Performing Arts, Term 1 Week 9
Save the Date
| Term 1 | |
| Week 9 | Friday 19 March, Good Friday – NO REHEARSALS |
| Wednesday 27 March, Middle School Dance Troupe – BACK ON | |
| Week 10 | Tuesday 2 April, Year 3 Strings Performance – Junior School Assembly, Robert Henshall Sports Gym |
| Tuesday 2 April, Year 1 Dance Troupe – ROOM CHANGE: MS 1.3 and 1.4 | |
| Wednesday 3 April, Middle School Dance Troupe – CANCELLED | |
| Week 11 | Monday 8 April, Dance Soiree – 6.00pm Wyatt Hall |
| Tuesday 9 April, Year 1 Dance Troupe – ROOM CHANGE: MS 1.3 and 1.4 | |
| Wednesday 10 April, Middle School Dance Troupe – CANCELLED | |
| Thursday 11 April, Cabaret in the Lane –6.40pm-9.30pm, Osmond St Precinct | |
| Thursday 11 April, Handbells Ensemble – CANCELLED due to Cabaret in the Lane | |
| School Holidays | Tuesday 16 to Wednesday 17 April, Sydney Grease Trip |
| Sunday 28 April, Legally Blonde Rehearsal 10.00am-5.00pm | |
| Sunday 28 April, Captain Sturt’s Birthday Event (Nicholls String Quartet Performance) 3.00pm-4.30pm Sturt’s Cottage, Grange | |
| Term 2 | |
| Week 1 | Friday 3-Sunday 5 May, Generations in Jazz – Mt Gambier |
| Week 2 | Tuesday 7 May, Year 5 Band Performance – Junior School Assembly, Wyatt Hall |
| Week 3 | Wednesday 15 May, Captain Sturt’s Soiree (Year 9 Piano Trio Performance) 7.30 – 8.15pm Sturt’s Cottage, Grange |
Instrumental/Drama Soiree Tuesday 7 May 6pm Chapel
We hold three Instrumental/Drama Soirees each year, which are small, friendly concerts in the Chapel, with around 20 students performing. These concerts are designed to encourage our youngest musicians to perform a short piece to the very supportive audience, so these students can begin their journeys as performing musicians. We also have older more experienced performers play. If your child is interested, please ask them to let their music tutors know. The families of listed students wanting to perform will have an email with details of the event sent out in Week 10 of this Term.
Legally Blonde Production T-shirts:
Student members of the cast, stage crew, makeup crew, and orchestra are invited to purchase and wear our Legally Blonde production t-shirt. This not only serves as a fantastic promotional tool to the Pulteney community, but also develops a sense of connection amongst the entire production team. The t-shirt is not a compulsory item. However, we have found that the ‘show shirt’ is a popular keepsake. Production t-shirts may be worn at rehearsals, holiday workshops, production week, and on approved school days in Term 2 (TBA).
T-shirts cost $25.00 each, which will be added to your family’s school account. You can find more information and order your t-shirt using the following link: https://forms.office.com/r/r1NmNTYdu9?origin=lprLink
Junior School Performing Arts Program changes – remainder of Term 1
Some changes have been made to the scheduled Junior School Performing Arts program, so please run your eye over the information below as it might be important for your child.
SALE ITEMS
Nicholls Building Storeroom Items for Sale
We have gone through the storeroom and found many items we no longer need or use. These items include instruments, amplifiers, and AV equipment. We would love to see these instruments and equipment to find a new life and purpose.
Attached is a list for your perusal. If you are interested in purchasing anything, please contact me directly. All monies raised will go back into the performing arts capital expenditure budget for 2024.
Non-Attendance to Co-curricular Performing Arts Groups/Troupes/Choirs/Bands
We are currently working on a detailed management policy on how students are to attend co-curricular rehearsals and events, with absences to be handled more cohesively across the School. We hope to have this policy formulated and approved this term. We will present this policy in PRW when it is released.
Cabaret in the Lane, Thursday 11 April (Week 11 Term 1)
As we prepare for the exciting Cabaret in the Lane, we are seeking items for the raffle baskets. If you are able assist, please send along items to Sophie Fox or myself in the Performing Arts Office. All donations are gratefully received and will be part of the Cabaret Raffle. We are looking for Gourmet food and Garden items you are comfortable donating to the cause. The funds raised by FoPA are invested back into the Performing Arts to benefit the students.
