The Arts 2019

Contents

Contents 1 Contents 2 Calendar 3 Overview 5

Performing Arts Events

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Thearte Studies Play All Souls

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House Music

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Years 9–12 Play Love and Information

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Years 9–12 Musical Matilda The Musical

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Years 5–8 Production Fantastic Mr Fox

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ELC End of Year Celebration Concert

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VCE Showings

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Public Speaking Competitions

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Young Playwrights Extension Program Presentation

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Year 9 Performing Arts Opportunities

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Music Events

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Aretha Franklin Rock Steady

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Music Showcase

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One Voice

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VCE/VET Music

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Year 7 Band

35 Soirées 36

Morning Melodies

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External Events

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Visual Arts Events

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Senior School Art and Design Exhibitions

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ELTHAM on Film

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Science Gallery Street Art Exhibition

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Student Leaders

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Key Contacts

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ECCA and the Arts

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Calendar

Calendar Performing Arts Music Visual Arts Term 1 19 Feb

Productions Information Evening

Open to ELTHAM College families

14 Mar

Aretha Franklin – Rock Steady

Open to the public

27 Mar

Science Gallery Street Art Exhibition

Open to the public

28 – 29 Mar

Theatre Studies Play All Souls

Open to the public

3 Apr

House Music Open to the public

2 May

Inaugural Staff Art Exhibition

6 May

Junior School Piano Soirée

9 May

Music Showcase

Term 2

Open to ELTHAM College families

Open to the public

VET Music Industry Concert 1

13 May

Open to the public

Open to ELTHAM College students and staff

Years 9 – 12 Play Love and Information

22 – 25 May

Open to the public

23 May

Morning Melodies Jazz

27 May

VET Music Industry Concert 2

30 May

VCE Music Performance Soirée 1

Open to ELTHAM College families

4 June

Unit 3 VCE Art Exhibition

Open to the public

6 June

Guitar Soirée Open to ELTHAM College families

13 June

Percussion Soirée

17 June

VET Music Industry Concert 3

25 June

Year 7 Band Concert 1

25 July

Strings/Woodwind/Brass Soirée

Open to the public

Open to ELTHAM College families

Open to ELTHAM College families

Open to ELTHAM College families

Open to ELTHAM College families

Term 3

Open to ELTHAM College families

2 Aug

One Voice Open to ELTHAM College families

12 Aug

Senior School Piano Soirée Open to ELTHAM College families

15 Aug

Morning Melodies VCE

21 Aug

Carson Trophy

Open to the public Open to ELTHAM College families

Years 9–12 Musical

22-24 & 29-31 Aug

Matilda The Musical

Open to the public

5 Sept

VET Music Industry Concert 4

Open to the public

9 Sept

Unit 3/4 Art and Design Exhibition

Open to the public

9-10 Sept

Lara McQuillan Trophy

9 Oct

VCE Theatre Studies Unit 4 Monologue

Interpretation Showing

Open to ELTHAM College families Open to the public

Term 4 23 Oct

VCE Drama Showing Our Story

25 Oct

ELTHAM on Film Open to the public

30 Oct

VCE Music Performance Soirée 2

7 – 9 Nov

Years 5 -8 Production Fantastic Mr. Fox

28 Nov 2 & 4 Dec 4 Dec

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Open to the public

ELC End of Year Celebration Concert Morning Melodies Christmas Year 7 Band Concert 2

Open to ELTHAM College families Open to the public

Open to ELTHAM College families Open to the public Open to ELTHAM College families

Overview

Overview Welcome to the 2019 ELTHAM College Arts Season.

The ELTHAM College Arts 2019 Season is our biggest and most ambitious yet.

We will be making the most of our dedicated and skilled arts enthusiasts to provide audiences, students and the community with new and innovative ways to grow our hearts and minds.

Art is not just what you see, but what you can make others see, and this year our community will be provided with a large range of creative opportunities to see the world from another perspective.

The 2019 arts program will continue the tradition of fostering connections between year levels and arts disciplines with a wealth of opportunities for every member of the community to create, make, discuss and reflect on art together. There are more chances than ever before for the College community – parents, staff, and students - to be involved in the process of creative expression.

