Event Type: Education

Workshops :
Wednesday 22 January 2025, 10:00am – 12:00noon
Thursday 23 January 2025, 10:00am – 12:00noon

Duration : 2 hours (per session)
Doors Open 15 minutes prior 

All Ages / Family -Friendly Workshop

Tickets :
Participant Tickets: $65 per session. Limited to 10 spots per session, participants will work directly with Penny McDonald and Jacob Golding, receiving personalized guidance in applying Alexander Technique principles.
Audit Tickets: $25 per session. Auditors will observe the process, gaining valuable insights into Alexander Technique and its application in performance and well-being.

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Experience the transformative power of Alexander Technique in this exciting Masterclass with Penny McDonald and Jacob Golding. Designed for performers and anyone eager to learn, the event offers participation and audit options. With limited spots available, don’t miss this unique opportunity to explore Alexander Technique in Hobart.

Alexander Technique: LIVE! brings the transformative practice of Alexander Technique to the iconic Peacock Theatre in Hobart. Led by Penny McDonald, alongside Jacob Golding, this Masterclass provides an incredible opportunity to experience and witness first-hand how Alexander Technique enhances movement, presence, and well-being, particularly in the performing arts.

This event follows the widely used Participant/Audit format, a structure that offers deep learning opportunities for everyone involved. Participants work directly with Penny and Jacob, receiving personalised guidance as they explore Alexander Technique in action, while auditors observe the process, gaining valuable insights from a broader perspective.

This format has been successfully utilized by leading acting coaches around the world, including Howard Fine, a world-class acting coach renowned for integrating Alexander Technique into his Masterclasses. Howard’s approach demonstrates how Alexander Technique can empower performers to unlock their full creative potential, a philosophy echoed in this Masterclass.

With only 10 participant spots available, this is a unique opportunity to engage directly with the work live on stage or enjoy the equally valuable experience of auditing.

The SESSIONS Project: Team Montage (Credit Jacob Golding & Ursula Holliday - GOLDINGcreative.)


Wednesday 22 & Thursday 23 January 2025
Full Performance & Workshop Schedule available via The SESSIONS Project website

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The SESSIONS Project is more than an arts event – it’s a celebration of local Tasmanian talent, creativity, and community. After a 12-month hiatus, The SESSIONS Project is relaunching at the Peacock Theatre in January 2025 with a 2-day series of specialised events. Discover unforgettable performances that inspire connection and celebrate Tasmania’s thriving arts scene.

This milestone event marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for The SESSIONS Project. From unforgettable live performances to inspiring collaborations, we thrive on creating spaces where our creativity can shine and audiences feel connected to the heartbeat of Tasmania.

Whether you’re a longtime supporter or new to The SESSIONS Project, this is your chance to experience the magic of Tasmanian talent like never before. Explore the full lineup on the website and join us in celebrating the incredible depth of artistry our island has to offer.

Exhibition Dates :
Thursday 3 – Sunday 27 October,2024
**Installation viewable 24/7

It’s a cake!

Celebrating Nolan School of Art‘s 25th Anniversary, and artists past and present.  

More SAC Resident Artists
  • All Ages
  • Exhibitions
  • Free
  • Kid Friendly
  • Meet the Artist
  • Opening Event

Great Southern Ocean

Beric Henderson

Thursday 5 Dec 2024 – Friday 31 Jan 2025
Studio Gallery
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  • All Ages
  • Exhibitions
  • Free
  • Kid Friendly

A Collaboration

Anne and Jay Sykes

Thursday 6 Feb – Monday 3 Mar 2025
Lightbox
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This weekend is designed to offer during the first day a FREE Workshop with the Director of Drama of The National Drama School. This Workshop will explore some of the activities included in training at the National Drama School.

The second day is for Auditions for the 2024 Advanced Diploma of Acting.

Both the Workshop and Auditions are FREE, but Registrations are ESSENTIAL

Participants must be aged 17+

DAY ONE : Workshop :
Saturday 14 September 2024, 10:30am – 3:30pm

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DAY TWO : Audition :
Sunday 15 September 2024, 10:30am – 3:30pm

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Presented by PROTEA Impro

Dates and times

July 13 | 2:00pm

July 14 | 10:00am

Tickets: $50 per workshop

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Two impro workshops with great interstate guests

Sat 13th.

Workshop 1: Impro with Kindness

Anna Renzenbrink (Improv Theatre Sydney)

This workshop shifts the focus from big offers to small gestures, from heightening to caregiving and aims to remind improvisers and their characters of the simple satisfaction that being kind can bring. Participants will need to be familiar with improvised scene work in either performance or workshop settings, be comfortable totake direction and side-coaching and be capable of initiating of offers.

Sunday 14th

Workshop 2: Monologues that Matter

Jason Geary (Thank God You’re Here)

This workshop focuses on character-based monologues, teaching you how to perform impactful and relevant monologues, exploring metaphor, simile, and character creation.

You will learn to ground characters in truthful moments. The workshop aims to equip improvisers with new tools for the stage and beyond. The skills of dialogue creation, character definition and scene-work will be practised through small group exercises, with a masterclass session in the last hour where participants can perform and observe others’ work.

PROTEA Impro’s 2024 season is supported by Salamanca Arts Centre

PLEASE NOTE our lift is currently undergoing maintenance and repairs. Wheelchair access to levels 2 and 3 of the arts centre is currently unavailable.


