Queensland Theatre Company 2008 | Education Performances

Funny Voices

By Scott Witt

Suitable for Prep – Year 5

Produced by Queensland Theatre Company and QPAC for the 2008 Out of the Box Festival

Synopsis

New words, strange sounds and distant places – making friends can be a wild experience! Funny Voices explores the relationship between two people from different places who share stories using their knowledge of movement, music, dance and story.

Filled with physical theatre, mime, puppetry and vocal exercises, Funny Voices encourages students to use dramatic techniques and their imagination as a way to learn about and understand new people and new stories.

Relevant curriculum areas include:

vocal expression
movement and gesture
expression of ideas and feelings
cultural contexts

Dates

10 - 15 June

Times

Performance times for Funny Voices will be published in QPAC’s Out of the Box Festival Program and will be available from early Term 1.

For more information, visit www.outoftheboxfestival.com.au

Duration

45 mins, no interval

Venue

QPAC

Bookings

Call QTIX on 136 246

“Funny Voices celebrates the creative ways in which young people communicate with each other without relying on a common language. It's the imagination and physical expression that is so effective and always fun!”
- Veronica Neave, Director

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