Storytelling, Speech and Drama, Acting classes in Nannup, Bibbulmun Nyungah Country, Western Australia
Cara Flame has been a Speech and Drama teacher since 1998. Cara has experience teaching Speech and Drama in a wide variety of settings; from private schools (in both primary and secondary education), to Montessori schools, Juvenile detention centres through the Department of Justice, through her own performing arts academy SCAPA, and also at Tsinghua Fuzhong, one of the two top schools in China. Cara has submitted students for Trinity, AMEB and English Speaking Board exams. Many of her students have won prizes at festivals and Eisteddfods.Cara has served as an adjudicator since 2000, for both the Perth Speech and Drama Festival, and for the W.A Eisteddfod since 2012. Cara has also served as a Speech and Drama examiner with the AMEB. (Peak Australian examinations board.)Cara has also been involved in acting and theatre education in general, previously as the coordinator of the Diploma of Screen Acting at the Film & Television Institute of W.A, and as a film lecturer at the SAE Institute.Cara previously co-directed a performing arts academy, offering twenty classes across the week to more than 200 students. These students ranged from the age of 3 to 70, and classes were taught in areas from dance to filmmaking, from musical theatre to game design. Whole academy performances were presented at the end of each year, harnessing the passions and talents of a diverse group of students.Cara has also previously been employed to direct school productions. From pantomimes to musicals, these have involved large casts of young people of a variety of age groups.Currently, Cara is employed at SAE University College, tutoring Bachelor level students in subjects within the Creative Industries.In addition to working in education, Cara also works as an arts practitioner, creating artworks in theatre, film, and multimedia.Following on from a number of theatre projects created in conjunction with groups in the community, Cara decided to pursue further studies in Therapeutic Arts Practice, and is now a qualified Arts Therapist holding registration with ANZACATA. Cara is a current doctoral candidate, conducting research into clowning and comedy as a tool for change.Cara moved to Nannup in 2025, and is excited to launch her new studio - Nannup Story Shed.Cara qualifications:MA (Screen Studies), Masters Therapeutic Arts Practice, Grad Cert Divinity, BA (Theatre Arts), BA (Indigenous Knowledge, History and Heritage), Diploma of Youth Work, Cert IV TAE, LSDA, ASDA, Certificate TEFL, Certificate of Business English, Cert IV Small Business ManagementIn process:Professional Doctorate ECAT
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