• Two days after the end of term, 22 musicians from Years 6 – 11 and 3 staff members will embark on our first European Music Tour. During the 14 day tour, we will visit Prague, Vienna, Graz and Salzburg. A highlight will be our five nights in Vienna where we will be presenting a combined Advent Concert with Sacré Coeur Vienna. During the tour we will also visit many sites of musical importance in Prague and Austria. This exciting international undertaking will also enable our students to experience Sacred Heart education in Austria by spending time at the Sacred Heart schools in Vienna and Graz. Drama At Kincoppal – Rose Bay we continued with the overarching vision to develop and nurture a coherent performance culture at the School, which strengthens the School as a community and a place of cultural excellence. • Our senior drama students subscribed to Belvoir Theatre’s 2014 season, attending performances throughout the year including the new Australian work, Brother’s Wreck and the beautifully staged The Glass Menagerie. • The inaugural House Theatresports competition was held early in Term 2, with over 50 students from Years 8 – 12 competing for the win. Prior to the event, the students participated in workshops with tutors from Impro Australia, where they learnt improvisation games and developed team-work skills in preparation for the competition. • Kincoppal – Rose Bay was represented at the Theatresports Schools’ Challenge in Term 2. The Year 11 team showcased their ability to create drama in a completely spontaneous form, coming in a commendable 5th place in a field of highly experienced players.
• Year 12 drama students participated in two acting technique workshops throughout the year with visiting tutors from NIDA. Intensive sessions on The Seven Degrees of Body Tension and Anne Bogart’s Viewpoints extended the students’ knowledge and understanding on their HSC units of work. • In August, Year 12 drama students performed their Individual and Group Projects for their family, friends, teachers and visiting examiners for the HSC Showcase. Individual Projects were chosen this year in the areas of Performance, Set Design, Costume Design and Portfolio of Theatre Criticism. • In Term 3, Year 11 drama students presented Rhinoceros by Eugene Ionesco for their production examination. The performances over two evenings saw the girls take on performance roles and also work in the areas of design and direction, to produce a challenging play in the style of Theatre of the Absurd. • Years 9 and 10 showcased their self-devised performance work for the Kincoppal – Rose Bay community in Term 4, at their prospective drama nights. • Auditions for the 2015 school play The Ash Girl were held in Term 4. Over 50 students auditioned for the production, which will be held in March, 2015. • Claudia Nolan’s major work in HSC Drama has been nominated for inclusion in the Board of Studies Showcase, OnStage. Claudia’s Portfolio of Theatre Criticism was presented in the style of an arts magazine publication, and included her reviews of both international and contemporary Australian theatre productions.
OPPOSITE PAGE: BEN SALVOSA, EMILY SHAW, MOLLY WINDSOR, ARABELLA ROBINSON, GEORGIA HINDS, GEORGIA BOONEN, MADELEINE MAGANAS AT AHIGS FESTIVAL OF SPEECH, GEORGIA HINDS AT ROSTRUM STATE PUBLIC SPEAKING COMPETITION, ISABELLA MONARDO AT LEGACY STATE PUBLIC SPEAKING COMPETITION, YEAR 10 ISDA DEBATING SEMI-FINALISTS MICHELA CASTIGLIA, LARA PARMENTER, MADELEINE MAGANAS AND MEGAN FITZGERALD. THIS PAGE: CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: CHAPEL CONCERT, JUNIOR SCHOOL PUBLIC SPEAKING WINNERS LOUIS BARTOS, MICHAELA SORRENTI, CATE WATSON, YEAR 11 PRODUCTION OF RHINOCEROS, RICHARD GILL LEADING THE SCHOOL IN SINGING COR UNUM.
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT 2014
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