Thank you for sharing this amazing story. I was enthralled and moved. The grace, courage, skill and style of the work will stay with us.
December 14, 2022
Sharon
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Donating to Phunktional Arts provides you with the opportunity to support the organisation through fully tax-deductible donations. Your contributions serve as a crucial lifeline, helping us to support vulnerable young people.
How will your donation help?
$25
Support us in planning community deliveries in rural towns and Youth Justice Centres in partnership with local organisations.
$50
Support the travel costs for Phunktional to continue delivering arts to young people in Youth Justice Centres and in regional, rural, and remote communities around Australia.
$50
Support one young person to attend our performance ‘Love Drunk,’ addressing topics such as consent, sexual assault, and safe partying.
$75
Support one young person to take part in a performing arts workshop in a rural town.
$150
Support us in planning and delivering a workshop for a young person who has recently left a Youth Justice Center, and ensure their continued connection with local wrap-around services afterwards.
Phunktional Arts believes in the transformational power of dance and the performing arts.
Phunktional is a leading Australian not-for-profit arts company that delivers long-term Community Arts and Cultural Development projects, tours educational theatre and produces award-winning dance, theatre and film productions.
Our purpose is to support the creation of art that is a catalyst for greater connectedness, community engagement and inter-cultural understanding.
Our vision is to create world-class art that enables a greater diversity of human perspectives and experiences to be heard in Australian and international conversations.
Support Phunktional to keep working and creating art with young people and communities. All donations over $2 are tax deductible.
So inspiring! Powerful and heartfelt story telling. Thank you for sharing your deadly talent and stories
December 13, 2022
Love Drunk is a powerful tool for educating young people about consent in teenage relationships. Powerful because it uses humour and themes relevant to young people to engage them around this tricky legal concept. The audience are involved, entertained, and almost without noticing it, educated.
The students were spellbound – The performers were able to give messages that were far more effective than any teacher could deliver in class.
The strength of Love Drunk can be seen in the level of student engagement. These programs can be considered very useful tools for schools to use to complement their health and well-being curriculum.
That was an awesome show!! I feel privileged to have witnessed such a wonderful performance.
December 10, 2022
Thank you for such awesome and inspiring pieces. The costumes the story the choreography. The films. Just beautiful.
December 13, 2022
The performance was deadly, i cried when everyone was stripped to their greens the song choices were so powerful, I would definitely say that the creators should become youth leaders in the community when they come home. I really believe they can help create change.
December 12, 2022
Absolutely loved the production. It was awesome to see such a diverse range of performances, all of which celebrated culture in their own way.
The choreographers (and dancers and producers) are clearly incredibly talented. Well done to all!
December 14, 2022
The show as a whole was so deadly, you mob at Frank Baxter and Reiby should be so proud of yourselves. I was getting flashbacks of being in juvenile detention and I got teary when your messages were played but thank you for sharing stories and expressing yourselves.
December 15, 2022
What work does Phunktional do?
Empowering youth in justice centres transforms lives and reduces recidivism.
Our work with young people in the Youth Justice System has led to sold out shows at the Sydney Opera House and a documentary on the ABC ‘Dancing on the inside’.
Reducing the risk of young people coming into contact with the justice system.
Love Drunk, our show about sexual assault and safe partying for young people, has been touring for 18 years, it includes partnerships with local, state and federal organisations.
Our long-term work in communities creates young leaders and develops local pride
Calling the Shots are films made by young people from Mildura (VIC) through a five year Community Arts process that have won awards around the world and broadcast on NITV.
Our work helps shift the dial on diversity and inclusion in Australian Arts and Culture.
The Sound of Silence was Australia’s first full length dance performance by Deaf Can Dance, a company of non-hearing dancers. Itt combined hip-hop with contemporary dance.
Phunktional links youth to 60,000 years of rich Australian Arts and Culture.
Phunktional has provided work to over 160 Artists and Arts workers in the last 10 years. We have created award winning shows with professional Artists such as Melbourne Breaks and toured other dance work internationally.
We produce quality arts, touring globally, fostering creativity and celebrating diversity.
Phunktional has provided work to over 160 Artists and Arts workers in the last 10 years. We have created award winning shows with professional Artists such as Melbourne Breaks and toured other dance work internationally.
