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Polyglot Theatre has a busy month ahead with our Co-CEOs Simon Abrahams and Sue Giles travelling to Europe and Asia for a whole heap of networking, discussion and jet-lag!

The first stop on the itinerary is the Imaginate Festival in Edinburgh, UK (May 9-15). We're going to the festival to make even more valuable connections and to promote Polyglot's work.

After Scotland, we're off to Copenhagen, Denmark and Malmoe, Sweden for the 17th ASSITEJ World Congress and Performing Arts Festival for Young Audiences (May 20-30) The Congress exists to promote vibrant and collaborative international exchange between artists, administrators and educators. Sue will be a guest presenter on a panel of leading Australian arts organisations speaking on theatre for and by young people.

Following from the success of our performance of Headhunter at the Congress in 2008, we will be re-connecting with more of our European colleagues.

Simon is also making a stop in Singapore for LIVE! Singapore 2011, the global performing arts exchange that brings together leading arts professionals from Asia Pacific and around the world to share ideas and promote business.

A special thanks goes out to Patron of our Ambassadors' Circle, Miss Betty Amsden OAM and the Australia Council for the Arts for their support of this important initiative.

How High The Sky gets creative
		How High the Sky, Polyglot's latest work in creative development, was presented in a special showing on 15 April at Cromwell Road Theatre. Audience members ranging in age from 0-85 years were mesmerised by this beautiful work specifically designed to engage babies under 12 months and their parents or carers, in a theatrical, helium-filled installation experience. The creative team uncovered a world of image, sensation and sound, guided by our resident baby Henry and the children who participated along the way in workshops and testing sessions. *How High the Sky* is a new work for a new age group, and is sure to be another hit from Polyglot's award-winning creative team when it premieres in 2012. > More info

Give Now - Feel good
		Tax time is fast approaching and WE NEED YOUR HELP. You can support Polyglot by making a tax-deductible gift to help us continue to inspire and ignite the imaginations over 90,000 children each year. For more information please contact Hillary or Joe in our Marketing and Development Team on (03) 9827 9667. > Donate online NOW

Workshops for Schools

Sick of the way your classroom looks? Why not transform this everyday space into a wonderous landscape! Classroom Blitz is an installation project that turns to children for inspiration and execution of design ideas, increasing their connection with their classroom and their peers by encouraging them to see everyday things from an imaginative perspective.

Teachers! Are you ready to unleash your creative beast? Contact us now about Polyglot's new Teacher's Professional Development workshop called Unleash the Beast: Uncovering building blocks to the imagination. This workshop encourages creative responses to expand the possibilities of teachers' practice.

Polyglot also specialises in tailor-made workshops. Call Joe Swan for more information about how easy it is to arrange a workshop in your school on (03) 9827 9667 or visit our website for more details.
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City of Riddles - June School Holiday Fun
		City of Riddles received some great feedback after its premiere season at the Melbourne Theare Company's Lawler Studio last month. *City of Riddles* will begin its regional Victorian tour in the next couple of months. Check out the touring schedule for details.

Sticky Maze - Wrap Up
		Sticky Maze was staged in Geelong's busy shopping precinct and was a free interactive play event for kids of all ages. It was heaps of sticky fun! The maze event was part of Central Geelong Marketing's program of school holiday activities. Simple, ordinary and everyday materials were used to transform a regular piece of pavement into a fun and interactive space. Children rolled up their sleeves and used newspaper to cover a kilometre of sticky tape, building an incredible maze that kept them and their parents tied up for hours. "My son was in the maze for over an hour!" said local mother Rebecca. She added "He was not willing to leave as he was having too much fun". > Read about Sticky Maze in the Geelong Advertiser

PSSST... Hot off the presses
		STAY TUNED to our website for a very exciting announcement about one of our much loved and award-winning productions going international later this month!

	How High The Sky gets creative
	Give Now - feel good
	School Workshops
	City of Riddles June Tour
	Sticky Maze wrap up
	Hot off the presses

City of Riddles Regional Tour
Dates: Mon 20 Jun to Fri 15 Jul 2011
Venues: Frankston Arts Centre, West Gippsland Arts Centre, Chapel off Chapel, Upper Yarra Arts Centre, Kingston Arts Centre, Karralyka Centre
Bookings: Details available here

Ages: 5 to 12 and their families
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Kids Workshops
Polyglot's hands-on workshops for children aged 5 to 12 are available for school incursions and free form festival workshops in rod, junk, or shadow puppets.
An interactive way to develop creativity and imagination.
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Roving Performances
Polyglot's most popular puppets, including dinosaurs Tooth and Claw and Wild Things animals are available for roving performances at festivals and events.
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Polyglot Theatre
27A Cromwell Road
South Yarra
Victoria Australia 3141

T: +61 3 9827 9667
F: +61 3 9826 1937
E: info@polyglottheatre.com

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