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Bendigo Venues & Events offers schools a host of opportunities to engage with the artists who visit our spaces. These experiences can greatly complement a trip to our theatres to watch a live performance or participation in an Arts program hosted at one of our venues. From masterclasses with world class artists and in-school workshops to meet-the-artist and career development talks we have a selection of events taking place all year round to enhance your Arts education experience and link to curriculum outcomes.

Contact the Education Engagement Officer to find out more about how your school could make the most of these amazing opportunities. Email [email protected] for further information.

School reservations must be booked online using the School Booking Form

Please note funding for the Loddon Campaspe Student Excursion Program has been fully allocated.

Details about the performances and opportunities available to schools can be found on this page and by searching the What's On page.

We also offer work experience places to year 10 students across the Greater Bendigo region. Find out more and apply online for work experience.

Page banner image (top) - Students from three schools participate in Strings Workshops at The Capital, May 2024.

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Waru Journey of the small turtle

Waru by Bangarra Dance Theatre

12:00 PM & 5:00 PM on 17 Oct 2024

11:00 AM on 18 Oct 2024

Ulumbarra Theatre


Waru – journey of the small turtle

Under the star-illuminated skies of the Torres Strait, a green turtle navigates her way back to the beach where she was born. The season has started, the turtles are returning to nest, and soon the island will welcome a new generation of hatchlings – amongst them, our small turtle friend, Migi! 
 
In Bangarra’s first dedicated work for children, join our heroine Migi as she undertakes a journey of discovery and survival. A contemporary saltwater Lagaw Kazil (Island Children) story inspired by the totemic system of the green turtle, Waru – journey of the small turtle is an interactive and immersive introduction to Torres Strait Islander culture and dance for 3–7-year-olds. 
 
Created by former Bangarra Artistic Director, Stephen Page, together with Hunter Page-Lochard and Bangarra alumni Dancers and Choreographers Sani Townson and Elma Kris, Waru provides teachers, parents and care-givers with a unique opportunity to open up conversations about climate change, caring for the environment and the traditional cultural values of respect and reciprocity. 

Inspired in part by Turtle (Corroboree, 2001), choreographed by Stephen Page, Peggy Misi and Elma Kris.

Featured songs:
Koey Maluya by Helen Anu, Leonora Adidi and Peggy Misi, choreographed by Peggy Misi, Elma Kris and Sani Townson.
Waru by Helen Anu, Leonora Adidi.
Soeywal Wayi by Helen Anu, Leonora Adidi.

Play Dance, Kasa Kab, choreographed by Peggy Misi and Stephen Page.
 
Waru has been generously supported by the Girgensohn Foundation and the Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) Fund – an Australian Government initiative.
 
Creative Team:
Director Stephen Page
Cultural Creatives Sani Townson and Elma Kris
Writer Hunter Page-Lochard
Composers Steve Francis and David Page
Featured Songs By Helen Anu, Leonora Adidi and Peggy Misi
Set and Costume Design Jacob Nash
Lighting Design Matt Cox
Language Consultant Leonora Adidi
 
Artists:
Aka Malu - Storyteller Elma Kris
Performer Aba Bero
 
Recommended for ages: 3 – 7 years 

All school bookings must be made using the School Booking Form

Education Pack Link: waru-learning-pack_2022.pdf (bangarra.com.au)


Arterial by Na Djinang Circus

Friday Nov 22, 11am 

The Capital

A person stands in front of the tree holding hands with someone above them.

60 Minutes Duration

FREE FOR STUDENTS

Suitable for ages 12+

A moving acrobatic performance linking people, country and culture, where the unseen bonds between the body and the land become beautifully visible. This award-winning Na Djinang Circus performance explores the ancient connections tying First Nations people together, strong through bloodlines but irreparably damaged through colonisation. Four performers connect with each other physically and spiritually in a display of breathtaking acrobatics. Arterial will both excite and move you as the performers celebrate what it means to be First People—the lifeblood of this country. The land is its beating heart.

Na Djinang Circus is a Melbourne based contemporary circus company working with diverse young artists to share unique insight with the next generation's Hands & Feet. Na Djinang Circus aims to develop work that utilises the next generation's social and political attitudes and tell stories that challenge our own perceived ideas about contemporary Australian society. Our work explores fundamental human characteristics from an indigenous perspective, using the body to demonstrate complex human experiences of trust, connection, vulnerability, and joy. Na Djinang Circus is known for being a First Nations led company and our art and ethos reflect traditional and contemporary values. We are curious, original and free to make mistakes. We believe as artists we have the power to shape audiences’ opinions and help create change.

All school bookings must be made using the School Booking Form


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BV&E acknowledges the Dja Dja Wurrung and Taungurung Peoples as the traditional custodians of the lands where our venues stand and where we share stories through art and culture.

We acknowledge and pay respect to their Elders past, present and future.