Families can submit a film, develop a piece of art for our gallery exhibition, sing in the choir or attend one of our award winning performances. 2019 is a chance to come together as a family and participate in the arts at ELTHAM. Students at ELTHAM are invited to invest and indulge in the multitude of creative and performative opportunities open to them this year. Look through the pages of this beautiful booklet to see the myriad of choices available – whether you’re onstage, backstage, in the orchestra, in front of a canvas, behind a camera, in the crowd or wandering a gallery - your year of creative arts experiences starts here.

Each of the events listed in the following pages will be the result of many hours of precision practice.

Albert Einstein once said, “Not everything that counts can be counted”.

This wisdom is aptly applied to artistic pursuit where the process is just as important as the outcome, and much can be gained by experiencing the dedication, growth and resilience needed to produce a great piece of art.

Art needs to be experienced, heard, felt and lived. We believe strongly in the power of art to create positive change, both within and outside of ourselves and look forward to seeing you at our events throughout the year.

Nicholas Waxman, Head of Visual and Performing Arts and Nicole Howard, Visual and Performing Arts Coordinator

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Performing Arts Events 5

Performing Arts Curriculum

Theatre Studies Play All Souls Taking a play from page to stage is the task the Unit 3 Theatre Studies class is required to complete for Outcome 1. Each student takes responsibility for two production roles and documents their process throughout the planning, development and presentation stages. The play for 2019 is All Souls by Daniel Keen. All Soul’s Day, or the Day of the Dead, is when the dead return to the world of the living. In the shadows of a crumbling urban landscape, three couples pass under the gaze of Phillippa, an ageing homeless visionary. The writing in this play is poetic and uncompromising.

TO UPDATE

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Photos from Theatre Studies Semester 1 2018

THEATRE STUDIES PLAY ALL SOULS

When Thursday 28–Friday 29 March, 7.30pm Where Harold Mitchell Performing Arts Centre, Clarke Auditorium

Year Levels involved Years 11-12

Appropriate for ages 13+

Staff contact Amanda Sykes Open to the public asykes@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au Tickets Adults $10 Child/Student $5 Purchase at trybooking.com/BAJFF

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Performing Arts Curriculum

House Music

Since 1990, House Music has grown to be an annual extravaganza and one of the most prestigious events on the College calendar. The Years 5–12 House competition is completely student led, and consists of themed performances involving music, dance, drama and visual arts, as well chamber items from some of our best instrumentalists. It is always an event you would not want to miss!

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House Music

When Wednesday 3 April, 7.30pm

Year Levels involved Years 5–12

Appropriate for all ages

Where Arts Centre Melbourne, Hammer Hill

Staff contact Nicole Howard nhoward@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au

Open to the public Tickets Adults $38 Child/Student $18 Concession $23 Tickets on sale from Wednesday 13 March through Arts Centre

Photos from House Music 2018

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Performing Arts Co-curricular

Years 9–12 Play Love and Information Caryl Churchill’s Love and Information is like no other play ELTHAM College has produced. It is an exploration of modern life through a series of short scenes addressing issues about knowledge, technology, communication, and our capacity for love and connection. It puts the way we behave with each other, and the words we choose to bridge the gaps between us, under the microscope.

There are more than 120 roles for actors, more than 60 scenes - no character names, no stage directions and no punctuation. This contemporary production will provide an abundance of opportunities for our skilled and dedicated performers to extend themselves creatively and artistically. Over 90 minutes the audience will experience a series of provocative and entertaining vignettes with each scene exploring a different facet of human existence.

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Years 9–12 Play Love and Information

When Wednesday 22–Saturday 25 May, 7.30pm

Directors Amanda Sykes, Nicholas Waxman and Fred Whitlock

Where Harold Mitchell Performing Arts Centre, Clarke Auditorium

Year Levels involved Years 9–12

Appropriate for ages 10+ Open to the public

Tickets Staff contact Nicholas Waxman Adults $25 nwaxman@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au ELTHAM student $10 Concession $20 Purchase at trybooking.com/BAJFM

Photos from the 2018 Years 9–12 Play ‘Triptych’

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Performing Arts Co-curriculum

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Photos from the 2018 Years 9–12 Musical ‘Footloose’

Years 9–12 Musical Matilda The Musical

Years 9–12 Musical Matilda The Musical ELTHAM College will be one of the first schools in Australia to present this world-wide mega hit.

