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These are the latest updates from Voice Arts. You can filter our posts by tag to find posts on the topics you’re interested in:

Multi-ethnic Mothers

The joys, the challenges of raising kiwi kids when you grew up somewhere very different. This creative mothers group brings play, laughter, story-telling and story making to the complex job of parenting.

Age on Stage

They have spent 12 months discovering the joy of playing together and now they are preparing to perform for you. Two of our Third Act classes are bringing their stories to the stage at the NZ Fringe Festival in March 2020. https://www.fringe.co.nz/show/43591

Playing in Japan

Sharing our knowledge and passion for applied improvisation and applied theatre in Japan. Our Director, Nicola Pauling, presenting a lecture and workshop at Tsukuba University, Tokyo.

Learning through Play

Playing with language is learning language. Our weekly classes for former refugees and new migrants at MClass are a huge hit. Learning, connecting and developing.

Third Act

Improv with the over 70’s in partnership with Ryman Heathcare. An initiative approach to the wellbeing of our older people. This programme is running in a number of villages across Wellington.

We don’t stop playing because we get old, we get old because we stop playing!

Sharing our Kaupapa

In recent months we’ve been busy speaking about the why, how and who of our work. We co-presented with the Department of Corrections at a youth development conference in Wellington and at drama in education conference in Auckland. It’s a privilege to share our passion for the work and to explain its success.

Language learning through adaptive Improv

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Improv and theatre based play activities are an active and joyful way to learn language and to understand culture and society. With this project we are at play with refugee background and new migrant students at two high schools in Wellington. Participation is effortless, joyful and developmental!