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.

COMMON THREAD 2008 "Something Different" will feature:

An extensive program of Workshops for students with professional artists (check out their profiles), teachers and local community members.

A performance for Education Week - Friday 30th May - Kmart Plaza Cannon Hill
Appearances at Morningside Festival - Sunday 27th July - Thynne Rd Morningside
Select performances at Wildwords Big Night Out - Friday 29th August - Balmoral SHS
Showcase Exhibition Event - 6.30pm Friday 25th July - Balmoral SHS Art Space 
Culminating Full Length Multi-Media Show - Balmoral SHS Hall - DON'T MISS IT!!!!!
Friday 8th August 6.45pm & Saturday 9th August 2.00pm & 6.45pm 

Each year adolescent students of the           
Gateway Learning Community schools join
with arts teachers, local artists & related
industry professionals to create a unique
& original multi-media performance project. 

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 School  www.normparkss.eq.edu.au    Seven Hills State School  www.sevenhillss.eq.edu.au
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.

Some Comments 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 of past performances, current workshops and participating Artists' Profiles.

Thanks to our generous Sponsors for 2008:

Gold Sponsors:

Hon. Kevin Rudd MP - Member for Griffith and Prime Minister of Australia
Oxford Recruitment Pty Ltd - Bulimba
Chameleon Touring & Lighting
Hon. Lindy Nelson-Carr - Minister for Communities
Port of Brisbane

Silver Sponsors:

Pat Purcell MP - Member for Bulimba
Sound 51

Bronze Sponsors:

Common Thread thanks Local Businesses for their generous support