Matilda The Musical is the multi-award winning musical from the Royal Shakespeare Company, inspired by the beloved book by incomparable Roald Dahl. With book by Dennis Kelly and original songs by Tim Minchin, Matilda The Musical is the story of an extraordinary girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to take stand and change her own destiny.

Perfect for whole family, this is a musical you will never forget.

The Years 9–12 musical sold out in 2 weeks, so please grab tickets early.

When Thursday 22 August–Saturday 23 August and Thursday 29 August– Saturday 31 August, 7.30pm Matinee Saturday 24 August 2.00pm Where Harold Mitchell Performing Arts Centre, Clarke Auditorium Music, lyrics, book Tim Minchin and Dennis Kelly Year Levels involved Years 9–12 Staff contact Nicholas Waxman nwaxman@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au Appropriate for all ages (6+) Open to the public Tickets Adults $27.50 ELTHAM student $10 Concession $22.50 Purchase at trybooking.com/BAJGY

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Performing Arts Co-curricular

Years 5-8 Production Fantastic Mr Fox ‘On a hill above the valley there was a wood. In the wood there was a huge tree. Under the tree there was a hole. In the hole lived Mr Fox and Mrs Fox and their four Small Foxes.’ - Fantastic Mr Fox. The 2019 Year 5 -8 drama production in 2019 will be an adaption of Roald Dahl’s classic tale, Fantastic Mr Fox. Mr Fox is clever. Far too clever for his local farmers, Boggis, Bunce and Bean. Still, even a very clever and cunning fox sometimes gets caught out - and when those devious farmers finally locate the whereabouts of Mr Fox’s home, it puts him and his family in danger.

But Mr Fox is never beaten - and by trapping him and his family inside their foxhole, it looks like Boggis, Bunce and Bean might have accidentally shot themselves in the foot instead...

The production led by Fred Whitlock will utilise shadow play, live music, and puppetry. All actors will be performing in character half mask which they will make themselves.

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Years 5–8 Production Fantastic Mr Fox

When Thursday 7–Saturday 9 November, 7.30pm Where Harold Mitchell Performing Arts Centre, Clarke Auditorium

Based on the story by Roald Dahl

Appropriate for ages 5+

Year Levels involved Years 5–8

Open to the public

Staff contact Nicholas Waxman Tickets nwaxman@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au Adults $25 ELTHAM student $10 Concession $20 Purchase at trybooking.com/BAXSH

Photos from the 2017 Years 5–8 Production ‘The Worm’

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Performing Arts Curriculum

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ELC End of Year Concert

ELC End of Year Celebration Concert This concert provides students and staff with the opportunity to collaboratively demonstrate the growth and development that has occurred throughout the year in a meaningful and enriching experience, while also capturing the sense of belonging and teamwork throughout the ELC. The storyline of the concert is developed in consultation with the children and encompasses the many areas of learning that have been explored throughout the year in each classroom. Dances are choreographed and each child is given an opportunity to design their own costume and perform in front of friends and family.

When Thursday 28 November, 9.30am and 6.00pm Where Harold Mitchell Performing Arts Centre, Clarke Auditorium Year Levels involved ELC Staff contact Kathryn Barclay kbarclay@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au Appropriate for all ages Open to ELTHAM College Families Tickets are free

Photos from the 2017 ELC End of Year Concert ‘How a Town Grew a Heart’

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Performing Arts Curriculum

VCE Showings VCE Theatre Studies Unit 4 Monologue Interpretation Showing Term 3 sees the Unit 4 Theatre Studies students engage in developing and justifying an interpretation of a monologue (with elements from the scene designated) for their practical Stagecraft Exam. Many students choose to do directing and acting and direct themselves in a performance of the monologue. Some other students choose to focus on design (any two of make-up, costume, set pieces, properties and sound) and give a presentation which refers specifically to the monologue and the scene.

Students also develop a theatrical brief that presents an interpretation of the scene they have chosen for their Practical Stagecraft Exam.

