Welcome to Common Thread
CREATING OPPORTUNITIES - BUILDING COMMUNITIES
THROUGH PERFORMING ARTS
COMMON THREAD is a journey of discovery for this community's youth.
It engages them in a process of invention & expression to develop a muti-media performance project exploring their responses to the Common Threads of human experience.
Each year, since 2004, adolescent students of the Gateway Learning Community (GLC) schools have joined with arts teachers, local artists and related industry professionals to create a unique, original multi-media performance.COMMON THREAD is about teenagers, by teenagers for teenagers, but takes them beyond their own experience to discover and explore common threads across social, cultural and age barriers. It enables them to find a voice for their discoveries to share with and challenge the wider community.The GLC Schools:
Balmoral State High School
www.balmoralshs.eq.edu.au
Bulimba State School
www.bulimbass.eq.edu.au
Cannon Hill State School
www.cannhillss.eq.edu.au
Morningside State School
www.morningsss.eq.edu.au
Murarrie State School
www.murarriess.eq.edu.au
Norman Park State SchoolSeven Hills State SchoolIn 2009, COMMON THREAD will not produce a performance, but is taking time to evaluate the experience of the past 5 years and consult with its community to maintain and develop its relevance and originality. Through this process the project hopes to grow with the Arts community in local schools and across Brisbane. Comments, feedback and suggestions are invited from all friends and acquaintances of the project (including artists & audience members) via the MySpace link on this website or email: common_thread@hotmail.com
Some Audience Comments from previous performances:
“the show was awesome and amazing and I think you guys are superb!!”
“It was truly an affirming, warm, intelligent, inclusive, funny, poignant experience.”
“Thankyou for giving [my daughter] the opportunity to be in a production like this, with a team like this, in a community like this, at such a young age. She is wrapped and will never forget it!!!!”
“it was a truly special moment seeing the joy and emotion of the kids after the show.”
“The co-artistry and dedication of the teachers and industry support team is evident in the way the students confidently own this whole process. The young peoples’ voices are heard through arts and that's what makes this an important and authentic community celebration. Congratulations to the school administrations and department heads for supporting this process and thank-you for inviting me to share with such a strong, vibrant and creative community.”
This dedicated COMMON THREAD website includes an on-line gallery, reflections on past performances and recent participating Artists' Profiles.
Generous Sponsorship has continued to acknowledge COMMON THREAD's value to the Community:
Gold Sponsors:
Hon. Kevin Rudd MP - Member for Griffith and Prime Minister of Australia (2005-2008)Pat Purcell MP - Member for Bulimba (2005)Shayne Sutton - Councillor for Morningside & her Livability Committee (2006-2007)Hon. Warren Pitt & Hon. Lindy Nelson-Carr - Ministers for Communities (2005-2008)Telstra for Kids (2005)Oxford Recruitment Pty Ltd - Bulimba (2008)Chameleon Touring & Lighting (2008)Port of Brisbane (2008)Silver Sponsors:
Pat Purcell MP - Member for Bulimba (2006-2008)
Sound 51 (2008)Bronze Sponsors:
COMMON THREAD thanks Local Businesses for their generous support