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Workshops and classes where young people can create, discover and connect through performance and theatre making.
We value curiosity, kindness and community, and believe in the power of performance to unite across difference.
Our programmes and activities
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Weekly theatre-making classes for young people in Brunswick, Naarm/Melbourne. Groups run by age: Kids (8–12) and Teens (13–18).
Supported and facilitated by professional artists, participants collaborate to devise original performance works that reflect their experiences, ideas, and imaginations.
This term, the ensembles will create a brand-new work to be performed in December 2025 at Balam Balam Place - a special end-of-year showcase with a sprinkle of Christmas magic.
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This January, UNDERARTS invites young people (ages 8–16) to take part in a four-day creative performance-making workshop inspired by the worlds of Studio Ghibli. Working together, participants will imagine creatures, build worlds and devise an original theatre piece about courage, empathy and transformation.
Held across Balam Balam Place and Next Wave’s Brunswick Mechanics Institute, the program culminates in a public performance on a professional stage. No experience is needed — just curiosity, imagination and a love of stories.
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UNDERARTS creates public events that celebrate the original works devised by our ensembles throughout the year. These performances bring together young artists, families, and the wider community to share in the creativity, courage, and imagination of our participants.
Our next show will take place at Balam Balam Place in December 2025.
Friends, family, community - and the curious - are all welcome.Stay tuned for more details!