PERFORMING ARTS

By Mrs Hollindale and the Team

We have had yet another busy term in Performing Arts, across Drama, Dance and Music. Even more extra curricular activities, trips and workshops have been running and allowing students to access activities beyond the curriculum. In total this year, the Performing Arts Faculty has run 39 trips, workshops and events!

Dance

The Dance Department have had another great term, getting to go on more trips and taking part in more workshops. In May, Year 10 dancers performed in their first showcase for friends and family in Music 2. It was a chance to show the work they have done in and out of the classroom. In June, dancers from KS3 Dance Club and Year 10 GCSE group got to take part in another Juka Dance workshop, courtesy of Friends of Cherwell. These same dancers then were lucky enough to watch English Youth Ballet perform Swan Lake at The New Theatre in Oxford, free of charge thanks to their kind invitation.

Drama

The Drama Department has run more practical exams, this time for Year 10 and 12. In May, students in KS3 Drama Club, along with KS3 Dance Club, performed A Midsummer Night’s Dream at The North Wall Theatre in a really fantastic show. They also performed different fairy-tale inspired pieces for the sold-out audience.