When Wednesday 9 October, 7:30pm Where Harold Mitchell Performing Arts Centre, The Recital Room

Year Levels involved Year 12

Appropriate for ages 13+

Staff contact Amanda Sykes asykes@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au

Open to the public Tickets are free RSVP at trybooking.com/BAZAJ

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VCE Showings

VCE Drama Showing Our Story This showing is the culmination of a year’s work from the VCE Drama class. The group will present solo and devised ensemble pieces based on Australian stories and avant-garde theatre styles such as Poor Theatre, Epic Theatre, Theatre of Cruelty and Surrealism.

Students are required to present eclectic and thoughtfully written self-devised work for an audience as part of their studies. They will be presenting work they have developed based on stimulus material.

This event will begin in the Clarke Auditorium, but as it is a piece of promenade theatre the audience will change locationthroughout the event.

When Wednesday 23 October, 7.30pm Where Harold Mitchell Performing Arts Centre, Clarke Auditorium and other locations

Year Levels involved Years 10–11

Appropriate for ages 10+

Staff contact Nicholas Waxman Open to the public nwaxman@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au Tickets are free RSVP at trybooking.com/BAZAG

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Performing Arts Curriculum

Public Speaking Competitions

Public Speaking Competitions Carson Trophy All Senior School students research and craft a speech on a topic that interests them, with the intent to persuade an audience to their point of view. We believe this helps expose young people to the risks of presenting in public and is designed not just to grow their skills, but to grow their confidence. Finalists from each year level are then chosen to compete at an evening event, with the ultimate winner awarded the Carson Trophy.

When Wednesday 21 August, 7.30pm Year Levels involved Years 7–12

Appropriate for all ages

Where ELTHAM College

Open to ELTHAM College families

Staff contact Stuart King sking@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au

Tickets not required

Lara McQuillan Trophy This annual competition provides an opportunity and ‘real life’ context for students to develop, consolidate and showcase their skills in researching and writing an oral presentation.

When Monday 9–Tuesday 10 September, 11.00am Where Harold Mitchell Performing Arts Centre, Recital Hall

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Year Levels involved Years 3–6

Appropriate for ages 8+

Staff contact Dayle Van Zanten Open to ELTHAM College families dvanzanten@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au Tickets not required

Performing Arts Curriculum

Young Playwrights Extension Program Presentation

Young Playwrights Extension Program Presentation The Young Playwrights Extension Program will be running again in 2019. Budding playwrights develop the skills necessary to research, plan, create, edit, and present a short play for performance. The group will be guided through the developmental process and refine their writing skills in a number of key areas. Character development, story structure, genre, tone, pacing and many other elements of the process are broken down as the plays are constructed.

This event will be the culmination of their efforts as they present a rehearsed reading of their work.

When November/December

Year Levels involved Years 5–12

Appropriate for ages 10+

Where TBC

Staff contact Nicholas Waxman Open to invited guests nwaxman@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au Tickets are free

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Performing Arts Co-curricular

Year 9 Performing Arts Opportunities Situated in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD, our Year 9 City Campus provides our students with access to a range of exciting performance opportunities. Year 9 students are challenged to extend themselves and develop their passions in the areas of comedy (stand-up and sketch), performance poetry, improvisation and dramatic writing, directing and acting.

While these programs are offered by a range of external providers the Year 9 team support students by organising workshops with industry professionals and providing our students with time to write and rehearse.

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Year 9 Performing Arts Opportunities

Class Clowns (Melbourne International Comedy Festival) When March

Year Levels involved Years 9–12

Appropriate for all ages

Where Forum Theatre (Grand Final)

Staff contact Evan Watts ewatts@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au

Open to the public Tickets through Melbourne International Comedy Festival

OutLoud Slam Poetry (Melbourne Writers Festival) When August

Year Levels involved Years 9–10

Appropriate for all ages

Where The Wheelers Centre (Heats) Deakin Edge, Federation Square (Final)

Staff contact Evan Watts ewatts@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au

Open to the public Tickets through Melbourne Writers Festival

Impro Melbourne Theatresports Challenge When Sunday 10 August

Year Levels involved Years 9–12

Appropriate for all ages

Where David Williamson Theatre

Staff contact Evan Watts ewatts@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au

Open to the public Tickets through Impro Melbourne

Suitcase Series (Malthouse Theatre) When September

Year Levels involved Years 9–10

Appropriate for all ages

Where Malthouse Theatre

Staff contact Evan Watts ewatts@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au

Open to the public Tickets not required 23

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Music Co-curricular

Aretha Franklin Rock Steady Aretha Franklin was one of the greatest musical performers of the past century.

