Top Production and Performance Awards for Wakakirri Groups
MLC Junior School for their Story-Dance titled, Who Is Your Superhero?
‘Discovering our personal Super-heroes as imagination runs wild in the classroom!’ – Scott Irwin
Performance and Production awards:
- Excellent lead cast
- Excellent performance teamwork
- Excellent artwork on sets
- Excellent ensemble
- Excellent polished performance
Nominated for the National Festival Award: Entertainment Story Award
Panel feedback from Scott Irwin:
‘Great work from a well-mannered and enthusiastic group! Lovely storytelling and acting, and good variety of choreography for different skill levels. Simple in story – told with energy and was clearly well-rehearsed. Nice clear message, and great work from leads and ensemble.’
MLC School Senior School for their Story-Dance titled Guernica
‘Breathtaking, visually stunning, and emotionally powerful piece exploring Picasso’s “Guernica”. – Scott Irwin
Performance and Production awards:
- Best direction: Combination of dancing and acting
- Excellent staging: combination of all aspects
- Excellent set movement and staging
- Excellent polished performance
- Excellent theme/concept
Nominated for the National Festival Award: History Story Award
Panel feedback from Scott Irwin:
‘Incredible. My written notes are full of superlatives. I would like to commend you for the most exciting, thoroughly entertaining and powerful piece I’ve had the pleasure of seeing for a long while. Absolute commitment from every single performer, and storytelling at the highest level. With costuming, sets, lighting and makeup to match. The choreography was excellent and executed a such a high standard. This ticks every box for Wakakirri. Congratulations to one and all!’
On the evening of the performance, the Senior School students were also awarded the following Off-Stage Awards
- Best Backstage Crew Award
- Best Teamwork Award
- Best Individual Costume Design Award
What’s Next?
Both teams have been nominated for a National Story award for 2022, with a live streamed Wakakirri TV ceremony to take place on Monday 17 October 2022 at 1pm (AEST).
Additionally, our Senior Years students (Year 7 to Year 12) have been invited back to the NIDA Parade Theatre stage to participate in the 2022 State Awards Night on Friday 23 September 2022.
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