Tasmanian Governor has fun

The Governor of Tasmania, Her Excellency Professor The Honourable Kate Warner and her husband Mr Warner attended our production of Much Ado About Nothing last Friday night.

The Governor was full of praise for our students and staff. She indicated that the production was outstanding and even ended up dancing on stage with our students at the end of the show. It was such an honour and pleasure to have her warm and generous presence amongst our families and students.

We have had wonderful feedback on the outstanding showcase of work evident in the Creative Arts Festival.

The essence of outstanding arts education is that students are led beyond what all imagined they could do; a door is opened for each young person to transform themselves singularly and collectively. Much Ado was a magical show with all of the elements of the comedy of Shakespeare brought to life and translated into the contemporary of now.

The Festival and it’s impressive Art Exhibition, ended with a delightful Music Soiree on the Saturday afternoon and a Talking Heads Retrospective in the Peacock Theatre on Saturday Night with a mix of current students and old Scholars presenting powerful and entertaining monologues. This was a stunning end to a wonderful showcase week as we were enthralled by the performance capacities of past and present students.

I commend our Director of Creative Arts K-10, Mr Mike O’Brien and the K-10 faculty including Ms Audrey Durbridge, Ms Samantha Healy, Mrs Joanna Jeffery, Miss Katherine Hewitt, Ms Michelle O’Grady and Mr Martin Smith for the collective impact and opportunities provided within the Festival.

Showcase of Music & Dance

Families will receive in the mail next week, invitations to the 2018 Showcase of Music & Dance to be held on Thursday evening 20 September at Guilford Young College’s Bosco Centre.

Ms Beth Gilligan - Dominic College Principal