Past Workshops
Writing in the Wild:
A Nature Writers’ Retreat in Denmark, WA, Oct 14-16
Explore the wonders of the Great South West Edge and practice the craft of nature writing.
Stimulate your senses. Ignite your creative flame. Renew your spirit.
Find your poetic voice. Explore your connection to nature.
Open your heart through writing.
Where forest, river and inlet meet the sea.
In this inaugural nature writing event at Denmark’s Centre for Sustainable Living,
writers will engage with ecologists in a creative and educational exploration of local landscapes.
Three prize-winning published nature writers from Perth, Annamaria Weldon, John Charles Ryan, and Nandi Chinna will offer presentations, readings, workshops, writing
facilitation, a panel discussion (with other local guest writers) and mentoring in the field for participants of Writing in the Wild.“In times of grief and disconnection, nature writing whispers about our connectedness. The fate of the hakea is also ours,” writes John Ryan, botanist and award winning poet, and guest writer at the retreat. One of the highlights of the weekend will be a choice of three themed and guided wilderness walks – coastal rock formations, forest wildflowers, and inlet shorebirds. Each of the naturalist-guides will be accompanied by a local writing facilitator and a published guest writer as mentor. Local writing facilitators will be Silvia Lehmann, Linda Bradbury and Nicola-Jane le Breton.
Other highlights open to the broader community to attend are: an evening with the artists at Tea House Books in Denmark on Friday night, and an engaging Panel discussion hosted by Bookmark at the Albany Museum.
The topic for the Panel is titled “The crying game – writing about nature, our great disconnect” and will explore the struggle that many writers from a non-indigenous Australian heritage have writing about the Australian landscape. Two local writers will join the three visiting artists for this discussion with Andrew Collins, from ABC radio, moderating the event.
Writing in the Wild
14-16 October 2011, Centre for Sustainable Living, Denmark, WAResidential and non-residential options available, from $290.
Information and Bookings: CSL, (08) 9848 3310 or csl@denmarkcsl.com.auAn early bird bonus of one extra night’s free accommodation is available for registrations made by Friday 30 September 2011.
REGISTRATIONS: 9848 3310 or csl@denmarkcsl.com.au
Amy Hastie presents
ALL OF US school of dance.
Hip hop dance sessions. Fun and affordable.
8-12 years - 3.30pm Wednesdays
Boys only - 4.30pm Wednesdays
Teens - 3.30pm Fridays
Adults - 4.30pm Fridays
All classes held at the RSL Hall on Strickland Street during the school terms.
Contact Amy for more details or just rock up! See you there.
Street Festival Parade
Workshops are planned for Stilt Walking, Street Theatre, Street Music and Bubbles to add to the colour and festivity of the People Parade.
A 'People Parade' suggests that the parade is of people in costume, walking or pushed in wheelchairs, playing music, blowing bubbles, or on stilts with streamers, carrying a banner, a poster or props, but does not include vehicles or floats. Decorated prams, gophers, dogs, cats, even ponies will be encouraged if on a leash and accompanied by a person.
STILT WALKING WORKSHOPS - FREE WEEKLY WORKSHOPS AT SCOUT HALL SATURDAYS 12.30 PM - 2PM. SUITED ALL AGES, STILTS PROVIDED.
A 'period costume' old historical photo exhibition will be held in the Denmark Visitor Centre gallery for those who are interested in dressing up in the clothes of that era.
for more info - Andre Steyl, co-ordinator of the street festival ph 98481623 or leave your contact details with Denmark Arts Council ph 98483623
the banner project
The scout hall came alive last week with the ebb and flow of creative energies, quiet contemplation, laughter and many new friendships made!
Professional artist Nikki Green and first time art facilitator Ruth Dennison worked alongside volunteers from local community groups to produce the Denmark Shire Centenary banners which will hang in Strickland Street and South Coast Highway in September.
Many people from different walks of life grew to understand each other and their own groups place within our diverse community.
The SES were lucky to have year 8 students Libby Cooper and Megan Allison to help them. Tracey Allison and Charmain Shelly, as well as having full time jobs and families, each volunteer up to 25 hrs a week to keep our emergency services operating. After recent efforts to get new volunteers, the SES now has about 22 members!
Simone Woolhouse made the banner for Denmark College of Agriculture which celebrates its 70th birthday next year.
We learned from Jean Ellen Payne, Edie Noble and Monica Boyes that the CWA ladies are much more than just tea and scones!
Also at the workshops were; Bruce Carter (Environment Centre) Garry Quinn (Denmark Village Theatre) Mirjana Basic (Green Skills CSL) Valeska Wood, Caren Balir & Nikki Green (Denmark Arts)
Caren Blair - ph 0412 477 624 - co-ordinator of the banner project
Sufi Zikr
free workshop open to all the community during this weekend’s Festival of Voice. This is a Sufi Zikr – an immersion in traditional Sufi practices of sound and movement ending in a shared practice of remembrance to the mystical presence which flows through all of life. Come along and try something a little different! Please forward to anyone you think may be interested.
