Performing Arts
Dance Night Semester 2
Congratulations to all our dedicated and amazing MGC Dancers on another sensational Dance Night! We had almost 200 students from Years 7-12 perform their own choreography and learnt works across two exciting concerts. Thank you so much to our fabulous dance teachers: Kaitlin Malone, Brooke Bond, Jasmine McGuire and Andrea Arena. I'd also like to acknowledge all the support and work from the wonderful Performing Arts team: Ms Culvenor, Ms Mumme and Ms Corry.
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Siobhan Judge
Dance Leader
Unit 4 Dance
Congratulations to our Unit 4 dancers on completing both their performance and written exams! You all should be very proud of your achievements. This year you have all worked so hard and choreographed some beautiful and creative solos! On behalf of MGC Dance we wish you all the best with your future dance endeavours!
Pictured Students: Audrey Axiak, Georgia Den Elzen, Hannah Den Elzen, Sundae Giannakopoulos, Evie Lau, Elodie Morris, Elodie Mumme, Erin Penaia.
Georgia Culvenor
VCE Dance Teacher
Drama
The curtain on Drama at MGC for 2025 has nearly gone down.
It has been a fabulous wrap-up for MGC Drama students for 2025. Exams are finished, performances are completed and the last professional performance have been attended.
The Year 12 students presented their solo performance exams to panels of examiners on earlier in the term. There was a wonderful array of characters presented include:
- Cruella de Vil
- Marie Antionette
- Hush (from Possum Magic) the Children’s Storybook Character)
- Frederick Federici the Theatre Ghost
- Agent 86 (yes, of “Get Smart” fame)
- The Advertising Agent
- Oiwa the Japanese vengeful ghost
- Professor Flitwick (Harry Potter fame)
See if you can work out which student is representing which character – there are a few double-ups.
Meanwhile Year 9 10 and 11 students performed for family and friends on Wednesday the 5th of November.
Year 11 Drama – “The Watched”
The Watched serves as a warning to those who open their lives on the current digital landscape. Lines are blurred between being a voyeur and observed by a critical yet unseen audience.
A random sample of people in a Dystopian universe known as, The Watched, are brought to a “rehabilitation facility” to be examined. Every move, every decision, every conflict is monitored by unseen “Watchers” who treat their confinement as entertainment.
As the “Survivors” adapt to their artificial environment and question their reality, something shifts: the “Watchers” begin to blur the lines between their observation and entertainment. Obsessed with the drama unfolding before them, their own world, once secure and detached, begins to unravel.
Year 10 Drama – “The Cost of Fashion”
Year 10 Drama students have been exploring how to construct performance work using Dramatic Elements. Their stimulus, Fashion, prompted the central question: “What is the cost of fashion?”
Through their devised performances, students investigate the fast fashion industry and its impact on individuals and the planet. Using a range of dramatic conventions, these pieces aim to engage audiences in a thought-provoking reflection on consumerism, personal responsibility, and sustainability.
Year 9 Drama
“Teenage Stereotypes”
Year 9 Drama students have been exploring the idea of stereotypes — how they can both highlight misconceptions and reveal uncomfortable truths.
Using the provocation: “Teenagers are everything we love to hate… vain, naïve, and influenced by everything from social media to their peers,” students created a series of short performances examining and challenging common perceptions of teenage identity. Their work draws attention to the humour and harshness of these labels while encouraging audiences to question the stereotypes we so easily accept. They then created a few stereotypes of their own:
“Teenage girls are witches, snitches and boy-crazy bitches” along with “Teenage boys are cocky and they smell”. (All stereotypes – remember!)
As we approach the end of the year, our Year 7 studentshave been entertaining lunchtime audiences with their whole–class performances. This semesters classes of Year 7 performances students have been amazing with their creativity and vast demonstration of talent. Well done everyone.
Lindy Mumme
Drama Leader
Year 11 Music Evening
Congratulations to our Year 11 Music class for their performances on Thursday, 6th November and thank you to everyone who attended. We had a fantastic selection of group numbers, duets, solos and original compositions!
Year 12 Music
Congratulations to all our Year 12’s who completed their performance exams on the weekends of October through to November. A special thank you to our amazing accompanists, Hayden Dun and Katrina Halliday (Piano) and Andy Clarke (Guitar) and to our student members of Mid and Senior Rock Bands and A’capella Choir, who supported our students in their compulsory ensemble numbers.
Year 7 Lunchtime Performances
Term 4 saw the culmination of our Semester 2 Year 7 collaborative performances based on the theme of Australian Women in the Arts. Congratulations to 7C3 for being the first to perform on Wednesday, 19 November.
Year 8 Music “Battle of the Bands”
Our Year 8 Music classes have all performed their rock bands learning task and each class chose one band to represent them at our Year 8 Semester 2 Battle of the Bands, which will be on Wednesday, 3rd December at lunchtime.
Chookas to the following:
8F: “Don’t Look Back in Anger” (Steph, Harriet, Audrey, Winter, Aiva and Sophia)
8G: “Silver Springs” (Bridget VL, Lily E, Zara F, Audrey D & Zoe M)
8H: “Everybody Wants To Rule The World” (Samara S, Ada L, Chloe D, Elizabeth C & Mika B)
8I: “Counting Stars” (Elyza L, LIz B, Kristen W, Suyali X & Jade D)
- 8J: “Smells Like Teen Spirit” (Sethumi L, Alessia Vi, Billie H, Kaya S, Mila E & Lidija Z)