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Artstart - Creative Development Retreats across the Hunter

 
Arts Upper Hunter is pleased to be able to present a series of creative development retreats for young people across the Hunter. The retreats are supported by TAFE NSW through their Artstart programme. The retreats are for young people aged 12-24 living in the Hunter. They will include a combination of structured workshops delivered by industry professionals, and unstructured creative development time.
 
The first retreat took place 20th- 25thJuly at Illa Langi just out of Vacy.  
Jacob Goodridge taught break dancing, he is breakdance/hiphop/popping and locking workshop instructor as well as a 3yrd year Industrial Design student Newcastle TAFE. Jacob has been dancing for 8yrs and teaching dance for 7yrs. He has performed and competed in breakdance all around the world and held dance workshops all around the hunter. he was great and there were some really good moves learnt and studens then made up their ow routines and performed them for a small audeince.

Violet Morrison ran circus skills activities. Violet has recently founded the Hunter Valley Circus School, located in Beresfiled, wwww.huntervalleycircusschool.com.au. Violet has a vivid and varied performance history from Street shows and cabaret at the Tamworth Music Festival to Legs on the Wall, Tissu act in Korea. Violet has toured with Circus Monoxide, Circus Royale and many others. She has taught at the Gunnedah Circus school, Half High Circus School and the Tasmanian Circus Festival. Her CV demonstrates the way in which the skills can take you anywhere!


Contact Rebecca Fowles at hunterartstart@live.com.au  mobile 0428 568 291 or go to www.myspace.com/hunterartstart.

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