21 Nov 2023 Education News
“Small moments of connection”
November Education News Polyglot’s engagement with school communities is woven throughout our 45-year history. Across 2023, we have moved to longer residencies that allow......
6 Jul 2023 Education News
“The freedom and natural play that happens in the bush is the best way to make a show!”
July Education News Polyglot Theatre acknowledges that for 65,000 years, First Nations peoples have created, played and shared stories on this land. This year’s......
24 Feb 2023 Education News
“At the basis of creating, we have play.”
February Education News In January, Polyglot welcomed Cat Sewell, our new Artistic Director and co-CEO. She brings extensive experience in participatory theatre, working as......
1 Dec 2022 Education News
“Creative arts experiences are essential to a holistic learning experience and growth.”
December Education News Since Polyglot Theatre was founded in 1978, we have engaged deeply with school communities. The form has changed significantly throughout the......
18 Jul 2022 Education News
A boat full of cookies: making the most of uncertainty
By Freya McGrath I joined the Polyglot team as Assistant Producer in January 2021 at a time when most of us thought the months......
24 May 2021 Education News
How does creative play complement and challenge classroom education?
By Cat Sewell There was an area of the classroom that seemed little used. Containers gathering dust on forgotten wooden shelves. I had been......
8 Feb 2021 Education News
5678 Film Club – finding inspiration
By Dr Meg Upton Here’s an idea! A frustrated artist accidentally travels through time in a rather bizarre way involving a toilet and a......
22 Oct 2020 Education News
The Theatrical Frame
By Jennifer Andersen I’ve always enjoyed performing in education settings. I like the proximity of the audience, and the intersection of everyday and imaginative......
13 Jul 2020 Education News
Biophilia and nature deficit: co-designing natural spaces with and for children
By Dr Tanja Beer Have you ever wondered why walking in nature makes you feel so good? Perhaps it’s the abundance of green, the......
22 Apr 2020 Education News
The ethics of children’s participation
By Sarah Austin As a theatre-maker who works with children and young people in a range of contexts (including within schools and community, for......
23 Jan 2020 Education News
The impact of Voice Lab in educational contexts
By Lachlan MacLeod Voice Lab was originally created as an evaluative tool, but through its use in educational contexts it has revealed its ability......
18 Oct 2019 Education News
Understanding the sensory needs of neurodiverse students
By Mischa Long Sensory and responsive art practices, and working with students who have differing communication needs, is a very large topic. A deeper......
15 Jul 2019 Education News
Education resources and child-led practice: a discursive entanglement
By Meg Upton It is early morning before the first bell. A large cardboard forest has appeared as if by magic in the multi-purpose......
8 May 2019 Education News
Young people, art and hope
By Kate Kantor ‘But Kate, why make something about the future? The coral’s dying, the trees are dying, the animals are dying and we......
1 Feb 2019 Education News
The arts in schools – an extended game of cat and mouse
By Dr Christine Sinclair In a small primary school in outer suburban Melbourne, it’s the restless hour before lunch and the Year 5/6s are......
29 Oct 2018 Education News
“The environments that Polyglot creates are venues for instant collaboration”
By Glen Walton “Would a wet shoe make a good instrument?” a student asks me in the middle of a workshop. “Umm, sure, yeah......
