Visual and Performing Arts Day 10 February 2023 – Issue 6 HEAD’S WEEKLY REVIEW

On Tuesday morning, Roedean welcomed 40 visiting girls for our annual Visual and Performing Arts Day, as part of the Admissions programme. For a whole day, the girls took part in a carousel of creative workshops that covered Art, Music, Dance and Drama.

The theme was Mary Poppins, and the day finished with a performance to parents on the Roedean Theatre stage. The performance included an abridged version of the Mary Poppins story, with both a dance number and a song – a mash-up of the iconic songs 'Chim Chim Cher-ee' and 'Let's Go Fly a Kite'

The visiting girls had a lovely time, and their parents were really impressed – here is just one of the comments we have received since the day: 'I can't comprehend how you and the team managed to pull off a performance within a few hours, it was more cohesive than the normal school ones that they have months of prep on! Our daughter loved it, and the team at Roedean bring out the best in her, the bubbliness is most certainly amplified by you and the team!'

This will have been a little taster of what is to come, as our Junior Production later in the year will be Mary Poppins, hot on the heels of our recent major production successes, Six and Les Misérables

Many thanks to our Performing Arts team, Mrs Woodbridge, Ms Clarke, Miss Abaza, and Mr Rous, and to Ms Strachan from Art, for leading the workshops, and to Admissions for organising the day. Finally, a big thank you to our Year 8 and Year 9 helpers for supporting our visitors throughout the day.

This beautiful work is by Ivy (Yr13) – it is an installation of an acrylic cut textiles habitat, inspired by crystals. Ivy said: 'I was inspired by a crystal I saw in the Natural History Museum, and decided to recreate the effect and shininess of the crystal. By emphasising the spiky structure and surface textures, I was able to create this installation.'

Ms Strachan