Performing Arts News
MTC Ambassador Program 2022
It is with much pleasure that I can announce that Melbourne Theatre Company have accepted to application of Ash Parkinson from year 11 into their Ambassador Program for 2022.
Each year since 2010, a group of Year 11 theatre-lovers have been selected as MTC Ambassadors, embarking on a year-long extension program that offers insight into the world of professional theatre. Each month the Ambassadors meet with MTC staff and artists and share their experiences of theatre with like-minded peers.
Meeting roughly once a month, MTC Ambassadors are offered the chance to extend their knowledge and experience by attending MTC productions and sharing their responses to theatre with a group of like-minded young people. In 2022, MTC Ambassadors will attend 8 MTC productions at Southbank Theatre and Arts Centre Melbourne and meet a range of MTC staff and artists for exclusive Q&A opportunities.
Ambassadors also take a leadership role which has two functions; to act as youth representatives within the Company, and to act as advocates for MTC within their school and social communities.
Please keep your eye on up-coming newsletter, where Ash will share some of her experiences with the Melbourne Theatre Company.
Congratulations Ash.
(Lindy Mummé – VCE Drama Teacher)
SLAP. BANG. KISS
Written by winning playwright Dan Giovannoni tracks three young people whose stories kickstart a series of events none of them could have anticipated, transforming them into global symbols of revolution. But when their stories go viral and the whole world is watching, what will they do next?
ON the 27th of April the VCE Drama students spent the MTC performance of SLAP BANG KISS. It was wonderful to be back seeing live theatre again!
SLAP. A video of 16-year-old Immi hitting a security officer goes viral. BANG. Sofia’s impassioned speech for the victims of a school shooting makes international news. KISS. In the car park of a small-town Woolies, people rally around Darby and Daniel as the boys lock lips in an attempt to set the world record for the longest kiss. Exploring themes of activism, community and hope, director Katy Maudlin delivers a bold production. The characters in SLAP. BANG. KISS. are not unlike the many young activists who have gained global attention.
From the VCE Drama Students
Year 9 Actor's Workshop
Last term, the Year 9 actors workshop completed their first learning task. We reflected on myths, memories, and milestones from our own childhoods. We put our ideas together and worked as a group to create our short 4-minute performances which included at least one transformation of time. This is where time does not run chronologically, for example, starting at the end, can return us back to the present and then bring us to another point in the past.
Showing these time transformations, we used some of these dramatic devices:
- The actors can freeze
- A dialogue que
- Reading a letter or diary
- Using a photo image
Below are some short clips from some of the performances!
Ruby Scott – Middle School Drama Captain
DANCE
Beth Pert - Top Acts
A HUGE congratulations to Beth Pert, Year 12, who has been selected to perform her VCE Dance Solo at Top Acts. This is an incredible achievement being the only VCE Dance student in the state to be selected. Top Acts is the grand finale of the VCE Season of Excellence 2022, it showcases the work of Victoria’s extraordinary performing arts students who have achieved exemplary results in the studies of Dance, VET Dance, Drama, Theatre Studies, Music Performance, Music Style and Composition, Music Investigation and VET Music.
Beth will be performing on Friday the 20th of May at the Melbourne Recital Centre.
On behalf of MGC, congratulations and good luck Beth!
Save the Date: Dance Showcase
On Friday the 27th of May MGC’s amazing dance students will be performing pieces that they have been working on across terms 1 and 2. Performances will include routines from the Co-Curricular dance program, the Year 9 dance elective class and VCE dance students. It will include student choreographed performances as well as pieces students have learnt from their dance teachers and choreographers. It is sure to be a fantastic evening celebrating all of MGC’s talented dancers!
Event details:
Melbourne Girls’ College Dance Showcase - Semester 1 2022
Location: James Tatoulis Auditorium, Methodist Ladies’ College, 207 Barkers Rd Kew
Date: Friday 27th May 2022
Time: 6:30 – 8:30pm
Tickets on sale soon! Keep an eye out!