Performing & Creative Arts Creative Arts Creative Arts at PLC has continued to thrive and highlight its significant contribution to the diverse curriculum opportunities provided by the school. The strength of talent supported by staff has culminated in some outstanding achievements and placed PLC Visual Arts in the top 15 schools in Western Australia. Three Year 12 Visual Arts students had their artwork selected for the Pulse Perspectives Exhibition under the guidance of Ms Hilde Apel and Ms Katherine Young: Sarah Hill (WACE) with her porcelain sculpture ‘Pointed Home’ (pictured). Hunter Smith (WACE) with her expressive landscape painting of Kalbarri titled ‘Kalbarri sub-section study in pink and red’. Victoria Walford (WACE) with her chicken sculptures ‘Humanities Puppets’. The annual Creative Arts and Technology Exhibition ‘Frame of Mind’ showcased works by Years 7 to 12 students across all Creative Arts and Technology subject areas. The exhibition included a diverse range of works from Visual Arts, Textiles, Materials (Wood and Metals), Technology and Design Courses. Materials Design and Technology (Textiles), under the supervision of Chris Robinson, has reinforced the significant contribution Creative Arts makes with six of nine students pursuing tertiary courses in Fashion and Design.
Drama As part of the Year 12 WACE Drama and IB Theatre course, students study theatrical style of Theatre of the Absurd. Therefore, the Year 12 Drama and Theatre students performed three Theatre of the Absurd one-act plays under the title of Boom, Bang Bust. Students had to apply their knowledge of clowning, melodrama and physical theatre to create a very entertaining programme. Robert Kelly created three different sets for each one-act play, and he worked with the element of inflatables – a five-metre army tank, a room (walls and ceiling) with inflatable mattresses and pool inflatables. 2019 saw the first combined PLC and Scotch College musical. PLC’s Performing Arts Departments decided to bring back a little bit of 1980’s nostalgia with Footloose. This musical showcased the best of PLC and Scotch College’s talent. Patrice Smith, the choreographer, created dance numbers based on popular American dance styles and Anne Coughlan, the musical director, ensured audiences are entertained by country, rock and pop songs. This musical stood the test of time, and audiences were enthralled, moved and entertained. In Term 4 the Drama Department performed an abridged version of Shakespeare’s The Tempest (pictured). The actors were Year 7 to Year 10 students, and they created a physical interpretation of this classic text. Director, Oliver Craze, created a visually spectacular production with atmospheric sound and music.
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