ARTS LEADERSHIP TEAM – 2025:

• Emily Turner

• Dylan Bunn

• Jasper Bailey

• Alice McKenzie

• Mr Ben Gallagher (Arts Learning Leader/Performing Arts Coordinator) bgallagher@shckyneton.catholic.edu.au

Our Junior Arts Leaders, Jasper and Alice, will introduce themselves in the next newsletter.

One of the things we’re excited about this year is a range of lunchtime activities that we have planned on most Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, for all Sacred Heart students to attend. These workshops are free and run by students and staff.

There’s an explanation of these workshops below and calendar of events for the rest of this term. Term 1 is a very busy term and we’ll have workshops running again in Term 2 and we encourage students to come along and join in.

If you’d like to find out more, email one of the team or students can come along to one of our Arts Group Meetings. Students can join the Arts Group Google Classroom to stay up to date, dd6ln7y.

MUSICAL MONDAYS:

• 'Music Mondays Live' - Regular live performances in the Music Room, Theatre or outside.

• 'Songwriting Sessions' - Turn your ideas or poetry into songs or bring your own original song ideas along to 'workshop'.

TERRIFIC TUESDAYS:

• Art/Media/Photography workshops run by senior students and Arts leaders.

WEIRD WEDNESDAYS:

• That Singing Thing (Choir) Love to sing? Want to make new friends and share your passion for music? Come be part of our school choir - no experience needed, just enthusiasm. In the Music Room (or Chapel) on Wednesday lunchtimes. Bring your lunch and come along for a sing.

FRANTIC FRIDAYS:

• Drama Llamas! Love acting and creating with others? Want a space to unleash your creativity? Join the Drama Llamas! Get involved with improvisation games, devising scenes and creating play scenes in a fun, supportive space!

No experience needed - Just bring your imagination and let the drama begin. Friday lunches in the Drama Room.

• 'The Game' - LIVE ARTS themed quiz show - 'RocKwiz' & 'Spicks and Specks' meets 'Would I Lie to You'

SCHOOL PRODUCTION 2025

Also beginning in Term 1 is work on Sacred Heart’s school production, 'As You Like It' by William Shakespeare, reimagined in the early 1970s, which a lot of students and staff alike are excited about, considering the last production was 'The Dream' in 2022, when our current Year 12s were in Year 9!

The SHC Production will feature a live rock band providing a soundtrack of music from the late 60s early 70’s to Shakespeare's classic comedy.

“As You Like It” begins with a tense family situation: Rosalind, a witty and intelligent woman, who lives at the court of her uncle, Duke Frederick. After an unpleasant falling out, Rosalind and her cousin, Celia, are banished to the mysterious Forest of Arden. To ensure their safety, Rosalind disguises herself as a man named Ganymede, and Celia dresses up as a shepherdess named Aliena. While this is all happening, Orlando, the man Rosalind admires, faces harsh mistreatments from his older brother, Oliver. A similar falling out occurs between the two brothers, and Orlando escapes into the forest as well. While in the forest, Orlando, unaware of who “Ganymede” truly is, expresses his love for Rosalind, and Ganymede offers to help teach Orlando in the ways of love. However, a spanner is thrown into the works when a shepherdess, Phoebe, falls in love with Ganymede, which causes all sorts of trouble. In a triumph of love, joy, and self-reflection, the play finally concludes, ending a heck of an adventure.

If you think you might be interested, this might be just for you! And don’t worry, if acting isn't your forte, you might instead be interested in music, lighting and sound, backstage, front of house, and much, much more. Students can go to the Arts Group Google Classroom dd6ln7y for more information and to fill out an application form.