In partnership with the Victorian State Ballet we are bringing the world’s most famous traditional classical ballet to GPAC this year!

Sunday 6 November | 2.30PM | GPAC Theatre

Featuring internationally recognised artists in leading roles in a rich display of outstanding skill and superb artistry. Experience the sheer delight of superb classical ballet skill and choreography which treats audiences to the perfect ballet feast.

An inspiring, entertaining and memorable experience for the whole family! The Victorian State Ballet's Swan Lake features a cast of leading classical ballet artists. VSB’s version of Swan Lake is visually breathtaking with the stunning seas of swans, mesmerising musical score that we all know and love, plus more.

A profound experience that is exhilarating, impacting andvisually inspiring. Don’t miss the traditional solos and pas de deuxs from the stunning and exquisite Odette and Prince Siegfried in a very moving and ultimate final scene. This is classical ballet at its finest.

Supported by

Genesis Motors Australia

Energetiks

Bloch

Join us for a musical adventure as we Meet the Orchestra and learn more about the sounds, stories and instruments of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

Tuesday 10 May | 11AM | GPAC Theatre on stage

The MSO has something for every member of the family – with concerts designed for the littlest of audience members as well as their accompanying adults. Go on the road with the MSO as we take a musical trip through some of the best classical music ever written. This is the kids’ chance to get rowdy, get on board, and get up close to the music of a world-class orchestra.

Together the musicians of the MSO will perform music to dance to (Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Ballet), music that makes us want to sing (Bizet’s Carmen) and music from beloved stories (Prokofiev’s Romeo & Juliet). Conductor Nicholas Bochner will be there to introduce audiences to each of the instruments and musicians, and to explain what makes this music so special.

Conductor/Presenter Nicholas Bochner with musicians of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s 2022 regional touring activities are supported by Creative Victoria, the Freemasons Foundation Victoria, the Robert Salzer Foundation, the John T Reid Charitable Trusts and the Sir Andrew & Lady Fairley Foundation.

A scientific race through the alphabet - where awesome words inspire awesome science!

Friday 27 May | 10AM + 1PM | GPAC Theatre

Join professors Lexi Con and Noel Edge (the Word Nerd and the Science Freak) for a thrilling voyage through the alphabet – where great big chewy sesquipedalian words inspire mind-blowing scientific surprises.

Professor Lexi Con has curated a curious collection of her favourite words (one for every letter of the alphabet) with each word providing Professor Noel Edge with an inspirational jumping off point for 26 quirky scientific demonstrations – that squish and squirt, float and fly, erupt and explode.

Together, this dad-joke quipping, prank-pulling pair of polished professors strut their stuff in a performance that’s equal parts explosive, messy, spectacular, hilarious, fascinating and gross.

And if things weren’t exciting enough, every show is completely different, with audiences determining the order in which the letters are revealed and explored.

Plus, did we mention, this is a race? The plucky pair of professors have just 52 minutes to complete their alphabetical, scientifical countdown. That’s just 2 minutes per experiment! Will they make it in time...?

Brace yourself for an immersive hour of carefully crafted alphabetical, scientifical (award-winning!) chaos!

Forget the kitchen pots and pans, bring the kids to make some noise at our place!

Join Steve in a hands-on, musical experience where there are buckets of percussion instruments and a whole heap of energy to create The Big Samba.

Presented by Latrobe City Libraries

Be a part of this special portrait project during the school holidays!

Wednesday 20 April | 10AM – 3PM | Outdoors 

Look this way.  Look natural.  Smile. With our ever-growing desire to document each moment of our lives, children often become the reluctant subject of their parent’s camera. 

I See You Like This turns the camera around, allowing your child to view you as the subject through the lens of their own imagination in this creative all day workshop!

Portraits will be developed as paste-ups to be exhibited on the exterior of the old Latrobe Performing Arts Centre building!



Suitable for 6 – 12 year olds with one adult partner.

FREE program no bookings required

Never fear, Super Jenny is here these school holidays!

Thursday 21 April | 10.30am & 1.30pm | Outdoors

Jenny likes to swim with mermaids and fly to other worlds, her best friend is Ned and she loves her nanny, but when someone needs help she becomes Super Jenny.

Jenny helps her friends and family all the time, her Nanny says this makes her Super Jenny. But sometimes even super heroes need help. This pre-school children’s entertainment is engaging, fun and educational, incorporating fine and gross motor skills, Auslan sign language, singing, dancing and musical terms. Super Jenny LIVE explores sustainability, mindfulness, coastal care and encourages creativity, imaginative play and cognitive learning that goes hand in hand to enhance all children’s physical and intellectual development.

FREE Program - No bookings required 

‘Monk has achieved a show that is entertaining, educational and also simply fun – which in my opinion brings it close to super’

– Witness Performance 4 Stars

“I for one look forward to learning new Auslan signs and hearing stories from Super Jenny!’s Nanna in coming episodes. Job well done Jennifer Monk and La Mama for Kids.”