Tickets are now available for $25 and can be purchased here! Charcuterie boxes can be purchased under the same link – one box will feed 3-4 adults. The event is strictly no BYO, however, alcohol and additional bakery items can be purchased on site on the night.
Please note that performing students do not require a ticket.
The list of performers involved with Cabaret in the Lane is extensive, incredibly talented, and includes the following groups and individuals:
- Stage Band
- Stage Band 2
- JOTT 1
- JOTT 2
- Tutor Small Group
- Legally Blonde Preview (selected Cast)
- Senior Strings
- Small Jazz Ensemble
- Taylor Schwartz, Liam Goodes, Fallon Katz, Leo Zhu and Sophie Fonovic.
The Legally Blonde Cast members are the following listed individuals, plus those in other groups who are also partaking in the musical, such as members of JOTT 1 and 2. We will have a special rehearsal with these groups when we get closer to the event. The students needed are as follows. Please take note this list has changed slightly with some students be unavailable to attend.
- Selected cast: Maggie Bridges, Nektaria Mavragelos , Polly Schubert, Emily Graetz, Madeleine Wehner, Scarlett McCall, Poppy Rankine, Emerson McClurg, Scarlett Lamb, Sophie Haarsma, Charlotte Alsop, Zella Monaghan, Siena Pagnozzi, Michaela Lazarevic, Emma Wadham, Emily Puah, Zara Pagnozzi, Hannah Douglas, Carrie Marshall, Caitlin Dinning, Madeleine Hardboard, Isadora Tribe, Eloise Clarke, Taylor Schwartz, Liam Goodes, Patrick Longden, Jeffrey Wang.
Coffee in the Quad
This week is Good Friday, so there is no performance as the School is closed.
Week 10 we return to the Lane and will feature several choirs.
In Week 11, Friday 12 April, there is no music at the Coffee in the Quad as we recover from the 2024 Cabaret the night before. I understand the café will still be open that last day of the term.
| Term 1
|
Location | Performers |
| Week 9 | Good Friday | No Classes |
| Week 10 | Quad | 3/4 Concert Choir, Kurrajong Choir, Grammarphones and Senior Concert Choir |
| Week 11 | Quad | Coffee is on but no performers |
| Term 2 | Location | Performers |
| Week 1 | Quad | Stage Band 1, Small Jazz Group and Jazz on The Terrace 1 before they head off to Mt Gambier for the Generations in Jazz National Competition |
Adelaide Eisteddfod Entries
I have identified many students who I would like to encourage to participate in the annual Adelaide Eisteddfod, an event that runs from late May – late August. The parents of students identified will receive an email soon informing of the selection and the sections relevant. A form will be attached so the parents can accept or decline this offer. Once the form is completed and the offer is accepted, I will enrol the student into the Eisteddfod and pay the associated fees.
Year 5 Band Performance
In Week 2, Term 2, our talented Year 5 Band members will be performing at the Junior School Assembly on Tuesday 7 May. Letters to parents of students involved will be sent home in Week 10.
Legally Blonde
Tickets to this year’s huge MS/SS Musical Theatrical presentation of Legally Blonde the Musical will be released soon. Cast member’s families will have a few days to access the tickets first before the tickets are released to general public.
As mentioned in previous Pulteney Reviews, we have implemented a small but impactful $20 costume levy for all on-stage performers. We ask that this levy is paid by 11.00pm on Monday 1 April. Please click here to pay. We thank you for your kind generosity and commitment to our Performing Arts.
GREASE Sydney Excursion – Food Options and Dietary Requirements
A reminder for parents who have not yet completed the MS form for food options and dietary requirements, to please do so by Friday 29 March at the latest. Click here to fill out the form. We all can’t wait to get over to Sydney and see the show, catch up with Oscar and visit the Opera House a for private tour. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.
2024 Dance Troupe Jumpers
Emails have been sent out to parents of student dancers who may be interested in purchasing a new jumper. Please click here to consent to the purchase.
Co-curricular Announcements
- Week 10 Middle School Dance Troupe – Cancelled
- Week 11 Middle School Dance Troupe – Cancelled
- Week 11 Term 1 Senior Handbells – Cancelled
Jonathon Rice
Head of Performing Arts