ARC
A NOTE FROM BREC’S CREATIVE LEARNING COORDINATOR
An intimate tale about the mass extinction of species, ARC invites audiences to get up close and personal with snow leopards, hammerhead sharks, microbats, elephants, and other vulnerable species. The performance explores the natural world of feathered, furry, and smooth-skinned friends that co-habit the planet. It raises questions about our relationship with the changing natural environment, our vulnerability as a race and the fragility of the eco-sphere.
Erth have been creating innovative physical and visual theatre for over 30 years and know how to engage children. Their beautiful life-size puppets are an incredible tool to shine a light on science, sustainability, current affairs and our planet, providing children a different pathway to ask questions about their world. It is a visual feast, with poetic narration, dynamic performances, original music and projection, that address many of the Arts syllabus priorities.
With curriculum links to family relationships, loss and grief, storytelling, climate action and biological species, this production will entertain and educate children and ultimately leave them with hope.
FOR SCHOOL YEARS K – 6
TEACHER RESOURCES
An Education Kit will be provided including classroom ready Pre-Show and Post-Show activities.
CONTENT WARNINGS Theatrical haze effects, loud sound effects and strobe effects.
A place to keep the most precious of things. A place to embrace the awe and wonder of nature.
Showcasing exquisite puppetry, an enigmatic host, audience interaction and a world of rare and exotic animals, ARC is a profound experience that embraces the natural world and the creatures that cohabit this place we call Earth.
ARC presents intimate, magical encounters with rare and vulnerable species, raising important questions about our collective and individual relationship with nature and loss.
Renowned as innovators of physical and visual theatre, for the past three decades Erth’s body of work has explored the depths of the past. With ARC, they look unblinkingly to the future, as this menagerie of animals transforms the stage before your very eyes.
Credits
Artistic Director: Scott Wright
Head of Design: Steve Howarth
Producer: Scott Andrew
Writer: Alana Valentine
Creative Associate – Puppet Design: Gabrielle Paananen
Associate Director: Solomon Thomas
Composer/Sound Designer: James Brown
Composer/Sound Designer: Daniel Herten
Lighting Designer: Frankie Clarke
Video Designer: Solomon Thomas
Cast: Scott Wright, Gabrielle Paananen, Rose Maher, Albert David, Tom Caley (subject to change)
Production Manager: Rick Everett
ENQUIRIES & BOOKINGS
To book your school group please book online or download the Creative Learning program and email it to the BREC Education Office.
BREC Education Office
T: 1300 661 272
E: education@bunburyentertainment.com
* Please note that BREC’s Creative Learning Program is subject to change.
Download the Creative Learning Program
BREC Creative Learning Online Booking Form
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“If you get the opportunity to experience any of Erth’s work – go! ARC is a quality offering from one of Australia’s most exciting companies.”
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