The Mixed Abilities Ensemble, an ensemble of performers with and without a disability, engaged in 15 weeks of skills development in theatre making and performance at Cabra Vale Leisure Centre in Cabramatta. This project was developed by Powerhouse Youth Theatre in partnership with Accessible Arts. On the final Saturday, an audience was invited to participate in a workshop led by the ensemble. A short performance piece that the group had developed, based on the idea of Utopia was also featured. The ensemble will now engage in a creative development process for Hard Daze, a large scale production to be staged in 2009.
For more information on the Mixed Abilities Ensemble contact Claudia Chidiac at Powerhouse Youth Theatre tel: 9724 6077 or claudia@pyt.com.au or Alison Richardson, Creative Programs Coordinator at Accessible Arts tel: 9251 6499 (ext 5) or arichardson@aarts.net.au.
