Students from Ludmilla Primary School working with circus company Gravity & Other Myths as part of Darwin Festival’s 2023 opening weekend event. This was a collaborative project entitled ‘Life/Time’ produced by Gravity & Other Myths, Corrugated Iron Youth Arts, Jimblah and Darwin Festival. Photo: James Cubillo.
Six years ago, when Darwin primary school teacher Carol Putica started in her new role as Principal at Ludmilla Primary School in Darwin, she realised this new chapter may also be the beginning of a new arts partnership that could open fresh avenues of learning and development for her students.
After years spent observing the impacts of leading youth arts organisation Corrugated Iron’s workshops in Darwin schools, Putica decided to start a conversation with the company to see if its circus workshops could have a greater presence at her new school.
ArtsHub's Arts Feature Writer Jo Pickup is based in Perth. An arts writer and manager, she has worked as a journalist and broadcaster for media such as the ABC, RTRFM and The West Australian newspaper, contributing media content and commentary on art, culture and design. She has also worked for arts organisations such as Fremantle Arts Centre, STRUT dance, and the Aboriginal Arts Centre Hub of WA, as well as being a sessional arts lecturer at The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).
