Performing Arts

Another Great Start to the Year

Well, the dizzying highs of last year are gently slipping into the realm of memory and we have a blank canvas in front of us for 2016. As always, there is an enticing array of opportunities for student involvement in our performing arts program, as well as great value entertainment options for the wider school community in our audiences throughout the year.

Please take note of Janine Pero’s comprehensive outline of the upcoming instrumental and ensemble music opportunities. I encourage all Year 7 students to approach their instrumental music tryouts over the coming weeks with great gusto. I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at our Recruitment Night on Monday February 22, as well as at our impressive array of concerts during the year.

2016 College Production – Anything Goes

Auditions for this year’s production come up very quickly. In fact, they are next week.

Any student at the school may audition for a place in the cast. There is a comprehensive Production Handbook that can be downloaded from our production website (www.rscproduction.com.au) which answers any question you could possibly have about how to book an audition and what you need to prepare.

General auditions will take place after school on Wednesday February 10 and Thursday February 11, with a Dance Call after school on Friday February 12. The signup process is online and easy to complete once you have the necessary information from the handbook.

Students who wish to be involved in areas other than cast will be able to make an application from Wednesday February 24.

Please feel free to join our extended community on Facebook by liking www.facbook.com/RSCProduction and keep up with all of our news as the year unfolds.

2016 Performing Arts World Tour

This year is a World Tour year and 42 students will be jetting of for a 38-day global adventure on Thursday February 25. This will be the sixth such tour that the school has undertaken and promises to be a life-changing five weeks for those involved. Our itinerary this year includes a number of exciting destinations, where we are generously hosted by partner schools. These schools provide homestay accommodation for each of our students and generate audiences for whom we perform our self-devised musical, “Made in Melbourne”.

Willamette High School – Eugene, Oregon (USA)
Trafalgar Castle School – Whitby, Ontario (Canada)
Adams Grammar School – Newport, Shropshire (UK)
Fallibroome Academy – Macclesfield, Cheshire (UK)
Christian College Nassau-Veluwe - Harderwijk (The Netherlands)
Private college Bobée - Yvetot (France)
Gymnazium Usti nad Orlici - Usti nad Orlici (Czech Republic)
Chongqing No.8 Secondary School – Chongqing (China)

There will be a farewell, World Premiere performance of “Made in Melbourne” on the evening of Tuesday February 23.

Tickets are $10 and to book tickets please visit -

http://www.rscproduction.com.au/world-tour.html

To find out more about the tour and to follow it as it progresses, please head to our webpage at www.rscproduction.com.au/world-tour.html where you can also pick up our Facebook feed: www.facebook.com/RSCWorldTour

Other events for the year

We can also look forward to a range of other offerings throughout the year:

Junior Dance Club will run on Tuesday lunchtimes – see Miss Borlase for details
Junior Production will once again run in December for students in Years 7 to 9.
A musical group from Adams’ Grammar in the UK will be visiting us in late October/Early November. We will be looking for families to host these visiting students, who will once again participate in our College Band Tour.
Many students will have the opportunity to participate in the Victorian State Schools’ Spectacular later in the year.

I look forward to keeping you posted as the year unfolds and welcome your enquiries at any time.

Ben Moody

Director of Performing Arts