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Seeking actors, improvisors and musicians to join the Rebus Playback Theatre Ensemble!

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Rebus is seeking expressions of interest from actors, improvisors and musicians to receive free training in Playback Theatre as part of the Rebus Playback Theatre Ensemble! Training will likely lead to paid performance opportunities. Join a supportive ensemble, and an international community, creating Theatre for social change.

We are holding a public group audition workshop on Tuesday June 6 from 6:45-9:15pm in Braddon. The location will be provided upon registration.

Playback Theatre is a form of improvised theatre in which audience members tell moments or stories from their own lives, and a team of actors and musicians improvise it back on the spot, without costumes, props, script or rehearsal. It can be funny or deeply moving depending upon the story told. It can be a powerful tool in healing and empowering communities.

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Braidwood Wonder Walks Update!

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1) Unfortunately our first (SOLD OUT) Braidwood Wonder Walks event with Project Alchemy artist Cecile Galliazzo, originally scheduled for tomorrow, has had to be postponed due to bad whether. The new date for the Wonder Walk at Geebung is Saturday 15th July. Check your emails for what to do if you had a ticket for this. The date change may open up some new tix for this so stay tuned.
2) The 2nd of these events at Plumwood in May is also SOLD OUT!
3) The good news is bookings are now open for the June event to be held at Currajuggle on June 17 so get in quick: https://events.humanitix.com/wonder-walk-currajuggle

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Enrol now to join weekly our drama classes for adults with intellectual disability!

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We currently have spots available in our popular iDrama program.
Held at various locations in Canberra (Braddon, Downer and Kambah), iDrama is designed to encourage participants to develop their creative expression, build confidence, make new friends, and learn a few performance skills along the way. No acting experience required! For many participants, iDrama has been a launchpad into further opportunities and paid theatre work offered by Rebus!

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Meet The Project Alchemy Artist Team – Michele Grimston

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Meet The Project Alchemy Artist Team
The Rebus Team is delighted to announce the PROJECT ALCHEMY ARTISTS!
Please give a warm welcome to Michele Grimston (Visual Artist/Textiles) who will be delivering an artist led bushfire project in the ACT.

Michele Grimston is a Canberra based visual artist who works predominantly with textile practices, including embroidery, tapestry and sewing. She is interested in exploring ways that investing our time, attention and care in things can create objects of great meaning and enable a state of being that allows us to foster a greater level of intimacy with ourselves, others and the world.

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Meet The Project Alchemy Artist Team – Sammy Hawker

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Meet The Project Alchemy Artist Team
The Rebus Team is delighted to announce the PROJECT ALCHEMY ARTISTS!
Please give a warm welcome to Sammy Hawker (Photographer/Documentary filmmaker) who will be delivering an artist led bushfire project in the ACT.

Sammy Hawker is an Australian based visual artist working predominantly on Ngunawal, Ngunnawal, Ngambri country [Canberra, ACT]. Sammy works primarily between the mediums of documentary video and traditional analogue photography and her w

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Meet The Project Alchemy Artist Team – Hangama Obaidullah

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Meet The Project Alchemy Artist Team
The Rebus Team is delighted to announce the PROJECT ALCHEMY ARTISTS!
Please give a warm welcome to Hangama Obaidullah (Painter/Photographer/Writer) who will be delivering an artist led bushfire project in the ACT.
Hangama came to Australia from Afghanistan as a refugee in August 2003. At that time she spoke no English, but in October that year she began her English language studies and progressed rapidly. She enrolled as a mature age student at St Mary’s Senior High School, Sydney, NSW, graduating with her Higher School Certificate in 2009. She received an Award for Excellence, Major Works, and a Commendation Award for her HSC body of artwork. Hangama has since developed her arts practice in painting, drawing, photography and writing.

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We’re hiring!! Administration Officer position available at Rebus!

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Rebus Theatre is looking for a Part-time Administration Officer on a 9-month fixed term contract, with the strong likelihood of extension to a permanent position.

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Proud to announce ‘Project Alchemy’ through Black Summer Bushfire Recovery grant

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Rebus Theatre is the proud recipient of the Department of Industry, Science and Resources Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grant.

The $870,000 grant will see a community-led arts recovery program established across five local government areas including QPRC, Eurobodalla, Bega, East Gippsland and the ACT.

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Face to face classes suspended until Feb 28th 2022

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After consultation with the disability sector, Rebus’ Disability Advisory Group, our participants, their carers, and families, the Rebus Board has made the difficult decision to delay the commencement of face-to-face lessons until the week of the 28 February 2022.

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Help us support mental health of LGBTQIA+ young people!

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Stigma and discrimination against LGBTQIA+ young people remain significant problems, and young people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are at greater risk of mental health issues and bullying. While there are services that provide one-on-one counselling for LGBTQIA + young people, there are limited avenues in Canberra for them to meet each other and form informal support networks, and to express themselves in a safe and supportive environment.

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Rebus acknowledges the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we live and work, and pays our respect to elders past, present and emerging. 

We practice radical empathy through theatre and other arts to stimulate healing and provoke social and environmental change. Together with our donors and friends, Rebus is embarking on a bold new path to reach more of our marginalised than ever before. Play your own part by making a tax deductible donation to support our mission here!

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