This performance will give our students an opportunity to explore her well loved catalogue of soul music.

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Photos from the 2018 Music Showcase

Aretha Franklin Rock Steady

When Thursday 14 March, 7.30pm

Year Levels involved Years 7–12

Appropriate for ages 5+

Where Harold Mitchell Performing Arts Centre, Clarke Auditorium

Staff contact Aaron Searle asearle@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au

Open to the public Tickets are free RSVP at trybooking.com/BAYRL

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Music Co-curricular

Music Showcase This concert showcases the vast and varied music opportunities that ELTHAM has on offer. Students from Prep–Year 12 will perform pieces that they have practised throughout Semester 1 with their band, instrumental ensemble or choral group, as part of the co-curricular program.

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Music Showcase

When Thursday 9 May, 7.30pm Where Harold Mitchell Performing Arts Centre, Clarke Auditorium Year Levels involved Prep–Year 12 Staff contact Aaron Searle asearle@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au Appropriate for all ages Open to the public Tickets are free RSVP at trybooking.com/BAYRD

Photos from the 2018 Music Showcase

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Music Co-curricular

One Voice The One Voice Concert highlights our esteemed co-curricular choral program. This annual concert not only features all of our student choirs but also includes a performance from our staff, parent and alumni choir, under the direction of some of our choir students.

When Friday 2 August, 7.30pm

Year Levels involved Prep–Year 12

Where Harold Mitchell Performing Staff contact Melissa Lee Arts Centre, Clarke Auditorium mlee@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au

Appropriate for all ages Open to ELTHAM College families (open to the public if tickets don’t sell out) Tickets are free RSVP at trybooking.com/BAYRC

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Photos from the 2018 One Voice Concert

One Voice

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Music Curriculum

VCE/VET Music Each semester our VCE Music Performance students and VET Music Industry (Performance) students prepare a program of works for assessment. Our VET Music Industry (Sound Production) students are also assessed as part of these events, for their sound production of the performances.

VCE Music Performance Soirée 1 When Thursday 30 May, 7.30pm

Year Levels involved Years 10–12

Appropriate for ages 5+

Where Harold Mitchell Performing Arts Centre, Littlefield Music Centre

Staff contact Aaron Searle asearle@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au

Open to ELTHAM College families Tickets not required

VCE Music Performance Soirée 2 When Wednesday 30 October, 7.30pm Where Harold Mitchell Performing Arts Centre, Littlefield Music Centre

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Year Levels involved Years 10–12

Appropriate for ages 5+

Staff contact Aaron Searle asearle@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au

Open to ELTHAM College families Tickets not required

VCE/VET Music

VET Music Industry Concert 1 - VET in the Cafe When Monday 13 May, 1.00pm

Year Levels involved Years 10–12

Appropriate for ages 5+

Where Harold Mitchell Performing Arts Centre, Forum

Staff contact Melissa Lee mlee@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au

Open to ELTHAM College students and staff Tickets not required

VET Music Industry Concert 2 - Soloists When Monday 27 May, 6.30pm

Year Levels involved Years 10–12

Appropriate for ages 5+

Where Swipers Gully Training Restaurant

Staff contact Melissa Lee mlee@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au

Open to ELTHAM College families Tickets Book a table for dinner through Reception or Swipers Gully Training Restaurant

VET Music Industry Concert 3 - Club VET When Monday 17 June, 7.30pm

Year Levels involved Years 10–12

Where Harold Mitchell Performing Arts Centre, Littlefield Music Centre

Staff contact Melissa Lee mlee@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au

Appropriate for ages 18+ (children must be accompanied by an adult) Open to the public Tickets trybooking.com/BAZAK

VET Music Industry Concert 4 - VET @ Panton Hill Hotel When Thursday 5 September, 7.30pm Year Levels involved Years 10–12 Where Panton Hill Hotel

Staff contact Melissa Lee mlee@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au

Appropriate for ages 18+ (children must be accompanied by an adult) Open to the public Reservations Book a table for dinner at the Panton Hill Hotel

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Year 7 Band

Music Curriculum

Year 7 Band In Year 7 all students receive tutoring on a particular musical instrument throughout the year. They then come together once a semester to perform as a concert band.

