Performing Arts, Term 3 Week 1 2026
Save The Date
Term 3
| WEEK | EVENT | LOCATION | DATE |
| Week 2 | Instrumental Soiree | Chapel | Tuesday 28 July |
| Week 2 | Ultra Dance Competition – Regional | Immanuel College | Tuesday 28 July, 8.15am – 4.10pm – Senior School Dance Troupe performing – Middle School Dance Troupe BLUE performing |
| Week 2 | Year 10 & 11 Drama live theatre excursion (‘Logan St’) | Dunstan Playhouse | Thursday 30 July |
| Week 3 | Coffee in the Lane | Osmond Street | Friday 7 August, 7.50am – Year 9 Class Band |
| Week 4 | SA School Band and Orchestra Festival | Brighton HS and Westminster School | Monday 10 – Friday 14 August (times TBA) – Junior String Ensemble – Pulteney String Orchestra – Intermediate Drum Corps – Senior Drum Corps – Stage Band 1 – Stage Band 2 |
| Week 4 | Ultra Dance Championships | Immanuel College | Friday 14 August (after-school hours) – Senior School Dance Troupe performing (TBC) – Middle School Dance Troupe BLUE performing (TBC) |
| Week 5 | Gig@theGov | The Gov Hotel | Thursday 20 August, Time TBA – JOTT 1 – JOTT 2 – Stage Band 1 – Stage Band 2 – Small Jazz Ensemble – Year 9, 10, 11 & 12 Music Class Bands – Junior Rock Band – Senior Rock Band – Pulteney String Orchestra |
| Week 6 | Book week | Wyatt Hall | Friday 28 August, 8.45am – Pulteney String Orchestra |
| Week 7 | Pulteney Dance Showcase | Wyatt Hall | Saturday 5 September – 3.00pm Matinee Show – 7.00pm Evening Show– Year 1 Dance Troupe – Year 2 Dance Troupe – Year 3 Dance Troupe – Year 4 Dance Troupe – Year 5/6 Dance Troupe WHITE – Year 5/6 Dance Troupe BLUE – Middle School Dance Troupe WHITE – Middle School Dance Troupe BLUE – Senior School Dance Troupe |
| Week 8 | Year 5/6 Junior School Musical “Dare to Dream Jnr” | Wyatt Hall | Wednesday 9 September – 2.00pm Matinee Show – 7.00pm Evening ShowThursday 10 September – 7.00pm Evening Show |
| Week 8 | Year 12 Drama Production | Holden Street Theatres | Thursday 10, Friday 11 & Saturday 12 September, 7.00pm |
| Week 8 | Walk to Defeat MND 2026 | Adelaide Oval | Saturday 12 September, time TBA – Senior Drum Corps |
| Week 10 | 2026 Musical Viewing & 2027 Musical Announcement | Regal Theatre, Kensington | Tuesday 22 September, 7.00pm |
| Week 10 | Performing Arts Awards Night | Wyatt Hall | Thursday 24 September, 6.30pm |
| Week 10 | House Performing Arts Competition | Robert Henshall Sports Gym | Friday 25 September, 2.00pm |
| School Holidays | SASDS Dance Competition | Westminster School | Saturday 26 September, times TBC – Senior School Dance Troupe – Middle School Dance Troupe BLUE – Middle School Dance Troupe WHITE |
| School Holidays | SACE Stage 2 Music Assessment (AT3) | Chapel | Tuesday 6 October (rehearsal) Saturday 10 October (rehearsal) Sunday 11 October, approx. 2.00pmAll times to be advised |
Welcome Back
Welcome back to school for what promises to be an exciting and action-packed Term 3.
We have an incredible line-up of Performing Arts events this term, including the Ultra Dance and SASDS Dance Competitions, the SA Band Festival in Week 4, and Gig@theGov in Week 5, which is a highlight for so many members of our community. This is followed by the Pulteney Dance Showcase in Week 7, the Year 5/6 Musical Production of Dare to Dream Jnr and then the Year 12 Drama production in Week 8. Later in the term we look forward to a refreshed Performing Arts Awards Night and, of course, the House Performing Arts Competition on the final day of term.
In amongst all this activity are many other performance opportunities for our students, as well as the Year 9 Sound Engineering class with Sam Hicks getting underway again, alongside the renewed Year 9 Musical Theatre class delivered by Meredith Wilson. We will also be revealing our 2027 Middle and Senior School Musical in Week 10 at the special cinema screening of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying on Tuesday 22 September.
In short, it is another huge term of Performing Arts activity, and we look forward to seeing our students continue to challenge themselves, develop their craft and share their talents with our school community.
Co-Curricular Updates
A reminder to please ensure you’re logging your child’s absence for Performing Arts Co-Curricular activities via the Pulteney App. Please follow the below instructions:
- Select Co-Curricular Tile
- Select Log co-curricular absence
Junior School:
- All junior school Performing Arts Co-Curricular activities will resume Week 2, Term 3. Keep an eye on Clipboard for more information
Middle & Senior School:
- Middle and Senior School Performing Arts Co-Curricular activities resume this week (Week 1, Term 3)
- The MS/SS Swimming Carnival will take place next Wednesday 29 July (Week 2). Please make note of the following ensembles:
- Senior Concert Choir (still running as normal prior to departure)
- ManChoir (cancelled)
- Intermediate Drum Corps (rescheduled for Friday 31 July 1.15-1.45pm)
- Small Jazz Ensemble (cancelled)
Instrumental Soiree
Our Term 3 Soirée will take place next Tuesday 28 July in the Chapel. Due to significant interest, we have split the soirée into two concerts on the same evening; one at 5.00pm and the other at 6.15pm.
Parents of performing students will receive an email tomorrow with details of the concert their child is involved in. We look forward to seeing our students perform as they continue to build their skill in public performance and further develop their craft as musicians.
Coffee in the Lane
Please come along and hear the Year 9 Music class band perform on Friday 7 August, Week 3, from 7.50am until about 8.20am. We hope to see you all then.
Junior Year 1 Dance Troupe Teacher
I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank Alex Zeitz for her teaching and contribution to our Dance co-curricular program over the past several years. Alex has been a wonderful member of our Performing Arts community, and we are incredibly grateful for the passion, care and expertise she has shared with our students. As Alex and her husband prepare to welcome their first child, we wish them every happiness and all the very best for this exciting new chapter in their lives.
We are delighted to welcome Addison Ritossa as the new teacher of our Junior Year 1 Dance Troupe. Addison graduated from Pulteney in 2025, having completed Stage 2 Dance in 2024. During her time at Pulteney, Addison was a highly regarded student leader and served as Dance Captain in 2024.
Addison’s passion for dance and commitment to her craft will no doubt inspire our young dancers. We are thrilled to welcome her back to the Pulteney Performing Arts community and look forward to her beginning with the students next week.
Instrumental Music and Drama Program
Pulteney’s Performing Arts Department offers private tuition for a range of instruments as well as voice and drama lessons.
Applications for this year opened in December 2025 and have been finalised, however students from Reception right through to Year 12 can enrol at any time across the year. If an instrument, type of lesson or teacher is already fully booked, we can place your child on a waiting list until a lesson becomes available.
For more information about our program please click here. If you’re interested in enrolling your son or daughter, please complete the online application form.
Jonathon Rice
Head of Performing Arts