Family-focused events are fun-filled and fabulous at JAF 2011! Check out the life-sized inflatable whale as it travels around Launceston, get involved in the city-wide scavenger hunt or take your baby to an interactive theatre performance!
Inflatable Whale
Mark Cuthbertson (Inverleigh, VIC)
The waters off the coast of Portland in Western Victoria have become the winter nursery for hundreds of blue whales, the largest living creature ever to inhabit the planet. Inflatable artist Mark Cuthbertson worked with members of the Portland community to create this full sized inflatable whale: a 27-metre behemoth. Visit with friends and family and appreciate the stunning size of these magnificent creatures. The Junction Arts Festival presents the Inflatable Whale in several locations around the CBD over the course of the Festival.
(Image courtesy the artist)
Dates/Times Wed 24 Aug-Sun 28 Aug, 10am-4pm
Venues Wed 24 Aug, Prince’s Square, Cnr Charles & Elizabeth Sts 16
Thu 25 Aug, The Cataract Gorge, 69 Basin Rd 19
Fri 26 Aug, City Park, 69 Tamar St 7
Sat 27 & Sun 28 Aug, Civic Square, 20 St John St 1
Tickets FREE
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How High The Sky – An Open Creative Development Workshop Process
Company: Polyglot Theatre (Melbourne, VIC)
An immersive theatrical experience for babies under 12 months and their carers, that takes baby and adult into a sense-surround experience of lightness and dream-like images.
Can adults perceive the world as babies do? How often do we get the opportunity to really value or even be influenced by a baby’s unadulterated wonder? In an environment that continually shifts and transforms, altering atmosphere and intention, the work explores the role of a baby as a unique element in theatrical space, inviting adult reflection of a baby’s unique view of the world.
This work forms part of a suite of interactive pieces that Polyglot has pioneered over the last five years. Most recently they have been seen at The Kennedy Centre in Washington, Southbank Centre in London and the Sydney Opera House.
(Co-Directors: Sue Giles & Jessica Wilson, Sound Designer: David Franzke, Designer: Anna Tregloan, Performers: Penny Baron & Nick Barlow, Production Manager: Emily O’Brien)
(Image courtesy Polyglot Theatre)
Dates/Times Sat 27 Aug, 10:30am-11:30am & 2:30pm-3:30pm,
Sun 28 Aug, 10:30am-11:30am & 12:30pm-1:30pm
Venue Launceston College Drama Room, 107-119 Paterson St 10
Additional info For babies 12 months and under and their carers; friends and families welcome.
Tickets FREE
Supported by
Seek: Launceston
Manic Productions (Launceston, TAS)
Are you game?
Part scavenger hunt, part public performance, and part spectacle, this interactive journey will engage, challenge and inspire participants as they explore and experience Launceston’s CBD like never before. Teams of five participants will compete to finish a series of challenging tasks, playful performances, and opportunities to show off while entertaining the public and passers-by along the way. Grab your friends and family and seek and discover Launceston.
Join the Seek Participants at the Awards Ceremony to celebrate and cheer the Seek Champions!
(Image by Kate Kirby)
Dates/Times Performance: Sat 27 Aug
Registration, 10am-11am
Seek, 11am–3pm
Awards Ceremony, 3:30pm-5pm
Venue Meet at The Junc Room, Civic Square 2
Additional info How to Register?
Register as part of a team of 4-5 people. Or register as an individual and we will assign you into a team.
Register before Thursday 25 August to receive your info pack.
Register at the Junction Arts Festival Info Tent which is open in Civic Square (Cameron St, Launceston) from Mon 15 August 11am - 5pm Daily.
You can also grab tickets online via this website: http://www.visitlauncestontamar.com.au/
Places are limited and late registrations on the day may not be available.
Tickets $5 Registration Fee. Register as a solo participant, or part of a team of five to join the fun
Awards Ceremony: FREE
Supported by
So You Think You Can Interpretive Dance
Junction Arts Festival (Launceston, TAS)
Sure to be a huge hit, this is the dance competition for anyone who has ever found themselves boogying at a party and thought “I should be on stage!” See competitors busting their interpretive dance moves to a crowd sourced selection of great overblown tracks. Expect poorly executed pirouettes by grown men in unitards, sobbing 30 somethings with big hair, and the youth of today at their most earnest and sweet. This is an open event for all ages. Come on Grandma!
(Image of Zeke Guest by John Dennis and Joy Lai)
Dates/times Thursday 25 August, 6pm-7:30pm
Venue Fresh On Charles, 178 Charles Street 17
Additional Information Limited spots, registration required. If you think you have what it takes, turn up 60 minutes before show time to register, includes a preparatory briefing!
Tickets FREE
Co-presented by Stompin
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