Performing Arts News

Year 11 Performance Evening

On Tuesday, 22nd May, our Year 11 Music and Drama students celebrated the culmination of their Unit 1 with their performance evening. The music students performed both a solo and in a group.

“Hungry Like the Wolves” was arranged and performed by Ruby Ricci (bass and vocals) Franny Fleet (Piano) Claudia Carlton -Allen (vocals) Emily Tonili (drums) and Lucca Randazzo.

“Somewhere Only We Know” was arranged and performed by Susan Nguyen, Rachel Wat, Maya Ostrawski, (vocals) Angie Tran (drums), Genna Welsh (piano) and Mina Chen (guitar)

The drama students’ stimuli was social media

“Rule Number 5”

Daisy Batten, Polly Decker, Eliza Hughes, Sonia Li and Bella McNamara

In a society where social media has transcended the norms of communication, we turn into mindless robots controlled by the urge to conform. We use the colour red to illuminate our subjugation under the power of social media and explore how we fall victim to our fear.

“Mind Control”

Lilli Baxter, Ali Casey, Dilara Cokacar , Jamila Jalloh, Mae James and Riley Stoffel

This ensemble piece makes use of both non-naturalistic and naturalistic performance techniques to comment on the effects of stereotyping and unrealistic expectations within the various platforms of social media. The story follows a teenage girl protagonist facing the pressure to conform to societal expectations and seeks to show the negative aspects of a life lived on-line.

“Smile for the Camera”

Corinna Bentley, Roisin Casinader, Meg Funston, Candice Musker, Gauri Nari and Deanna Vibovic

Our performance ’smile for the camera’ explores the changes that we go through as we enter the online landscape; shifts in reputation, realisations of self and reconstructions of our bodies. It is clear to us that, while we’re online, we are immediately diminished to art, or to an opportunity, we lose our humanity instantaneously. Online, it is not who we are or what we are that determines self, it is the contextless image we can fit inside a square.

Thank you to our student teachers, Chiara Stebbing (Music) and Dylan Licastro (Drama)

Anne Corry and Lindy Mumme

Bring it On

“It’s all Happening” with our 2018 Musical Production of “Bring It On”! Students are into the groove of their rehearsal times and are looking and sounding fantastic!

A huge thank you to our student choreographers who are doing an amazing job:

Hannah Jukes Frere and Ava Den Elzen, choreographers for the Truman Cheerleading Chorus.

Hannah Willoughby and Charli Carney, choreographers for the Jackson Crew Chorus.

Gen Campbell, chorographer for the Specialist Dancers.

A huge thank you to Tony Hicks, Andy Clarke and Wen Chin for their work arranging and rehearsing our orchestra and our vocal coaches, Ellyce Calder and Susan de Jong.

Thank you to Alice Dawes and Lindy Mumme for their work co-directing.

Don’t forget to put the following dates on your fridge and in your calendars, phones and diaries:

When? There will be 6 evening performances at MGC from 7.30pm on the following dates:

Cast 1: Wednesday 8th, Thursday 9th and Friday 10th August. (Term 3, Week 4)

Cast 2: Wednesday 15th, Thursday 16th and Friday 17th August. (Term 3, Week 5)

We look forward to seeing you at the show.

Chookas!

Anne Corry

Musical Production