Date: Sat 4th June 10am-noon
Venue: Former Frail Aged Lodge (change of venue from Festival Program)
Free event, open to all
Aramaic chant
I am also offering a second workshop
Sun 8-9am on Aramaic chant – Aramaic is one of the traditional Middle Eastern languages and this workshop will explore the use of Aramaic chant as a mystical practice. This is also free and open to anyone in the community, at the Sanctuary.
Hope to see some of you there,
Nirtana/Vivienne
Denmark Festival of Voice also have an upcoming feast of aural delights that includes a weekend of enlightening and uplifting workshops.
3 - 6 June 2011
Find out all about it at www.dfov.org.au
Brave New Works#18-intersections
Get On Ya Bike this Easter for BNW#18-intersections
Brave New Works#18 has joined forces with the Junk Funktion to help get the community on their bikes. To make is just a little more enticing we will help you FUNk up your bikes with our mobile reconditioning centres at the following times and places:
Mon 18th April, 1-2pm, Denmark Primary School - **only for pupils of this school
Thurs 21st April, 2-4pm, Berridge Park
Fri 22nd April, 2-4pm, Berridge Park
You can then have fun riding the streets with your new machines and then join us for the FreeWheeling parade on Friday from 5-6pm starting at North rd - near the fire brigade.
Check out our Friday programme on the BNW page
Dance and Performance Workshop with Alice Cummins
Sunday 16 January 2011, 10am - 5pm
RSL Hall
A one day workshop to immerse yourself in the world of improvisational dance and performance making with one of Australia's most skilled and experienced practitioner. Alice Cummins is a dance artist and Body-Mind Centering Practitioner and has been teaching her work nationally and internationally for over twenty years. She has a masters from Victoria University and has taught at universities in Melbourne, Sidney and Perth with theatre, dance visual art and architecture departments. Alice has been a mentor to a generation of Australian dance and theatre artists.
Beginning from a somatic movement base, refining perception and following the hunch of intuition to generate duets, trios and group work, Alice's approach encourages playful participation and serious engagement. Her mature experience, thoughtful feedback and 'improvisational scores' will encourage yoy as a performer and offer you ways to begin or to extend a practice of improvisation and performance making. Alice's approach is accessible to people from diverse backgrounds. She welcomes richness and contribution of this in the learning and sharing of knowledge
There will be a oppertunity to perform that evening for those who would like to .. a great chance to sahre with your community.
Cost:
$100 Early Bird registration by 7 January
$150 after this date Direct Payment NAB BSB 082 057 ACC 559 585 230
Enquiries 0419 227 800 alice@footfall.com.au
www.alicecummins.com
Improvisational Sound Workshops with Decibel Ensemble
27 - 30 January
Venue to be announced
Decibel is a group of Western Australian musicians, composers, improvisors and sound artists devoted to the realisation of music where acoustic and electronic instruments are represented.. DECIBEL pioneer electronic score formats for new and existing works, incorporating mobile score formats and networked playback environments. DECIBEL encourage the creation of new works for electro acoustic performance, the arrangement of electronic works for live performance, the performance of seminal international works and the representation of Australian and Western Australian artists, established and emerging. They seek to dissolve any division between sound art, installation and music. Decibel will be resident in Denmark from Jan 27-30 presenting two workshops:
Non-Idiomatic Improvisation
This worksop guides instrumentalists of any level into the world of non-idiomatic improvisation. Led by Lindsey Vickery and Cat Hope, this workshop will culminate in a group performance – max 10 places
Make your own Soundscape
Attendees learn how to record in the field and manipulate captured sounds into a piece. Led by WAAPA Lecturer Dr Malcolm Riddock, attendees take away a CD on the finished product. – max 5 places.
For further information contact Andy Ducker 9848 2725 andyducker@gmail.com
Bookings though Denmark Arts 9848 3623 admin@denmarkarts.com.au
Cost: $30/workshop
Film Making Workshop
22 - 26 November 2010,
Venue to be anounced
FTI is running a five day film-making workshop in Denmark. The structure of the workshop will be designed to suit the needs of participants, who may range from completely nwe to the experienced.
Cost $250
For information and to register contact Denmark Arts
admin@denmarkarts.com.au
9848 3623
Nature Writing Weekend
6/7 November 2010 Lyra House
Denmark Ats and Writing WA present a weekend nature writing workshop with guest writer / poet Annamaria Weldon.
