What a fabulous project! This is a wonderful opportunity to create something magical for our children and the community as a whole. Nat and Mike, your focus is always on providing the authentic performance experience for kids of all ages and the impact this has on their young loves can't be minimized. Fingers and toes crossed!
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Calling all dancers, singers and actors!
An exciting new community performance space in Melbourne
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Project details
Suggested by: Nathaniel
Project partner: Firehouse Theatre Pty Ltd
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Inner South East Metro
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Melbourne has a thriving performing arts community, and while our city has many large theatres, there is a lack of small and affordable spaces to perform in. Our vision is to convert an existing arts space (pictured) into a black-box theatre. A black-box theatre is an empty shell but with all the necessary theatre tools, including sprung floor and tarket, theatre lights, sound (including sound desk), and retractable theatre seating for 128 people (using local suppliers and labourers). This type of theatre is accessible to a wide range of performers and provides a great boost to the local arts facilities.
This theatre will provide performance opportunities for the community in dance, cabaret, theatre, music theatre, and music recitals. Not only does it support the arts community, it provides the local community with ongoing performances/community events to attend. The location of the proposed theatre is between Armadale train station and High Street, providing easy access for locals and performers. Victorian Government support through Pick My Project will help keep set-up costs low, thereby providing the community with an affordable performance space, making it home to both local established performers, and providing an exciting performance opportunity for our next generation of artists.
COMPLETED PROJECT
Project details
Suggested by: Nathaniel
Project partner: Firehouse Theatre Pty Ltd
Region
Inner South East Metro
Budget
Votes
326 votes received
Spread the word
Before participating in Pick My Project please log in or register to YourSAy.
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What a fabulous looking space to be accessible to the community
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What a wonderful idea! A fantastic opportunity for you guys, and a fabulous space for Stonnington’s budding performers. Good luck, Nat and Mike!
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Good luck guys! Fantastic initiative for Stonnington - much needed performing space for our aspiring artists!
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Looks like a good to perform. Opportunity to hire the space, e.g., for dance training, sounds good too.
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Love the the concept! Good Luck Guys!
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Good luck Mike & Nat xx love the concept
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Wishing you every success in your new venture. Always so impressed with your professionalism and love that you put into everything you do.
You are at the heart of so many families and our community of active young girls. You teach them to dance, but you also help them build a sense of self, build their confidence and pride in themselves, in their dance friends and in the school.
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Good Luck
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Something worth getting behind!
Hope you are successful in your quest to bring a great initiative to life. An amazing opportunity for our young dancers should you be successful.
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Such a great idea. It would be a terrific asset to the community. Good luck.
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Amazing idea guys, very exciting!!!!!!
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What a great idea, and a way for parents to be more involved in our children's dance, arts and creative pursuits.
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Goodluck Acadamey of Dance. What a fabulous project that our children will benefit from.
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All the best!
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All the best to the dance school and teachers and students! Do look forward to having more space and opportunities for dance lovers!
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Such an amazing project which is perfect for the arts and community alike!! Best of luck!!
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What a fantastic project, all the best to dance school.
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Australian Dance Company will be providing the most amazing opportunities for our performance loving community - this is definitely one project that should be in your voting list. Let's make this dream a reality!!
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Good luck !
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We’re crossing our fingers for you!!
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What a fabulous initiative! An asset to all the dancer and lovers of theatre in the local area. Fingers crossed!
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What a wonderful opportunity to grow and develop the Academy, which will do wonders for the community. Good Luck.
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A fantastic opportunity for a space in my community to benefit the performance arts
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Bridget Nathan
22 Aug 2018
I've known Nate for many years (however he still looks the same, must be his enthusiasm for life!) as I was a student of the academy once upon a time. His enthusiasm, skill, and kindness to help a large number of students of all ages is outstanding, as I commented to him recently, he must know half of Stonnington by now!! I absolutely loved my time at the school, as it assisted me to build confidence and a lifelong love of the arts. Serendipitously the Australian Dance Company has found me once again and I am thrilled to be involved in the potential of establishing a new venue through the architecture firm Mcildowie Partners. I do believe these things happen for a reason and passionately stand by this project and the potential it has within the local community. Good luck Mike and Nate, extremely happy to be on this journey with you, and to hear that many teachers and students are still part of your community!!!! Which such a strong base you have much room to grow!!!! Bridget Nathan