus materials, building collaboration skills and devising new work with your students.
Date: Sunday 9 February
Time: 5-8pm
Location: Roundhouse Theatre
Duration: 3 hours
Cost: $150 per participant
Show Date Options: Saturday 6 February OR Monday 8 February
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