Are you interested in teaching Contemporary Indigenous Theatre? Bunjil Place's new Education program sends a Teacher and Theatre Practitioner to your school to run an immersive workshop with your students.
Learn how to explore Contemporary Indigenous Theatre. These in-school workshops will support your drama teaching and will be delivered by First Nations and non-Indigenous practitioners. Teachers will experience ways First Nations theatre practitioners approach creating drama through devising, script development, and collaborative work.
Your students will learn how First Nations practitioners create, develop, and perform theatre that explores differing viewpoints.
‘It was honestly the best PD I have been to in years. Really inspiring.’
Workshop Participant
This workshop will address the following curriculum outcomes:
- strategies for culturally informed teaching of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander texts (VCADRE017) (VCADRP027) (VCADRD036) (VCADRD042)
- an enhanced understanding of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural values which underpin dramatic texts (VCADRR024) (VCADRR028) (VCADRR032)
- best practice, culturally informed approaches to teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander drama content (VCADRR039) (VCADRR046) (VCADRR032)
- how to competently interpret and perform Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander drama texts (VCADRP031) VCADRE041) (VCADRD042)
The course is aligned with the cross-curriculum priority Learning about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures.
Education Resource
We're excited to announce the launch of our new Contemporary Indigenous Theatre Education Resource!
Special thanks to Mark Nannup, Yamatji Noongar man, Actor and Community Engagement Coordinator, and Dr Danielle Hradsky, Education Researcher and Teaching Artist, Drama Victoria for their work developing and designing the resource.
Thank you to our contributors.
We also acknowledge key organisations and individuals who have advised and contributed to this resource including;
- Jane Harrison, playwright, novelist and Festival director, descendant from the Muruwari people,
- Jacob Boehme, multi-disciplinary Theatre Maker, Choreographer and Writer from the Narangga and Kaurna Nations
- Andrew Byrne, Head of Performing Arts and Drama Teacher and descendant of convicts and the GunaiKurnai people of East Gippsland Victoria
- Department Education Victoria
- Drama Victoria
- The Victorian Aboriginal and Education Association Inc.
- Koori Engagement Support Officers
- Drama/Theatre Educators who attended workshops at Bunjil Place in 2022-2024 while we were developing this resource
- Art teacher Justine Carlin and Grayling Primary School Koorie students for their expressive drawings.
REGISTER YOUR INTEREST
These workshops are now fully booked.
We are keen to continue the program in 2026-27. Please submit the form below to express your interest. We will be in touch later this year to confirm our plans.
Submit your Expression of Interest
This workshop is for Drama teachers and their students. All staff attending will have a Working with Children Check, which will be provided to each school.
- Dates: Monday 28 April - Friday 9 May
- Ages: This workshop is for drama teachers and their students.
In 2025 will run for Prep up to year 10 - Location: in-school
- Cost: FREE
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Bookings will be confirmed with schools according to timetabling and availability.
Workshops are capped at 25 students.
This work has been developed in partnership with Drama Victoria.
The City of Casey Council acknowledges the support of the Department of Education, Victoria, through the Strategic Partnerships Program.
