Aimed to attract children, adolescents and adults who wish to cultivate their theatrical expression, the centre will provide students of a Greek background an avenue to express their feelings, emotions and character via their participation in theatrical experimentation and performances.
The Creative Drama and Arts Center teaches Theatrical Expression. The Theatrical/Dramatic play is a process by which everyone can, in a pleasant way, express emotions and discover methods of communicating. The more playful the learning the easier and more enjoyably children learn.
The lessons that will take place at the Creative Drama and Arts Center include:
Improvisation
Correct Articulation / Voice-Training
Pantomime
Kinesiology
Introduction to role-playing
Physical and verbal expression
Mask Doll/Puppet Making
Introduction to theatre items
Myths/tales
The means for these lessons are texts (myths, tales, poems), photos, textiles, construction materials, music. But the way of thinking and children's imagination will become the basic tools for completing the lessons.
Our goal is not for the students to become professional actors, but to find methods to express situations and roles in their own unique way. To raise awareness and to foster creative expression. To sharpen their imagination, to learn to cooperate, to gain courage and confidence in speech, to create with their hands and their minds. To learn to be good spectators and given them the opportunity to experience the joy of creating.
We have a number of galleries and videos from our performances over the years:
The "The Little Prince" - an innovative performance using the "Black Theatre" technique
Gallery from various activities and performances of the Creative Centre
Gallery from our 2016 performance of "The Emperor's New Clothes"
A gallery from our 2016 performance of "The Odyssey"
Video excerpts from the "The Emperor's New Clothes"
See some of the spellbinding performances from the 2015 class:
Krokodeilos Kornilios
Ippeis (The Knights) by Aristophanes
Also check out some of the amazing work that the kids and Katerina did on 2014:
The Tin Soldier performance at the Greek Centre
Theseus and the Minotaur performance at Doncaster Campus
The Creative Drama and Arts Centre will operates on two locations a weekly basis:
1: Alphington Grammar School (Old Heidelberg Road, Alphington).
Classes will be held after school hours during 5:00pm - 6:30 pm.
At the moment, the age groups are junior 5 - 7 years, children 8-11 years and adolescents aged 12 + years. Classes every Thursday, classes commence March 9.
2: Holy Trinity Anglican Church Hall (corner of Dandenong and Warrigal Roads, Oakleigh, 3145), parking available
Classes will be held after school hours during 5:00pm - 6:30 pm.
Juniors 5 - 7 years, children 8-11 years and adolescents aged 12 + years. Classes commence February 1, on Wednesdays.
For more information and to enroll please contact the offices of the Community, the number (03) 9662 2722 or Project Coordinator Katerina Poutachidou , phone 0424 431 373 or via email :
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