Year 7 Band Concert 1 When Tuesday 25 June, 4.00pm

Year Levels involved Year 7

Appropriate for all ages

Where Harold Mitchell Performing Arts Centre, Clarke Auditorium

Staff contact Aaron Searle asearle@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au

Open to ELTHAM College families Tickets not required

Year 7 Band Concert 2 When Wednesday 4 December, 4.00pm Where Harold Mitchell Performing Arts Centre, Clarke Auditorium

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Year Levels involved Year 7

Appropriate for all ages

Staff contact Aaron Searle asearle@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au

Open to ELTHAM College families Tickets not required

Soirées

Music Co-curricular

Soirées There are a number of soirées held across the year, giving private instrumental students and smaller ensembles a chance to perform to a supportive audience.

Junior School Piano Soirée When Monday 6 May, 6.30pm

Year Levels involved ELC–Year 6

Appropriate for all ages

Where Harold Mitchell Performing Arts Centre, Recital Hall

Staff contact Rebecca Mason rmason@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au

Open to ELTHAM College families Tickets not required

Senior School Piano Soirée When Monday 12 August, 6.30pm

Year Levels involved Years 7–12

Appropriate for all ages

Where Harold Mitchell Performing Arts Centre, Recital Hall

Staff contact Rebecca Mason rmason@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au

Open to ELTHAM College families Tickets not required

Guitar Soirée When Thursday 6 June, 6.30pm

Year Levels involved Prep–Year 12

Appropriate for all ages

Where Harold Mitchell Performing Arts Centre, Littlefield Music Centre

Staff contact Aaron Searle asearle@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au

Open to ELTHAM College families Tickets not required

Percussion Soirée When Thursday 13 June, 6.30pm

Year Levels involved Prep–Year 12

Appropriate for all ages

Where Harold Mitchell Performing Arts Centre, Littlefield Music Centre

Staff contact Aaron Searle asearle@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au

Open to ELTHAM College families Tickets not required

Strings/Woodwind/Brass Soirée When Thursday 25 July, 6.30pm

Year Levels involved Prep–Year 12

Appropriate for all ages

Where Harold Mitchell Performing Arts Centre, Littlefield Music Centre

Staff contact Aaron Searle asearle@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au

Open to ELTHAM College families Tickets not required

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Morning Melodies

Music Co-curricular

Morning Melodies Our Morning Melodies series brings together performances by our students with morning tea at the picturesque Swipers Gully Coffee Shop. Community groups and the general public are warmly welcomed to these popular morning performances.

Morning Melodies Jazz When Thursday 23 May, 10.00am

Year Levels involved Years 7–12

Appropriate for all ages

Where Swipers Gully Coffee Shop

Staff contact Aaron Searle asearle@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au

Open to the public Reservations Book a table at Swipers Gully Coffee Shop

Morning Melodies VCE When Thursday 15 August, 10.00am

Year Levels involved Years 11–12

Appropriate for all ages

Where Swipers Gully Coffee Shop

Staff contact Aaron Searle asearle@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au

Open to the public Reservations Book a table at Swipers Gully Coffee Shop

Morning Melodies Christmas When Monday 2 December and Wednesday 4 December, 10.00am Where Swipers Gully Coffee Shop

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Year Levels involved Prep–Year 12

Appropriate for all ages

Staff contact Melissa Lee mlee@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au

Open to the public Reservations Book a table at Swipers Gully Coffee Shop

External Music Events

Music Co-curricular

External Events ELTHAM music students and ensembles relish the opportunity to participate in external public performances. Every year our ensembles, choirs and instrumental students participate in local festivals, community events and ceremonies as well as performances/competitions with other Victorian schools.

This is a small example of the community events our students support throughout any given year.

Eltham/Montmorency RSL and Eltham Rotary Dawn Service When Wednesday 25 April

Year Levels involved various

Appropriate for all ages

Where Eltham War Memorial

Staff contact Nicole Howard nhoward@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au

Open to the public Tickets not required

Practically Green Festival When October (TBC)

Year Levels involved TBC

Appropriate for all ages

Where TBC

Staff contact Nicole Howard nhoward@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au

Open to the public Tickets TBC

Eltham Rotary Festival When Saturday 10 November Sunday 11 November Where Eltham

Year Levels involved various

Appropriate for all ages

Staff contact Nicole Howard nhoward@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au

Open to the public Tickets not required

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Visual Arts Events 39

Visual Arts Curriculum

Senior School Art and Design Exhibitions 40

Senior School Art and Design Exhibitions

ELTHAM College Inaugural Staff Art Exhibition This exhibition showcases the work of ELTHAM College staff members.

