Gallery Kids Sunday performances 2011
Free, fun performances for children and adults
Exploring art through drama, storytelling, music and mime.
When camels could fly, with Bronwyn Vaughan
Travellers’ tales from the Silk Road told through theatrical storytelling, song and music.
Sunday 20 March 2011 2:30pm – 3pm
Sunday 6 November 2011 2:30pm – 3pm
Commedia dell’ Arte, with Dennis Murphy
Meet a cast of carnival characters in a lively puppetry performance with lots of laughter and mischievous action.
Performance on 27 March interpreted into Auslan
Sunday 27 March 2011 2:30pm – 3pm
Sunday 3 April 2011 2:30pm – 3pm
Sunday 19 June 2011 2:30pm – 3pm
Sunday 20 November 2011 2:30pm – 3pm
Didgeridoo dance
Share songs, stories, dance and music with the Aboriginal performer Matthew Doyle.
Performance on 27 November interpreted into Auslan
Sunday 10 April 2011 2:30pm – 3pm
Sunday 12 June 2011 2:30pm – 3pm
Sunday 21 August 2011 2:30pm – 3pm
Sunday 11 September 2011 2:30pm – 3pm
Sunday 27 November 2011 2:30pm – 3pm
Interactive art
Interactive, imaginative, explorative, improvisational storytelling with Open Stage Productions.
Sunday 17 April 2011 2:30pm – 3pm
Sunday 7 August 2011 2:30pm – 3pm
Sunday 30 October 2011 2:30pm – 3pm
Sunday 13 November 2011 2:30pm – 3pm
Floating on a sea of stories, with Bronwyn Vaughan
A delightful mix of contemporary and traditional stories from Japan, blending beautiful costumes, puppets, props and music.
Performance on 24 April interpreted into Auslan
Sunday 24 April 2011 2:30pm – 3pm
Sunday 16 October 2011 2:30pm – 3pm
Sunday 23 October 2011 2:30pm – 3pm
Adamriginal, with Adam Hill
Dhungatti descendant Adam Hill blends Indigenous music, song, story, information, humour and art into an energetic extravaganza.
Sunday 1 May 2011 2:30pm – 3pm
Get in tune with art
Songs and dance with acoustic trio My Sauce Good, playing French folksongs and Bohemian tunes for children and the young at heart, inspired by the Gallery’s collection of French art.
Sunday 8 May 2011 2:30pm – 3pm
On a far away mountain, with Bronwyn Vaughan
Theatrical storytelling.
Sunday 15 May 2011 2:30pm – 3pm
Sunday 18 September 2011 2:30pm – 3pm
Ms Kandinsky and contemporary art
Join the colourful Ms Kandinsky as she weaves her tales of artistic discovery through contemporary art. Performed by Alex Norman. Interpreted into Auslan
Sunday 29 May 2011 2:30pm – 3pm
Sunday 26 June 2011 2:30pm – 3pm
People and portraits, with David Legge
Be inspired by well-known children’s illustrator David Legge and learn how to draw your own portraits.
Sunday 5 June 2011 2:30pm – 3pm
Look at me: what do you see?
Join the Gallery’s new character, Pertinos from the planet Boomdiddy Vostock, for an entertaining, interactive tour through the new contemporary galleries, featuring the John Kaldor Family Gallery. Suitable for ages 3 and up.
Written by Geoffrey McSkimming. Directed by Robina Beard OAM. Performed by Tara O’Sullivan. Designed by Virginia Naylor.
Performances on 31 July, 28 August & 30 October interpreted into Auslan
Sunday 3 July 2011 2:30pm – 3pm
Sunday 10 July 2011 2:30pm – 3pm
Sunday 17 July 2011 2:30pm – 3pm
Sunday 24 July 2011 2:30pm – 3pm
Sunday 31 July 2011 2:30pm – 3pm
Sunday 28 August 2011 2:30pm – 3pm
Sunday 4 December 2011 2:30pm – 3pm
Sunday 11 December 2011 2:30pm – 3pm
Sunday 18 December 2011 2:30pm – 3pm
Aditi and her rickshaw
Theatrical storytelling, song and music with Bronwyn Vaughan
Sunday 14 August 2011 2:30pm – 3pm
The art of drawing
Be inspired by well known children’s illustrator David Legge and learn how to draw faces and characters.
Sunday 4 September 2011 2:30pm – 3pm
New, next, now
Encounter contemporary art as you’ve never seen it before in a new performance filled with magic, mime and illusion. Performed by the Etcetera Duo.
This performance is mostly non-verbal, so is suitable for deaf and hearing impaired people.
Sunday 25 September 2011 2:30pm – 3pm
Sunday 2 October 2011 2:30pm – 3pm
Sunday 9 October 2011 2:30pm – 3pm
