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Date: 21st June 1992
Description: The Early Childhood Conference was a 6-day conference featuring two topics: Deliberate Decision-Making in the Arts and The Art of Play. The conference was for educators, caregivers, community ser...
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Date: 15th June 1992
Description: Beasties was a series of short plays written by children for children. The children were from Grade 1 and 2 at New Farm State School. Beasties highlighted what children do when their parents and ...
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Date: 15th June 1992
Description: Mrs. Muddle-up has lost her spells and needs the children to help her solve the mystery. In Muddles of Magic, the Pullenvale Environmental Education Centre uses hands-on drama experiences to teac...
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Date: 16th June 1992
Description: Under the Covers was an interactive theatre experience that encouraged young children to explore their imaginations. The experience was devised by 2nd Year educational drama students from the Que...
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Date: 15th June 1992
Description: Adapted from Margaret Wild and Dee Huxley's book, Remember Me was the story of a young girl and her forgetful grandmother. Remember Me featured songs and puppetry and explored the pleasures and f...
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Date: 16th June 1992
Description: Wendy Gets It Wrong introduced children to Wendy the Witch and Puffy the Cloud. Together they encouraged children to explore the importance of friends and friendship.
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Date: 15th June 1992
Description: Let's Go Folk encouraged children to learn about different cultures through dance. The dances featured traditions, legends and authentic costumes from across the world.
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Date: 15th June 1993
Description: Letter from TOMK follows David who has just moved to a new apartment with his Mum. While his Mum is busy finding a job, David realises that he misses his friends. Then David meets TOMK - Terrible...
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Date: 15th June 1992
Description: Hands on Art was a series of 30-minute workshops that ran throughout the festival's duration. Children had the opportunity to participate in clay modelling, textile sculpture, paper collage, and ...
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Date: 16th June 1992
Description: Lakes and Snadders featured games and performances by the 'tribe of snadders' (audience members under 8 years of age and adults). The performance encouraged children to have fun whilst learning p...
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Date: 15th June 1992
Description: Performed by Brolgas, the youth arm of the Royal Queensland Theatre Company (now Queensland Theatre), Drac and the Gremlin was a story that celebrated imaginary play.
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Date: 20th June 1992
Description: A Disney Family Fantasy was a concert featuring Disney's most loved music. The concert also featured a 60-voice children's choir, dance and mime.
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Date: 15th June 1992
Description: Out of the Box 1992 began with the Opening Parade on the 15th of June 1992. The parade featured 3,000 children and was a collaboration between teachers, children, parents and artists. The parade ...
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Date: Between 15th June 1992 and 20th June 1992
Description: Performed by Rock 'N' Roll Circus, Trashed was an acrobatic quest for the mysterious toymaker.
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Date: Between 15th June 1992 and 17th June 1992
Description: Performed by Queensland Ballet, Angels and Devils was about reality and fantasy and how children can meet angels.
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Date: Between 15th June 1992 and 20th June 1992
Description: The Reading Boy was a story about a 9-year-old boy who lost his favourite book and is on a journey to find it. The show featured puppetry and imagery performed by Handspan Theatre whose technique...
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Date: Between 16th June 1992 and 20th June 1992
Description: Choreographed and devised by Dance North, a dance company from Northern Queensland. Desert Magic was inspired by a dreamtime fantasy from when the world was new and magical giants occupied the earth.
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Date: Between 15th June 1992 and 20th June 1992
Description: This show followed Charley, a bully, and the chaos of the circus. Focussing on justice and fairness, the show taught children that might is not right and introduced them to strategies to help dea...
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Date: Between 15th June 1992 and 19th June 1992
Description: John Brown, Rose and the Midnight Cat was adapted from Jenny Wagner's book with the same name and follows the story of Rose and her faithful dog John Brown.
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Date: Between 15th June 1992 and 21st June 1992
Description: Out of the Box 1992 was the first iteration of QPAC's festival for children aged between 3 and 8 years old. It also marked the first festival of its kind in Australia. The festival ran over 6 day...
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Date: 13th June 2006
Description: Sustainable City was a free interactive outdoor installation for children. The installation featured pre-made cardboard trees and children used carboard boxes to make houses and buildings. As the...
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Date: 13th June 2006
Description: Tent Stories was a series of short works that brought children's stories to life. These works were created by QUT Performance students and featured story readings by special guests.
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Date: 13th June 2006
Description: In this free activity, children could write, decorate or draw a letter thanking someone who made it possible for them to attend Out of the Box 2006. If the children knew the address, Australia Po...
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Date: 13th June 2007
Description: Brisbane artist Terry Summers used cardboard to create large-scale detailed sculptures. These sculptures were often in human and animal forms. Children had the opportunity to view this process. T...
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Date: 13th June 2006
Description: Chill Out was a free relaxing and reading space where children and their carers could experience a moment of retreat from the festival. Students from QUT School of Early Childhood operated in thi...
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Date: 13th June 2006
Description: DRAW! was a free event that was part exhibition and part art-space. The exhibition featured artworks created by children at school workshops. During the festival, children could create their own ...
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Description: Brisbane-based theatre company, IMAGINARY, performed and read Anna Fienberg's Tashi stories to children using language, music, object theatre and physical theatre.
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Date: 13th June 2006
Description: This free event was a place where children could relax, create and learn about Indigenous cultures. Children could meet performers from Island and people from Aboriginal, Torres Strait and Pacifi...
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Date: 13th June 2006
Description: Island returned to Out of the Box 2006 after debuting in 2004. Island was a free program of traditional and contemporary dance and music from Aboriginal, Torres Strait and Pacific Islander cultur...
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Date: 13th June 2006
Description: In this workshop, children used templates to craft buildings, trees and landmarks out of cardboard. These cardboard sculptures were progressively added to a giant model landscape. The templates w...
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Date: 13th June 2006
Description: This workshop introduced children to the basics of nutrition and to creative ways to cook healthy food. Guided by professional chefs, children created their own edible art piece that could be eat...
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Date: 13th June 2006
Description: This workshop used Sony home movie-making equipment and editing software to teach children about how a movie is made. Children created a short scene using prepared scenarios and toys and were the...
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Date: 10th June 2008
Description: Exhibition Program was a collection of exhibitions on display for Out of the Boox 2008. The Program featured the works of Brisbane students, two installations by artist Elizabeth Johnson and the ...
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Date: 10th June 2008
Description: Books and Writers was a free daily event that was all about books. Children could listen to stories, discover a new book, inspect illustrations or meet an author. There was also a Festival Book S...
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Date: 10th June 2008
Description: At The Writing Post, children could create a letter or postcard that described their Out of the Box experience. Presented by Australia Post, children could bring in an address and be provided wit...
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Date: 10th June 2008
Description: Chill Out was a free creative space as well as a place for resting. Students from QUT School of Early Childhood created a temporary retreat from the festival where children could participate in c...
