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Polyglot acknowledges that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we live and create, and we pay our respects to Elders past and present. For more than 65,000 years, children and families have created and played here, and we are grateful to make our art on this country too.

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A Bees production photo. Polyglot artists in intricate Bee costumes are perched on and around a large metal pipe on green lawn. Children wearing handmade paper antennae and wings sit on the pipe amongst them. There is a heritage red brick building in the background.

18 Mar 2022 E-News

Polyglot’s March e-news

Celebrating World Day of Theatre for Children Sunday 20 March is World Day of Theatre for Children, an ASSITEJ International campaign marked with the......

An outdoor Boats production photo. Children and their adults play with colourful patterned vessels. They are on green grass with a building in the background.

17 Mar 2022 Sector & Advocacy

World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People 2022

“[Creative experiences are] very important for us because it creates memories and special feelings… It’s like the roots building inside [my] child’s heart and......

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4 Feb 2022 E-News

Polyglot’s February e-news

A new look for Polyglot Theatre We are very excited to share our shiny new Polyglot website! After months of dreaming, talking, writing and......

A behind-the-scenes We Built This City photo. 7 Polyglot artists wearing blue overalls, red t-shirts and red hard hats pose for the camera with Polyglot’s Artistic Director Sue Giles, who wears all black. They are in front of a white picket fence that surrounds the We Built This City site, filled with thousands of cardboard boxes. Tall buildings and blue sky are visible in the background.

16 Dec 2021 E-News

Polyglot’s December e-news

A bright end to 2021 The 20th anniversary season of We Built This City was a glorious way to end another unusual year. Presented......

A We Built This City production photo. A child with dark curly hair, wearing a red shirt, leaps into the air, smiling. They are surrounded by hundreds of cardboard boxes piled high.

22 Nov 2021 E-News

Polyglot’s November e-news

“It was a joint effort and brought people together like a community should be.” We Built This City is returning home for its 20th......

6 Oct 2021 E-News

Polyglot’s October e-news

“They bring a lot of light and joy!” We hope that you are safe and well. The situation in Melbourne has certainly changed since......

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Join us for our Totems Community Performance! Poly

Join us for our Totems Community Performance! Polyglot artists Blayne Welsh and Tamara Rewse have spent Term 4 on Wailwan Country, collaborating with Warren Central School and @warraanwidjiarts. Through drawing, making with simple materials, and creative play, the primary students have developed a large-scale outdoor performance celebrating local totem, the Dhigarrbila (echidna). Everything has been created by the children, including the costumes and the large feature puppets; a powerful opportunity for them to share their story and their culture in their own way. Friday 29 November, 10am-10.30am, Warren Central School Oval, followed by morning tea. #PolyglotTheatre

Totems is assisted by the Australian Government through @creative.australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body, and the Malcolm Robertson Foundation.

Image description: An orange Totems Community Performance poster, featuring children’s drawings.

“On this World Children's Day, first formed in r

“On this World Children's Day, first formed in recognition of the signing of the @unitednations Convention on the Rights of the Child, we celebrate the vitality, creativity, strength, love and playfulness of children everywhere. You are wonderful just the way you are. At Polyglot, we continue to strive to create spaces and places for you to experience joy and connection. We learn a lot by listening to the wisdom of children!” Cat Sewell, Artistic Director & co-CEO, Polyglot Theatre #WorldChildrensDay #WorldChildrensDay24 #RightsOfTheChild

Photo: Alicia Fox. Image description: A Totems production photo. Children in red and black uniforms, and handmade paper costumes gather outside under trees, next to a huge paper creation.

Us. Here. Now was our Kids Collaborations project

Us. Here. Now was our Kids Collaborations project with @the.venny.inc to empower local children through creative participation. Across 2023 and 2024, through facilitated play and making workshops, the young people and playworkers of The Venny and artists from Polyglot Theatre explored identity, collectivity and a sense of ownership of space. A short film celebrating the project was screened at @fed.square in October 2024 for Children's Week - you can watch this and learn more via our website (link in bio). #PolyglotTheatre #TheVenny#ChildrensWeek2024

Us. Here. Now. was supported by the @cityofmelbourne through the Arts and Creative Investment Partnership fund.

Photo: @sarahtakesphotos. Image description: An Us. Here. Now. production photo, through a window. A child and a Polyglot artist paint a t-shirt together outdoors. Other t-shirts hang around them, drying.