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THE ARTS
WHO NEEDS FRENEMIES?! Over the years, Kaleidoscope has become so successful that it is now one of the key events in the Year 8 calendar and has been described by students as a ‘rite of passage’ in Junior High.
CHRISTINE TAYLOR
co-director of cocurricular music/producer of kaleidoscope
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n 2021, a talented team of Arts Professionals, enthusiastic St Peters staff, excited cast of nearly 132 students, plus eight very organised backstage crew members worked together to create the annual Year 8 Kaleidoscope production, Frenemies. The production covered a wide range of topics including the challenges, triumphs and changes that occur over the course of the Year 8 journey. From the warning message of School Song, to the poignancy of I’ll Be There for You; the intense emotion of Loathing, to the engaging boys’ dance routine to Get’cha Head in the Game; and, finally, the culminating messages of Lean on Me and True Friends, both performances (Friday and Saturday night) offered great nights of music, dance and drama. Many lovely comments were made by those who attended including:
"The performance was amazing and every one of the children shone. There were a couple of standouts—it'll be interesting to see what happens for them in the future!"
Plus Ultra | June 2021
"The content was so relevant and at times, quite emotional. Well done to you all—it was an incredible production and such a rich experience for each of the students." "A fabulous show—second night even better than the first! And a cohort of energised, excited and delighted Year 8s. It was brilliant!" "I know that all of us who attended the performances left feeling proud, impressed, entertained and thrilled about the whole experience." "As a mum of someone who wasn’t keen to be ‘onstage’ and chose to be behind the scenes, it was a joy for me to hear him say that if he gets presented with an opportunity like that again, he thinks he would now have the confidence to take a part on the stage." "We loved the performance on Saturday! We were very impressed with the professionalism of the production and the talent and confidence of the children."
