OUR ALUMNAE GEORGINA SCOTT

MINISTRY OF DANCE, MELBOURNE

Georgina (2016-2020) started her time at Rangi Ruru with dreams of being a CSI-style forensic scientist who did a little bit of performance on the side. In the intervening years Georgina flourished in all aspects of the performing arts, was Head of Arts in 2020 and excelled as Eva Peron in our senior production musical Evita the same year.

Being able to choose a wide range of activities is what Georgina sees as a strength of the programmes at Rangi Ruru. The way staff work collaboratively to ensure that students are able to participate in activities that have clashing practices and events has also been a huge plus. Georgina also cites the teamwork aspect in the dance companies and production cast and crew, which promotes not only the collaborative onstage aspect of performance, but the opportunities to direct, choreograph, stagemanage, design and operate sound and light for performances.

The thrill of performance balanced with the enjoyment of the process have inspired Georgina to focus on a career in performing arts, with a move to Melbourne in 2021 to study Musical Theatre at Ministry of Dance with a full-ride scholarship, based on her impressive work in her first year. She has just completed her final year.