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Friday 18 November 2016
We’ve got the Kids Summer holidays are covered this January
Looking for the perfect way to entertain your children during the January break? Look no further than the Culture
Kids Summer program at The Arts Centre Gold Coast!
Running between January 9 and 22, Culture Kids offers a range of workshops, shows, free performances and
activities the whole family can enjoy. Plan an entire day out with a variety of options for mornings, lunchtime and
afternoons for children aged between 5 to 12 years. You can even take the hassle out of meal times by preordering a kid friendly lunch box for your little one to enjoy.
The workshop program offers a variety of lessons across all aspects of the performing arts. Vocal workshops
provide little ones with the opportunity to sing their hearts out with Rob Mills, fine tune their ballet skills with a
workshop with the state’s premiere dance company, Queensland Ballet, or even learn to read music the easy way
with the Copy, Play, Learn Guitar sessions and many more.
Quality stage shows compliment the offer with Play School favourite Justine Clarke bringing her band to perform
all the songs children know and love with Justine Clarke Sings! The acclaimed Fluff: A Story of Lost Toys
combines song, dance, projection and audience participation to create a truly unique musical theatre experience
for all ages.
Set around the workshop and show schedule is a program of free entertainment and activities including short
movie screenings, live music, drama games, Indigenous cultural experiences, make and create workshops and
much more. And of course the Happy Birthday Play School: Celebrating 50 years exhibition offers five decades of
everyone’s favourite Play School icons.
Don’t miss these Culture Kids highlights in January:
WORKSHOPS
 Ballet for both junior and senior artists with Queensland Ballet
 Vocal workshops with Rob Mills
 Screen Acting workshops for all ages presented by The Warehouse
 Contemporary and Hip Hop inspirational dance sessions with Jesus Elias Almenares, former principal
dancer with the hugely successful Ballet Revolution
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SHOWS
 From Brisbane to Broadway and back again, Cre8ion bring us Fluff: A Story of Lost Toys, a sweet and
amusing musical theatre piece for all the family
 Justine Clarke Sings! brings your favourite songs by this much-loved children’s singer and Play School
presenter to life including Watermelon, Dinosaur Roar and all the hits from her album Great Big World
 International children’s superstar Mister Maker & The Shapes will ‘make it!’ in a brilliant, fun and fast
paced interactive show
FREE
 Corroboree – all children can experience the unique artistic features of Australia’s Indigenous culture in
this drop in/out program
 Live music outdoors with the Terrace Stage Concerts
 Story Time and Drama Games offer an interactive experience
 Escape the summer heat with a free screening of Trolls on Sat 14 Jan in the Arts Theatre and weekday
Pixar Short Films in The Basement
 Robot Helmets and Play Space – creative workshops
 Happy Birthday Play School: Celebrating 50 years exhibition
MEDIA CONTENT
Images: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/neltznfh40no97g/AABrxf8itRH0DlCrWedgkKT9a?dl=0
Interview opportunities are available for:
 Performers in Fluff
 Justine Clarke
For all media enquires please contact Amber Patch at The Arts Centre Gold Coast on (07) 5588 4052 or
[email protected]
CULTURE KIDS DETAILS
DATE Mon 9 – Sun 22 January 2017
VENUE The Arts Centre Gold Coast
COST A mixture of free activities and performances, with paid workshops and shows
BOOK (07) 5588 4000 or https://theartscentregc.com.au/culture-kids/
Culture Kids Summer is proudly supported by G:link
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