Welcome to Giving Culture’s November 2024 update and news from our partners.
As 2024 draws to a close, Limelight is gearing up to present its Critics’ and People’s Choice Awards. As part of the program, we are proud to be supporting Limelight’s 2024 Artists of the Year Awards. You can now vote for the artists you would like to see recognised as the 2024 Limelight Artists of the Year. Voting closes on Sunday 5 January, 2025 and the winners will be revealed on Monday 3 February. You can make your vote here (and have the chance to win one of four Gold Culture Vouchers), and look out for this year’s special new category!
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Australian Theatre for Young People
ATYP’s Summer Holiday Workshops are just around the corner! And they can’t wait to fill their studios with big imaginations and lots of action. Here are some of ATYP’s highlighted classes for Week 1 of Summer, taking place Monday 13th – Friday 17th January 2025:
- Little balls of super energy — imagine how much more you could fit in a day if you could curl up and roll away! Our Year 3-4s will speed up and slow down time in our Sonic Summer
- For our K-2s out there who like to Move It Move It, be sure to join us as we explore storytelling using rhythms, patterns and our bodies in our Move It Move It
- Love the exhilaration of standing on stage, not knowing what’s going to happen next? In On The Spot Improv Year 7-9s will spend a week learning about improvisation and building up to a performance in front of a live audience.
- Budding directors out there, join us for our Intro to Directing workshop for Year 10-12s. Learn how to work with actors, build a creative concept and create great theatre.
Whether it’s 2 days, 3 days or a full week you are after, ATYP has you covered. No need to have had prior drama experience, ATYP welcomes students of all abilities, and can’t wait to create some amazing work with you this Summer.
You can redeem your Culture Voucher towards drama workshops by choosing either ATYP – SCHOOL’S OUT for silver vouchers or ATYP – GET DRAMATIC for gold vouchers.
Australian Chamber Orchestra
The ACO’s 50th Anniversary 2025 Season on sale now
In 2025 the world-renowned Australian Chamber Orchestra celebrates 50 years of pushing boundaries, igniting curiosity, transcending the ordinary and leading the way.
From classic masterworks and returning friends, to world premieres and international stars making their Australian debut, there’s never been a better time to discover why, after 50 years, the ACO is still at the top of its game. Join Richard Tognetti and the Orchestra for this milestone year and experience the thrill of the ACO like never before.
“Tognetti has transformed the ACO into a genuine Australian cultural icon, routinely voted one of the best orchestras of its kind on the planet.”
— Australian Financial Review
https://www.aco.com.au/whats-on/2025/season
Culture vouchers for tickets to the ACO’s 2025 Season performances can be redeemed here.
Sydney Film Festival
The power of cinema combined with the power of choice. You can buy a Gift Voucher direct from SFF for the film lover in your life this Christmas and let them explore the full Sydney Film Festival experience. Better yet, get them a Flexipass and they’ll get first access to the best films when the program launches in May. Either way, make your gift extra special with a Premium Voucher. Add a Premium Voucher for just $4.50 and SFF will send your Gift Voucher or Flexipass as a beautifully printed card, ready to go under the Christmas tree.
Of course, if you have a Gold or Silver Culture Voucher, you can redeem that here to go towards a Flexipass or SFF gift voucher.