For information and to register your interest contact Denmark Arts
admin@denmarkarts.com.au
9848 3623 during office hours
Dance Improvisation Workshops
16/17 October 2010
RSL Hall, Strickland Street, Denmark
Join Jacob Lehrer, a national leader in Contact Improvisation and local dancer, Nari Lees for dance workshops on 16 & 17 October.
Contact Improvisation (CI) is a dance form where partners improvise their movement around a shared point of contact. It involves the dynamic interplay of natural forces, such as gravity and momentum, with the communicative ability of touch and contact. CI is danced all over the world by people from all walks of life and levels of experience. No prior dance experience is needed.
These workshops are also a chance for you to hear about a new dance show being created by Nari and Jacob to be performed at Brave New Works #18, Easter 2011. Find out about how you can be involved.
These workshops are part of Future Landings, a project created by Ausdance WA with support from the State Government of Western Australia through the Department of Culture and the Arts and Denmark Arts.
Saturday 16 October
1pm– 4pm Open Improvisation (no contact)
Sunday 17 October
10.30am – 1pm Contact Improvisation (men only)
2pm – 4.30pm Contact Improvisation (for everyone)
Venue: RSL, Strickland St
Cost: $10 per workshop
To book your spot contact Jenni, jennidots@hotmail.com or 0427 740 179
Kambarang Holiday Activity Program 2010
29 September - 2 October
The Wolery and various locations
Niah Kartijin Coolingars: Listen Learn Children would like to invite the community to participate in the Kambarang Activity Holiday Program. The program comprises of a number of workshops and arts activities for children and their families.
Activities include
Kambarang Seasonal Story: Music, Dance and Drama with Regi Peppin
Art Painting (targeted towards Adults, Childcare provided by Regi) with Joe Williams
The Importance of Fire: How to make fire, tapping sticks & cooking damper and kangaroo.
Weeding Busy Bee at the Denmark River North East Bank.
Bush Tucker Walk with Noongar Elder
Earth Arts with Kristi McMullan
A full program and registration form is available from Denmark Arts Office
for more information contact
Melissa Howe 0419 014 357, missliss.howe@gmail.com
Regi Peppin 0437 300 945 , 9840 9084
Early Music Masterclass
Sunday 19 September 2010
Centre for Sustainable Living
Ruth Wilkinson and Cynthia O’Brian will be available for a public workshop in strings and recorder at The Centre for Sustainable Living here in Denmark on. Sunday 19th September. Anyone interested in Early Music has the opportunity to attend the workshop. The teachers will cater for various skill levels.
For string players we are (tentatively) planning to play Biber’s Battaglia and the Chaconne des Maures by Lully: these will cover two different approaches to interpreting baroque music.
For the wind players, we are planning the Dowland Pavan, also the Biber Battaglia and a Sonata by Rossi.
The sheet music can be downloaded free or we can send you copies.
The cost of the day’s tuition will be $40.00 for students and $70.00 for adults.
Please phone Avril Steyl on 98482725 for further information.
Public Painting Workshop
Saturday 22 May, Sunday 23 May 2010, 10am - 4pm
Denmark Scout Hall
These workshops will be led by some of our wonderful local visual artists Robyn Lees, Anthony Docherty, Teresa Thornell, Nikki Green, Tracey Margetts and Gabriele Gehlhaar, and are supported by Lotterywest. The idea is to produce large-scale visual artworks which will “enliven and beautify” the space for the One Voice Closing Concert. These artworks will have a theme of voice and communication, and will be open form workshops for the enjoyment and self expression of the participants. Everyone is welcome to come and join us for an hour or four! All materials will be supplied. Please bring paint-friendly clothing. Children need to be accompanied by an adult.
Free
Choir for Gaia
Wednesday Evenings 7pm - 9pm, Lyra House 77 Inlet Drive
Choirs from the 3 towns Mt Barker, Albany and Denmark are coming together at Lyra House 77 Inlet Drive, at 10 am till 2pm, please bring a light lunch to share. This is a chance to connect with each other and have a big fun sing to start the year off. The Choirs will then meet Wednesday evenings 7pm till 9pm, first evening 3rd February.
Call Lumari 0424 733 933, or email lumarimcg@yahoo.com.au to register or for more information.
Artist’s Workshop with Alison Clouston
Sunday 21st March,
Denmark, location to be anounced
Alison Clouston is a visual artist based in the Burragorang Valley NSW. Her passion is the intersection of the human and natural worlds, drawing on science, personal experience of the land, and history and story. Her own projects and her collaborations with musician/composer/sound artist Boyd are hybrid installations, involving sculpture, sound, drawing and photography, always demonstrating a commitment to environmental issues, incorporating natural, found and recycled materials, solar power, and greenhouse audits.
