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Welcome to REALTV’s first newsletter of 2009.

This quarterly newsletter will enable REALTV to keep in touch throughout the year with teachers, young people and industry providing you with regular updates regarding our upcoming projects.

A NOTE FROM THE CREATIVE DIRECTORS

2008 was a mammoth year for REALTV. After a highly successful tour of Hoods to the Sydney Opera House and regional Victoria, we presented the work to an international audience at the ASSITEJ International Festival of Young People in Adelaide.

REALTV received a six month funded fellowship from the State Library of Victoria which includes an office space in the library. We are so at home in this beautiful building, that the library security may need to forcibly remove us at the end of the fellowship.

2009 looks set to become a mammoth year as well, with two remounts and two new works in development.

Read all about it!

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REAL TV PROJECT NEWS

HOODS
COMMISSIONED BY SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE AND REGIONAL ARTS VICTORIA

Congratulations are in order to the HOODS team for their multiple Matilda Award Nominations by the Queensland Theatre Industry. Real TV was proud to take out Best Independent Production at this year's ceremony.

Real TV wishes to thank the Matilda Award committee and all the artists involved who created HOODS.

WAR CRIMES
COMMISSIONED BY SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE AND REGIONAL ARTS VICTORIA

Following the success of our multi-award winning play, Hoods REALTV is currently developing a new work under commission from the Sydney Opera House and Regional Arts Victoria. War Crimes is a controversial new work continuing REALTV’s trademark fusion of living newspaper, physical performance, electronic music and new writing. Based on the true story of five girls who desecrated a war memorial with anti-war slogans on the eve of ANZAC day, War Crimes will explore themes of war, patriotism and freedom.

As part of the development of this work, REALTV conducted two weekend workshops with young people aged 15-25 at the Footscray Community Arts Centre in late November. It is anticipated this group of young artists will form an ongoing consultative committee who will guide the development of the project over the next year.

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REALTV will present a work in progress reading of War Crimes as part of Theatre Works IN THE WORKS initiative on April 24th 2009.

We anticipate a production outcome of War Crimes in early 2010.

ONE NIGHT THE DEAD
SUPPORTED BY ARTS VICTORIA AND STATE LIBRARY OF VICTORIA

REALTV is developing a futuristic Location Based Game with the support of a creative fellowship from the State Library of Victoria. One Night the Dead is a new work for young audiences inspired by Peter Carey's short story, Do You Love Me? Exploring themes of love, neglect, greed and memory, as well as the war on terror and climate change, One Night the Deadforecasts a future dystopia that must be saved by the players of the game, before history itself disappears. When complete, One Night the Dead will be an interactive, site-specific performance in several instalments, utilising accessible technology (mobile phones, GPS and the internet) and linked by game structures, tactics and conventions. As part of the creative development process the Real TV team devised and presented a series of happenings in and around the State library of Victoria in early December 08. REALTV is also thrilled to announce their successful funding application from Arts Victoria to develop this concept further in June 2009. Stay tuned for further updates.

CHILDREN OF THE BLACK SKIRT
PRESENTED BY RAV AND SUPPORTED BY HELEN MCPHERSON SMITH TRUST

REALTV and Regional Arts Victoria Arts 2 Go have received a grant from The Helen McPherson Smith Trust to present and tour Children of the Black Skirt throughout metropolitan and regional Victoria. The grant wil also fund a Children of the Black Skirt website incorporating historical information, footage of the production filmed at the Abbotsford Convent, Collingwood, interactive learning activities and much more. The work will tour from July 27th - August 21st 2009. For more information about the Arts2Go tour click here

HOODS
PRESENTED BY BARKING GECKO

Barking Gecko, Western Australia, will produce and tour Hoods, directed by Leticia Caceres in 2009. Hoods will be presented at the Subiaco Arts Centre 3rd March – 3rd April and then hit the road to visit schools across the Pilbarra and Kimberley regions.

For more information check out
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REAL TV ARTIST UPDATES

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In other news, Leticia Caceres will be heading off overseas on a whirl wind professional development tour in 2009 thanks to a Realise your Dream Award. Leticia will be meeting with companies such as The National Theatre of Scotland, The Royal Court Theatre and Blast Theory to promote REALTV’s work.

Angela Betzien will also be heading off overseas in February to Cork, Ireland where she will meet with the theatre for young people company Graffiti.

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Pete Goodwin continues his work as Real TV’s resident Composer and Sound Designer in 2009. His party DJ act, RED LIGHT DISCO plays regularly at events around Melbourne. Pete is currently working on several film projects, including five tracks for a forthcoming tele-feature directed by Tony Ayres and starring Claudia Karvan.

Fans of performer Jodie Le Vesconte can look forward to seeing her in the reading of War Crimes and in Children of the Black Skirt in 09. Also keep an eye out for her stunning performance in The Shape of a Girl (A Sydney Opera House production directed by Noel Jordan) This important production will be returning to the Opera House in May and transferring to the Melbourne Arts Centre.

FOR SALE

We are pleased to announce that the Hoods performance is now available on DVD.

You can purchase this for $65.00 by emailing angelabetzien@realtv.net.au

PUBLICATIONS

Angela Betzien’s award winning plays Children of the Black Skirt and Hoods have been published by Currency Press and are available now.

To purchase a copy on line click here www.currency.com.au

SOUND TRACK
Pete Goodwin's sound track to the award winning production Children of the Black Skirt is also available for sale.

To request this sound track, click Here