When From Thursday 2 May Where L.E Clarke Visual Arts Building

Staff contact Brad Stelfox bstelfox@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au

Appropriate for all ages Open to the public Tickets not required

Unit 3 VCE Art Exhibition – First Works First Works celebrates the completion of the first half of a significant folio and recognises the efforts of the Unit 3 VCE Art students.

When Tuesday 4 June, 5.30pm

Year Levels involved Years 11–12

Where L.E Clarke Visual Arts Building Staff contact Jo Ruchel jruchel@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au

Appropriate for all ages Open to the public Tickets not required

Unit 3/4 Art and Design Exhibition This exhibition showcases the work of the Unit 3/4 VCE Art, Studio Art and Visual Communication Design students, as well as the VET Creative Digital Media and Furniture Making students. It is a celebration of their outcomes and an opportunity to reflect on their achievements with family and friends.

When Monday 9 September, 5.30pm

Year Levels involved Years 11–12

Where L.E Clarke Visual Arts Building Staff contact Jo Ruchel jruchel@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au

Appropriate for all ages Open to the public Tickets not required

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Visual Arts Curriculum

ELTHAM on Film ELTHAM on Film is an annual film festival run by the College’s Media department. This festival showcases a range of different films produced throughout the school and acknowledges students’ accomplishments and excellence in film making. It allows students to present their creative projects in front of a large audience in a real movie theatre; giving students a small taste of the filmmaking industry.

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When Friday 25 October

Year Levels involved Years 10–11

Appropriate for all ages

Where Village Cinemas Doncaster

Staff contact Andrew Hyde ahyde@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au

Open to the public Tickets Purchase at trybooking.com/BAYRA

ELTHAM on Film

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Visual Arts Curriculum

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Science Gallery Street Art Exhibition

Science Gallery Street Art Exhibition Taking our lead from University of Melbourne’s Science Gallery theme for 2019, students will be exploring the notion of ‘Disposable’ in an effort to find creative solutions to counter the waste culture we find ourselves inundated by. Taking over a nearby inner city lane for the afternoon (Guildford Lane) students will create artworks based on their studies in the integrated subject (English and Science) on the prescribed theme and display them in the Lane. Parents, friends and general public welcome.

When Wednesday 27 March

Year Levels involved Year 9

Appropriate for all ages

Where Guildford Lane, Melbourne

Staff contact Evan Watts ewatts@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au

Open to the public

Photo from the 2018 Science Gallery Street Art Exhibition ‘Perfection’

Tickets not required

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Student Leaders A Word From the Senior School Captains In 2019, ELTHAM’s Performing Arts program is jam packed with exciting opportunities for Staff, students and the greater community. Including the Years 5 – 8 production, Years 9 – 12 production, VCE Theatre Studies 3/4 performance, out brand new Theatre Camp, One Voice vocal and choral show case and of course the Years 9 – 12 musical. ELTHAM’s rich performing arts culture has grown from its humble beginnings and continues to thrive thanks to the students and the community’s continuous support from parents and families, as well as the wonderful Friends Of Music and Performing Arts. From all of the Student Leadership team for Performing Arts at the College, we are looking forward to what the year has in store for everyone!

Our team is more than happy to answer any queries that you have for us so please contact Mitchel Tandora (Theatre Productions Captain), Ceyda Demir (Music Captain), Ellie Martin (Theatre Productions Leader) and Bethany Williams (Music Leader).

For any other questions or inquiries, feel free to get in touch with our resourceful staff from the Theatre team including Nicholas Waxman, Amanda Sykes and Fred Whitlock or the Music team including Aaron Searle, Melissa Lee and Nicole Howard. Our teams are always happy to help.

2019 is going to be an amazing year and we cannot wait to experience it with you all! – The Performing Arts Team.