Alison is in Denmark creating site specific sculptural work on the edge of the river as part of the Kwoorabup Art Walk project. She will be talking at the River Stories Community Forum on Sat March 20th, and offering a free on-site workshop for interested local artists on Sun March 21st.
Check out Alison's website
For more information call Denmark Arts 9848 3623 or
Vivienne on 9840 9354 vivienne@skymesh.com.au
Ukulele Workshop wih Bosko and Honey
Saturday 20 March, 10am - 12.30pm
Centre for Sustainable Living
Ukulele players Bosko and Honey are on an all-Australia ukulele road trip, accompanied by international performers Yan Yalego from France and Gensblue from Japan, and a uke-playing film-maker. They are performing, jamming, conducting interviews and giving workshops all over the country.
Bosko and Honey are visiting Denmark as part of BNW#17. They are holding a workshop on the 20 March 10am – 12.30pm at the Centre for Sustainable Living. Grab your Uke or any other instrument and join the safari crew for a jamming session.
Check out the Ukulel Safari website.
Entry $10, for bookings call Denmark Arts 9848 3623
Bridge of Prayer - Flag Making Workshop
Sunday 14 March, 2pm - 5pm
Lyra House, 71 Inlet Drive
A reflective and creative time to explore prayer as a bridge between longing and fulfillment. We'll be making prayer flags to fly between the vigil space at the Sancyuary and the Community Park bridge over the easter weekend.
Materials will be provided but feel free to bring fabric, pens, needles and thread etc. For information call Alison Kershaw 9848 2606
Entry by gold coin donation
Workshop 2: Songwriting Groups with Antipodes
Sat March 13, 1pm – 4pm
Centre for Sustainable Living
The fastest way to writing more and better songs is to form a songwriting group. Local songwriting group, Antipodes , has been meeting for seven months to refine their craft, expand their songwriting boundaries and finish those songs in waiting! (deadlines really do help!) Antipodes songwriters will take you through their process ... how they work, what they do as well offer insights into their own songwriting process. Antipodes is Susan Clarke, Sue Cunningham, Liz Jack, Laura Rice and Katie White.
Cost: $5:00 for more infrmation call Susan Clarke 9848 3363
Quiet Longings Song Writing Workshops
Workshop 1: Singing Our Inner Heart Songs ….
Sat March 6, 1pm – 4pm
Centre for Sustainable Living
In the lead up to the opening of the Brave New Works #17, Alison Kershaw and Susan Clarke invite Denmark songwriters (aspiring, emerging, experienced or just curious) to join them in an exploration of meditation and prayer as a form of songwriting.
It is hoped that participants will come away inspired and go on to develop something to share at the Bridge of Prayer vigil at the Sanctuary over the festival weekend. (see the program for more details)
Cost: $5.00 for more infrmation call Susan Clarke 9848 3363
Expressing and Discovering Your Sensual Goddess
Pastel painting with artist Dawn Meader
Sunday 31 January, Centre for Sustainable Living
This workshop is so much fun. Create a life-size Goddess drawing of yourself and learn all about the power of turquoise and coral to help you experience and express your senses. Turquoise is playful, spontaneous and enhances clear, creative communication.
Coral is sensitive, empathic, caring and wisely gentle. We use dance to warm up with essential oils, aura soma and music to create an environment in which you can paint and draw effortlessly and tune into that part of yourself that intuitively knows how to create. The life-size Goddess picture of yourself will reflect the expression of different senses within your body. Every colour relates to a different sense. For example, the heart and green are related to the sense of touch, so, when you draw your heart you will awaken it with touch.
Ring Nicola on 9848 3113 or 0421 633 124 and visit dawnmeader.com OR email Nicola at nlebreton@westnet.com.au
Fee including all materials: $130.00
Dance Workshops Argentinean Tango and Gipsy Dance
Thursday 21 January, RSL Hall, 6pm
To warm up for the Zigatango night on Sunday 24 January Demark Arts is offering 2 Workshops.
Albany based Argentinean Dancer Chris is going to show you some smooth tango moves. This workshop will go for 90 minutes and starts at 6pm.
After a short break we will get into the tribal Easter European Gypsy mood with Rebecca.
Fee is $10 for each workshop, just show up on the night.
Aggregate Hyperbolic Crochet Workshops
Thursday 28 & Friday 29 January, Ocean Beach
Learn how to Hyperbolic Crochet and join in creating Albany’s Crochet Coral Reef. Workshops. This is a world wide project that is helping to raise awareness of our fragile coastal environment. It runs as part of the Perth International Arts Festival. Exhibition runs from 12 Feb to 31 Mar at the WA Museum in Albany. For more info call the Museum 9842 4844 or email vervest@iinet.net.au
Free entry
SIX SEASONS COMMUNITY PAINTING