Shows

The Australian History Show

Incursion

Year Level Suitability: Prep-2 to 10-12

Duration: 60 minutes, plus generous question time

Australian history and contemporary stories, songs and music - Indigenous, colonial, gold, World War 1 and lots more, from famous storyteller & musician, Jan 'Yarn' Wositzky. Presentations can be tailored to your curriculum focus.

School Term: Term 1, Term 2, Term 3, Term 4

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ÇANNAKALE.GALLIPOLI. Lest We Forget.

Incursion

Year Level Suitability: 3-6 to 10-12

Duration: 60 minutes plus questions (60 minutes to set up).

Gallipoli from both sides told by a master storyteller with both Turkish and Australian song, poetry, oral history, maps and historical sources to tell Gallipoli from both sides. Five students participate. For studies of WW1/ Gallipoli, years 5 - 12.

School Term: Term 1, Term 2, Term 3, Term 4

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CIAO Italy! - A Celebration of Immigration 2024

Incursion

Year Level Suitability: Prep-2 to 7-9

Duration: 50 minutes performance and workshops (can be modified to run 25min to 120 minutes)

A Celebration of Immigration! A fun, unique and educational portrayal of a true story based on an Italian man's journey to Australia from his home Italy. An interactive presentation with a man and his suitcase as he shares his story.

School Term: Term 1, Term 2, Term 3, Term 4

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Cultural Dance - Dance and Culture from around the world!

Incursion

Year Level Suitability: Prep-2 to 10-12

Duration: 50-60 minutes (can be modified to run 25min to 120 minutes)

A fun, interactive and educational portrayal of a journey through Dance from around the world including Spain, South America (including Brazil & Argentina), Cuba, Central America, Italy, Greece & much more!

School Term: Term 1, Term 2, Term 3, Term 4

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The Forgotten Warrior

Incursion

Year Level Suitability: 3-6 to 10-12

Duration: 1 hour

The true story of Peter Craigie, an Indigenous man who rode a horse 1700 kms to enlist in WW1. Created in collaboration with his great niece in QLD, this show features the endangered Pitta Pitta language and is a hybrid of live theatre and cinema.

School Term: Term 3, Term 4

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The Go-Between: William Murrungurk Buckley

Incursion

Year Level Suitability: 3-6 to 10-12

Duration: 60 minutes plus questions

Australian history show re Indigenous Australia and European colonisation of Port Phillip, from 1803 – 1837. Tracks life of escaped convict William Buckley who lived with Wathaurong people for 32 years, then became the Melbourne go-between.

School Term: Term 1, Term 2, Term 3, Term 4

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GOLD IN THE HEART

Incursion

Year Level Suitability: 3-6 to 10-12

Duration: 60 minutes plus questions

Brilliant music and story theatre tracking the 1850’s gold rush - European, Chinese and Aboriginal - and events leading to Eureka, with folk songs, poetry, documents, maps, flags, newspaper reports - and with 6 students participating in the performance.

School Term: Term 1, Term 2, Term 3, Term 4

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Jan 'Yarn' Wositzky's Storytelling Workshop

Incursion

Year Level Suitability: Prep-2 to 10-12

Duration: 60 minutes

Jan 'Yarn' Wositzky's Storytelling Workshop is all about storytelling: different types of stories, how they work and how students and teachers can use stories.

School Term: Term 1, Term 2, Term 3, Term 4

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Suitcase Stories

Incursion

Year Level Suitability: Prep-2 to 3-6

Duration: 45 minutes

Suitcase Stories (for years 2-7) is a very funny show celebrating the cultural diversity of Australia. Eight different people from eight different countries each with a tale to tell!

School Term: Term 1, Term 2, Term 3, Term 4

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A Visit to The World of Banjo Patterson

Incursion

Year Level Suitability: 3-6

Duration: 50 minutes

A.B 'Banjo' Patterson wrote some of Australia's best bush poetry and lyrics, and this 50 minute interactive, exciting performance explores three of his best. The Man From Ironbark, Muga Bill's Bicycle and The Geebung Polo Club.

School Term: Term 1, Term 2, Term 3, Term 4

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