 Robert doing warm up exercises at Performance in the Gallery Hawkesbury Regional Gallery in partnership with Accessible Arts present Performance in the Gallery, a series of 10 exciting workshops in movement and performance for people with mild to moderate intellectual and physical disabilities. Over the 10 weeks, we cover a range of skills including decision-making, range of movement, coordination, voice and sound making, gesture and action, movement and stillness, shape making and performance making with both movement and text.
Enrolments essential as spaces are limited.
When: Tuesdays 10am- 12noon, 20 July 20 – 21 September 2010
Where: Hawkesbury Regional Gallery, Deerubbin Centre (1st floor), 300 George Street, Windsor
Who: People with disability
Cost: $100/person for 10 weeks
Contact: Katy Green 0416 482 151 or gallery1@hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au
Website: Hawkesbury Regional Gallery
Access: Accessible venue & toilets. Accessible parking available.
 In the mixed bag that was Term One of the Performance Workshops at Hawkesbury Regional Gallery, participants developed skills in breathing, sound making, decision making and range of movement. The major focus this term was devising movement and performing.
Almost every week the participants broke into smaller groups to devise a short movement sequence based on particular gestures, actions, songs or words. The smaller groups then taught the rest of the class and performed for everyone.
The group learnt basic principles of performing including how to enter and exit the performing space and how to clearly start and finish a performance. There was also loads of time time for laughs with the regular fun games and jokes.
For more information about the performance workshops for people with a disability contact Hawkesbury Regional Gallery.
 Marky Mark in a First Flight Crew T-Shirt First Flight Crew (FFC) will make their first appearance for 2010 at Platform 3, Sydney’s largest hip hop festival. Platform 3 is an annual showcase event that highlights some of Australia’s best DJs, MCs, beat boxers, breakers and graffiti artists all taking place at CarriageWorks contemporary arts centre, Eveleigh.
The eight piece hip hop crew from all over Sydney is managed by Accessible Arts’ Creative Programs Coordinator, Alison Richardson and was formed in 2009 as a result of a series of workshops with Victorian based music organisation Club Wild, further development with Powerhouse Youth Theatre and all under the guidance of hip hop artist, Morganics.
Representing people with disability, the crew perform original material at gigs, fundraisers and public events. They are currently developing their live routine with Morganics for their performance at Platform 3 on Saturday March 20th, 2010.
“Performing at Platform 3 will raise the profile of the First Flight Crew directly within the hip hop community. It is about reaching new audiences outside of the disability sector so they can all experience the talent, spunk and attitude of the First Flighters” says Alison Richardson, Creative Programs Coordinator at Accessible Arts.
FFC will also be performing at Accessible Arts’ national Arts Activated Conference on Friday 26 March 2010 at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney.
To raise their profile and to raise money to support the development of the crew the FFC have designed and printed a limited number of T-shirts that are available for purchase for $20. To order a FFC T-shirt or to find out more about booking the crew to perform contact Alison Richardson, Creative Programs Coordinator tel: 9251 6499 extension 112 or arichardson@aarts.net.au
AFFORD and Junction Works joined together for 9 weeks of Performance in the Gallery. The group all met once a week at the Hawkesbury Regional Gallery to perform improvisations, theatre exercises and games. The group focussed this term on movement and stillness, coordination and range of movement, shape making and vocal skills. This workshops are part of Accessible Arts on going Open Program which aims to provide performing arts opportunities to people with a disability within major arts centres across Western Sydney.
For more information or to enrol in 2010 Performance in the Gallery workshops contact Katy Green on 0416 482 151 or gallery1@hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au
 
 The Q Theatre are wanting to put on a production in 2011 about the stories, hopes & dreams of people perceived to have a disability living in the Penrith/ Nepean region. If you are someone who identifies as having a disability come along and participate in (or observe) a free acting class. After the class hang around for some cake and tea to have chat with us about ideas for the show. Facilitated by Alison Richardson
When: Friday 11 December 2009, 3:30-5:30pm
Where: The Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre, 597 High Street, Penrith (meet in the foyer).
Cost: Free
Contact: To express your interest & register your place contact Katrina Douglas on 4723 7610 or email kdouglas@jspac.com.au
Website: jspac.com.au/index.php
Access: Accessible venue & amenities. Accessible parking is available in the Penrith City Council parking adjacent to the centre. Penrith Railway Station is wheelchair accessible. For any enquiries tel: 9851 7214 or Transport Infoline 131 500 / TTY 1800 637 500. Read more access info.
Members of Nepean Area Disability Organisation and AFFORD Windsor joined forces at the Hawkesbury Regional Gallery for an Introduction to Performance workshop. Facilitated by Katy Green, the group explored various ways to use movement, stillness, speech and sound in performance. Within these focus areas, the participants learnt to integrate emotion, character, shape and style into their performances. By the end of the 10 weeks, the participants had established a set of weekly drama rituals, produced confidence and creativity in their performing and formed a wonderful bond.
 Performance Workshop with Katy Green Tutor profile: Katy Green
Katy is a Sydney-based movement/theatre artist who is committed to devising social and conceptual process-based performance. In 2006, Katy completed a Bachelor of Performance, Theory and Practice (Honours) at UWS, for which she was awarded Honours Class 1. During her Honours year, Katy devised dancing withŠ and later in 2007 further developed the piece for the Quarterbred Festival at PACT Youth Theatre with her newly formed performance collective, stagejuice. Most recently with stagejuice, Katy co-directed ball, a short movement and sound work, at NightTime #6 at Performance Space. Katy also works extensively with version 1.0. She completed a Research and Development Residency at Performance Space with version 1.0 for Hurt and Damage in 2008, stage managed Deeply Offensive and Utterly Untrue at Performance Space in 2007 and performed in Wages of Spin, which toured nationally with Performing Lines in 2006 and was produced independently in both Sydney and Canberra in 2005. Katy has trained in Suzuki, Viewpoints, movement improvisation and Feldenkrais and she has been instructed by Martin del Amo, Shane Jones from Zen Zen Zo, Lee Wilson, Margi Kaye and Deborah Pollard. She also teaches creative movement workshops to primary school students through the Active After-School Program. Presently, Katy is co-directing another stagejuice project, in the shadows, which will debut early in 2009.
 Katy Green
An exciting series of 10 workshops for people with mild to moderate intellectual and physical disabilities.
WHERE: Hawkesbury Regional Gallery, 1st floor Deerubbin Centre, 300 George St Windsor (vehicle entry via Christie St)
WHEN: Tuesdays commencing July 29th – September 30th 2008 (10 weeks)
TIME: 10-12 noon
COST: $100 for 10 weeks. Payment in full needs to be made by July 22nd. If you wish to discuss payment options please contact reception on Ph 4560 4441
CONTACT: Ph 4560 4441 to enrol by Monday July 14th.
Access Information: There is a ramp from the Christie Street entrance and a lift to the gallery level from the basement carpark, George Street entrance and from the Ground Floor of the Library. Undercover parking is available for 78 cars. On-street parking is available in Christie, Catherine and Geroge streets.
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