Gallery Kids Sunday performances 2012
Free, fun performances for children and adults
Exploring art through drama, storytelling, music and mime.
As well as the performances listed here, there will be special performances on:
- Sunday 29 January as part of our Chinese New Year celebrations: see Chinese zodiac stories
- Sunday 13 May as part of our Open Weekend
Sundays, 2.30pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Entrance court
Look at me: what do you see?
Join the Gallery character Pertinos from the planet Boomdiddy Vostock as she takes you on a journey through modern and contemporary art.
Written by Geoffrey McSkimming. Directed by Robina Beard OAM. Performed by Tara O’Sullivan. Designed by Virginia Naylor.
Sunday 8 January 2012 2:30pm – 3pm
Sunday 12 February 2012 2:30pm – 3pm
Sunday 4 March 2012 2:30pm – 3pm
Sunday 25 March 2012 2:30pm – 3pm
Interactive art
Imaginative, explorative, improvisational storytelling with Open Stage Productions through the Gallery’s modern collection.
Sunday 15 January 2012 2:30pm – 3pm
Sunday 22 January 2012 2:30pm – 3pm
Sunday 26 February 2012 2:30pm – 3pm
Sunday 11 March 2012 2:30pm – 3pm
Sunday 17 June 2012 2:30pm – 3pm
Commedia dell’ Arte
Meet a cast of carnival characters in a lively puppetry performance with lots of laughter and mischievous action with Dennis Murphy.
Sunday 5 February 2012 2:30pm – 3pm
Sunday 18 March 2012 2:30pm – 3pm
Didgeridoo dance
Share songs, stories, dance and music with the Aboriginal performer Matthew Doyle.
Sunday 19 February 2012 2:30pm – 3pm
Sunday 6 May 2012 2:30pm – 3pm
Floating on a sea of stories
Join performer Bronwyn Vaughan for a delightful mix of contemporary and traditional stories from Japan, blending beautiful costumes, puppets, props and music.
Sunday 1 April 2012 2:30pm – 3pm
New, next, now
Join the Etcetera Duo for a performance filled with mime, magic and illusion as they 'unpack’ contemporary art.
Sunday 8 April 2012 2:30pm – 3pm
Sunday 22 April 2012 2:30pm – 3pm
Sunday 29 April 2012 2:30pm – 3pm
People and portraits
Be inspired by well-known children’s illustrator David Legge and learn how to draw your own portraits.
Sunday 15 April 2012 2:30pm – 3pm
Sunday 20 May 2012 2:30pm – 3pm
Sunday 27 May 2012 2:30pm – 3pm
Sunday 3 June 2012 2:30pm – 3pm
On a far away mountain
Theatrical storytelling with Bronwyn Vaughan.
Sunday 10 June 2012 2:30pm – 3pm
Aditi and her rickshaw
Theatrical storytelling, song and music with Bronwyn Vaughan
Sunday 24 June 2012 2:30pm – 3pm