The Young Company is a not-for profit organisation. Our vision is to provide grassroots development for young artistic minds within the Far North Queensland region. We endevour to achieve this by creating a theatrical space ruled by expression where children and young people can experience a deeper understanding of theatre, in all its forms.
The Young Company aims to:
- provide an informal and supportive context for personal and social development in between school and home.
- develop young people’s ability to be agents in their own development and use their own imagination.
- provide a safe context for young people to take risks and responsibility and assert their independence.
- provide young people with opportunities to explore self and experiment with personal identity in a supportive setting.
- provide young people with opportunities to take responsibility in work-like contexts and develop a range of pre-vocational skills.
- encourage young people to participate more fully in their communities and consider the consequences of the roles they choose to play in the wider world.
- provide young people with opportunities to participate in performance and the creative processes.
The Young Company endevours to work in partnership with the:
- Community Service Organisations
- Education Sector
- Federal Government
- State Government
- Local Government
- Arts Organisations
- Private Sector
We are located in the Cairns CBD, 169 Bunda St, Cairns. If you would like to see our space or enquire about hourly or daily venue hire please click here. ___________________________________________________________________________
OUR SPONSORS
The theatre seating and stage flooring at The Young Company was proudly funded by the Queensland Government's Gambling Community Benefit Fund.
To read more about TYC click on the articles below:
TYC Lowdown Article | TYC Cairns Post Article | TYC Annual Report 2009
To read more about TYC Artistic Director please click here
