Performing Arts News

Year 11 Performance Evening

On Tuesday 14th November the year 11 Music and Drama classes presented the culmination of their Unit 2 work to an audience of family and friends. The music students presented both a solo and a group piece. Highlights included the premiere of original compositions and a fond farewell to our Brazilian exchange student, Isabela Panato-Mucke.

The drama class was split into two ensemble groups and came up with two excellent pieces based around a variety of stimulus material that was given to them in class.

Drama Performance 1 – Iceberg –

Chantelle Daher, Alex Dolan, Jeanti Exton, Miranda Koop,

Belle Mardon-Chivell & Hannah Willoughby

You don’t always see the full picture. “Iceberg” demonstrates that what we see isn’t always reality, and sometimes a much larger truth lies below the surface. Reality is often found if we look a bit deeper, and until we walk a mile in someone else’s shoes, we are not in a position to make judgement. This hesitancy to look a bit deeper is perhaps where stereotyping, false expectations and even racism emerge from. This piece reminds us that you can’t judge a book by its cover.

Drama Performance 2 – Lucifer –

Isabelle Carney, Bella Crawford, Nicola Lennon, Kala Rosebirch

Sophie Townsend & Laura Walsh

“Lucifer” follows one boy’s journey through life and how names can dictate direction. This performance piece explores the idea that names shape and influence our ideas and image of things, places and more importantly, people. The performance also explores moral decision-making between ‘good’ and ‘evil’. This piece reminds us that we are not defined by names or labels placed upon us.

**Rain is referenced as a symbol to demonstrate cleansing, natural tension and re-birth.

Thank you to Tip Kennedy and Bridget Tellefson for attending.

Anne Corry and Lindy Mummé.

VCE Drama Solo Performance Exam

On Monday the 30th of October the performance exams for Melbourne Girls' College concluded with the Drama Solo Performance Exams. Of the ten possible structures provided by the VCAA that students can develop for this exam, Melbourne Girls' College covered nine of them. The 2017 structure included;

The Fortune Hunter - in search of El Dorado.
Lady Lucy Duff Gordon - interviewed about the scandals in her life.
Hermoine Granger - set in 2020 after the events in The Cursed Child
Jonas from The Giver - set after the events that occur in the novel.
Mrs. Sarah Siddons - on the events surrounding the emergence of the Shakespeare forgeries.
The Storyteller - reflecting on events from the Wavehill Walk-off to the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Australian referendum.
Mr. Sneelock - from Dr Seuss', "If I Ran The Circus".
Elisabeth Hauptmann - confronting Bertolt Brecht's widow for acknowledgement of writing "The Threepenny Opera".
The Showdog - inspired from the film, "Best In Show"

Every student found the exam a positive experience, and I was proud that they all worked hard to present excellent performances.

Well done

Lindy Mummé