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Student Leaders

Ellie Martin Theatre Productions Leader

Marchella Rusciano-Barrow Film Productions Captain

Indigo Slinger-Van Der Zee Film Productions Leader

Mitchel Tandora Theatre Productions Captain

Meggie Weaver Visual Arts Captain

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Key Contacts

Key Contacts Nicholas (Nick) Waxman Head of Visual and Performing Arts Phone 9433 9830 Email nwaxman@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au Nick is an award winning director and teacher with 10 years of professional experience as a writer, performer, comedian and presenter. Nick has worked with a number of premier theatre and art institutions in various capacities. These have included: Melbourne Theatre Company, Victorian College of the Arts, National Institute of Dramatic Art, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Melbourne Comedy Festival and Regional Arts Victoria.

Nick writes and hosts a drama teacher podcast called ‘The Aside’, he is on the committee of management for Drama Victoria and is a contributing writer for Australian Teachers Magazine and LeadershipEd.

was featured in an episode of the TV show ‘The Story Detective’ and has appeared on several national advertising campaigns.

Nick is a trained singer, dancer, and actor with a BA (Music Theatre) from University of Ballarat. He graduated with high distinction from Victoria University with a double degree in Drama. He was awarded Hume City Councils ‘Graduate Teacher of the Year’ in 2011, and won the Best Director award by the Victorian Drama League for his work on ‘Harvey’ in 2016. Nick is a published poet and an avid reader of Australian history.

Nick’s written work has appeared on the VCE Playlist on two occasions and he has worked with the VCAA as written exam and solo performance assessor. Nick

Nick believes in the power of art to create positive change and is excited to work with the community to develop an enviable Arts program at ELTHAM.

Nicole Howard Visual and Performing Arts Coordinator Phone 9433 9919 Email nhoward@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au Nicole is both a musician and a qualified Arts manager.

She has both a Bachelor of Music (Classical Voice) from the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music and a Masters of Arts and Cultural Management, also from the University of Melbourne. She has performed in numerous professional settings including playing the role of Gretel in the Victorian Opera’s Hansel and Gretel, as an understudy to Marina Prior at the Australian Open tennis final and as a child performed on John Farnham’s ‘Chain Reaction’ album.

held in Copenhagen, Denmark. This opportunity saw Nicole work with the Danish Children’s Choir under the tutelage of internationally renowned choral director, Zimfira Poloz (Kazhakstan/Canada).

In recent years Nicole’s music focus has been on her vocal teaching. She currently does the equivalent of a day’s teaching at ELTHAM working with vocal students from Year 5 – 12. She has previously taught in vocal programs at MLC, Canterbury Girls, Our Lady of Sion, Sienna College and Tintern Grammar. In addition to Nicole has a particular love of choral music, having sung her love of all things musical, Nicole is a sports nut. For with the Australian Children’s Choir as a youngster, and the last two years she has been an Assistant Coach having been the Victorian Coordinator of the Australian with the Melbourne Boomers in the Women’s National Girls’ Choir. In 2008 she was selected as a guest choral Basketball League and will bring her expertise to the conductor for the World Symposium of Choral Music ELTHAM Basketball Academy program in 2018.

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ECCA and the Arts

ECCA and the Arts MASTERWORKS Email masterworks@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au An exhibition of contemporary art in the vineyard.

MASTERWORKS is a community-wide event organised by the ELTHAM College Community Association (ECCA). The invitational art exhibition is a showcase of creativity, where celebrated artists have the opportunity to exhibit and sell their work. Over the past sixteen years it has achieved a reputation as an exceptional art show, while also raising funds for the College.

The exhibition is held at ELTHAM College’s Hospitality Training Centre, Swipers Gully Training Restaurant, 25 Eltham-Yarra Glen Rd, Kangaroo Ground VIC 3097; with Opening Night being held on Thursday 11 October.

Friends of Music and Performing Arts (FoMPA) Email ecca@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au Friends of Music and Performing Arts (FoMPA) is an ELTHAM family based volunteer group that collaborates with the Music and Drama faculties of the College. Our aim is to support and provide opportunities for student participation and enjoyment of music and performing arts, in line with the objectives of the ELTHAM College Community Association (ECCA) and ELTHAM College.

If you are interested in joining FoMPA, please email ecca@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au.

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