VICTORIAN College of the Arts graduates will showcase their talents in the Wimmera with a series of performances and workshops at Natimuk.
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The FR!SK Natimuk shows premiered at the Melbourne Fringe Festival and have been adapted for Natimuk venues.
The graduates will present four shows and a workshop to Wimmera secondary college students on Thursday and Friday.
FR!SK Natimuk will open up to the public on Saturday.
Horsham Rural City Council cultural administration officer Charee Bolwell said the Wimmera was in for a treat.
‘‘I saw all four productions at the Melbourne Fringe Festival and they were outstanding,’’ she said.
‘‘They’re fantastic stories about contemporary issues, written by the next generation.
‘‘They are incredibly well crafted, thoughtful and innovative.’’
The graduates received Arts Victoria funding to engage with regional communities by sharing their work, running training workshops and exchanging skills with artists, students and audiences living outside metropolitan Melbourne.
Four of the eight shows from the Melbourne season will be performed at Natimuk and the other four at Benalla.
‘‘They were keen to perform in a non-traditional theatre space,’’ Mrs Bolwell said.
‘‘Natimuk’s reputation for performing arts, such as the Frinj festival, was a drawcard.’’
Mrs Bolwell said the arts graduates would reconfigure their shows to suit their performance spaces.
The shows and workshops will be in Sailors Home Hall, The Goat Gallery and the NC2 space.
Victorian College of the Arts associate head of theatre Robert Walton said the travelling FR!SK projects allowed students to learn valuable skills by engaging with artists, students and audiences living outside metropolitan Melbourne.
‘‘The diverse range of work presented in FR!SK is testament to our students’ ability to realise their creativity by using the high level skills they have gained during their learning at the VCA,’’ he said.
‘‘We are very proud that our students have brought these projects together.
‘‘It is great we can share these works with regional audiences as part of the VCA’s commitment to regional engagement, to extend the voice of FR!SK.’’
The shows, Contra, Inside Out, I Still Call Australia Homo and The Adventures of Ophelia Sol, are suitable for people 15 years and older.
Mrs Bolwell encouraged people to attend Saturday’s free performances.
She said spaces were limited and people could visit hrcc.vic.gov.au/FR!SK for full show information and tickets.
