Boats
Boats engages children and their families in accessible play that transforms familiar space into something wild, unpredictable and fun.
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Paper Planet
Paper Planet is a universally accessible experience that families find utterly captivating.
Children and families are invited into a forest of tall cardboard trees and after exploring the space, they add to this strange and delicate planet using only paper, tape and their imaginations. Theatre and play merge in this magical place, as creatures, plants, costumes, characters, stories and adventures spring to life.
Paper Planet grows as more families visit, and every session is truly unique as imaginations go wild. Children choose how they interact with the performers and with other children; some children find themselves absorbed in quiet making, and others prefer to play and explore.
Paper Planet is child-led, deeply involving and highly sensory, and sure to delight the whole family.
“It was amazing. We felt inspired and safe.” Parent
Accessibility
- Paper Planet is a universally accessible experience, there is no English language barrier, and it can be entirely non-verbal.
- Children and families choose how they engage with the performers and the space, moving around as they like.
Acknowledgment
Paper Planet was originally commissioned by Fed Square and premiered in 2011.
Selected Touring History
- 2021: Footscray Community Arts; Abbotsford Convent.
- 2019: Ottawa Children’s Festival;
International Children’s Festival of the Arts, Alberta, Canada - 2018: Bayside Arena, Minami Sanriku, Japan; Cranbourne Gardens, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria.
- 2017: Shanghai Children’s Art Theatre; DreamBIG Festival, Adelaide; Suzhou Culture and Arts Centre; Huzhou Grand Theatre.
- 2016: Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts; Kimmel Center.
- 2015: New Victory Theater, New York City; Fratz Festival, Berlin; Sands Festival and ASSITEJ Congress, Kristiansand, Norway.
- 2014: Sommerset Festival, Perth; International Performing Arts for Youth (IPAY) Official Showcase – Pittsburgh; Daejeon Arts & Culture Centre, South Korea.
- 2013: Darebin Arts Centre; Regional Living Victoria Festival; Regional Arts Victoria – Regional Living Expo.
- 2012: Arts Centre Melbourne; Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Australia
- 2011: Federation Square – premiere season.
