From the Co-curricular Performing Arts Team

From the Co-curricular Performing Arts Team

Performing Arts Articles

“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” – Maya Angelou

In the performing arts, student achievements are founded firmly upon the prodigiously powerful processes of creativity. Across the year, Pymble Performing Arts students in both individual and collaborative contexts employ creativity to bring to fruition performance projects wrought in integrity, discipline and passion.

Best of PAC!

It was a great pleasure to be a part the judging panel (also comprising Dr Kate Hadwen and Mrs Sarah Turner) for the Best of PAC in the GMCPA last night.

The creative work of the 17 student entries in dance and also vocal and instrumental performances was truly outstanding.

Warm congratulations to the following:

1st           Grace Louw and Saskia Nicholson                Wrecking Ball

2nd         Charlotte Allen and Lucy Bell                        Wish You Were Gay

3rd           Sarah Boland and Zarina Nurlanov                Pur ti Miro

And also to all of the performers who passionately gave so much of their talents to the highly appreciative and supportive audience.

Applause and plaudits to Piper Markson and Claire Oslington (Performing Arts Prefects) who were the inspiring and visionary leaders of this event in every respect. Thanks also to the Music staff and production staff as well as Year 11 VET students.

The creative excellence of Speech and Drama students

Students in Speech and Drama courses, expertly led by the wise and wonderful Mrs Vicki Clancey, continue to achieve excellence through their creative endeavours.  The students below, for example, achieved exemplary results in examinations held at the end of last year: a tribute to their commitment to, and sheer love of Speech and Drama

CSPA Certificate of Speech & Performance, Australia 

Rachel Johnson                                  Honours

CVCA Certificate of Voice & Communication Australia

Tilly Morgan                                         High Distinction

Shubhi Sethi                                        High Distinction

Yi Ning Jin                                            Honours

Jessie Yo Yo Xie                                  Honours

Georgia Stuart                                     Credit     

Chantelle Wu                                       Credit   

We will post other results for Speech and Drama as the year progresses.

The Junior Capella, Pymble Chorale and Humming Song Choirs in the Pymble Chapel

On Saturday May 20, it was a privilege to witness and hear the brilliant contributions of 60 Pymble choristers and 120 adult members of the Humming Song Choirs in a fabulously rich and diverse program of choral music. The collective performances of these choristers enchanted and mesmerised the audience of over 450.

Sincere thanks go to Kurt Schweinberger (Deputy Director of Performing Arts K – 6) for his leadership of this epic choral event which was ultimately of immense and long lasting value to the Pymble choristers

All the very best to students participating in Dance and Drama eisteddfods and students in Language Arts competitions both tonight and over the next week!

Michael Griffiths

Director of Co-curricular Performing Arts