Blackmans Bay Drama Club
"Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world". - Einstein -
Who We Are
The Blackmans Bay Drama Club has been created to provide dramatic arts to children aged 4-16 years.
Our aim is to make the arts more available and accessible to all school children. We at the Blackmans Bay Drama Club believe that drama isn't just about "acting" but also provides an outlet for self-expression, it develops imaginative and artistic awareness, it increases social and cognitive skills, fluency of speech, self-respect, self-confidence, and above all... It's FUN.
Drama gives students the opportunities to learn how to co-operate with others, aids orderly thinking and the ability to oganise. The benefits do not only accrue through students participating actively in dramatic activity, they also learn through listening, planning and observing others.
The Blackmans Bay Drama Club will provide what we hope you will see as the perfect balance of education, play and stimulation. We use a carefully planned curriculum paying equal attention to ALL our student's needs. We are committed to a two-way communication proccess without parents to ensure that we have total understanding and support.
We are fortunate in our location of the Blackmans Bay Hall (on Ocean Esplanade) which is near to great coffee at Sfuso for parents and opposite the beach or playgrounds for children.
ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL
The Principal, Lisbeth Eastoe, has qualifications from the University of Tasmania, Trinity College of London and the AMEB. Her background has included working as a radio actor with the ABC, a profesional theatre actor, a voice trainer with radio and television broadcasters and many years of teaching students from babies to adults.
Lessons
Our Workshops develop skills in :
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Voice & Speech : Step-by-step vocal exercices to develop articulation, projection and fluency.
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Characterisation : In these workshops students will learn how to create new characters, as well as interpret characters from established play and book texts.
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Improvisation : Exploring the unscripted world...
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Movement : Physical exercices to improve mental and physical relaxation, agility, expressiveness, co-ordination and reduce inhibitions.
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Mime : By using drama without words, students will be encouraged to develop their concentration and visual skills.
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Script work : Students will learn sight-reading skills, text analysis, creative writing, the process of play making and story telling.
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Examinations : Trinity College London syllabus will be taught to provide the opportunity to take graded acting and speech examinations.
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Private tuition for pre-tertiary TQA students and auditioning actors
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Professional speech development for adults
What We Do
LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
DRAMA SKILLS
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
CONFIDENCE
OUR SCHEDULE
FEES
Grades 1 to 6 :
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$180 (Term One)
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$200 (Term 2,3,4)
Grades 7 - 10 :
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$200 (Term One)
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$250 (Term 2,3,4)
[ 10 % discount for second child ]
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WHY US ?
​We are a local and non-franchised Drama Club
Educational Drama had its orgins in Tasmania which was the first state in Australia to train drama teachers. The Blackmans Bay Drama Club offers an individual and flexible program which can adapt to the needs of the child.
Communication
We will develop your child's speaking and listening skills to enable her/him to develop and maintain healthy social relationships. The process of communication will be taught in a thorough manner.
Confidence
Your child would be given ample oppotunities to express her/his opinions and thoughts in a respectful and supportive environment.
Team Working
Your child will build co-operative and collaborative skills which will assist in their becoming positive and productive team members.
Emotional Intelligence
Drama activities will nurture your child's emotional development through role-play in a wide range of characters and situations.
Development of practical, creative and cognitive skills
Your child will learn to problem solve and think in an innovative manner through engaging in group drama planning and performance.
Language development
The language skills of your child will be enhanced and developed trhough laguage activities. This will improve their literacy and oracy levels.
Contact Us
We can't wait to hear from you
The Blackmans Bay Drama Club
24 Ocean Esplanade, Blackmans Bay
ph: 04 08 14 33 06