– Artshub

Created and Performed by Jennifer Monk

Music and Lyrics by Natalie Jeffreys

Production and Costume designer by Oliver Ross

Image by Abigail Wilson at BeScene

The Latrobe Orchestra Inc. and Lavalla Catholic College Music Department are excited to return to the stage after an almost 3-year hiatus.

Saturday 14 May | 5PM | GPAC Theatre

Rescheduled Date

In collaboration with Lavalla Catholic College, you are invited to a twilight gala of community music in the brand-new, spectacular Gippsland Performing Arts Centre. Come and share in this celebration.

Celebration is an event for the whole community; a celebration of our local musician’s first performance on the magnificent GPAC stage; a celebration of community music making after the disruptions of the past 2 years. It is a celebration of being together.

The Latrobe Orchestra Inc. (LOI) have been an integral part of the musical landscape in Latrobe City and the wider Gippsland region for 61 years, expanding from a group of keen chamber musicians, to a thriving Beginner String Program and full orchestra here today. They look forward to performing a variety of repertoire, including Meyer’s Celebration, Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance, and a rousing arrangement of New York, New York. Our Beginner String Program musicians join the stage for Vivaldi’s The Hunt and Mouret’s Fanfare Roundeau.

The Lavalla Catholic College Music Department offer secondary school musicians the opportunity to learn instruments and perform in Concert Bands, Jazz Ensembles and Choirs. Students are committed and keen to follow their passion, often attending 3 and more before school rehearsals per week. Events of the past 2 years have meant the department is in a rebuilding phase, whilst looking to support and reward the students and families who have persisted with online learning throughout covid. We know you will enjoy and support the efforts these students and staff have made to present their ensembles today.

Running Time: 90 minutes, no interval

Harvard's beloved blonde takes the stage by glittery pink storm

Tue 5 - Wed 6 April | 7PM | GPAC Theatre

Based on the award-winning Broadway musical and the smash hit motion picture, Legally Blonde The Musical JR. is a fabulously fun journey of self-empowerment and expanding horizons. The show's instantly recognizable songs are filled with humor, wit and sass — leaving cast members and audiences alike seeing pink!

Legally Blonde JR. follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes, snobbery and scandal in pursuit of her dreams.

When Elle's boyfriend, Warner, dumps her and heads to Harvard, claiming she's not "serious" enough, Elle takes matters into her own hands, crafting a showy song-and-dance personal essay and charming her way into law school. Befriending classmate, Emmett, and spunky hairdresser, Paulette, along the way, Elle finds that books and looks aren't mutually exclusive. As Elle begins outsmarting her peers, she realizes that law may be her natural calling after all.

Regurgitator… but for KIDS! YIPPEE!!

Sunday 10 April | GPAC Theatre | 11AM

Renowned Brisbane mashup rock/electro/punk/poppin’ fun time outfit Regurgitator have cooked up a sugar-soaked record written especially for kids and are bringing it live to GPAC!

This new project sees long-time Regurgitator trio Ben Ely, Quan Yeomans and Pete Kostic joined by the effervescent Koko direct from Planet Rainbow. It’s already struck a chord with families around the country – with the POGOGO SHOW album having quickly climbed to #1 on the Children’s iTunes chart. 

  

The band’s wildly-varied roller coaster of sounds will come as no surprise to long-time fans. From the slinky hip-hop stylings of first single ‘The Box’ and the elastic hop-scotch energy of ‘Pogogo Show Theme’; to the punk rock mania of ‘Pillow Fight’ and tropicalia fun of ‘Corumbo’, young listeners will enjoy the spin of the musical wheel. 

 

The band have never been more excited: “We’ve got our tiny amplifiers warmed up, our teeny drum kits tuned and plenty of soap for our filthy little mouths. We’re ready to shout till our voices are wrecked, if you’re ready to scream till your parents are deaf!”

The ‘Gurge are here to bring a smile to long term fans and the tiny folk in their lives.

Be a 10 Minute Dance Party DJ at Gippsland Performing Arts Centre's OPEN Festival! 

Tuesday 1 March | 6PM | Latrobe Regional Gallery

Join the mastermind of 10 Minute Dance Parties, JOF, to learn how to DJ at this FREE workshop at Latrobe Regional Gallery and then show off your new skills at the Big Family Weekender on Saturday 5 or Sunday 6 March as part of GPAC's OPEN festival. This is just for 11 – 19 year olds! 

You'll learn: 

• DJ skills
• Tech operation 
• Curating playlists for dance parties
• Generating activities and choreography for dance parties
• Real life performance skills at the Big Family Weekender on Saturday 5 or Sunday 6 March

This workshop and performance opportunity is open to anyone aged 11 - 19 years old. Get in quick, this workshop has a maximum of 20 participants.

Get ready to be a party starter!