Sunday 7 July 2024

10am Session : suitable for Ages 7 – 10
12noon Session : suitable for Ages 10 – 13

TICKETS :
General Admission $30

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Kids will collaborate to create songs through drawing and stories

Jen Lush

In this engaging and interactive session, children will embark on a journey of creativity, drawing inspiration from everything around them. This session, led by Jen Lush, a dedicated advocate for enriching children’s lives through the arts, combines music, dance, and storytelling to foster imagination and expression. 

Children will collaboratively craft a unique group composition through their drawings, movement, rhythm creation, and song. By the end of the session, they’ll have created a performance piece to share proudly with their families and friends. 

Jen brings her passion for delivering top-notch arts experiences to children, drawing from her extensive work in early childhood education. With a background in songwriting and expertise in creative movement and music, Jen has facilitated workshops at esteemed institutions like Eden Hills Kindergarten, Inkpot Arts Inc., Carclew, and various arts festivals. 

Join us for a journey of creativity and fun to unleash the power of imagination through music and movement! 

“Jen’s collaboration with us responds to the children’s voices and to their wonderment in the everyday. Jen is able to respond to the children’s voices, ideas and thoughts within a musical instant! She intertwines these with music and we all begin to write a song.” – Tracey-Ann Rankin, Early Childhood Educator, Eden Hills Kindergarten, 2015.


Friday 28 – Sunday 30 June 2024

TICKETS : $215

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Experience with magic of songwriting with one of Australia’s leading choral composers, Paul Jarman.

Paul Jarman. Photo credit :KiPhotomedia

Delve into the wonderful world of songwriting with your mentor, nationally respected composer and musical storyteller Paul Jarman. In this intimate and creative songwriting workshop, you will be encouraged create and share stories and songs with new friends.  

This workshop will include an open dialogue of how we write songs. Paul will look at the elements in the songwriters’ toolbox including the nuts and bolts of composing, melodic nuances, finding inspiration and mind set, and integrity in storytelling. 

The workshop schedule will include a preliminary meet-and-greet session in the Singers’ Lounge with Paul and your fellow songwriters. 

Please note that this workshop has limited capacity, to ensure a personal and in-depth experience for participants. 


Saturday 6 July 2024 @ 10:30am

TICKETS :
General Admission $50
Concession $37

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A short Workshop with the talented Jen Lush, turning poetry into song

Jen Lush

In this fun, explorative and inclusive workshop, experience the myriad ways that words can fly off a page and transform into song, with a room full of open minds and willing voices.

Is there a poem you love and would like to transform into a song? Have you always wanted to sing your favourite poem? Would you like to delve into poetry and discover its possibilities for music?

When crafting a song, music often precedes words – or words become malleable to the musical structure. However, what if the process is flipped? What if the words are fixed within the structure of poetry, challenging the music to adapt and complement them?

Led by Jen Lush, this workshop will guide participants through the fascinating process of transforming contemporary poetry into song, fostering collaboration and creative exploration. Participants will have the opportunity to select a poem—either their own or from a curated collection—and delve into the process of turning it into a song. From there, we’ll discover how musical interpretations can convey the essence of a poem and resonate with a broader audience.


Saturday 6 July 2024 @ 2:00pm

TICKETS :
General Admission $50
Concession $37

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Joyful and totally unscary Workshop with Rose Wilson

Rose Wilson

Part group singing lesson, part choir session and all joyful and totally unscary, The Unscary Sing Thing is filled with practical tips, beautiful songs and ideas to take with you into your life.  

We’ll pull apart singing baggage and learn useful and impactful vocal techniques for both solo and ensemble singing. We’ll learn effective and enjoyable warm-ups, little songs to weave into your day, harmony choir songs and some singalong moments as we explore simple and practical vocal techniques to help you understand and develop your voice.

The workshop is for all humans of any experience level, from absolute beginners to those who just can’t seem to stop themselves from singing. 


A life in the balance.
Twelve people.
One verdict.

Twelve Angry Jurors is a variation on the well-known play and movie, ‘Twelve Angry Men’ originally written by Reginald Rose in 1954, and adapted by Sherman L. Sergel.

A jury has murder on their minds and a life in their hands as they decide the fate of a young delinquent accused of killing his father. But what appears to be an open and shut case soon becomes a huge dilemma, as prejudices and preconceived ideas about the accused, the trial, and each other turn the tables every which way, until the nail-biting climax…

Witness a ‘BRILLIANT’, ‘RIVETING’, ‘TRIUMPH’ of a show.

Still acclaimed as being as relevant as ever, Pepperberry Theatre‘s May 2024 production will be set in contemporary Australia and features an outstanding cast of Tasmanian talent. The play centres on the deliberation of a jury who must decide on any reasonable doubt in the case of a youth, “from the wrong side of the tracks,” on trial for the murder of his abusive father.

The play’s major themes of racism, equality and justice are still as relevant today as they were in the 1950s and are aptly reflected in the characters of the play who, subconsciously and unintentionally, begin to show their deeply rooted prejudices and staunch judgements.

This challenging ensemble work, directed by Robert Jarman, presents these twelve, cleverly written characters in such a poignant and significant way that will connect and resonate with audiences on many levels, from beginning to end.

DIRECTOR
Robert Jarman

CAST
Kate Choraziak, Arin Dean, Paul Dellas, Chris Hamley, Bil Heit, Tommy Howard, Virginia Kamino, Paul Levett, Benedicta McGeown, Clare Pearson, Di Richards, Laura White

TICKETS
Adult: $55
Concession: $45
Student: $30

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