Local community leader taking workshops with Phunktional, Mildura 2009. Photo: Joe Pasquale

Phunktional provides workshops in many contexts and settings, working directly with communities in rural, regional and metroplitan regions of Australia.

Drawing on a broad scope of art forms and disciplines, Phunktional engages with many communities both large and small from workshops with young people leading to a pubic outcome, to professional development for peers in the arts sector and wider community.

Professional Develeopment workshops for teachers, lead by Phunktional, Palm Island, 2008.

RECENT WORKSHOPS

Ausdance Educator’s Network Conference, QLD.
Phunktional was invited to present a series of lectures and master classes on the topic: arts solutions for building healthy communities. This conference was supported and hosted by Ausdance QLD in September 2009.

Youth Dance workshops in regional VIC.
Initiated by young people in the community, Phunktional delivered a series of hip hop and breakdance workshops as part of a holiday program for young people in Casterton, Victoria in September 2008. This project was supported by the Glenelg Shire Council.

Workshops in Palm Island, QLD.
Phunktional worked with young people from the indigenous community at the Bwgcolman Community school, through delivering a series of hip hop, breakdance and theatre workshops that led to a live performance for their wider commmunity. By the time the performance came about, not only were the young people particpiating, but teachers and local residents were getting invovled as well! This project was supported by Australian Theatre for Young People.